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Summary: History at its most horrifying.
Review: Steven Spielberg's Schindler's List stands alone in the hall of Holocaust movies that try to depict the true horror of Nazi aggression against the Jews. The plot, jumpy yet fluid, shows its audience the lives of many of the Jews affected by the Holocaust who later are helped out by the famous Oskar Schindler, played by Liam Neeson. Each piece of this film is something new, something previously unknown to many viewers. Scenes taking place in the concentration camps are bloody, gruesome, and yet they show the true horror and terrifying reality of what really happened in Germany during the 1930's. Liam Neeson's portrayal of Schindler is magnificent, his demeanor changing many times from giddy to serious to heart-broken. Ralph Fiennes plays Amon Goeth, one of the cruelest Nazi officers known in history. Fiennes plays Goeth with cool precision, as a man who had no problem shooting someone in the back from his villa balcony. A moving tapestry of strength, death, life, and the will to live, Schindler's List is a movie for those who need to be touched.
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Summary: A Classic.
Review: You can say many things about this film, but I felt it highlighted just how low humanity can sink. We need to see this in order to remember how NOT to do it again. Yet, all around the world, and yes, even in America, prejudice appears to be holding steady. So many tales of prejudice in the movies and yet so few about acceptance and accepting others for who they are. Steven Spielberg showed us, unflinchingly, how harsh life can be when there's no understanding and no love. This is a film that every high schooler should see before graduation. It's just a shame that there aren't superior films on prejudice against Asians, Chicanos, Native Americans, obese people, etc. This is a must have for any film collector.
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Summary: Stunning
Review: This is the the first movie I ever went to the theater to see(way back when it first came out), and I remember everyone being soabsorbed (or afraid everyone else would see their tears) that the the theater was still full when the final credits were DONE rolling...As soon as I could afford it on VHS, I bought it, and later bought the Thos. Keneally book it was based on (an excellent read). If it were out on DVD, I would already own it. Like the book, the movie is not a story about Schindler nor about his list, but a story about grim reality and the human response in the face of inevitable disaster--clutching to every thread of hope at whatever cost...it's one of those films where you never expect to be even close to where you end up judging by the beginning. Excellent choice of effects with the b/w and the girl in the pink/red dress, and the ending...I think that if the rest of the film had been in color, the impact of the film would have been significantly reduced, if not completely different. Get it today! (no, I won't make a penny if you buy it...;-))
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Summary: Schindlers list
Review: This wasn't the greatest movie about the Holocaust ever made, but this trajedy that happened was depicted well enough in the movie.
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Summary: The Best Holocaust Movie Ever!
Review: Steven Spielberg's greatest triumph. While more than 3 hours long it is never boring and has a pace that most 1½ movies would die for. Superb acting by Liam Neeson as Oscar Schindler, he gives a quietly powerful performance that says it all, Ben Kingsley is also great as his accountant, but the most realistic performance comes from Ralph Fiennes who plays the mercyless nazi, he draws his character so perfectly that when he shoots the jews we actually expect it. But it's the direction of Steven Spielberg that makes the film extraordinary. He stamps the film with his own brand of story-telling creating an extremely entertaining, fascinating, horrifying and ultimately poignant film experience. Also great cinematography, score, editing, etc. From a scale of 1-10 I give this film a 10!
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Summary: WOW
Review: I usually like violent movies. But this one brought me NO JOY. It defanatly was the most impacting film I have ever seen. I will probrubly never see a movie that impacts on me so much. Liam Nesan did a great job being Oskar Schindler. When all of those ashis where falling from the sky, I thought that it was snowing. And that was incredibly impacting when they showed the scene where the nazis were burning the dead jewish people in that big bonfire. It did have a lot of nudity in it. But it was a great movie.
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Summary: For Shame!
Review: Just a response to one of the comments below, you mentioned that this movie was in the same league as time cop. I think you better take another look at this film. Clearly this film is in no way in the same category as Time Cop. what an absurd comment for Time cop is by far superior to this tripe. Although the I do agree that the cameo by prince was rather delightful, missed Richard Grieco however.
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Summary: Very Strong! Funny and Irrelevant Critics
Review: I was surprised to see people running around to find something really unimportant or nonsensical to critisize. It's definitely five starts with the idea, the acting, with the girl in "red", etc.everything in place. Just don't miss it anywhere any form you hit it - not for the idea of the holocaust or anything - just not to skip a masterpiece of our times.
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Summary: Pretty well achieved Spielberg's objective
Review: Well, truthfuly I don't know a great deal about holocaust movies, the only movies with this subject I've ever watched are this one and "Life is beautiful" so they are to opposites you might say, but still I found this film to be very moving, It's a very valid recreation about the days in the holocaust, hey, it won the Oscar for best adaptation and many scenes were borrowed from the tellings of holocaust surviviors, pretty pathetic (look at the dictionary for the true meaning of this word) the scenes of Auschwitz with that eirie music, but many people would find this one very depressing and I do agree with them, I liked the evil nazi figure played by Ralph Fiennes, and the woman-enchanting personality seen of Oscar Schindler. I would like to buy this film, but only if it's released on DVD, it's more practical.
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Summary: Amazing.
Review: I just simply loved this film,right up there with prince of tides and time cop. Spielberg is a jeanius.loved the cameo by richard grieco. This movie is so good that I hope speelburg makes a sequel.
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