Did anyone here like Amistad?

BlkbrryTheGreat · Post by **BlkbrryTheGreat** » 2003-06-22 12:46am

I personally like the movie alot; I was just wondering what the opinion of others on the board was on the film.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2003-06-22 12:52am

I never saw it and I can't recall any reviews or friends opinions.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-06-22 12:55am

Aside from some historical nitpicks, I liked it. The first nitpick being the parroting of the stagnant Southern economy myth (through the mouth of Calhoun at a dinner party), while Southerners were reaping enormous profits because of the institution of slavery. The second being the fact that the slave the movie focuses on became a slave trader when he returned to Africa, something that the movie neglected.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-06-22 12:59am

This wouldn't happen to have something to do with ABC having aired the film earlier tonight, would it?

BlkbrryTheGreat · Post by **BlkbrryTheGreat** » 2003-06-22 01:01am

Nope, had no idea it was being broadcasted today.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-06-22 01:31am

From what I've seen I didn't mind it.

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2003-06-22 01:33am

I really liked it, and watching the Brits trash the slave fortress made my day. Slavery pisses me off, it seems like one of the truly awful black spots in American history.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-06-22 02:47am

Thirdfain wrote:I really liked it, and watching the Brits trash the slave fortress made my day. Slavery pisses me off, it seems like one of the truly awful black spots in American history.

Hehe, that's actually my biggest gripe about the flick! Not because of any moral standpoint or anything, but because they have those miniscule 12pdr guns blowing that massive fort away, seemingly with explosive shells! As bad as, or worse than, anything in Pearl Harbor.

CaptainChewbacca · Post by **CaptainChewbacca** » 2003-06-22 03:04am

I saw it tonight, and I thought it was very moving. The best part was when they were walking around the docks, speaking in Mende hoping to find a translator.

GIVE US FREE!!

Equinox2003 · Post by **Equinox2003** » 2003-06-22 03:53am

I thought it was boring myself. Once saw an A&E channel
documentary on the events that inspired the film. Documentary
was much better.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-06-22 06:41am

I haven't seen the movie since it first came out, but I remember enjoying the movie very much.

Darth Gojira · Post by **Darth Gojira** » 2003-06-22 07:31am

I thought it was pretty good. Not as good as Gladiator or Tora Tora Tora, but better than The Ten Commandments or Pearl Harbor. Middle of the road in historical dramas.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-06-22 10:22am

Saw it in Eighth grade for Civics, I thought it was a great movie. Kinda bad what happened to Cinque's wife in the end, though...

Cpt_Frank · Post by **Cpt_Frank** » 2003-06-22 11:34am

Hehe, that's actually my biggest gripe about the flick! Not because of any moral standpoint or anything, but because they have those miniscule 12pdr guns blowing that massive fort away, seemingly with explosive shells! As bad as, or worse than, anything in Pearl Harbor.

Seconded. Combat in that movie simply sucked.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-06-22 04:54pm

I thought it was quite moving, especially with John Quincy Adams giving his statement.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-06-22 07:05pm

I almost sprayed the TV with vomit when they weighted those people down and threw them overboard. Horrifying.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2003-06-22 08:15pm

I found it rather entertaining.

Slayen · Post by **Slayen** » 2003-06-23 02:28am

I enjoyed it a great deal.

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-06-23 07:22am

Frank Hipper wrote:I almost sprayed the TV with vomit when they weighted those people down and threw them overboard. Horrifying.

Or when they were feeding the slaves in the ship. My entire class almost puked.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-06-23 08:23am

it was ok, however i dislike the fact that the PC-people left out the fact that the very slaves that were freed went back to Africa and got rich selling slaves.

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2003-06-23 08:25am

Col. Crackpot wrote:it was ok, however i dislike the fact that the PC-people left out the fact that the very slaves that were freed went back to Africa and got rich selling slaves.

Details, details. A movie can't be expected to get everything right, can it?

Seriously, though, you're right, they should have at least put a little bit of text at the end like an epilogue. They don't even have to change any of the story, just put it out there for the audience to know.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-06-23 08:52am

Robert Treder wrote:
Col. Crackpot wrote:it was ok, however i dislike the fact that the PC-people left out the fact that the very slaves that were freed went back to Africa and got rich selling slaves.
Details, details. A movie can't be expected to get everything right, can it?

Seriously, though, you're right, they should have at least put a little bit of text at the end like an epilogue. They don't even have to change any of the story, just put it out there for the audience to know.

personally i think it deserves far more than an epilogue. These men were portrayed as noble men just seeking freedom for themselves an all slaves, when in truth they were nothing more than self-serving opportunists who were no better than the slave owners they fought against.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-06-23 09:10am

To long.

I fell asleep last time it was on TV...

thecreech · Post by **thecreech** » 2003-06-23 03:40pm

I liked it. I haven't seen it in awhile but i remember liking it

Xenophobe3691 · Post by **Xenophobe3691** » 2003-06-23 03:44pm

Col. Crackpot wrote:it was ok, however i dislike the fact that the PC-people left out the fact that the very slaves that were freed went back to Africa and got rich selling slaves.

Such is Human Greed, so powerful that not even Religion can snuff it out.

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