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- Review count4
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- First reviewJuly 5, 2008
- Last reviewJune 23, 2013
- Featured reviews0
- Average rating4.8
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World War Z
PostedJune 23, 2013
wchpeters
from Ohio
Age:55 to 64
Gender:Female
Goes to the movies:monthly
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Art Direction
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Much better than I expected. Realistic enough to be Tension-filled all the way through.
Pros well paced, great story, great actors
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Excellent story, excellent acting
PostedNovember 18, 2012
wchpeters
from Ohio
Age:55 to 64
Gender:Female
Goes to the movies:monthly
Dialogue
4
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Special Effects
4
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Art Direction
5
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Acting
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Story
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Camerawork
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It helps to read Wikipedia about the 13th Amendment before going to the movie. It jumps right in and tends to presume we know more about American history than most of us in fact do.The movie is not about freeing slaves, done in the Emancipation Proclimation, or about extending equal rights to blacks. Lincoln understood as the war wound down that blacks would likely be reinslaved after the war unless there was an outright ban on all slavery via constitutional amendment. This movie is about politics in a divided nation at war and how Lincoln managed to get the amendment passed, against all odds.
This movie is a must see just for the performances. It is a wonderful assembly of many of the best actors in the business giving great performances great and small. Daniel Day Lewis is Oscar worthy. Tommy Lee Jones is great, playing gruff as ursual but with a surprising twist at the end. James Spader should receive a supporting actor nod. Jackie Earle Haley was so good I did not even know it was him until after the move. There are countless other great performances and great moments.
Go see!
Pros great story, great actors
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Much better than I expected
PostedJanuary 22, 2011
wchpeters
from Ohio
I wanted to see a movie that wasn't all special effects and superheroes. And I wasn't in the mood for yet another 'art' movie that seems to always require hyperemotional angst by actors. So I chose The Way Back, a pretty traditional movie, and surprisingly liked everything about it. I expected from the reviews for it to be slow, but I was never bored. The movie presumes you have intelligence and never tries to shock or go overboard. All the characters and actors were really good, and Ed Harris, in particular, was excellent. It's a good movie for both men and women. It'll make you think and also tug at the heart.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Delightful Movie
PostedJuly 5, 2008
wchpeters
Six of us saw this movie, 4 adults, a 6 year old and an 8 year old. All enjoyed it. It's a nice movie, timely for explaining to children what hard financial times are like (and that we are in it together). After lots of Kung Fu, Transformers, and action heroes, I was glad my great-nieces finally had a movie about their toys/themes. My 8 year old niece had also just seen Wall-E. I asked her how it was, she said 'really good' and pointed to a poster--"That's Wall-E's girlfriend." At least with Kit, my niece saw a movie in which the function of the girl isn't just being the main 'little boy' character's 'girlfriend'.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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