By Trust Created | Summary | Acting | Film | Edge | Reality |
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TRUST WEIGHTED | Great | Great | Great | Risqué | Glib |
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Great
4.0
Stephen Spielberg's War Horse is an instant classic in several categories:
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Great
4.0
Joey the horse was played by ten different horses, all magnificent. As for the humans:
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Great
4.0
Spielberg seems to have worked more from the book than the puppet-dependent play, though many scenes were familiar from… |
Risqué
1.7
Almost everyone dies, especially those who take kindly to the horses. However, almost no blood is shown. Spielberg pu… |
Glib
1.5
Generals always fight the last war, as the saying goes. In Britain's case this meant charging mounted cavalry against … |
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Very Good
3.5
Remember family movies like they used to make them? Where sentimentality rules the roost? Spielberg dishes up some of … |
Good
3.0
Jeremy Irvine was fine as the protagonist, but he needs more time to mature. The acting from his movie mom and dad Pete… |
Very Good
3.5
Spielberg mixes together two things that get at our emotions: war and noble animals. Mixing the two, although it has b… |
Risqué
1.8
Some scenes of brutality remind you that this is no Disney movie. |
Surreal
2.2
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Dec 25, 2011 6:58PM
Wick
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Regarding BrianSez’s Review I saw War Horse on stage in London, where they used puppets for the horses and other animals, which worked tremendously well. Will be interesting to see Spielberg’s live action take. |
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19172019 |
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66 |
3002006 War |
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139 |
300: Rise of an Empire2014 |
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66 |
A Bridge Too Far1977 War |
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7 |
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2011 Great Movies
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Now at 33. "2010":http://www.viewguide.com/vulists/667 finished with 20. |
Really Great 83 Points |