I was pretty much stating how modern Lucas and Modern Spielberg are virtually the same, except Lucas is a bit more over the top. Whereas In the past they would have used sets and traditional effects almost the same as well. Spielberg moves the camera differently and directs his actors differently but their kind of like two halves of the same coin. That is why Raiders was such a smash hit. The 2 biggest names in cinema at the time.
Now you could not pay me to see one of their movies. Although to Spielberg's credit he has had more good films than bad ones because he has made more films. Lucas made so few that 3 of the bad ones are episodes 1-3 which without he would look better. He still would be regarded as the man who directed 2 great films and one experimental and original.
In the Modern Era Spielberg has:
Good films:
Jurassic Park
Shindlers List
Saving Private Ryan
Minority Report
A.I.
Bad films:
Jurassic Park 2
Munich
Catch me if you can
The terminal
Amistad
Hook
Crystal Skull
War of the Worlds
Lucas Good films:
THX 1138
American Graffiti
Star Wars
Bad films:
Episodes 1-3 of the star wars prequels. Therefore 50% of his output as a director is shit.