Am I the only one to find it sooo boring?
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bradleyjstevens-1 — 17 years ago(June 21, 2008 03:20 PM)
Nothing boring about this movie. I can watch this over and over.
Saw an uninterrupted version on TV in 1999 on a very cold Sunday
night (March 7). This was the first time I had ever seen it all the
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Readerman — 17 years ago(June 22, 2008 05:57 AM)
I loved it the first time I saw it in 1966. I was just nine and found it riveting. Some of the more graphic action scenes left a lasting impression. Have since seen it in its entirety or in parts probably ten more times. Definitely McQueen's best performance IMO though not my favorite film of his. For that I'd go with
The Great Escape
. Like others I love the history, cinematography, and setting of this film. The book by Richard McKenna is terrific and goes into quite a bit more explanation of the political revolution taking place in China at the time, using some of the film's secondary characters to a much greater extent. Fans of the film should give it a shot. I believe it was McKenna's only novel. A shame. -
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rready4198-693-489748 — 11 years ago(June 11, 2014 06:07 PM)
Only true lovers of history or a knowledge of the military can truly appreciate what Robert Wise was trying to convey to the audience. I personally love history and no very little about Asia. I do love the art of China and Japan and know really very little of their actual history, but what "The Sand Pebbles" was about is something that is not seen or talked about. I am glad Robert Wise played it the way he did because it was masterful!