Posts by Edward Roberts10

So, look... bluecobra9, I really didn't mean to step on any toes, so if I actually hurt your feelings, please accept my sincere apologies. Regarding Steven Spielberg—well, I can't help the fact that I'm just one of those people who watches whatever happens to be playing, which usually ends up being whatever is getting the most hype. Following that logic, I'd say something like Saving Private Ryan is probably the best, most realistic war movie out there, whereas Thin Red Line is kind of a miss for me—but again, I don't want to start an argument with that statement, I was just tossing it out there to share what I prefer. It wasn't my intention to discourage anyone from seeing a film; quite the opposite! If the majority of people say a movie is decent, maybe I'll give it another shot in the hopes that I’ll catch something new this time around and actually leave the theater feeling happy about it. As for those "critical reviews" that sound all "frustrated..."—I just tend to chalk that up to the general noise in the comment section.

I’d give this movie a zero out of ten. I mean, Meryl Streep was absolutely fantastic in her role, but everything else about it was just a total disaster. It felt like the director made a huge mistake by giving so much screen time to that young actress—she just didn't have the presence or the weight for a role like that, I guess. Now, granted, the film did pick up an award in New York City, so we shouldn't ignore that, but since those awards tend to be a bit "politically motivated," any further debate feels kind of pointless to me. The subject matter itself is deeply moving, don't get me wrong, but not every director is Steven Spielberg... the suffering during WWII was horrific, sure, but not everyone can just whip up a Schindler's List. You actually need to know a thing or two about filmmaking to pull that off.