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Post by irishrockchick on Jun 23, 2012 18:49:14 GMT -5
I watched this and I sobbed me heart out thinking about those poor babies. I wish I could help them.
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Post by kaahumanu on Jun 29, 2012 4:08:46 GMT -5
I just watched this movie ... AGAIN. It gets more powerful every time I watch it. Naturally it takes a lot longer to watch than the actual movie run time because I have to keep backing up and watching bits over and over ... like Gerry walking ... Gerry sitting ... Gerry just being there. But it's really the story that grabs you and just sucks you in. It's powerful but very chilling at the same time. Very very good. And Gerry's performance is excellent. I'm so proud of him. This was certainly a worthwhile project for him. Our boy truly did a good job. He made me feel the pain and angst of the situation much more than I expected.
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Post by craven on Jun 29, 2012 8:02:56 GMT -5
Every time I watch this movie I see something a little different or understand a little better what was happening. But no matter how many times I watch it my heart bleeds for these children and I am amazed not only what Sam has done but how one man can portray so many different sides of Sam with the emotion he did. If anyone ever doubts that Gerry can act I dare them to watch this movie with a dry eye or a feeling in their heart that has never been there before.
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Post by kneum on Jun 29, 2012 8:32:09 GMT -5
I agree with you ladies!! Every time I watch MGP, I, too, see something different. That movie is just so jam-packed that it's difficult to grasp it all in one viewing. It definitely is a movie that one needs to watch more than once! It is heart-wrenching, for sure, but Gerry does such an amazing portrayal of Sam!! Kneum
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Post by norwigi on Jul 1, 2012 15:31:22 GMT -5
I watched the movie a week ago and i got to say that it's the best movie i have seen in years. I have read about the horrible things in Sudan , but i cried several times during the movie. This movie is right up there with hotel Rwanda and Schindler's list. I haven't seen all of the movies with Gerry ,but this must be his best work so far. The sad thing is that if it was't for the fact that became a fan of Gerry , i would have missed this movie. I don't remember any commercials for this at all in Norway. I wanted to buy Sam's book . but they don't sell it here. I have ordered it from Amazon and when i have read it , i plan to write letters to book publishing company's to hear if they are interested in having the book translated and published. Watching the movie made me want to do something. One of the points that i love in the movie is that even if you can't do much , it still makes a difference somehow.
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Post by gertiewoodring on Jul 2, 2012 19:06:47 GMT -5
Man oh Man, I got to watch it on directv, the night before my heart break and completely forgot to mention it. I am so angery that it does'nt get to chance to be in the movie theaters more because he should get a Oscar for his uplifing peformance. Couldnt move almost wet myself for I was just so drawn into the hole movie. And I'm glad that Gerard met Sam Chilldiest because I fill if anybody Helped him to get of of his addiction, it was Gerard stepping into this person that he charachter. Loved the hole movie,really loved when Sam whoops that guys ass in the biker bar. loved it .
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Post by buckeyefan76 on Jul 17, 2012 20:54:06 GMT -5
I FINALLY rented Machine Gun Preacher and Coriolanus. I am so sad Gerry seemed to think he missed the mark on this and Coriolanus. My husband brought up a good point, he said if it's Shakespeare or religion it doesn't fly in HW. That is unless you are making fun of it. I think these are movies Gerry should be proud of. He should have known they would not be blockbuster marketable. The way I understand it, you do one film they want, then do one film you want. One makes money, the other fulfills the artistic view. I think both were outside his comfort zone and that made it very stressful for him. MGP makes you question "What are you doing to make a difference?" I don't think Gerry wants to awnser that question , I am glad that he lends his name to charities but sometimes to feel you are making a difference you have to get your hands dirty. On a side note , BOY did he get dirty . Sorry, couldn't help myself. He said something about Sam having the northern accent w/ a southern twang. That's what it sounds like where I'm at. I love the fact that the extras weren't Hollywoody pretty, more real, like the people I know. I think it's funny he thought the people were "different", they are like my in-laws . The homecoming party and trailer seemed very real, I liked that. My husband thought the movie (MGP) could have been better, but he did come away with how sad the plight of people is over there. I think that is sooo much bigger than Gerry. If that is all that anyone gets out of this movie then Gerry has contributed to something larger than himself.
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Post by Dianne on Jul 17, 2012 21:08:55 GMT -5
I FINALLY rented Machine Gun Preacher and Coriolanus. I am so sad Gerry seemed to think he missed the mark on this and Coriolanus. My husband brought up a good point, he said if it's Shakespeare or religion it doesn't fly in HW. That is unless you are making fun of it. I think these are movies Gerry should be proud of. He should have known they would not be blockbuster marketable. The way I understand it, you do one film they want, then do one film you want. One makes money, the other fulfills the artistic view. I think both were outside his comfort zone and that made it very stressful for him. MGP makes you question "What are you doing to make a difference?" I don't think Gerry wants to awnser that question , I am glad that he lends his name to charities but sometimes to feel you are making a difference you have to get your hands dirty. On a side note , BOY did he get dirty . Sorry, couldn't help myself. He said something about Sam having the northern accent w/ a southern twang. That's what it sounds like where I'm at. I love the fact that the extras weren't Hollywoody pretty, more real, like the people I know. I think it's funny he thought the people were "different", they are like my in-laws . The homecoming party and trailer seemed very real, I liked that. My husband thought the movie (MGP) could have been better, but he did come away with how sad the plight of people is over there. I think that is sooo much bigger than Gerry. If that is all that anyone gets out of this movie then Gerry has contributed to something larger than himself. My cousin owns a chain of video stores in S/E Kentucky and he told me that he saw it and liked it and the film is doing well in his stores.
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Post by kissthegirl on Aug 17, 2012 13:38:53 GMT -5
I saw this "Open Letter to Ryan Kavanaugh" and thought it reflected my own disappointment in the lackluster PR for the incredible MGP. It also had some interesting theories about what happened. weetiger3.livejournal.com/42378.html
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Post by norwigi on Aug 17, 2012 14:48:34 GMT -5
I know that religion and intelligent movies with for example Shakespeare are not very popular movies in HW, Frankly I'm sick and tired of big flashy budget that's superficial. It's okay once on a while , some stories need big budget. I to enjoy simple movies like Dear Frankie and P.S i love love you. To bad majority of audience wants brainless violence , beat-the-dead-horse-humor and sex.It's okay once in a while and i like a movie sometimes i just need to escape reality for a while.
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Post by dawne27 on Aug 17, 2012 20:37:43 GMT -5
I know that religion and intelligent movies with for example Shakespeare are not very popular movies in HW, Frankly I'm sick and tired of big flashy budget that's superficial. It's okay once on a while , some stories need big budget. I to enjoy simple movies like Dear Frankie and P.S i love love you. To bad majority of audience wants brainless violence , beat-the-dead-horse-humor and sex.It's okay once in a while and i like a movie sometimes i just need to escape reality for a while. i agree. lately , indie films as well as real story docs are most applealing.
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Post by denifeelingblue on Aug 24, 2012 2:54:52 GMT -5
This movie touched me,the story and everything and GB was great in his role and the others were good BUT... Big but... Something and I don't know what, didn't work for me!Sorry,girls I wasn't convinced
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Post by annettek on Aug 24, 2012 6:03:18 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2012 6:40:44 GMT -5
This movie touched me,the story and everything and GB was great in his role and the others were good BUT... Big but... Something and I don't know what, didn't work for me!Sorry,girls I wasn't convinced Hi! I think what didn't work for you is exactly what didn't work for the a lot of critics and why I think word of mouth did drive the box office when the film had it's limited release... and it was the fact that the director did not build the usual story arc in telling Sam Childer's story from sinner to a saint ... you were left having to decide what you thought of Rev. Sam Childers - does a man of God use a machine gun? There is something about Sam Childers that does not work for me so the film worked for me - I am glad they left you to decide. Forgot to say that I thought Gerry did a great job portraying Rev. Childers and I think the film was an important one calling attention to the atrocities taking place in the Sudan. I am so impressed that Gerry produced this film and now Chasing Mavericks,, to me, Gerry is a man who wants to do life affirming films along with his pop-corn films... even Playing for Keeps is a film with a message.
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Post by plou157 on Aug 24, 2012 15:58:24 GMT -5
For me, the way Forster approached Sam's background worked: the snapshots of incidents that showed Sam's journey and what it is about him that enabled him to take on this challenge--all without making a statement about right and wrong or playing on the emotions to manipulate the audience to a certain point of view. This has been described as an analytical approach rather than an emotional one, although watching this movie has been and continues to be a very emotional, often draining, experience. Perhaps I supplied my own emotional understanding because. . .
I CANNOT STOP WATCHING MACHINE GUN PREACHER. I was worried that I had heard so much about the story and the tragedy of the children in the months of build-up that the impact of the movie would be lessened. Not a bit. From the horror of the opening scenes the tears began to flow. The movie completly grabbed me.
And now I find I'm experiencing the story through several layers: there's the screenplay--the story as filmed; there's what I know about the real Sam's life; and then there's Gerry's story, what he put into it, how it affected him, both in learning about Sam and the LRA and in absorbing the role, and, finally, in the reaction to the film by critics and the lack of distribution. I'm usually mostly just watching the movie because it still moves me profoundly, but those other things are there in the background and sometimes I'm more aware of them. I am still, after numerous viewings, emotionally distraught and the tears continue to flow when I watch MGP.
There is also the fact that in watching that movie, watching in awe as the man performs the role, well it is just non-stop amazing Gerry and from time to time there are such marvelous images of his face and expression that I'm caught up again in that recognition of something quite special. Gerry's ability to convey complex emotions is the source of my obsession, beginning with POTO's Music of the Night. I'm still trying to understand how I am so affected. But it's a blessing.
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