Has anyone seen 12 years a slave?

Merlin5 · 15 Nov 2013 at 13:02

Has this been and gone here at the cinema already? Looks like a really good serious movie, and it's based on a true story. 97% on RT

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/12_years_a_slave/

One · 15 Nov 2013 at 13:55

Steve McQueen (the fat black British director, not the famous actor) film with that Irish guy. They've teamed up before on Hunger and Shame, both very good films.

BillHicksRIP · 15 Nov 2013 at 15:52

Shame was outstanding. The cinematography, the music, the performances were all breathtaking for me. Carey Mulligan's one-take rendition of New York, New York.....yahhhhhh!

v0n · 15 Nov 2013 at 16:12

It's OK and it will get awards. No surprises in story line, Cumberbatch is good as a good bad white guy, Fassbender is very good as a terrible bad white guy, Dano is outstanding as a oh my god what a douche terrible bad white guy, Pitt is predictable self as a good white guy, Ejiofor is competent but perhaps a little outgrown by the requirements of a story as a lead, I feel it would be an instant hit with much more drama and impact if they secured Elba as a lead.

One · 15 Nov 2013 at 18:27

v0n said:
It's OK and it will get awards. No surprises in story line, Cumberbatch is good as a good bad white guy, Fassbender is very good as a terrible bad white guy, Dano is outstanding as a oh my god what a douche terrible bad white guy, Pitt is predictable self as a good white guy, Ejiofor is competent but perhaps a little outgrown by the requirements of a story as a lead, I feel it would be an instant hit with much more drama and impact if they secured Elba as a lead.

'Secured Elba' as in, 'Elba turned it down'?

djxput · 20 Nov 2013 at 13:50

BillHicksRIP said:
Shame was outstanding. The cinematography, the music, the performances were all breathtaking for me. Carey Mulligan's one-take rendition of New York, New York.....yahhhhhh!

I thought shame was just ok ... but not great ... a bit unrealistic IMO

richthomuk · 28 Nov 2013 at 13:52

v0n said:
It's OK and it will get awards. No surprises in story line, Cumberbatch is good as a good bad white guy, Fassbender is very good as a terrible bad white guy, Dano is outstanding as a oh my god what a douche terrible bad white guy, Pitt is predictable self as a good white guy, Ejiofor is competent but perhaps a little outgrown by the requirements of a story as a lead, I feel it would be an instant hit with much more drama and impact if they secured Elba as a lead.

Looking forward to seeing this. To be fair to the casting guys Idris was pretty hard to get considering he was filming already for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom where he was the lead. Would have been strange if he was the lead in both.

mk17 · 14 Jan 2014 at 11:03

Saw this over the weekend. It's hard on the heart, no doubt, but not overdone or gratuitous in any way.

Well worth a squint.

Tremendous cast, and well told. Don't know if Idris would have done it any better, Ejiofor was really good.

4T5 · 14 Jan 2014 at 11:08

I saw it tuther day & think it's worth a watch but the story after he was released has been missed out which is a shame as that shows just how bad it was for real.
Nobody knows where or when he died either which I find strange & interesting.

Liquid_Entity · 14 Jan 2014 at 11:20

4T5 said:
I saw it tuther day & think it's worth a watch but the story after he was released has been missed out which is a shame as that shows just how bad it was for real.
Nobody knows where or when he died either which I find strange & interesting.

that was my thought, everyone know slavery bad, the story was good enough but why did they just skip over all the trials/court and how they got off and how he died, far ore interesting than some whippings.

edit: I also said this on the What did you watch last night thread - I couldn't make out 90% of the dialogue because of the hill billy american accent. SOOOO FRUSTRATING.

jamesblade · 14 Jan 2014 at 15:28

Made me feel real sad after watching it.. if that's a measure of how good a film is then it was excellent.. If depressing..

funguST · 15 Jan 2014 at 20:29

I actually enjoyed it... didn't expect to like it considering how hyped its been.

BriT · 15 Jan 2014 at 20:37

Yeah watched this today, enjoyed it worth a watch.

ChroniC · 15 Jan 2014 at 22:02

Probably win a few oscars.

Best Actor (i think)
and possibly Best Female (if Adepero Oduye is lucky)

SteveOBHave · 16 Jan 2014 at 02:27

I really 'enjoyed' it (if that's the word to use) - it cut me up a bit. It's emotionally provoking for sure.

Arthur Hucksake · 16 Jan 2014 at 06:16

I know I will find this movie amazing, but I am avoiding it on purpose because I know exactly how I will feel watching it. Working for the NHS, finding the will to live is hard most days but this might tip it. lol

CharlieRich · 16 Jan 2014 at 12:58

I saw it last night. Its nearly 3 hours long and I almost fell asleep at one point

Its a good movie though, just don't go and see it after a massive dinner late at night haha

Morfik · 16 Jan 2014 at 13:37

Don't let Charlie's comment make you think it's boring. It's well paced and I didn't find myself looking at the time at all. It's a good story and is well told, deserves the praise it's getting.

Magik5 · 16 Jan 2014 at 15:01

Fantastic film, great performances all round - has a few Oscar nominations behind it now too. Must see.

CharlieRich · 16 Jan 2014 at 19:07

Morfik said:
Don't let Charlie's comment make you think it's boring. It's well paced and I didn't find myself looking at the time at all. It's a good story and is well told, deserves the praise it's getting.

Didn't mean to sound like it was boring... It was good, I feel it has been slightly overdone with all the hype though