Seabiscuit (Full Screen)
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Movie Reviews of Seabiscuit (Full Screen)
Movie Review: Second Chance Populism
Summary: 3 Stars
In Sea Biscuit,the big horses are great to look at, and the photography of racing is exciting, but this tale of second chance Depression Populism falls short. It's the mean Republicans against the noble Democrats during the Great Depression. Poor people look saintly while they're starving, and we know that uncaring rich people that don't want to pay their fair share of taxes cause bad times. There's the mandatory shot of the great Franklin Roosevelt offering a helping hand, so we have a tale that blends My Horse Flicka with 1930's hard times, and we come up with a wishful fantasy history. If only Roosevelt ended the Depression with social programs and government jobs. Let's see. The Depression started approximately in 1930 and Roosevelt and the new Deal were still going strong by Pearl Harbor. Hmmm, if it had not been for a war economy, with Roosevelt's help we would still be in Depression today, but don't let reality get in the way of a feel good movie.Movie Review: a little disappointed
Summary: 3 Stars
Having already read the book I was really looking forward to watching the movie. I was disappointed at how much different the movie was from the book. I was glad I read the book because I was sure that the movie would have caused a lot of confusion especially in the beginning while it was trying to introduce all the characters at once. I felt that it left a lot of important details out. I still enjoyed watching the book come to life. I just wish it would have included more of the detailed races which made the book so exciting for me.Movie Review: Boring
Summary: 3 Stars
This is the most boring film. It just didn't keep my attention beacuse it didn't move on quickly and because I am a fan of action movies. It was dramatic and the horseracing was very realistic. Tobey Migwire was the wrong character for this movie.Movie Review: Horsefeathers
Summary: 2 Stars
Biopics are hard to do when they're about people, let alone animals. Arguably, this pic was about people too; however, the star of the show was a four-footer and his race---and, sadly, the production left me wanting to drown my disappointment in a feedbag of fermented oats. I had really been looking forward to this film, so it was a double-downer. The close-ups of the horses were kind of thrilling, the stories of the people were not. The use of bogus news reels was annoying and cheesy and, while I'm a Randy Newman fan, I found his score cloying. The best of the three leads was Tobey McGuire; Chris Cooper and Jeff Bridges both looked befuddled and misdirected. Surprisingly, my favorite performer had only about 5 minutes of screen time: William H. Macy as a hyper-enthusiastic announcer---he nailed the 'tude and tone of sportscasters of yore. I think Seabiscuit could have been a good documentary or a good movie, but not both at the same time. Two thumbs down, both mine.Movie Review: EEW....This thing stinks...
Summary: 1 Stars
Smells like horse manure...This movie is still playing as I am typing this, and it is just awful...I could not watch anymore of it. It is a complete bore, and I wanted to fall asleep...to get myself not to fall asleep, I had to get my son ready for bed himself...lol! I did not feel anything for the characters, and Seabiscut is almost non existent in the film...the only touching part that I saw was when Jeff Bridges character's son gets killed in a car accident...and that was near the beginning of the film...from that point on..you want to fall asleep...the movie bounces around way too much and it is very hard to follow...please whatever you do...if you want to stay awake during a film...don't rent or purchase this one!!!