Since I'm new here, I'd like to get a couple of these off my chest in the interest of full disclosure.
- From the few films of his that I've seen, I think John Ford is overrated. And from the many films of his that I've seen, I think Robert Altman is overrated. In both cases, I think their great gift to cinema was having served as an inspiration to a great many directors that have made better films than theirs.
- AI: Artificial Intelligence is in my top 50 favorite films of the 2000s and is possibly my favorite Spielberg film since Last Crusade.
- Pootie Tang is legitimately brilliant.
- Firefly/Serenity is really just a watered-down mash-up of every sci-fi movie you've ever seen and so cannot be seriously considered to be one of the best sci-fi films ever.
Wow. A.I. as one of your top 50 best since 2000
and the best Spielberg film since The Last Crusade? Those are two rather bold statements there. Although I think Spielberg started with a strong idea, the final product felt rather watered down for me.