Harry P. Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I saw it for the first time the other day on Showtime. I have to say I was sort of disappointed. I mean, I had heard all the hype, all the glowing reviews, etc., but I found the movie incredibly slow and boring. Daniel Day Lewis and Sally Field were good, Tommy Lee Jones was good... all the actors did a great job, and the movie looked good... very nice attention to period detail and such... the art director definitely did a great job.. but the pacing was slow and the script just seemed to plod along endlessly. It was all I could do to actually sit through it without flipping the channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Things moved slower back than Harry . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 l really enjoyed it. l saw in in the when it was playing at the movies and l bought the dvd... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 If you want something that's far from boring, go see "Gravity" in IMAX 3D. What a ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffs396 Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 By your title I clicked on this thread hoping that Spielberg was a car enthusiast and had a cool Lincoln built like this : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 By your title I clicked on this thread hoping that Spielberg was a car enthusiast and had a cool Lincoln built like this : Me, too. Also sorry to hear the movie is a disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 If you want something that's far from boring, go see "Gravity" in IMAX 3D. What a ride. I've heard good reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I have to agree with you Harry. After all the hype (maybe that's the problem?) I found it very slow, I could not finish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 I couldn't finish it either. I found it a great slog with way too much dialogue. Disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 7, 2013 Author Share Posted October 7, 2013 ... way too much dialogue. Agreed. I wonder if the screenwriters were getting paid by the word? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 I agree with Harry. I saw it in the theater when it first came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 You were expecting a vampire hunter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Me 3! Izzatta chopped out customed Zephyr??? Jeeze thatsa NICE lookin ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 By your title I clicked on this thread hoping that Spielberg was a car enthusiast and had a cool Lincoln built like this : that is a great use of vintage caddy tail lights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 that is a great use of vintage caddy tail lights! Isn't it? Great creativity and outside-the-box thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent G Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Isn't it? Great creativity and outside-the-box thinking! Must be a car modeller........................ G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Creative Explorer Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I couldn't sit through it either, it was too focused on just one thing and (although a very good thing, no discussion about that) it got rather boring because of that. I'd rather had some wider aspect of his life. My wife (who is American) did enjoy it better than I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 I couldn't sit through it either, it was too focused on just one thing and (although a very good thing, no discussion about that) it got rather boring because of that. I'd rather had some wider aspect of his life. I agree. That was the same problem I had–way too focused on one specific political issue, way too much political "insider" stuff back and forth over that one particular issue. I would love to have seen Spielberg do a more overall bio of the man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Who cares , I made a lot of money off that picture . My prop work is in it , my son got Christmas out of it so there ..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Every time this thread title comes up in my queue... am I the only person who wonders what year LINCOLN Spielberg drove? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Every time this thread title comes up in my queue... am I the only person who wonders what year LINCOLN Spielberg drove? An 1865. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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