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• It was an adaptation, not a copy. That's incidental, anyhow. My point stands, - tinear 09:45:23 05/04/14 (3)
  In Reply to: RE: One reviewer referred to this as . . . posted by Billy Wonka on May 03, 2014 at 10:21:00

  irregardless of what one other critic said. I gave you a reason why your comparison was so out of place; again, would you reference the Jewish theme comedy in a Schindler review?
  I'm not a fan of Hollywood's penchant for films about social issues du jour, but slavery is hardly that, is it?
  
  

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  • You gave no such reason . . . - Billy Wonka 13:11:09 05/04/14 (2)
    In Reply to: RE: It was an adaptation, not a copy. That's incidental, anyhow. My point stands, posted by tinear on May 04, 2014 at 09:45:23

    You need to get hold of your emotions once and for all. "12" was an average movie with average performances. I'm not sure where your fertile imagination gets "humor" and "The List".
    
    You need to take a time out until you can be a good citizen.
    

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    • Willy, you need to reenter reality. YOU compared it to Mandingo. Exactly so. - tinear 14:04:35 05/05/14 (1)
      In Reply to: RE: You gave no such reason . . . posted by Billy Wonka on May 04, 2014 at 13:11:09

      I said that would be tantamount to comparing a Jewish comedy to Schindler's List.
      Would you do that?
      Why not?
      Is it because you're living in Mississippi?
      You're a stereotype and don't even know it, sometimes.
      

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      • RE: Willy, you need to reenter reality. YOU compared it to Mandingo. Exactly so. - Bill the K 22:02:12 05/09/14 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: Willy, you need to reenter reality. YOU compared it to Mandingo. Exactly so. posted by tinear on May 05, 2014 at 14:04:35

        If Mandingo were directed by Spielberg, we would have had another Color Purple and an Oscar. But all pale imitations of Roots.
        
        Bill
        

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• I thought the story had the ring of truth about it - Road Warrior 15:26:18 05/03/14 (0)
  In Reply to: RE: One reviewer referred to this as . . . posted by Billy Wonka on May 03, 2014 at 10:21:00

  It may well not have been 100% reflective of the vast majority of slave's experiences, i.e., a well respected black man living in the north tricked and then kidnapped and sold into slavery. However, if my passage into Heaven were determined by whether I chose correctly as to the truthfulness of Northrup's story, I'd choose truth. Maybe I'd be wrong, but like I said, it had the ring and feel of truth about it.
  
  I don't see story telling of a sad moment in a nation's history, i.e., slavery, jewish persecution, burning of witches, beheading of "heretics", etc., as promoting discord. To the contrary, showing the horrors of those actions to the current generation should help raise awareness of what wrongs can be wrought by prejudice and ignorance. Just my $.02 and probably very poorly said....
  
  Oh yeah, in the interest of promoting the harmony thing, I couldn't agree more about Gravity? Fun? Yeah. Academy Awards? WTF????
  
  
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