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97. Fantastic movie

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 07:15 PM

Nov 2012

DDL nailed Lincoln! You weren't watching him portray Lincoln, you were time warped back to 1865 and were actually seeing the man. Sally Field was extraordinary. The opening scene was over the top just a little. Perhaps this was historically accurate? I don't know. They say Spielberg researched this for 12 years. Many very moving moments. My favorite was when Lincoln scolded his cabinet during a late night session. Two of them were going soft and Lincoln got downright PISSED. He slams the table and stands up and announces that he is the POTUS and with that title he is "clothed with IMMENSE POWER", "now go get me 2 more votes!" I thought the end of the movie was a downer. I think maybe I'm too conditioned to expect some sort of exhilaration during the ending scenes of a movie. But I was left wanting an exhilarating moment, and there was none that I could feel. I'm wondering if anyone else felt that let down at the very end? As I recall, Lincoln was giving his 2nd Inaugural Address, but it still felt emotionally flat.

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JUST got home from seeing "LINCOLN". Trust me. SEE IT. Here is why: [View all] RBInMaine Nov 2012 OP

I just don't believe that Lincoln killed that many vampires Tunkamerica Nov 2012 #1

Historians disagree... Ztolkins Nov 2012 #9

I don't know 'bout that. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #11

A few would be easy, but not with an ax. dgauss Nov 2012 #47

Lol! I love you, whoever you are......... TheDebbieDee Nov 2012 #57

Srsly? MynameisBlarney Nov 2012 #101

Lincoln split rails whil invitro. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #102

Lincoln wrote the Ghettysburg Address MynameisBlarney Nov 2012 #103

I'm hoping to see a Saturday afternoon showing liberal_at_heart Nov 2012 #2

Ya, I saw previews online first. All expectations met. He tells a story about Washington's por- RBInMaine Nov 2012 #3

Excellent Movie RBInMaine Nov 2012 #107

I concur dsc Nov 2012 #4

The ideologies of the parties have swapped over time.The early Republicans were social progressives. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #5

When Johnson was impeached dsc Nov 2012 #10

The radical Republian faction wanted to severely punish the South for secession and the war. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #71

and deservedly so dsc Nov 2012 #85

I would have supported the more moderate Lincoln 10% plan. We needed to heal the nation. The RBInMaine Nov 2012 #87

Moderate reconstruction led to 90 years of Jim Crow Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #94

I thought the Hayes/Tilden exboyfil Nov 2012 #104

Reconstruction was basically over before the Hayes/Tilden election Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #105

Apples and oranges. Those very deep-seeded attitudes would not have been beaten out of the South. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #119

but they were a very different kind of republican back then...and what the South considered democrat ceejdre82 Nov 2012 #28

Everyone says it is great. lalalu Nov 2012 #6

YUP, GO SEE IT. It is really good. So interesting to watch the politics the 13th Amendment. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #75

Marta and I saw it at noon Omaha Steve Nov 2012 #7

The ending scenes were something else. Tragedy and triumph. One life can mean so much. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #13

I'm going to see it Sunday. Glad to hear it's good, because it's loooong. nt Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #8

You'll love it. You get so absorbed the time melts away. You'll wish it was longer. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #14

Bring a secessionist! InsultComicDog Nov 2012 #12

Very, very good film. Blue_In_AK Nov 2012 #15

Wow! How exciting! JNelson6563 Nov 2012 #63

I Hear This Movie Totally Glosses Over All His Vampire Killing ChoppinBroccoli Nov 2012 #16

true dat TeamPooka Nov 2012 #58

After "There Will Be Blood" 7wo7rees Nov 2012 #17

Thanks for the Enthusiastic Review, RBInMaine! Cha Nov 2012 #18

Saw it today and the theater was packed. Loki Nov 2012 #19

Thanks! Can't wait to see it, I know I'm going to absolutely love it. nt Zorra Nov 2012 #20

Just came back from it and I totally agree. Awesome movie! bklyncowgirl Nov 2012 #21

We just got back from seeing it and you nailed everything...especially your last paragraph. PATXgirl Nov 2012 #24

I wish Congressional oratory now was like it was then. Odin2005 Nov 2012 #122

Yup. Any movie version of history can't be perfect, but they did VERY WELL with this one. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #59

And the scenes of Lincoln telling his stories and philosophizing were just AWESOME. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #60

They went to astonishing lengths to insure historical accuracy Vinnie From Indy Nov 2012 #79

That's a Spielberg strength I think bklyncowgirl Nov 2012 #88

Battle of the Crater was June 1864. MadrasT Nov 2012 #93

Oh, yeah, gd it cilla4progress Nov 2012 #22

Upside down and backwards! progressoid Nov 2012 #38

oooh you....! :) cilla4progress Nov 2012 #46

It was probably spliced together on one of those giant platters. CBGLuthier Nov 2012 #76

How was the soundtrack? texshelters Nov 2012 #23

biggest flaw of film zazen Nov 2012 #106

Thanks texshelters Nov 2012 #112

Have been looking forward to this. Also have been listening to Cold Mountain. nt patrice Nov 2012 #25

Cold Mountain is a great book! n/t Cracklin Charlie Nov 2012 #33

I thought I might not be able take Cold Mountain at first; it's a little like reading Cormack patrice Nov 2012 #41

Also read Cold Mtn., but couldn't hack watching it cilla4progress Nov 2012 #49

From the short bit we saw (see post above) cilla4progress Nov 2012 #48

I saw Doris Kearns Goodwin, the Presidential historian that wrote the book that most of the movie is ceejdre82 Nov 2012 #26

Fuck Suzy Rice Nov 2012 #27

Troll. Lincoln would've been DEMOCRAT today due to the Southern Strategy of the 1960's. Lex Nov 2012 #30

Oh yeah Suzy Rice Nov 2012 #34

You seem smart. Lex Nov 2012 #35

Are you *sure* you saw the movie? Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #36

I Assure You The Moviegoers DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #82

While there was some split, the D's were MUCH MORE the PRO Slavery party of the time. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #89

Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #31

You're still here? progressoid Nov 2012 #39

It was a war. AMERICAN blood on American soil. What would you have done? patrice Nov 2012 #43

Are you really that ignorant? nt. OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author ReRe Nov 2012 #51

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool.... ReRe Nov 2012 #54

Study your history. TODAY he would be a DEMOCRAT. The ideologies of the parties have reversed over RBInMaine Nov 2012 #61

Wow. And I Thought Any Sentient Human Being Knew The Parties Had Traded Their Historical Roles/nt DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2012 #83

Other than Lincoln - republicans are douchebags jpak Nov 2012 #114

You little shits need to try a whole lot harder. cliffordu Nov 2012 #115

Good to know that apparently TlalocW Nov 2012 #29

Though you do see Lincoln the father as well, which is good. All aspects of the man are shown. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #62

Just so long as it's not incessantly beaten into us TlalocW Nov 2012 #72

This should become part of the history curriculum. Brilliant! nolabear Nov 2012 #32

I really like what you say here. The movie shows Lincoln the man, the politician, the husband, the RBInMaine Nov 2012 #64

I am a Suzy Rice Nov 2012 #37

You think we believe that with your screen name? Lex Nov 2012 #40

What will you be teaching? Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #42

LOL. Lex Nov 2012 #45

One hopes you're not teaching history. n/t sarge43 Nov 2012 #110

Or Grammar. ProfessorGAC Nov 2012 #120

I'd be very concerned about any kids near Suzy(?) n/t sarge43 Nov 2012 #121

Did the film femrap Nov 2012 #50

sort of dsc Nov 2012 #53

First, again, as movies go, this is a DAMN GOOD ONE. Trust me and others and SEE IT. Next, as to RBInMaine Nov 2012 #66

I'll go femrap Nov 2012 #81

Overall, you get a feeling of a man who we would say today is "living with depression". PATXgirl Nov 2012 #78

Thanks femrap Nov 2012 #80

I have been so excited to see this movie. MoonchildCA Nov 2012 #52

I saw it with my brother in law, a staunch Republican, and we both loved it. Just loved it. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #67

I plan to see the film too. iemitsu Nov 2012 #55

Saw it today and LOVED it. DD-L got it exactly right. Catlover827 Nov 2012 #56

YUP, another BRILLIANT performance by Daniel Day Lewis. He is a phenomenal artist. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #69

Don't worry about impeachment or secession. It is all sour grapes blather. Even most R's don't want RBInMaine Nov 2012 #68

Great thread! JNelson6563 Nov 2012 #65

I saw the previews too, and it met all expectations. SEE IT. It's a good one. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #70

Can't Wait To See Daniel Day-Lewis... WiffenPoof Nov 2012 #73

Another BRILLIANT performance by Daniel Day Lewis. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #74

Major message was Lincoln=Obama and that compromise brings great changes. graham4anything Nov 2012 #77

seriously? the message of the film was lincoln = obama? does compromise bring HiPointDem Nov 2012 #90

yes. Without getting help from the other side both Lincoln and LBJ would not have gotten it though graham4anything Nov 2012 #91

Governing can not occur without some amount of compromise. Compromise resulted in the CONSTITUTION. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #92

I saw it yeserday, it was great, but with two complaints: naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #84

I will agree a bit with your first point, but Jones was fine. In the opening scene I think it was RBInMaine Nov 2012 #86

I thought just the opposite. I thought this was one of Jones' best performances, but not one of DDL Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #95

Saw this movie today. It's good, but I don't recommend it. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #96

Well. I suppose there always has to be at least one minority opinion. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #108

I guess so. My two friends felt the same way. It was worth the $6, but not more. IMDB reviews are Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #111

It was a spellbinding performance and a great look at the politics of the issue. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #116

Fantastic movie CANDO Nov 2012 #97

Daniel Day-Lewis, to be quite frank is one of the finest actors ever argiel1234 Nov 2012 #98

Yup, he can do anything. Extraordinary. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #109

oh and kick argiel1234 Nov 2012 #99

To the person in the 4th row with their iPhone out ellisonz Nov 2012 #100

We went yesterday nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #113

The Tad Lincoln actor was also British. He did a great job too. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #117

This is a great weekend to go shopping and end the day with a viewing of Lincoln. RBInMaine Nov 2012 #118