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OUTSTANDING!!!!

posted 14 years ago by SimplySteve
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Just watched it today. Never even heard of it, but with Patricia Neal, i thought i'd give it a chance.

All i can say is Incredible performances throughout!

Albertson certianly deserved his oscar. But Neal was excellent(as always)too. Martin Sheen's trademark energy was there, but very subdued. He was dynamite too. A tour de force from all three. There wasn't a single moment i thought about "fast-forwarding". lol

Excellent script. If you want to see great acting, this is more than worth a viewing.

A quote from what movie?
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[–] dave1031 14 years ago

Just seen it yesterday. I watched it when I was younger and was bored with it. I have to say, 35 years later, and I was still bored with it. I guess my taste in movies, and understanding of them, began young. Stiff performances, teleprompter like delivery, phony emotions, it was like watching a Junior High School play. The Clearys are all too different, to be believed that they were a family. No common bond, or characteristics between them.
Oh yeh, and the 60's scenery,,and 60's automobiles, when the mother went for a bus ride, stuck a stake through the heart of any forgiveness for this film I might have had for it.
It's right up there with Planet 9 From Outer Space. One bad movie.

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[–] mariahfan-1 14 years ago

I love the movie and have since I was a kid mostly due to Ms Neal. the role of nettie fit her perfectly the scene that always gets to me is the scene where mother and son Dance together in the living room. you could see so much of any proud mother in that scene and Sheen plays beautifully off of her cues. but that year was one of great performances in the best actress catagory at the oscars and if she had won her second oscar it would've been considered a pity prize because TSWR was her first film after the strokes that had nearly killed her three years earlier.

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[–] IceboxMovies 14 years ago

Sheen and Patricial Neal were pretty good, but Jack Albertson stole the show, in my opinion. His Oscar was well-deserved. I never thought I'd see a movie in which Grandpa Joe from Willy Wonka and the Cholocate Factory would be yelling at his son and asking him if he believes in God.

Powerful film. I wish Ulu Grosbard was still making movies. I think he's retired.

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[–] lastmidnite2 14 years ago

Uh huh, right up there with Plan Nine. Well YOUR credibility just went out the window.

[–] dave1031 13 years ago

Lean out real far and try to grab it back for me will ya?