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busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
Sun Dec 9, 2018, 01:32 AM Dec 2018

I'll tell ya this...Roma!

Was a great film.. Extremely honest, heartbreaking and well worth it...
A long piece, but so freaking honest... The movie pays a lot of attention to the poor servants of the Mexican wealthy during a very precarious time...early 1970s..

I am willing to bet anyone here.... That this will be nominated nominated for best foreign film!

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I'll tell ya this...Roma! (Original Post) busterbrown Dec 2018 OP
Thanks for the recommendation. I will look for it. Laffy Kat Dec 2018 #1
Subtitles or "accents?" 3Hotdogs Dec 2018 #2
Sub titles busterbrown Dec 2018 #3
Subtitles Thank God.. busterbrown Jan 2019 #6
I was disappointed, 2+ hours I will never get back RainCaster Jan 2019 #4
Thanks for the recommandation NathalieBou Jan 2019 #5
I thought it was a good film, very honest but by no means the "Best Picture". walkingman Feb 2019 #7
Sure thing for best foreign film pressbox69 Feb 2019 #8

busterbrown

(8,515 posts)
6. Subtitles Thank God..
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 03:58 PM
Jan 2019

I have great difficulty with accents.. Especially heavy English accents..Actually any accents are difficult for me!!

RainCaster

(10,874 posts)
4. I was disappointed, 2+ hours I will never get back
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 03:14 AM
Jan 2019

The sound engineering was great - I bet they win for that. Yes it was 'honest', but I had a hard time identifying with any of the characters except Cleo. That made it too one dimensional for me.

NathalieBou

(7 posts)
5. Thanks for the recommandation
Thu Jan 31, 2019, 03:14 PM
Jan 2019

I heard about it, and began the movie, but the rytmne is extremely slow, so I stopped. But if you say that this is a good movie, I'll give it a second chance for sure!

pressbox69

(2,252 posts)
8. Sure thing for best foreign film
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 04:27 AM
Feb 2019

But this is the odds on favorite for picture and director. Some of the scenes reminded me of Citizen Kane, except nothing was happening. I felt like I was looking at a movie more than watching a movie. The academy made so much noise about nominating popular movies like Black Panther but this snoozer looks like the winner. Where is Argo when you need it.

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