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could this be?

posted 18 years ago by kcoaxum
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could this be the best white directed black movie of all time? Definetely better than the color purple!

[–] DreTam2000 18 years ago

Definetely better than the color purple!

You're insane.

This movie is great though. However it could never touch TCP.

I'm not a control freak, I just like things my way

[–] gary_overman 18 years ago

<This movie is great though. However it could never touch TCP.>

For some reason, I never cared for TCP at all. However, I did like A Soldier's Story.

[–] DreTam2000 18 years ago

For some reason, I never cared for TCP at all.

Eh... that's odd. If you can sit through that movie without watering up at some point or another, you ought to check your pulse..

Very few films fill one with the magic of TCP..

I'm not a control freak, I just like things my way

[–] gary_overman 18 years ago

<For some reason, I never cared for TCP at all.
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Eh... that's odd. If you can sit through that movie without watering up at some point or another, you ought to check your pulse..

Very few films fill one with the magic of TCP.>

I don't think you are going to like this, but to me, TCP was one of the most boring films that I have ever seen.
I don't think that there was anything 'magic' about it. Sorry.

[–] spencede 18 years ago

I totally agree TCP was very boring and not a very good movie at all, pure Oprah hype machine. TCP is on my bottom 10, it don't even compare with A Soldiers Story.

[–] Dreamer1 18 years ago

It could be. "Glory"'d give it a run for the money. Mind you, on a career basis, I think Jewison would take the "white directed black movie" crown hands-down with "In The Heat of the Night", "A Soldier's Story" and "Hurricane". The man's got a sense.

[–] rdrake2 18 years ago

Let's see... you've got "Cabin In The Sky," "Green Pastures," and "A Raisin In The Sun" to consider first. Those three pictures have a historical significance that "A Soldier's Story" can't touch. Don't get me wrong; "A Soldier's Story" is a great film. But those first three have legs, casts, and--again--historical weight.

[–] raysond 18 years ago

TCM (Turner Classic Movies) showed "A Soldier's Story" as of tonight for the cable network's premiere feature. And it was shown in the letterbox format for the first time that way you saw it in the theatres.

[–] khemet 17 years ago

I did not care much for The Color Purple either. I don't know how fair it is to compare it to A Soldiers Story as they are very different types of films. TCP is more of a chic flick. Then, none of the men had a backbone. 2 strikes with me right there. I did enjoy seeing something different than the typical Hollywood fare, though. I tend to agree with the OP. Jewisons track record is without peer.

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