tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post7447546086796082485..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: LINCOLN – A MOVIE REVIEWjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-53588679431615813392013-03-10T19:12:43.004-04:002013-03-10T19:12:43.004-04:00I absolutely loved this movie and thought it was t...I absolutely loved this movie and thought it was the best I had seen in an age. All the people that walked out of the theater with me shared that opinion. I guess that is why we need to read more than one review huh? Leenie you may regret missing this one!<br /><br />b+b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-24598667912168972942013-03-09T20:36:52.283-05:002013-03-09T20:36:52.283-05:00I suspected as much. Thanks for saving 140 minute...I suspected as much. Thanks for saving 140 minutes of my life plus the price of tickets and maybe even some super over priced popcorn. I owe you big time.Leeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655189620056032790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-33706680436813013582013-03-09T19:46:11.614-05:002013-03-09T19:46:11.614-05:00By gum..you have led me to think in a different di...By gum..you have led me to think in a different direction. I never once questioned the need for the Civil War, but you make good points. However, I think I do believe that some confrontation was needed to "officially" abolish slavery, no matter that the way it was done was a disaster.<br /><br />As for the movie....I am sure you are right about it. I will watch 'The Green Mile' instead for the 749th time.....one of my favorite movies ever.Lohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398370059689865989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-63861022914673854102013-03-09T18:59:30.818-05:002013-03-09T18:59:30.818-05:00Dammit--you just HAD to spoil the ending, didn'...Dammit--you just HAD to spoil the ending, didn't you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-54168119944659089262013-03-09T17:42:52.491-05:002013-03-09T17:42:52.491-05:00Kills his first vampire....that made me laugh!
Any...Kills his first vampire....that made me laugh!<br />Anyhoo...<br />I didn't have much interest in this movie and was going to wait until it came out on Netflix. I loved The Patriot for its historical fiction and the action was good, and other movies like that. But even the previews of Lincoln seemed boring. If they can't make interesting trailers, then that's a clue that the movie will follow suit.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446770591516588794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-15274615249106689012013-03-09T14:04:14.920-05:002013-03-09T14:04:14.920-05:00How many minutes into the movie do I have to wait ...How many minutes into the movie do I have to wait until Lincoln kills his first vampire?Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-67637994979968624002013-03-09T13:15:38.903-05:002013-03-09T13:15:38.903-05:00Excellent review Joe. I like Daniel Day Lewis'...Excellent review Joe. I like Daniel Day Lewis's acting which was pretty much the sole reason I wanted to go see this movie. I have NOT gone to see it and WILL NOT go now after reading your review. Again Hollywood plays fast and loose with the facts? Not a surprise there. Your observation that blacks only gained their true freedom long after the war is spot on. And mostly they gained it through their own efforts. A brilliant review Joe and very insightful. No crankiness here, just cold, hard facts.<br /><br />Thank You for saving me some money.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-81153979455962541922013-03-09T12:37:28.345-05:002013-03-09T12:37:28.345-05:00I wait to see in on Television and let you know wh...I wait to see in on Television and let you know what I think then! My mother, who is a great history buff for years said she didn't like reading about the American Civil War, 'because it's still not over'... As for me I've often wondered if the fight was worth the trouble. I don't really know the answer to that, but I am certain that the repeal of slavery was a good thing to be incorporated into the Constitution. The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-88945062605774010012013-03-09T12:31:46.370-05:002013-03-09T12:31:46.370-05:00I'm going to have to agree with you on this on...I'm going to have to agree with you on this one. I love historical drama and all the costumes, settings and such that go with it, but I did find it moved along laboriously slow, would be impossible to follow if you didn't know history well, and left me questioning the accuracy of what was portrayed, just as you do. It was dark, and heavy, and I would have liked it to be so much more (in a much shorter time frame)!Josie Two Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18388032819905416258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-44369698163946798002013-03-09T10:40:20.924-05:002013-03-09T10:40:20.924-05:00What do professional critics know?
They know if th...What do professional critics know?<br />They know if the watch movies they will get paid.<br /><br />I will take a respected amateur's opinion over a pro's any time.<br /><br />I wasn't gonna see it anyway because I took history classes in college.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-74074367115297685732013-03-09T10:20:22.718-05:002013-03-09T10:20:22.718-05:00I do like it when somebody has the gall to contrad...I do like it when somebody has the gall to contradict the professional critics. Well done!Brighton Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-11379598143538311902013-03-09T09:49:37.056-05:002013-03-09T09:49:37.056-05:00Not my kinda movie either. I haven't seen it ...Not my kinda movie either. I haven't seen it and definitely wont bother.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09693170090426983457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-87611051986279567752013-03-09T09:42:31.792-05:002013-03-09T09:42:31.792-05:00"Well, except for that Mrs. Lincoln, how was ..."Well, except for that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the theatre?"<br /><br />The no action part would have had me out the door in a hour, max. Plus I heard (I haven't actually seen it) that there was a grave historical inaccuracy: In the movie Lincoln spent much time trying to convince two Connecticut legislatores to vote to end slavery, when in fact they were on board all along. At least that's what current CT pols say, and they feel they were besmearched. (True?)<br /><br />I'll probably pass on this one. Thanks for the review.<br /><br />SLowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.com