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crisper57
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Did they go all "Remember the Titans" on it? In other words, did they soften the harshness of it (sacrifice the realism) in order to get a more family-friendly rating?
I want to see it, but I don't want a sappy, Hollywood-ized version of the story. I want to see the truth, no matter how un-PC it might be.
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There are nothing PC about this.
They used the N works well over a 100 times. The Phillies Manger did it during a game and called him many other names. There even one part where a kid was all about his dad while he told a story about Honus Wagner. Jackie comes out and the guy starts calling him the N word and that he is not welcome. Then the kid does the same.
Stout
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Think about the most PC treatment this movie could have possibly given the story--and think the complete opposite. Brutal, baby, brutal. And to watch Wash do the worst of it, no less
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The wife and I saw it last night. Both agreed it was a very good movie.
crisper57
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Think about the most PC treatment this movie could have possibly given the story--and think the complete opposite. Brutal, baby, brutal. And to watch Wash do the worst of it, no less
I finally got around to watching it last night. You are right. They didn't pull any punches. They did right by the story. Really solid movie.
As for Wash doing it, I thought it was terrific casting. You immediately like him, because he plays likable characters all the time. Then when you start to process the things he is saying...wow. It is a punch in the gut.
We went to Studio Movie Grill to watch it, so we could see the people sitting in front of us. It was an entire African American family, from the grandma all the way down to a little who was probably no more than 5. It was amazing to think that while the eldest of that family witnessed a lot of that kind of racism firsthand, it was probably an entirely foreign concept to the little boy. For his part in making that happen, Jackie Robinson really was a great American hero.
how is that place? it seemed to formal of a concept to me. Food good? reasonable prices? is the movie discounted since you are buying food there too or is the movie still normal price?
crisper57
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I love it. Same price range as normal movie theaters ($7-$12) depending on if you see a matinee or have to pay a 3-D up-charge. The food is good, and reasonable. Better than ballpark fare and much cheaper. Burgers, tacos, chicken fingers, salads, and pizzas are all in the $8-$12 range. But what I really like is the beer. They have San Tan Devil's ale on tap (as well as others).
If you go to an AMC dinner theater or iPic, prepare to be gouged (although the food is a little more upscale at those places). SMG is actually quite reasonable.
The best part for me is that you can reserve your exact seats up to 90 minutes before showtime, so you don't have to worry about sell outs. That is pretty sweet.
I thought it was OK. I think it's just so hard to capture how important Robinson was on film. In a way I felt the movie struggled to convey that at times.
Still worth seeing although I would say watching it in the theater isn't necessary.
Still worth seeing although I would say watching it in the theater isn't necessary.
Great movie
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Man.... I wanted to reach through the screen and pimp-slap Ben Chapman, the Phillies Manager. What a horror of a human being.
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I still haven't seen it yet and as a fan of both baseball and history, I plan to. Robinson should be a hero to all. He took a lot of crap when the easiest thing to do would be to lash out. He didn't. He didn't even get political until after he retired. I'm wondering, do they mention Larry Doby at all? I'm going to guess not because he came in a full season after Robinson. Anyway, I look forward to this one.
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With the quality of TV movies nowadays, I'm not so sure that's much of an insult anymore.
That said, I really enjoyed the movie. I think it was the best work Harrison Ford has done in years.
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I'm not talking an HBO made for TV movie...more like a Lifetime or CBS made for TV movie.
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I think you're smoking.
What qualities do you think 42 shares with a Lifetime made-for-TV movie? I work for a company that does mostly made-for-TV movies, and this was NOTHING like any of those.
If anything, I thought it resembled the Ron Howard-type of film that glosses over controversy and has a happy ending. Cinderella Man comes to mind (which I liked).
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I think you're smoking.
What qualities do you think 42 shares with a Lifetime made-for-TV movie? I work for a company that does mostly made-for-TV movies, and this was NOTHING like any of those.
like I said, it was an EXTREMELY well made Lifetime movie. It just felt incredibly surface-y to me.
maybe, but i thought Cinderella Man had more scope to it and a little more depth...although I wasn't crazy about that one either. It just felt kinda flat to me. Stock racist characters, noble hero...just didn't have anything in it I wasn't expecting. it was a "nice" movie, if that makes any sense. Jackie Robinson's story is an incredible one and this just felt...nice.
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