Lean on Me

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Summary: Excellent true story movie!
Review: An excellent movie with great perfomances by all with maybe just a little dramatic license tossed in. I'd be clicking the "Add to Shopping Cart" button right this minute if it were presented in widescreen letterbox; AS it should be! What is my HDTV good for if the stupid studios don't start giving us good video media?

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Summary: Joe Clark: An "Old School" Educator
Review: Coming from a teacher in times when the students act as those in the movie a Joe Clark principal sounds very inviting. I don't agree with the way he handled the faculty, but you almost have to be "no nonsense" with everybody, especially the parents!! Mr. Clark was simply doing what he had to do. I applaude his efforts and courage to turn Eastside High school around. I wish there were more administrators with those type of guts!! Morgan Freeman gives an outstanding performance as well as the supporting cast. This is one of my favorite movies of which I've seen dozens of times and when my husband and I watch it, we recite the lines with the actors!

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Summary: Underrated Film
Review: For whatever reason, I have no clue as to why this film does not get praised enough. It truely one of the most realisic roles that any actor of any race that has ever been portrayed. Morgan Freeman's portrayel of the strict Principal Joe Clark just blows ya away. He not only becomes Joe Clark, he becomes the character within, he use sly & slick phrases that get attention of the viewer. He is by far his most underrated performance without any recognition. The critics however always ramblin on and write off the good movies like Lean on Me, so I believe that's why it's gets this rap. Lets not also forget that aside from Morgan Freeman there was a great cast, and superb director. If more principals in schools around the country could be more like Joe Clark, I think there would be less violence and more obidience, and we would benefit and prospere.

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Summary: Lean On Me is tight
Review: i am a young girl, and i have much appreciation fa tha movie "Lean On Me" it is written and recorded in such a way that i feel as though i am connected to tha actual events and ppl and Mr. Clark is a very uppety person but i still gat much respect fa him. Also the characters are so real and so differnet that it just seems like they took pointers from tha real ppl involved i truely do LOVE this movie and i hope that it will fa eva be around 4 generations to follow i know that my lil sister is 6 and i gat her hooked on Lean On Me i taught her tha words to tha song and erythang we can just sit and sing fa days on end well i hope that you enjoy tha movie halla ~one~

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Summary: COOL MOVIE!!!
Review: I bought this movie & I like MORGAN FREEMAN! He's a GREAT actor!!

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Summary: Very Powerful Film
Review: I Found this Film Too Be Very Uplifting&Strong.Morgan Freeman is one Of The Baddest Actors Around The Business Today.He Does JOE Clark Justice.Very Essential Film.It Gets it's Point Across Very Well.

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Summary: Inspring Message!
Review: I grew up in the same neighborhood Eastside HS is in, and several friends of mine were students there. I was about 12 when I first saw the movie. While some of his character shifts in the film made me wonder if Clark was good or weird or good again, it didnt matter too much. Morgan Freeman did an incredible job in this movie. (The Real Dr. Napier and others make cameo appearences) Although much of the events and intensity was over-hyped Hollywood style for the film (the violence depicted wasn't That bad in real life, the mayor wasn't the cartoon character you saw, all the HS kids rallying for his release?! hahah get real),..the Overall message of self-worth, and discipline hit the nail on the head and was moving to say the least. The film itself was a little too cliche, and kinda corny in some areas.. but I liked it.

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Summary: Rides My Nerves
Review: I saw this film when I was in elementary school. Now I am old enough to have serious issues with it. My biggest problem is how the filmmakers made it a point that Joe Clark blamed the teachers for everything wrong at that school. Is it their fault that the school district didn't do all it could to help the school? Is it there fault that the principals hadn't done all they could in the past? Is it their fault the kids swung in trees and had no discipline? NO! There was too much fingerpointing at the teachers and not enough at the parents. This is not how the real Eastside was. No one in their right mind would send their kids to a school if it was this bad. No school district would put up with it. The film just made a mockery of the education system by putting the blame on teachers and it wasn't fair. They made Joe Clark seem like some superman who helped the school on his own. The film made him into a hero as if he could walk on water. This film is not worth watching if you want the facts. I found the film entertaining but the message was fabricated. My three stars are for the actors. Morgan Freeman is terrific ( I love him ) but the film has a lot of flaws and disrespect for teachers. Enough said.

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Summary: MUST SEE!!
Review: I see there are viewers that have negative things to say about this movie, but working in a high school in this day and time, most schools need a "Joe Clark"!! The neat thing about this movie is that it IS TRUE and it is amazing how one hot tempered man can go into a school and give kids (and teachers) self esteem and show them how it is not acceptable to just "exist" in school! Those kiddos needed a man to go into that school and get rid of the negative kids that did'nt want to learn, and bring out the good in the few that was left! I absolutly loved this movie! I went to school in the 80s, and I was very fortunate that I did'nt have to go to a school that was like that, but if I did...I would thank "Joe Clark" for being my principal! I would love to meet the man in person and tell him myself what a wonderful job he did!!

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Summary: College Research
Review: I think more school systems need more tough love...In todys school sytem a majority of the teachers dont have compassion for the children as individuals. I need to review the movie and give a written responce on how the systems work, at micro, macro, and intermediate levels. I need to pick one child in the movie and briefly explain what I would do if he or she were my client and identify exapmles of adaptive social function. I truely enjoyed this movie, even though some illegal activitiestook place, this was for the children safey. Isn't this what our whole out look in life is about .." The Children of Today"?