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21. By EVERY possible criteria Spielberg has been a success. By Every possible criteria he has....

Sun Apr 28, 2013, 01:52 PM

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madevery important and groundbreaking movies. By every possible criteria the industry has rewarded him and respects him.

But there is always some DUer who loves to slam successful people because it makes them feel better.

So for some reason you have decided you are smarter than everyone else in Hollywood and smarter than ticket buyers and claimed Spielberg is a failure! LOL, you crack me up.

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Spielberg!!! [View all] elleng Apr 2013 OP

That was hysterical! femmocrat Apr 2013 #1

Thank you all for assuming the rest of us know WTF you're talking about. Atman Apr 2013 #2

Thank you Warpy Apr 2013 #3

watch the video here: mucifer Apr 2013 #4

I know, I just saw it elsewhere. Warpy Apr 2013 #15

OK, this is cool. dogknob Apr 2013 #37

makes lousy boring fakey movies! HiPointDem Apr 2013 #5

LOL, Yes, he is a failure compared to you! Jealous much? n-t Logical Apr 2013 #6

i don't care for his movies. i think they're boring and fakey. am i jealous of HiPointDem Apr 2013 #10

By EVERY possible criteria Spielberg has been a success. By Every possible criteria he has.... Logical Apr 2013 #21

as i said, mcdonald's & walmart = also 'successes'. i didn't claim spielberg was a failure, i HiPointDem Apr 2013 #29

Well, your post did not go like you expected. A first class ass kicking. LOL. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #34

Most normal posters would have posted it different...... Logical Apr 2013 #35

badge of honor, considering the source. nothing more politic in your phrasing than mine. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #45

I also hated titanic. bravenak Apr 2013 #52

Star Wars sucked too... octothorpe Apr 2013 #56

Yours are so much better RetroLounge Apr 2013 #9

Yeah, like Jaws, Close Encounters, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Jurassic Park, Schindler's List... edbermac Apr 2013 #17

didn't like any of them except minority report. they're doorstop movies, imo. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #18

LOL, let me guess. Film School graduate who never made it in the business? n-t Logical Apr 2013 #22

bad guesser. no relation whatsoever to the film industry or film school. just an ordinary person. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #23

No, but the typical DUer who is a failure projecting. Get some self confidence. n-t Logical Apr 2013 #24

i don't like speilberg's movies, therefore i lack self-confidence? egad, how idiotic. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #25

you just have a shitty taste for movies, is all... nt dionysus Apr 2013 #43

that may be from your pov. from mine, the opposite. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #46

better quit while you're behind, Hannah. dionysus Apr 2013 #50

Totally inappropriate elias7 Apr 2013 #53

did you say something? dionysus Apr 2013 #55

i don't know what your problem is, but i guess ignore can cure me of it. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #54

....that the world loves. spanone Apr 2013 #20

the world loves mcdonald's and walmart too. doesn't mean they're quality. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #27

and you're the judge? spanone Apr 2013 #38

well, if you like mcdonalds and walmart, it's a free country. i don't care for them. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #47

spielberg creates movies, he's in the arts. its totally subjective. mcdonalds & walmart not so spanone Apr 2013 #48

I've rolled by eyes at a few things HiPoint has posted, but I really don't understand the issue octothorpe Apr 2013 #58

It's funny when free-thinkers get all pissy when you criticize the people who tell them how to think dogknob Apr 2013 #28

At the risk of incurring DUs wrath as well I have to say I don't care for most of his films either.. Locut0s Apr 2013 #41

I won't hate you, i agree completely. technically impeccable, but dead & boring. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #42

Interesting how a rather harmless opinion about something fairly irrelevant got such a hostile octothorpe Apr 2013 #57

I like a variety of films, but fewer than I did when I was younger. When I was young I liked the HiPointDem Apr 2013 #59

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #7

Yes, he's a total failure as a director RetroLounge Apr 2013 #8

according to the DU kool kids, we peons are no longer allowed to have opinions HiPointDem Apr 2013 #12

Yeah, okay, sorry about that, Mr. Coppola RetroLounge Apr 2013 #14

That rotfl guy doesn't make spielberg a better director. just sayin'. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #16

Putting "DEM" in your user name doesn't... RetroLounge Apr 2013 #19

no, that would be voting democratic in every election since i came of age. just sayin'. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #26

Actually, yes. It is. dogknob Apr 2013 #30

It's obviously not a marker for being of age. RetroLounge Apr 2013 #39

and you'll notice the poster whose honor you so choose to defend? RetroLounge Apr 2013 #40

huh? HiPointDem Apr 2013 #44

Smartest reply yet. RetroLounge Apr 2013 #60

+100000000000 dionysus Apr 2013 #51

I really don't know why people are piling on you. You have an opinion that differs from theirs. CTyankee Apr 2013 #36

they hate me, they really hate me. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #49

Lol Cha Apr 2013 #13

Agreed Captain Stern Apr 2013 #11

Saving Steven Spielberg! yoyossarian Apr 2013 #31

For fuck's sake... it's 2013! dogknob Apr 2013 #32

Quoting OSS-117, eh? yoyossarian Apr 2013 #33