[net.movies] ET upheld

bgb (11/23/82)

Of course Spielberg made ET to make big bucks. Who in their
right mind would spend mega-bucks just to be creative. A pencil
and blank pad of paper will let one be creative. What some people
seem to miss is that there are other motives other than greed in
the making of some movies. If it was just for the bucks then movie
making would be a nine to five job instead of the labor of love
that reshooting and careful planning seem to indicate.
Don't condemn a great movie because it makes a lot of money. 
(And definitely don't praise a movie just because it cost a lot of money.)

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					BGB