It is amazing to the see the effect George Lucas has had on the Movie industry. Even OOT purists like myself have never argued that his influence changed movies forever, and that is a testament to him.

I still say that Lucas/Spielberg created the blockbuster, revolutionized the blockbuster, and perfected the blockbuster from 1975-84 as they ruled the Boxoffice almost every year. In saying that, I still think the next generation of directors only followed their lead on the technical side and after seeing recent summer blockbuster movies, including the PT & Indy IV, they all forgot about what made Star Wars, Raiders, and Jaws great: Characters and the Story first, THEN the action and effects.