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Skittles

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1. excellent movie

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 09:31 PM

Dec 2012

it is only "long" if you are conditioned to think a movie can only be good if it contains endless CGI action scenes

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We saw Lincoln tonight. Thoughts on the movie and its relation to today's politics... [View all] NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 OP

excellent movie Skittles Dec 2012 #1

exactly...the four coming attractions we not at all attractive. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #6

The movie wasn't believeable to me. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #2

*cue the vampire quip* Lex Dec 2012 #3

SCHEDULING R. Daneel Olivaw FOR ASS KICKING! Skittles Dec 2012 #8

i sense it's political propaganda to make the case for compromise. so i don't like it. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #4

I disagree... frostfern Dec 2012 #24

I haven't seen the movie but the book was great reading. southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #5

We saw it a few weeks ago. yellerpup Dec 2012 #7

One big thing to remember is that the parties pretty much flipped since that time... 47of74 Dec 2012 #9

absolutely noted that...and agree! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2012 #10

L. B. J. n/t UTUSN Dec 2012 #11

three words tavernier Dec 2012 #12

two words Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2012 #16

Which made his performance seem all the better, IMO tavernier Dec 2012 #21

he reminded me of Alan Grayson in that role Voice for Peace Dec 2012 #29

Historically accurate wig JackRiddler Dec 2012 #34

The best movie I've seen in years. northoftheborder Dec 2012 #13

Such a wonderful film werknotgoin2takeit Dec 2012 #14

The young kid playing his youngest son nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #20

I loved Lincoln - but I have to say...it was a real life, historical example of how Presidents can Laura PourMeADrink Dec 2012 #15

To be fair, Lincoln could not have broken racial barriers any more effectively pacalo Dec 2012 #19

Well... frostfern Dec 2012 #23

I agree with your post, sadly. Boomerproud Dec 2012 #36

Your friend wants long, I'll give him long..... tavalon Dec 2012 #17

The beginning battle scene was crazy Taverner Dec 2012 #18

It was a great film... frostfern Dec 2012 #22

It was amazing that question everything Dec 2012 #25

A bunch of them had to be bought off. One of the things that makes it harder now is that Pirate Smile Dec 2012 #26

What I came away with is that Politicians and not Soldiers ended slavery... Unrepentant Fenian Dec 2012 #27

Best movie about politics ever, Best movie itself of 2012. Shows how doing the right thing & graham4anything Dec 2012 #28

I just saw it tonight. Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #30

Saw it before Christmas jrandom421 Dec 2012 #31

I saw it a couple weeks ago. :spoilers: MrSlayer Dec 2012 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Loudly Dec 2012 #33

Really glad the film didn't kick up the racist hatred that caused his assasination lindysalsagal Dec 2012 #35

I doubt I'll ever forgive him for what he did to Maryland. Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #37

I watched it with my mom yesterday. We both enjoyed it very much. slackmaster Jan 2013 #38

I saw it tonight. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2013 #39