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    Written November 11, 2012

    Awesome, Serious, but awesome.

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    Daniel Day-Lewis once again wins the Oscar. This is a role designed for Award-bait but that doesn't make it any less of a accomplishment because Lincoln is such an iconic character and the performance was so subtle and expert. Sally Field was the weakest link in a all-around great ensemble cast with many faces you'll recognize who disappear into their characters.

    This movie is a courtroom-like political drama. The script must have been 12 inches thick, the dialogue is just densely packed with wit, powerful monologues and era specific language. This is an All-American classic in the very best of ways and it will almost certainly be a staple for U.S. History classes for decades to come.

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    Written January 2, 2013

    Need to see it!

    by strawlions

    The acting is superb, the characters are very believable, the art direction and cinematography are great! Its good and important film and Spielberg is undeniable master, but I felt that the story is told in not very engaging way. Sometimes it bored me, but there is magic on screen and it holds your attention. In his dramas Spielberg tends to be a bit too over dramatic and pompously patriotic and this directness often spoils for me an impression from his films. But I was very happy to see a full theater on the film where the message is more important than just a simple entertainment.
    And lastly I wanted to say Thank You to creators for shooting yet another movie on film - its a joy for my eyes!

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    Written November 19, 2012

    Just Like Being There

    by OrangePurpleSteve

    Lincoln was done so well that it made me feel like I was there.
    Daniel Day Lewis was amazing.
    I believe there will be many Academy Award nominations for this film including Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field.

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    Written November 26, 2012

    Lincoln

    by derdave1946

    Outstanding portrayal and performance by Daniel Day Lewis, Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. A stellar supporting cast! Don't miss this one! Probably Mr. Spielberg's best film in a decade.

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    Written November 26, 2012

    Lincoln

    by barbartistr2

    Fantastic storytelling of history, directing and cinematography. Made you feel you were actually helplessly watching him suffer with the horrors of the civil war while being a gentle caring man trying to govern a unruly nation. Really brought a man from the history books to life. It made you see the origins of the disagreements between the two parties and classes which continues with government today. Great movie - definitely should win many awards but also should be required viewing by our school kids today.

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    Written November 19, 2012

    AMAZING!!!

    by ReverendRae

    Script = AMAZING!
    Action = AMAZING!
    Oscar Possibility = YES!

    I enjoyed this film so much I felt as if I had been transported back tot he 1800's. I laughed...shed a tear and cheered...this is a must see.

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    Written November 15, 2012

    Oscar for Daniel

    by chromaticdesign

    Such a pleasure to see this actor once again master a character. Sally also nailed Mary Todd. The music was inspired but could have been less, and especially more Copeland inspired, less Sousa. Steven has his masterful team of cameras, lighting, sets and costumes do their magic. A more realistic portrayal of the black soldiers and servants might have made me trust the story more but Steven, Doris and Tony had a story to tell their way. The ending is true Hollywood, left me disenchanted.

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    Written December 17, 2012

    2 1/2 hours that fly by - Lincoln

    by danfahey

    An exceptional movie, largely dealing with the what turns out to be the last 3 months of Lincoln's life. One gets to see the remarkable nature of Lincoln in spite of flaws the movie doesn't try to sugarcoat.

    With its focus on the congressional battle to get the 13th Amendment passed [ending slavery], it reminded me of a similar battle in the movie/play, 1776, where the Constitutional Congress struggled with whether to declare independence.

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    Written November 17, 2012

    Lincoln

    by Barney38

    This movie will probably go down as one of the great movies of this century. I believe it will win for best movie of the year. As history it showed a Lincoln who was brave smart and understanding his time in history. Coming at this time of a historical election withe first African American president. It does what history do-- teach.

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  • So-so
    Written December 17, 2012

    Lincoln Grogs

    by gregandandrea

    Historically this movie was great. It was very long and drawn out without very much dynamic transitions. I would like to have seen more drama vs. "story" telling. Needs to be seen but I probably wont watch it again.

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    Written November 16, 2012

    This Art Met History and Fiction Prevailed.....It's Entertaining None The Less.

    by Alon Patterson

    Albeit more historically accurate than "Abe Lincoln Vampire Hunter," this Abe isn't all that honest. Believe what you will but artistic license was taken, revoked, suspended, reinstated and now the artist is doing his mandatory three to life. I like Mr. SS's as much as any movie buff but before the general public swallows this basically "history revised by Hollywierd," they'd do well to heed the words, "those who forget the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them." Dismiss me, laugh, whatever floats your boat but from the first scene to the last, this was a melodramatic play, loosely based on (not in) historical fact. See it though. It's much better than the "Abe" Vampire movie OR the other Vampire movie that opened this weekend. Just don't learn history from movies and TV.....read.

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    Written November 13, 2012

    Lincoln

    by Tom in Napa

    I don't go to a lot of movies but this one really caught my attention. I am not a historian so I
    cannot testify tothe movie's historical accuracy but the whole movie was wonderful. the portrayal of the times and the acting were great. The cinematography was beautiful.
    This is a movie for everyone to see. I hope that when it is released on DVD that Spielberg's earlier movie "AMISTAD" will be released on DVD and blu-ray at the same time. That movie, staring Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, Matthew McConaughey, and others was great as
    well and deals with the slavery issue about 30 years earlier. In fact it would be really great if that movie ran in the same theaters as Lincoln at the same time..

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    Written January 4, 2013

    Lincoln lovers will be most impressed

    by JeramyMT

    I watched Lincoln with a friend who had read a lot of the history about Lincoln whereas I knew/remembered very little. I was touched by the character of Lincoln but felt like beginning was a little dry. She however was enthralled with the story and accuracy to what she had remembered and how well Daniel Day Lewis portrayed that character. Overall the acting, cinematography seemed excellent. As for the movie as a whole, people with knowledge of Lincoln history may get the most bang for the buck on this one while others may have a harder time. I still however, enjoyed the movie as a whole.

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    Written November 26, 2012

    Episode 5 of a Great 6 Part Miniseries

    by Elevensies

    Don't get me wrong - I loved the film and I think everyone should see it. Daniel Day Lewis is astonishing. Sally Fields is great. Many great supporting characters. My only real complaint is that the film focuses almost exclusively on January 1865 and the lead up to the passage of the 13th Amendment by the House of Representatives. There's maybe 15 minutes tacked onto the end dealing with the end of the Civil War and the death of Lincoln. I would have vastly preferred this film to have been the second to last episode in an HBO's-John-Adams-style miniseries, so we could see a little of how Lincoln became president and his first term in office and reelection and more of how he handled the Civil War, and another whole episode after this firm dealing with the end of his life. In that regard, I was very disappointed and really have to wonder whether a topic like this should ever be dealt with again in anything other than a fully fleshed out miniseries format.

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    Written November 26, 2012

    LINCOLN: FINE CINEMA, DUBIOUS POLITICS

    by richruben

    "Lincoln" is a great evocation of the capital's culture and politics at the end of the Civil War.
    Daniel Day-Lewis is superb as the president, but the real Oscar-winner is likely to be Sally Field, who manages to capture both the neurosthenia and dignity of Mary Todd Lincoln. Unfortunately, the politics portrayed here are far less complex than the characters of the protagonists. The Republican Radicals are presented as patriotic statesmen for betraying their commitments to social and political equality for Black Americans in order to secure a legal reform -- passage of the 13th Amendment. The ghastly century-long consequences of that betrayal, and of the sainted Abraham's unwillingness to actually liberate the South, are never made clear. As a result, the movie remains on the level of hagiography, and another chance to reconsider the hard questions of American history is lost.

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