WAR Horse

**x-wingcamewest** · December 23rd, 2011, 04:06 PM

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we will see it on Christmas. And ya, I'm a sucker for horse stories, it is sort of my business. Speilberg usually does good stuff. Let you all know what I thought.

(sorry, couldn't find a thread on this. If it is somewhere in the nether world, Mods, please merge).

**orpheus** · December 23rd, 2011, 04:11 PM

Hey, X-wing, quit horsing around.

**x-wingcamewest** · December 23rd, 2011, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by orpheus

Hey, X-wing, quit horsing around.

But that is what I do, day in and day out. You want my family to starve?

**jerseydevil** · December 25th, 2011, 08:09 AM

WAR HORSE Review

The idea behind War Horse is to show how war touches lives beyond bullets and bombs, and it’s a sound concept. There’s nothing inherently wrong about using a framing device like Joey to tie together vignettes. The fault lies in wanting to show the broad canvas of war but without the brutality. When Spielberg made Saving Private Ryan, he didn’t attempt to do a remake of The Longest Day. He made sure the audience understood with full clarity the meaning of the expression, “War is Hell.” With War Horse, the message becomes “War is not a very nice place to go.”

Rating: C-

**Big Red** · December 25th, 2011, 09:22 AM

I'm sorry but this looks pretty stupid.

**jerseydevil** · December 25th, 2011, 09:59 AM

That's a little harsh. Sure, it looks calculated/schmaltzy but the holiday season is rife with these kind of movies. It looks like it has it's charms.

**darby** · December 25th, 2011, 11:35 AM

I liked Seabiscuit.

Have no interest in this one, though.

**adgy-san** · December 27th, 2011, 09:19 AM

It just looks sad. The part of Neverending Story where the horse dies used to make me so ****ing sad.

I can't watch.

And, for the record, all the news/stuff about this film was posted in the All Things: Drama thread. Just in case anyone wants to see what's been posted about it so far.

Glad to have it in it's own thread.