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Ointment FlyBoth George Lucas and Steven Spielberg appeared in a companion film to The Phantom Menace, titled The Beginning. Specifically, they act together in a wonderful scene where they discuss the nature of the battle droids from The Phantom Menace. They play it a little too straight for my taste (it's obvious we're watching a show within a show, if you will), but it does provide us with a rare opportunity to compare these two titans of the film industry side by side.
So...who's the better actor? What say you?
EDIT: This has morphed into a series of threads - Lucas v. Spielberg. We will be debating all facets of their lives, to determine once in for all who is the better man. This is Round 1.
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Better a bad bomb than a bombadSpielberg RULED in "The Blues Brothers" and that Cyndie Lauper video of the Goonies.
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of Earth.It has been said that acting is simply "lying on stage." Or, perhaps, "lying in front of a camera." Possibly even further: "Lying in front of a camera, but everyone knows you are lying and your comments are intended to get an emotional reaction out of them."
I guess Lucas then? He certainly has the most practice, that is for sure!
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Ointment Flyhttp://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/N._Papanoida
Case closed.
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of Earth.Frink's Link said:
Papanoida is one of the characters confirmed to appear in the as-yet unnamed Star Wars live-action television series.
Wow, they really know how to get me excited for this show. :/
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Token Linguistics NerdThe trouble with lying on a stage is that you run the risk of getting stepped on by the other actors.
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Hand Of JudgmentNo contest. The man, the legend....

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Ointment FlyWho could forget the job he did in The Simpsons?

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of Earth.That's Senor Spielbergo!
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"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005
"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM
"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.
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Ointment FlyShhhhhhh! Don't tell the union, but it's a cover. That's really Spielberg.
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Well, you could say that every TV interview they've done - to directly promote projects, as one-on-one interviews or as contributors in a retrospective of some film or genre - are them "acting" to one degree or another. From that perspective, I would say that Spielberg is more consistent in his attitudes and comments over the years, but I will admit I'm just working from memory here, considering their careers are just slightly shorter than the amount of time I've been alive.
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Ointment FlyZiz! Hush! I'm not looking for serious discussion here. ;-)
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Tauntaun herder-Damn Fool Idealistic CrusaderWell...you're gonna get it! (just finished a bio of Spielberg..)
Spielberg is unrivaled when it comes to public speaking, and marketing oneself and one's films. Lucas has always been introverted (I mean, he even built a giant compound to cut himself off from the rest of the world...). Lucas also stopped making films, and then finally came back to SW years later. Spielberg has kept himself in the spotlight with unchallenging relatively decent (maybe, but The Terminal was unbelievably awful.) works since.
Of their individual sensibilities, Spielberg is much closer to the general consensus than Lucas. This explains his mass appeal to this day. Films like Jaws, CE3K, and ET have huge audiences simply due to their spirit. The Indy trilogy has the escapism of Lucas, but with the drive of Spielberg. This marriage of Jaws and Star Wars is what made these three films so appealing-they literally are the best of the two combined.
Regardless, I think Lucas and Spielberg both had lobotomies. Lucas made THX-1138. The robot made the prequels. Spielberg has not had a good film since Empire of the Sun and Last Crusade. I know this is probably taking it a little far-I admire these two, but really wish they would start making challenging works again. The entire point of making films is to grow as an artist..isn't it? When your best films are your first ones (DUEL!), what does that say?
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Saint (and Fink is a drut wolley diputs)Duel is an pretty cool movie. Anyone who hasn't watched that little gem yet better go out and rent it. NOW!
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Ointment FlyNooooooo!
What is wrong with you people? This is not a serious discussion thread. You're supposed to be debating who is the better ACTOR.
I still say Lucas. He's a better blue Alien than any of the Na'vi.
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of Earth.I used to plot marrying little daughter of Lucas and then bumping off the old man to take control of the Star Wars Empire! (buwhahahahaha!) But I just had a normal life instead. I always kind of regretted it (especially as Lucas proved over and over again how unfit he was for the thrown- er throne) but then I saw what's her name next to daddy in Ep3. Man, did I almost make a big mistake.
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"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005
"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM
"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.
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Ointment Flyxhonzi said:
Man, did I almost make a big mistake.
QFT
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Outlook not so goodxhonzi said:
I used to plot marrying little daughter of Lucas and then bumping off the old man to take control of the Star Wars Empire! (buwhahahahaha!) But I just had a normal life instead. I always kind of regretted it (especially as Lucas proved over and over again how unfit he was for the thrown- er throne) but then I saw what's her name next to daddy in Ep3. Man, did I almost make a big mistake.
You talking about this one:

or this one:

Doesn't really matter. You can't go wrong either way.
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Ointment FlyWell, I have to say that Spielberg wins Round 1. Blues Brothers and The Simpsons push him over the top.
Round 2: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Lucas-v-Spielberg-Round-2-Who-Has-The-Better-Facial-Hair/topic/11200/