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HipChick

(25,485 posts) Sat Nov 9, 2013, 09:13 PM Nov 2013

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12 Years A Slave...

Anyone seen the movie? Very powerful...not an comfortable movie to watch...great direction, no wonder the Oscar buzz..

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12 Years A Slave... (Original Post) HipChick Nov 2013 OP

No, but I saw Jon Stewart interview the actor and show a preview. Incitatus Nov 2013 #1

Not yet. But, I'm reading the autobiography it's based on it's public domain mucifer Nov 2013 #2

I'm so old that I had to look up who Steve McQueen was. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2013 #3

I was thinking along those lines as well NewJeffCT Nov 2013 #4

The director and lead actor are British HipChick Nov 2013 #6

I've heard it's a very intense experience NewJeffCT Nov 2013 #5

Just watched it. cilla4progress Mar 2014 #7

Incitatus

(5,317 posts)

1. No, but I saw Jon Stewart interview the actor and show a preview.

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2013, 09:30 PM

Nov 2013

It does look like a good movie and it's one I intend to watch.

mucifer

(23,484 posts)

2. Not yet. But, I'm reading the autobiography it's based on it's public domain

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Sat Nov 9, 2013, 09:56 PM

Nov 2013

so you can download it here:

https://archive.org/details/twelveyearsasla01nortgoog

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)

3. I'm so old that I had to look up who Steve McQueen was.

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 02:44 AM

Nov 2013

Since it obviously wasn't the action hero guy.

The director of this movie is a black guy named Steve McQueen.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

4. I was thinking along those lines as well

Reply to Manifestor_of_Light (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 11:11 AM

Nov 2013

like, "Didn't he die a while back?"

Then, when I looked it up it's another Steve McQueen, a young black guy from the UK.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)

6. The director and lead actor are British

Reply to Manifestor_of_Light (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 12:31 PM

Nov 2013

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

5. I've heard it's a very intense experience

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 11:11 AM

Nov 2013

I might try to get to see it, though.

cilla4progress

(24,718 posts)

7. Just watched it.

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 02:20 AM

Mar 2014

Feel like slitting my wrists.

Thankfully I have no ties to the southern "crackers" who imposed this reign of terror.

And spare the offense: I am not calling all southerners crackers.

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