'Yentl' is why I ignore the Oscars
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LaurieMann — 15 years ago(March 02, 2011 05:55 PM)
I hadn't watched the movie in a very long time. Yentl was moderately enjoyable, and the Mandy Patinkin performance was terrific. Considering it was Streisand's first movie as a director, it was pretty good (a few too many close-ups, and the music, while it was Oscar-winning, was too repetitive). It wasn't a terrible miscarriage of justice for the movie to not have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar.
Remember here were the other movies nominated for the Best Picture Oscar that year:
Terms of Endearment (which won)
The Big Chill
The Dresser (a small movie that's mostly forgotten now but it has two excellent performances)
The Right Stuff (which SHOULD have won)
Tender Mercies (Duvall at his finest)
I think Streisand grew a little as a director with each of her movies. While Yentl was a little more ambitious than the other two, The Mirror Has Two Faces and Prince of Tides were both better.
Laurie Mann
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VirginOnPromNight — 15 years ago(March 27, 2011 06:20 PM)
this is all YOUR opinion.. you think the oscars are a joke because Yentl was ''snubbed'' ? just say 'in my opinion' before every stupid comment you make. this movie shouldnt have even been made. such a dreadful turd, this movie.
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TheChamCham — 11 years ago(March 31, 2015 12:31 AM)
The three leads were all substantially older than the ages (according to the original story) of the characters they were playing. Hadass should have also been a sixteen year old blonde and not very likeable. I far preferred the film version,I like to watch adult actors and I have no problem with dispelling disbelief in order to enjoy a film.
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