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Should have been nominated for Best Picture
PostedJanuary 25, 2009
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from Los Angeles
What a disaster that this movie was snubbed by the vacuous Academy for the nomination for Best Picture, Director and any other category I can imagine.
A movie that every teen ager should be required to see. A movie that every non-believer in the Holocaust should be forced to see. A mandatory movie for every Judge in a hate crime trial should enforce as part of the convicted sentence, along with several other choices, such as Schindler"s List, Sophie's Choice ,Hotel Rwanda to name a few.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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PostedJanuary 25, 2009
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Thoroughly enjoyable. Superb acting. Movie held your interest throughout the 2 hrs 17 min. At the end you wondered how many other unsung heros existed during those terrible times.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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PostedJanuary 25, 2009
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from south miami
very good kept my attention seemed realistic not changing history only negative music
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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shows true courage
PostedJanuary 25, 2009
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from New York
The movie shows the impossible task of trying to live for a today not knowing if it will be your last and maintaining some humanity.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Great Drama
PostedJanuary 24, 2009
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from Schaumburg Il.
True stories are the best although I can't help but wonder sometimes how accurate and how much of it is the writers interpretation. When survival is threatened what a person will do. Great acting and enough action and drama for 2hrs. &17 min. Daniel Craig is becoming a favorite of mine.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Go see this.
PostedJanuary 24, 2009
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from Independence, MO
I really enjoyed this movie. It made me want to do some research on the Bielski brothers.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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very intense
PostedJanuary 24, 2009
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from Long Island, New York
The movie was very well done. Daniel Craig was amazing as well as Liev Schreiber. The fact that it is based on a true story is overwhelming. This movie showed the horrific cruelty and lack of human compassion during ethnic cleansing and war. I think everyone should see it to realize the intensity of disregard for human life during these times.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Excellent Movie!
PostedJanuary 24, 2009
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from Woodbridge, VA
This was an excellent movie! Daniel Craig nd Liev Schrieber did an upstanding preformance. Never a dull moment in the movie and these did and excellent job telling a semi-untold story. I had never heard pf anything like this until the movie.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Defiance
PostedJanuary 24, 2009
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from Massachusetts
It was a great movie. I love it!!!! Everything was so real and amazing acting!!!! to answer who give 1 satrt to the movie that person is so ignorant and obviously he/she ever was to the warm and try to survied. He/she said the stealing and kill inocent people, and what about them, they were inocent people too, steal everything from them and take their life and their freedom. I would like to know about this person how she/he can survive under this circunstances,Thanks
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Defiance = True Life Hero
PostedJanuary 24, 2009
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from Prescott, AZ
I'm at a loss for words. It was so good. See the movie...it say's it all. An amazing true story. Hero's in the mist of such a tragic, horrible time in history, and not so long ago. It's amazing that the most intelligent species on this earth can be so cruel to each other, for what? It's amazing what a human can do - the will and determination to not only struggle to survive against the cruelty of the 3rd Reich but to also save others. I want to read the book now. It's a reminder that peace is the only way.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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You never know where a leader will come from.
PostedJanuary 23, 2009
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from coral gables, fl
What "Witness" did for Harrison Ford by breaking him out of the "Han Solo"/ "indiana Jones formula "Defiance" has done for Daniel Craig. First, the Bielski brother's main concern was how they would survie. Then fate places them in a situation where they must choose whether or not they are obligated to help others.
After a raid goes wrong Tuvia (Daniel Craig) expresses concern and decides on a different approach. Brother Zus (Liev Schrieber) not satisied decided to join a local group of Russian fighters instead. Several times Tuvia's leadership is challenged and he is forced to make a deal with an insurection in his group. They were able to keep 1,200 Jews safe from Nazi oppression. A powerful movie.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Departed from a truth
PostedJanuary 22, 2009
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Place, language, Bielskis partisans never fought with natzi's. Movie shows them as a brave, fighting for justice people meanwhile they killed 120 innocent people(kids and women). All they were doing was stealing food from the poor farmers and attacking innocent people. Their bravery was exaggerated.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Absolutely Stunning!
PostedJanuary 22, 2009
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from Kansas City, MO
Possibly one of Daniel Craig's best roles yet. Leiv Schrieber was a complete natural as well. From beginning to end, this movie kept you entranced, at the edge of your seat. At times, the action would be intense, the next quiet, but this film embodied the spirit of the ever-present, if unseen, threat that these people endured day in, and day out.
A MUST SEE!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Amazing the strength of the human will to survive
PostedJanuary 22, 2009
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from Jax, FL
I enjoyed this movie. It shows to what length people will go to survive. It is not hard to believe that this was a true story, seeing the determination of a mad man to eradicate an entire race of people.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Outstanding Movie
PostedJanuary 22, 2009
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Very powerful story and great acting. The experience was awesome.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Rebels With A Cause!
PostedJanuary 22, 2009
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I'd read about these rebel Jews who fought against the Nazi several years ago. Not in any American school curriculum mind you. I was doing some independent research and came across this fascinating bit of history. To finally see a movie made about these honorable chaps was incredibly satisfying.
Defiance is an Edward Zwick masterpiece! He was the perfect director (Glory/ Last Samurai) to craft this wartime drama about family, community, hope and survival.
And Liev Schrieber's performance was magnificent! Somebody give that boy an Oscar!
Now I'm ready for the Nat Turner bio-pic starring Will Smith, directed by Spike Lee, and based off the Kyle Baker graphic novel! But who'd have the balls to fund it?
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Overall excellent movie
PostedJanuary 21, 2009
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The acing was excellent. The plot was very well done, and I recommend the movie highly. However, there was one glaring error that detracted from the historicity of the movie: the scene in which a German installation is attacked and vials of ampicillin are taken in order to treat typhus that had broken out in the Bielski camp could not have happened as protrayed. Ampicillin did not exist in the 1940s, and it wouldn't have been the right drug to treat typhus anyway. In fact, tetracycline, which would have been effective against typhus, was not discovered until several years later.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Best Movie Ever!! A Must See!!
PostedJanuary 21, 2009
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from Coral Gables, FL
Daniel Craig, Liev Schrieber and Jamie Bell do an excellent job in this movie. From the opening scene to the very last scene, it has you at the edge of your seat and involved. I even took my boyfriend who went into the movie with an "Oh God, not another one of these" attitude. He came out of that movie singing its praises and those of Daniel Craig and Liev Schrieber. It's definitely a Must See.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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One of the best I've seen
PostedJanuary 20, 2009
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from Washington DC
Gripping. Moving. Emotional. Memorable. 2hrs and 17mins went by way too fast....I was completely drawn in right from the start. I cried about every 15 minutes. This movie is based on a book.....read it. Apparently Liev Schrieber had been wanting to make this book into a movie for years. I'm so glad that he finally succeeded. Defiance did not disappoint on any level. It really drove home the horror of the Holocaust.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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good story!
PostedJanuary 20, 2009
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If these movies are your type of movie, then you will enjoy it! I love the update of the brothers at the end. Enjoy!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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eye opening
PostedJanuary 20, 2009
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from Hampton ,VA
I was pleased with the realism. I don't normally watch this type of movie but I really enjoyed it.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Defiance
PostedJanuary 20, 2009
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from Jacksonville, Fl
Excellent story. Well told, acted. Very moving story. Shows all sides of humanity.. the evilness men do, the good deeds and our flaws. Very real.. not prententious (?).. doesn't make anyone a "super hero".. just real people doing their very best under difficult conditions. This movie was enjoyed very much and wil be recommended highly.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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a film that should be nominated for...
PostedJanuary 20, 2009
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from Bronx, NY
for an academy award for either the film or the acting of both Liev Schrieber and Daniel Craig. Aside from being a serious movie of the holocaust, I really enjoyed seeing this movie. It was well made and good to watch. Not too long, and not too caught up in just the suffering, but also gives us a very good understanding of the real impact on individuals that the Nazi reign of terror had on real people.
I was drawn to watch this movie based on an Charlie Rose interview held the night before seeing it.
Thanks goes to Ed Zwick and his staff for producing this much needed work.
BTW: The Ziegfeld theater was a very good venue to see it..
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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A MUST SEE!!!
PostedJanuary 20, 2009
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from Burke, VA
I have always been a fan of "True Story" movies and this one is def. one of the best I have ever seen!! it has something for everybody! You will not regret spending the money for this one.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Excellent!
PostedJanuary 20, 2009
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from Paramus, NJ
I really enjoyed this movie. Although over 2 hours, it really kept my interest. Excellent!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Fantastic! A Must See!
PostedJanuary 20, 2009
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from atlanta
This film is a must see for everyone. It has been said before, but seeing this film is a great way to teach people about the war and to never let it happen again. The acting is superb.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Amazing
PostedJanuary 20, 2009
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from Lake Ridge, VA
This movie was so moving and inspiring, especially when it said that the brothers never sought recognition for the deeds they did. It shows you what being human is all about.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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excellent movie
PostedJanuary 20, 2009
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from humble
I enjoyed this move alot. If you like WWII movies, this movie in a way reminds me of enemy at the gates and schindler's list combined together. In the sense enemy of the gates character never really knew where he would be that night sleeping kind of moved around migrated around the city because he had too. Except, this movie is in a forest ,and schindlers list in the sense how he saved the jews.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Defiance
PostedJanuary 19, 2009
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from Missouri
Hi energy, tense, well-acted, moving, surprising, unpredictable, sad, joyful. Bad guys die, good guys (Jews) still die, but win.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Incredible Story
PostedJanuary 19, 2009
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from New York, NY
This movie tells an incredible story that everyone should know. It shows how people can act human during the worst tragedy in history. The acting is incredible and the movie is full of action and suspense. Dont hesitate- go see it!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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