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hidden gem

posted 20 years ago by gjn1973
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i love this wee movie! great cast, alright it can be a bit cheesy but it made a lasting impact on me as a fifteen year old, this message is dedicated to peace! haha

[–] recoman882000 20 years ago

I love this movie 2 !! Cause I lived through that period & was exposed 2 the Draft 1966-71. Many of the cast members have gone on 2 have big careers. Sincerely, NoWhereMan

[–] frecklesprescott 19 years ago

I am 66 yrs old...remember that time all too well...lost many friends and neighbors in that war...those that did come back were never the same...
This film touched my soul....
We must not repeat our mistakes.
I dedicate this message to peace also........

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[–] zubzwank 18 years ago

In 1969, I was the same age as Kiefer's character in the movie. I had many of the same kinds of things happen to me then. This movie captures the times, the attitudes, the fun things and the conflicts very well.

[–] FrankElliottMoore 18 years ago

i thought it was pretty good
i lust for that time period so badly

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[–] jgdesign 18 years ago

Although the message was good, the acting wasn't bad and it succeeded in showing what it would have been like for many a small-town youth in that period (I was 8 years old in 1969), the movie overall itself completely failed to grab me and interest me in either the characters situations or the plot of the story. It fell completely flat and felt like a waste of a couple of hours.

I just finished watching "Steal This Movie" with Vince D'Nofrio about the life and times of Abbie Hoffmann. Much better movie and better acting as well.

[–] and_then_some 18 years ago

I'm 16 and heavily against war and all that bad stuff and this was like my kind of film, you got to see two friends who are both somewhat hippies and one take the more philisophical hippie approach and the other get into drug and become one of those drug induced hippies

~80~
"Shut up Stupid!"
"What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate!"

[–] Sunflower007 13 years ago

~ Hell yeah it's a gem. I luv this movie alot. I recently watched 1969 in my late twenties. The message of peace and showing how any war is pointless is so true & important.

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Has he taken
(Has he taken)
Any time
(Any time to show)
To show you what you need to live?
Tell it to me slowly
Tell you what?
I really want to know
It's the time of the season for loving

by: The Zombies

[–] bluesguy 11 years ago

DITTO

I TRULY MISS STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN!

[–] jemimakahn 10 years ago

Some of the scenes hit the sweet spot. And the cast is really quite impeccable. They make this go down real easy. Kiefer Sutherland did the thoughtful, soft-spoken type really well. Why Hollywood cast him repeatedly as a bad guy in later years I'll never know.
On another note - I just realise that Robert Downey Jr has been playing the same guy for a very long time - from Less Than Zero to Iron Man. Not that I mind.

[–] Darthmauler_megaa 10 years ago

I just realise that Robert Downey Jr has been playing the same guy for a very long time - from Less Than Zero to Iron Man. Not that I mind.

Me neither. It's actually pretty cool when actors are given the opportunity to refine a character over many years as they themselves grow older and have different life experiences.

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