An Absolutely Fabulous Movie
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KitMagic — 20 years ago(April 19, 2005 03:18 AM)
About the "such a coward" comment:
Umhe wasn't. He was afraid, but that's not the same thing, and he proved
himself not a coward. That was a large part of the whole point. If you didn't
understand that, it wasn't Heath Ledger's faulthe portrayed it in such a way
that almost anyone could understand, unless they were just plain unfamiliar
with the concept, or too bored to even really pay much attention, or both.
Could people possibly refrain from criticizing a movie (any movie, not just
this one) for problems that it doesn't even have? (And I'm sorry if the movie,
the actors, etc. didn't succeed in getting across certain points to certain people.
But SOME of that MIGHT be about some of the audience members' apparent
lack of experience/knowledge/etc. regarding certain classic/famous topics/themes/etc.!)
I don't mean to be mean, really, I just want to make a point. (In case the
movie didn't already succeed in doing that, for some of you! ^~)
(Oh, come on, aren't there any guys out there who can imagine being afraid of
war, not wanting to get killed, not having ever intended/expected to be even
assigned to actual active duty in the first place, etc.? It CAN'T be that I
understand/sympathize/etc. ONLY^~ because I'm a girl!!! ^~)
"True courage lies in facing danger when you are afraid."
L. Frank Baum (The Wizard of Oz)
(AND, FYI, PART of what The Four Feathers [any version] is ABOUT is the very
SILLINESS of the popular belief that fear = "cowardice" = "the worst thing
imaginable", etc.!!! ^~ [I'm TRYING^~ not to get mad>< at people who
don't even act like they KNOW^~ that!!! ^~])
(Okay, I'll shut up now. ^~)
Kit =^__^= (the semi-courageous ^~)
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KitMagic — 20 years ago(April 19, 2005 03:30 AM)
To say that you don't believe in war, don't want to go to war, won't go to war,
etc. IS pretty brave (probably even more so in England that long ago!!! ^~).
Also, to follow into war (secretly) those same friends who thought you were
just a "coward" is brave both martially and socially, AND is probably more than
some of those friends even (act like they) deserve.
A large part of the whole point was, the "coward" turned out to be MUCH BRAVER
than any of his friends-who-thought-he-was-a-coward had expected him to be,
been mad at him for supposedly not being, etc.
(I feel like I'm stating the obvious. ^~ Anyone else agree? ^~ [That I'm
stating the obvious, that is. ^~])
Kit =^^= (stater of the obvious ^_~)
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HellBoy13 — 21 years ago(August 05, 2004 01:36 AM)
This was not a bad movie, but it wasn't a really good one, either. The story holds up, though it could have been portrayed better. No, Harry was not a coward, he was a pacifist who was branded a coward by his closest friends and his fiance (except for his best friend).
The movie is Harry's redemption, to prove to his friends and to his girl (and to himself) that though he objects to being a soldier, he will not let his friends down and do anything to be by their side to support them. He makes a new friend in the process, who sees the strength of Harry's friendships and helps him save them.
"What do we do now?"
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TCopelin — 21 years ago(November 16, 2004 04:34 AM)
I agree. I didn't even care to see this in the theater when it came out because the ads were boring and it made the movie seem just another stuffy period piece. Boy,was I wrong. This was one of the better movies I have seen in a long long time. If you like history,honor,valor and courage,this is a must see movie. I absolutly enjoyed this movie from start to finish. It is well worth the over 2 hours I spent enjoying this movie
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femmeke830 — 21 years ago(January 15, 2005 09:22 PM)
I just watched this with my mom and step dad and we all agreed that it was good (~B) but the acting wasn't the problem. I was pleasantly surprised by the acting. The visuals were epic. And I still can't quite place my finger on the problem. maybe its just the story. it kinda just leaves you feeling depressed at the end and not in a good this movie really affected my profoundly way more like this move COULD have been way better.
anybody else notice the guy who goes to america to get shagged dude from Love Actually in it?
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nexx-2 — 21 years ago(February 15, 2005 01:27 PM)
I thorouoghly enjoyed the film. Some people will like, some won't.
The film was actually filmed in early 1999/2000 but the release was delayed because of what was happening in the Gulf. For this reason it didn't receive hardly any publicity. The scenes where they play rugby at the beginning were filmed 1 mile from where I lived, hence I remember driving past on the way to work!
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Apiary — 21 years ago(February 24, 2005 07:08 AM)
I liked it enough to get the DVD, and I also recommended the film to a few friends (something I rarely do). Everyone that rented it liked in, and two of them bought the DVD. It is a decent evenings entertainment, and it is particularly good for mixed company (male and female) as it has good military scenes and romance. I agree with Tik-Toks post. If you think this film is really bad, then you havent seen enough really bad movies yet.
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surfergirl36 — 21 years ago(February 25, 2005 07:31 PM)
I liked it, but it really is a matter of opinion. You may have a different opinion than me and think that it was a horrible movie, but if you like this kind of movie like i do you with thoroughly enjoy it. If you are interesting in this movie what so ever, i advise you to go see it. Dont listen to people on here that say its a waste of time, it is worth it.
But,as i saidits a matter of opinion.
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karacknsync — 20 years ago(August 28, 2005 10:45 PM)
I was suprised, I really liked this movie a lot! My favorite, of course, was wes bentley. He is such an amazing actor and he did such a wonderful character. It's like I felt what he was feeling and it was emotional. Very sad when he lost his sight. The only thing that sucked was that he didn't end up w/anybody. DAMN! Anyways, I thought it was great overall.