I'm with Caleb here. But I guess Michael Morpurgo gets to make some
bucks, and that's hard to grudge a fellow writer.
xA
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I hesitate, but - appropriated - springs to mind.
>
> The Germans, as ever, one-dimensional cyphers. The Americans barely two. The
> plot, however much derived from the reportage of others, cliched and
> overwrought - the hero dying at the end? Spare me. The lessons? By the book.
>
> But I give you your take on the film. I still hesitate to see what he does
> with War Horse. If the young boy doesn't become an (US)American I'll go hee.
>
> Cal
>
> On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Uche Ogbuji <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> > http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/may/04/steven-spielberg-war-horse
>> >
>> > Well there's another great play shot up the ying-yang by the master
>> > schmaltz
>> > applicator... has anyone SEEN *Private Ryan*? It's one of the most
>> abysmal,
>> > trite films in history. *An American In Paris* had more emotional truth.
>> >
>>
>> Your easy put-down is contradicted by many of those who were actually there
>> for events upon which Spielberg's film was based, and who gave report of
>> the
>> film.
>>
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