I am a huge Steve McQueen fan, I have watched almost all his movies. So, I was so thrilled when I got the DVD, since this part led Steve to the only Oscar nomination of his career. And I was completely disappointed! Took me three days to finish it and I skipped some parts in the end. So desperately boring!
Anyone else?
I didn't complain about the money, I never said something like that. I still think that it's better that I own it, because it's a McQueen classic. But the movie, yes, for me it was long and boring and Candice Bergen sucked big time.
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Yes, it is a tad too long, but most of it is totally riveting. I've always thought this to be Steve McQueen's best performance.
And Candice Bergen did give a lousy performance, but then again her career is filled with them.
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Its a perfect movie but I guess some people simply haven't grown into liking it yet, or perhapes they never will. If your a action guy there was a pretty big chance you would find a war drama boring anyway so you should know this to next time. By the way, have you ever liked a drama film?
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shareYes! As already stated, the tension building from the moment Steve McQueen's character steps on board is riveting. Good god, can you imagine Ben Affleck or Vince Vaughn or whoever is the current flavor of the month pulling this off? One of the best movies ever. Proof that you can make a movie without CGI.
shareThat's funny. I wasn't bored by it at all. The history alone makes it worthwhile, not to mention about everything else about it. I didn't think it was too long, either. It was just long enough.
shareI thought it was great. However, I also read the book first, so perhaps I had a different take on the movie. By the way - Candice Bergen. Beautiful. Stick, with Burt Reynolds - her finest hour.
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I agree with you...it was just right! I think a lot of people were expecting what Steve was generally doing and Jake Holman was a complete departure from that type of character. He probably reached into his own childhood to pull the feeling for Jake out. If so it was brilliant! This movie was so good!
shareI can see how a fan of "Bullitt", "Le Mans", and "The Towering Inferno" might find "The Sand Pebbles" boring. You would probably find "Gone With The Wind" or "Ben-Hur" boring too.
Sometimes there is more to movies that fast cars, running, and screaming.
Actually, my favourite McQueen movies are "The Thomas Crown Affair", "The Great Escape" and "Papillon".
I always enjoyed real movies with a real plot, but this one, really...
I would rather stare at a blank wall for three hours than watch this movie again.
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My favourite movie all time and if they have ever put out an DVD adding in the deleted scenes to make it even longer I would be absolutely thrilled.
Hollywood doesn't do much DRAMA anymore to the viewer's detriment.
I have a lot of friends who don't like this movie because Jake dies in the end, which proves they just DON'T GET IT.
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This is probably Steve McQueens best movie. Great cast, great story.
So sorry you didn't care for it.
How could you not fall in love with Candice Bergen in this film?
I had fun.
share Nothing boring about this movie. I can watch this over and over.
Saw an uninterrupted version on TV in 1999 on a very cold Sunday
night (March 7). This was the first time I had ever seen it all the
way through. Personally, my favorite movie of all time.