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Author Topic: 13 DAYS timothy johnson Film Handler Posts: 50 From: minneapolis, mN 55419 Registered: Jul 99 posted 01-15-2001 05:34 PM                     I found 13 days better than I expected. Even though (like Titanic) I knew the outcome, I have a better respect for what nearly was a nuclear war and I was feeling the tense moments. It also reminded me of the tense feelings I had as a teenager in the 80's and that constant threat of Nuclear weapons from the former USSR. This movie also reminded me we are not out of the woods yet, as other countries still have weapons pointed or way. The only annoying part of this film is Costner's accent, it just was annoying, other than that, a tense adult drama..  |  IP: Logged Russ Kress Expert Film Handler Posts: 202 From: Charleston, WV, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 01-16-2001 12:44 AM                        Accent! "This isn't a permission slip, this is ya repot codd" Kevin!! It's the 21st century! If you can't master an accent, hire someone to dub it for ya! Russ  |  IP: Logged Jason Black Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1723 From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-16-2001 05:55 AM                        I'm glad that I'm not the ONLY one who was annoyed by his terrible 'Maine' accent. The movie, in and of itself, was a great one, but just having to endure his accent nearly killed me. I've recommended this film to all my 'regulars' and not one has said I was wrong. I'd like to set up school shows with history classes, but the language is a bit harsh to really pursue that. ------------------ The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese!  |  IP: Logged Dave Bird Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 777 From: Perth, Ontario, Canada Registered: Jun 2000 posted 01-16-2001 07:18 AM                        Costner is "prolific" at mangling accents. Jason, a great idea, the history class. Isn't it too bad that the language "spoils" a lot of otherwise good movies. Many of you no doubt watch AMC. Ain't it amazing, all those great movies, and no "blue streaks"? Sure, you knew what the actors WANTED to say, but the stories were so good.....I disagree with Hollywood, movies aren't about reality. Plenty of good stories are being lost on coarse language and graphic whatever....  |  IP: Logged Erik Schill Film Handler Posts: 38 From: Rochester, NY, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-16-2001 03:09 PM                     I agree, good movie, bad accent. got on my nerves after the first hour  |  IP: Logged Gracia L. Babbidge Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 709 From: Bowdoin, Maine Registered: Aug 2000 posted 01-17-2001 10:25 PM                        Heh, very few actors ever seem to get a 'Maine' accent right. As someone from Maine, I find it infinitely annoying to hear the accent get mangled! So, at least I know about this before I see the film... ~GLB ------------------ In some cultures, what I do is considered normal.  |  IP: Logged Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-18-2001 05:17 PM                     I just had to chime in. Near as I can tell, we haven’t had a president from Maine yet. Kennedy was from Boston and Cape Cod, Massachusetts. This accent is very different from the Maine accent. I haven't seen the movie yet, but they probably mess up the Cape Cod accent as well.  |  IP: Logged Rob Brooks Film Handler Posts: 57 From: NY, U.S.A. Registered: Oct 1999 posted 01-25-2001 08:21 PM                     I haven't watched the whole film through yet. But it seemed like the actor who played Bobby Kennedy had the looks and accent down better than the actor who played JFK.  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-18-2001 10:20 PM                        I just saw this tonight... Great concept, but flawed execution. The editing was uneven, and the film ran slightly too long. Annoying accents aside, the acting was actually pretty consistently good. I enjoyed the score as well. Most of the CGI/optical work was pretty cheesy-looking. This wasn't a bad film at all, but it could have been so much better with just a few improvements. I can't comment in detail on the historical accuracy, but I'm usually pretty good at noticing props that are inappropriately chosen and I didn't see anything here that was obviously anachronistic.  |  IP: Logged

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