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In Reply to: "12 Years a Slave:" nothing very spectacular about the film, nothing posted by tinear on May 1, 2014 at 07:34:26:
Just got it out of Red Box and wrapped it up a few minutes ago. I was determined not to see it but finally had to capitulate after all the reviews here. I personally did not see ONE Oscar performance in the entire film. If anything, Fassbinder or Ejiofor deserved an Oscar over the best supporting female who was hardly in the film. The film looked to be made on the cheap but then again it reflected the reality of the time. Not everyone had a magnificent, sparkling white mansion.I was surprised that Benedict Cumberbatch helped put a more forgiving face on the plantation owner. According to an article contrasting the book to the movie this bears out.
Give it a few years and this will be the 21st Century's 'Mandingo'.
Edits: 05/02/14
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Follow Ups
- RE: "12 Years a Slave:" nothing very spectacular about the film, nothing - Billy Wonka 21:31:22 05/02/14 (7)
- I know you're just trying to be controversial, but in any sense comparing this to - tinear 08:43:02 05/03/14 (6)
- One reviewer referred to this as . . . - Billy Wonka 10:21:00 05/03/14 (5)
- It was an adaptation, not a copy. That's incidental, anyhow. My point stands, - tinear 09:45:23 05/04/14 (3)
- You gave no such reason . . . - Billy Wonka 13:11:09 05/04/14 (2)
- Willy, you need to reenter reality. YOU compared it to Mandingo. Exactly so. - tinear 14:04:35 05/05/14 (1)
- RE: Willy, you need to reenter reality. YOU compared it to Mandingo. Exactly so. - Bill the K 22:02:12 05/09/14 (0)
- I thought the story had the ring of truth about it - Road Warrior 15:26:18 05/03/14 (0)
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