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[deckardcanine]

Saw Invictus with my parents yesterday, because we wanted something uplifting for Christmas that my sister and her boyfriend wouldn't miss. Best choice. I'll be surprised if it doesn't get nominated for Academy Best Picture, tho I'll also be surprised if it wins. First time in a long time I've seen Morgan Freeman not be Morgan Freeman, and my folks tell me he "was" Nelson Mandela. Good job by Matt Damon as usual, tho he's done better. It gets too slow and dramatized near the end, but I've come to expect that from sports flicks. I'm not sure how I'd rank it compared to other sports flicks I've seen, but probably in my top five.

At the theater, I saw a poster for Death at a Funeral. Not the 2007 British farce directed by Frank Oz, but a 2010 remake (already?) that turns a black comedy into a Black comedy, featuring Chris Rock, Danny Glover, Martin Lawrence, and Tracy Morgan. IMDb tells me there are a fair number of White actors, but the only one I noticed on the poster was Peter Dinklage, who also appeared in the first movie. Guess it's hard to replace a dwarf actor. I'll pass; once was enough.

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[dhlawrence.livejournal.com]

I want to see that--my fascination with South Africa commands it XD I've heard good things about Sidney Poitier's Mandela too.

[ccdesan.livejournal.com]

I'm not a huge fan of sports films, although there have been some powerful exceptions. This one is on my must-see list, simply because of my respect for Mandela and my appreciation of Morgan Freeman's work.

[deckardcanine.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm not a huge fan either. I thought Hoosiers pretty dull and The Natural pretty tacky. I tend to like them better when there's non-sports stuff to balance it out, like in Bull Durham. And Invictus.