The Grand Final

[MK Shrimper]

So after three weeks of intense battling, here we are at the final.

Fatshrimp's Steven Speilberg takes on Brettie Angell's Martin Scorsese for the ultimate prize.....

So will it be ET over Raging Bull?
Indiana Jones over Goodfellas?
Jaws over Taxi Driver....

There can only be one, so let the Shrimperzoner's decide!

 

[Uncle Leo]

Stephen Speilberg? Who he? Sounds a bit like Steven Spielberg, who has made loads of films.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Stephen Speilberg? Who he? Sounds a bit like Steven Spielberg, who has made loads of films.

Oh poo to you :p

(Can you change it please) :)

 

[Uncle Leo]

Oh poo to you :p

(Can you change it please) :)

Of course. A nice person would have done that first up but I couldn't resist :)

 

[seany t]

Well alas I think the 3 people who I'd have preferred to win (the Coens, Scott & Kubrick) are already all out.

So I'm entirely undecided. I think Spielberg is hugely over-rated, but he has given us Indiana Jones, Jaws, Minority Report and Duel. And I think Scorsese is a bit of a one trick pony, but has given us Taxi Driver, Raging Bull & Goodfellas.

Tough...

 

[Napster]

Raging Bull is a fabulous film. Scorcese it is.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Like Seany my favoured choices (Kubrick, Burton, Coens) are out, but Scorcese would be the next on my own personal list. Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, Bringing Out The Dead all superb who combined cinematic artistry with bums on seats.

That and I just don't like Spielberg much.

 

[number11]

Two worthy finalists here. I would expect the 'cool' vote (or snobs vote) to go to Scorcese, and he has made some cracking films. However for making films with a pure enjoyment factor, fantasy films appealing to all ages as well as some damn spectacular movies that stay in the memory, Id have to go with Spielberg.

 

[Cricko]

Scorcese is very good but Spielberg is The Master.

From Wiki.

This is a table of films that Steven Spielberg has been involved in.


Credited as

Director Producer Writer Actor Role

1964 Firelight Yes Yes
1968 Amblin' Yes Yes
1971 Duel Yes
1974 The Sugarland Express Yes
1975 Jaws Yes
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Yes Yes
1978 I Wanna Hold Your Hand Yes
1979 1941 Yes
1980 The Blues Brothers Yes Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk
Used Cars Yes
1981 Continental Divide Yes
Raiders of the Lost Ark Yes
1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Yes Yes
Poltergeist Yes Yes Yes
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie Yes Yes
1984 Gremlins Yes Yes Man in Electric Wheelchair
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Yes
Room 666 Yes Himself
1985 Back to the Future Yes
The Color Purple Yes
The Goonies Yes Yes
Young Sherlock Holmes Yes
1986 An American Tail Yes
The Money Pit Yes
1987 *batteries not included Yes
Empire of the Sun Yes Yes
Harry and the Hendersons Yes
Innerspace Yes
1988 The Land Before Time Yes
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Yes
1989 Always Yes Yes
Back to the Future Part II Yes
Dad Yes
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Yes
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Yes
1990 Arachnophobia Yes
Back to the Future Part III Yes
Gremlins 2: The New Batch Yes
Joe Versus the Volcano Yes
Roller Coaster Rabbit Yes
1991 A Wish for Wings That Work Yes
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Yes
Cape Fear Yes
Hook Yes
Listen Up!: The Lives of Quincy Jones Yes Himself
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation Yes
1992 The Magical World of Chuck Jones Yes Himself
1993 Jurassic Park Yes Yes
Schindler's List Yes Yes
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story Yes
1994 The Flintstones Yes
1995 Casper Yes
Survivors of the Holocaust Yes
1996 AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards: Clint Eastwood Yes Himself
Balto Yes
The Universal Story Yes Himself
Twister Yes
1997 Amistad Yes Yes
Men in Black Yes
The Lost World: Jurassic Park Yes
1998 Saving Private Ryan Yes Yes
The Last Days Yes
The Mask of Zorro Yes
Deep Impact Yes
1999 Forever Hollywood Yes Himself
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick & "Eyes Wide Shut" Yes Himself
Wakko's Wish Yes
2000 Chuck Jones: Extremes and Inbetweens - A Life in Animation Yes
Shooting War Yes
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Yes Yes Yes
Jurassic Park III Yes
Price for Peace: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki Yes
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Yes Himself
Vanilla Sky Yes Guest at David Aames' Party
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember Yes Himself
Catch Me If You Can Yes Yes
Men in Black II Yes
Minority Report Yes
2003 Double Dare Yes Himself
2004 Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic Yes Himself
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust Yes Himself
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Yes Himself
The Terminal Yes Yes
2005 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters Yes Himself
Memoirs of a Geisha Yes
Munich Yes Yes
The Legend of Zorro Yes
War of the Worlds Yes
Directed by John Ford Yes Himself
2006 Flags of Our Fathers Yes
I Only Wanted to Live Yes
Letters from Iwo Jima Yes
Monster House Yes
Searching for Orson Yes
The Shark Is Still Working Yes Himself
2007 Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco Yes Himself
Spielberg on Spielberg Yes Himself
Disturbia Yes
Transformers Yes
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Yes
Eagle Eye Yes
2009 The Trial of the Chicago 7 Yes
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Yes
The Lovely Bones Yes
2011 Lincoln Yes Yes
When Worlds Collide Yes
The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn Yes Yes
Interstellar Yes
Year Film Director Producer Writer Actor Role

 

[MK Shrimper]

Can't disagree that Spielberg has made some crackers in his time, but recently? I won't even watch the latest Indy - however that could be Lucas' interference.

However Marty has kept up the quality with films like The Aviator and The Departed.

 

[BrettieAngell]

Films directed by Martin Scorsese -

Silence (2010)
Shutter Island (2009)
Shine a Light (2008)
The Departed (2006)
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
The Aviator (2004)
Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty (2004) (TV)
The Blues (1 episode, 2003)
Gangs of New York (2002)
The Concert for New York City (2001) (TV)
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
My Voyage to Italy (1999)
Kundun (1997)
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV)
Casino (1995)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Amazing Stories: Book Four (1992) (segment "Mirror, Mirror")
Cape Fear (1991)
Goodfellas (1990)
Made in Milan (1990)
New York Stories (1989) (segment "Life Lessons")
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Bad (1987)
The Color of Money (1986)
After Hours (1985)
The King of Comedy (1983)
Raging Bull (1980)
The Last Waltz (1978)
American Boy: A Profile of: Steven Prince (1978)
New York, New York (1977)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Italianamerican (1974)
Mean Streets (1973)
Boxcar Bertha (1972)
Street Scenes (1970)
Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967)
The Big Shave (1967)
It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964)
What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)
Vesuvius VI (1959)

50 years and still going strong, incredible!

 

[DTS]

Scorcese is very good but Spielberg is The Master.

From Wiki.

This is a table of films that Steven Spielberg has been involved in.


Credited as

Director Producer Writer Actor Role

1964 Firelight Yes Yes
1968 Amblin' Yes Yes
1971 Duel Yes
1974 The Sugarland Express Yes
1975 Jaws Yes
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Yes Yes
1978 I Wanna Hold Your Hand Yes
1979 1941 Yes
1980 The Blues Brothers Yes Cook County Assessor's Office Clerk
Used Cars Yes
1981 Continental Divide Yes
Raiders of the Lost Ark Yes
1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Yes Yes
Poltergeist Yes Yes Yes
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie Yes Yes
1984 Gremlins Yes Yes Man in Electric Wheelchair
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Yes
Room 666 Yes Himself
1985 Back to the Future Yes
The Color Purple Yes
The Goonies Yes Yes
Young Sherlock Holmes Yes
1986 An American Tail Yes
The Money Pit Yes
1987 *batteries not included Yes
Empire of the Sun Yes Yes
Harry and the Hendersons Yes
Innerspace Yes
1988 The Land Before Time Yes
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Yes
1989 Always Yes Yes
Back to the Future Part II Yes
Dad Yes
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Yes
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Yes
1990 Arachnophobia Yes
Back to the Future Part III Yes
Gremlins 2: The New Batch Yes
Joe Versus the Volcano Yes
Roller Coaster Rabbit Yes
1991 A Wish for Wings That Work Yes
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Yes
Cape Fear Yes
Hook Yes
Listen Up!: The Lives of Quincy Jones Yes Himself
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation Yes
1992 The Magical World of Chuck Jones Yes Himself
1993 Jurassic Park Yes Yes
Schindler's List Yes Yes
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story Yes
1994 The Flintstones Yes
1995 Casper Yes
Survivors of the Holocaust Yes
1996 AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards: Clint Eastwood Yes Himself
Balto Yes
The Universal Story Yes Himself
Twister Yes
1997 Amistad Yes Yes
Men in Black Yes
The Lost World: Jurassic Park Yes
1998 Saving Private Ryan Yes Yes
The Last Days Yes
The Mask of Zorro Yes
Deep Impact Yes
1999 Forever Hollywood Yes Himself
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick & "Eyes Wide Shut" Yes Himself
Wakko's Wish Yes
2000 Chuck Jones: Extremes and Inbetweens - A Life in Animation Yes
Shooting War Yes
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Yes Yes Yes
Jurassic Park III Yes
Price for Peace: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki Yes
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Yes Himself
Vanilla Sky Yes Guest at David Aames' Party
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember Yes Himself
Catch Me If You Can Yes Yes
Men in Black II Yes
Minority Report Yes
2003 Double Dare Yes Himself
2004 Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic Yes Himself
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust Yes Himself
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing Yes Himself
The Terminal Yes Yes
2005 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters Yes Himself
Memoirs of a Geisha Yes
Munich Yes Yes
The Legend of Zorro Yes
War of the Worlds Yes
Directed by John Ford Yes Himself
2006 Flags of Our Fathers Yes
I Only Wanted to Live Yes
Letters from Iwo Jima Yes
Monster House Yes
Searching for Orson Yes
The Shark Is Still Working Yes Himself
2007 Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco Yes Himself
Spielberg on Spielberg Yes Himself
Disturbia Yes
Transformers Yes
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Yes
Eagle Eye Yes
2009 The Trial of the Chicago 7 Yes
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Yes
The Lovely Bones Yes
2011 Lincoln Yes Yes
When Worlds Collide Yes
The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn Yes Yes
Interstellar Yes
Year Film Director Producer Writer Actor Role

I like him as a director but I dont understand why he has to stick the words "yes yes yes" at the end of every title.

Its almost like he is trying to bring himself off just using the title.

 

[fatshrimp]

Got to be Steve-o.

His films appeal to the masses. I agree he's not one for the purists, but he's responsible for some of the biggest films in history**.

Speilberg all the way!

** I haven't checked this out so I might be wrong, but you know what I mean.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Not looking good for Marty!

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

Scorsese for me. Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and Gangs of new York 3 of my fave films of all time.

 

[MK Shrimper]

The gap is closing on Stevie!

 

[ibwiajwa]

Mmmm. E.T. is one of the best films of all time. Hook is one of the most crap. When Spielberg is good he's very, very good but when he's bad....
I love 'The Aviator'. Scorsese recognises Di Caprio for the great actor he really is.
Ultimately, though, who is the great cinema magician?
Spielberg.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Less than 24hrs to save Marty! Come on Brettie, use yer powers of persausion!

 

[seany t]

SEE!!!!! Look how happy this guy is!

"I'm going to demote Hurt and Winstone to theatrically OTT regional stereotypes, cut embarrassingly between Ford and a stuntman who is blatantly 25 years old and dangle a moldy, AIDS ridden carrot of 'future' Indy films in front of you in the form of Shia-te Le Beouf gurning little frat-boy face. Basically cinema goers, I've just taken your childhood memories, raped them mercilessly with an Oscar I use to clean my bog with while Lucas is round your house nicking the valuables from your gran's wardrobe...."

In short: VOTE SCORSESE.

 

[Jedi Shrimper]

Vote Scorcese or we send the boys round.

[At this point I feel it's worth pointing out Cricko's list of Spielberg films includes producer & executive producer credits, when this is only meant to be about films directed.]