The Women of Brewster Place

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Summary: FIVE STARS ISN'T ENOUGH
Review: An all star cast made this movie wonderful.Is there any limit to Oprah's talents?She's spectacular in everything she does!Everyone should see this touching movie.

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Summary: SHAME ON YOU, AMAZON!
Review: Certainly, this film is excellent. However, the version sold here is incomplete. Several key scenes are missing including Cora and her children at _Midsummer Night's Dream_ and the infamous meatloaf scene. One of the only drawbacks of our new virtual world is that you must buy something and open it before you find out it's not what you wanted. There are two versions sold here; I bought the more expensive one, thinking it would be more comprehensive. Buy the cheaper one! You can't miss more than I've missed.

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Summary: Now you done made me mad
Review: I remember watching this made for TV movie a few years ago. However I was disappointed with the DVD. You can actually see where it was sliced and diced.
Some parts in particular: Oprah finds Ms. Eva to be "asleep" after Ms. Eva did not pick up the kids after school. Oprah returns to the house with the kids. She calls out Ms. Eva name several times. Once Oprah touches her, she realizes that Ms. Eva has passed.
Then there were obvious cuts where there was nothing but a blank screen. Another cut scene: Basil was in jail and Oprah came to visit. "Basil don't you want to sit and talk for a spell? No mama, unless you came to bail me out I have nothing to say", or something to that effect.
This was a hard to find DVD and I was thoroughly disappointed by it. It would have been nice to view the movie in its entirety but I didn't get that.

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Summary: Oprah Can't Act
Review: I think that the acting in this movie was not very good. Oprah could not capture the essence of Matty. Her facial features did not look realistic. She couldn't give a clear picture the way the book did. The movie, I think, left out alot of important detail. For example the movie does not show Baisil being spoiled. It did not show how he got away with everything. In the book Baisil comes down stairs, after washing, and Mattie was going to send him back and wash again, but Baisil kissed her on the cheek and said "I love you mom" and she let him stay. I think Baisil not being punnished is the reason why he becomes a rotten kid.

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Summary: This movie was good
Review: I thought this movie was great & I didn't see anything wrong with the DVD. Most movies are different from the book so that should not surprise anyone. I did not read the book so I was not disappointed.And Oprah was great.

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Summary: The movie in comparison to the book
Review: In the book "Women of Brewster Place" the auther gives the image of a young man named Butch Fuller. The auther explains this character in a way that shows why Mattie is attracted to him. You see that it is merely a physical attraction to Butch and the way he presents himself because her family thinks of Butch as a "Low-down ditch dog." In the movie it is very hard to undertand Matties attraction because Butch does not present himself in a manner at all resembling the character in the book. He seems to present himself more like a "Low-down ditch dog."

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Summary: The movie in comparison to the book
Review: In the book "Women of Brewster Place" the auther gives the image of a young man named Butch Fuller. The auther explains this character in a way that shows why Mattie is attracted to him. You see that it is merely a physical attraction to Butch and the way he presents himself because her family thinks of Butch as a "Low-down ditch dog." In the movie it is very hard to undertand Matties attraction because Butch does not present himself in a manner at all resembling the character in the book. He seems to present himself more like a "Low-down ditch dog."

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Summary: This movie is horrible in comparison to the book
Review: Mattie Michael the main character was not presented well. She seemed fakr; not what a real person would be like. Esspecailly in the scene where Mattie meets Butch. In the book the events in the scene flow together nicely. It had a lot of details and great descriptions. But in the movie the scene wasn't presented well. The events in the scene didn't flow together well. The two characters also don't look very real. The conversation they have looks rehearsed. Plus the reactions and facail expressions don't seem as real during the scene as they do in the book. The way Mattie was acting looked pretty fake and rehearsed. All in all the acters did a poor job presenting the characters they way they were from the book

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Summary: The best move I've ever seen that focuses on women
Review: OMG! Finally, a movie that portrays the many roles of black women and the various issues that affect them all. I saw the movie on Lifetime and I couldn't take my eyes off of it. Just amazing. Nothing like that let down "Kingdom Come" that had all those good black actors/actresses and portrayed a negative image of black families. This movies shows the good, the bad, and the ugly of being a black woman and how we overcome our struggles. Buy this movie and be inspired.

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Summary: Every Woman should see this amazing film.
Review: Oprah really can act. I was surprised! Her ability is comparable to her performance in The Color Purple. But everybody is great in this film. It shows a diverse group of people, who share two factors in common, they're black and women. But that's really it. This film was one of the few that really shows black women as individuals and not as a mass. It shows the myriad of trials that effect the lives of women and African-Americans. I found my thoughts expressed in many of the charaters voices. Vanessa William, Lynn Whitfield, Jackee Harry, and so many others really gave every ounce of passion they could into their roles. Powerful and gripping! I'd give it ten stars if amazon.com would let me :-). END