A new standard in blockbusters has been achieved . . .

Rating: 10/10 (4 July 2007)

I hold one man responsible. He has directed everything from a man commuting to work being terrorized by a ghostly-demonic, semi-truck; to the life and trials of a young black woman; to, quite possibly, the greatest, most intimate, most stunning, war motion picture ever presented to an audience.
In my mind, I will no longer think of him as a director.
Steven Spielrock, I mean Steven Spielberg, should be referred to as a master filmmaker.
Imagine, for a moment, having done so very much as a storyteller. But, there's a catch: YOU LOVE MOVIES as much as the next rabid, movie-going mutant. So, an idea has landed in your lap about a dormant franchise of warring, "robot-sapiens" that screams to be made into a blockbusting, popcorn enabling, epic of action science-fiction. This is probably the most elaborate and complex production since Matrix: Revolutions AND your directorial schedule is chock FULL for at least the next two and a half years. What do you do? Seriously, what do you do?
First. You hire a director that has a "third eye" capable of filming dazzling and amazing sequences of controlled chaos, but some say he has weaknesses. Then, You grab a great editor He has worked with because this person is capable of converting the director's controlled chaos into jaw-dropping, eye-popping, action sequences, Plural. Second. You gather a cast that can drive the elements of the story (especially comedy) that need to be carried very well to the end of the story. You also put the best people that you have worked with in key departments like, Production Management, Set Decoration and Art Direction. 'Cause you still gotta keep the largest automaker on the planet happy with their product placement throughout the movie, right?
And last but, ABSOLUTELY Not least; you hire not one but two, TWO visual effects supervisors. Why? Well . . . go see the movie.
When you love your job, do you take pride in doing it right? I believe Steven Spielberg does . . .