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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
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