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Author Topic: Hotel Rwanda Pravin Ratnam Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 844 From: Atlanta, GA,USA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 01-26-2005 02:06 PM                     A really good movie where the story pretty much writes itself. All the more puzzling why this movie was snubbed for best pic while it got a screenplay nod despite the average writing. Cheadle was really good. He does not overact. Highlight of the movie being the incredible harsh assessment by Nolte's character of how the west views Africans. Sophie, who played the hooker in Dirty Pretty Things, does a decent job as the wife. Makes you mad at how the entire world ignored the genocide in Rwanda. A must see.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 02-05-2005 11:44 AM                        7:10PM last night, Regal Cinema World 8 in Eugene, House #4. Marginally OK presentation - too much noticeable dirt, esp near the reel splices (throughout), and the splices looked nasty going through. The lights were cued up too early at the end, while the "epilog" text screens were on but before the credits began. Overall this seemed rather hurriedly and/or sloppily assembled. One reel was loaded with crap code. Attendance around 50. An impressive and important piece of filmmaking. It's really depressing to know that this went on and the world looked the other way. Don Cheadle, who I normally don't especially care for, did a great job in this and earned his Best Actor nomination. Nick Nolte does a good job too. I'm kind of surprised this escaped an R rating, give the level of brutality depicted. 3 stars out of 4 from me.  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 08-06-2006 11:16 PM                 It has been 547 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 08-06-2006 11:16 PM                     Just watched this, and thought Don Cheadle had a great performance, however the movie itself had a bad HBO movie of the week feel to it. I also thought it was shot on hi def but saw on imdb that it was super 35. I didn't think the movie was brutual at all, at least compared to what Spielberg got away with in Schindlers List, for comparison purposes.  |  IP: Logged

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