Schindlers List - A True Classic
- Schindler's List review by CS
Schindlers List deserves all of the awards and accolades it has been presented with. A brilliantly written script and well acted by everyone in the film. Be warned, this is heavy, thought provoking, tearjerking stuff. Yet it has a very warm human side. Whilst you will wonder at the barbarity of human kind, you will also rejoice at the warmth, kindness and sacrifices that we as humans are also capable of. It must be remembered that whilst this film and almost every other one on the subject deals specifically with the Jewish issue. The holocaust affected everyone. Whether you were Gay, Black, Polish, Gypsy, Disabled, Mentally Ill, or just simply held different religious or political beliefs. Everyone who did not fit into the regime was persecuted, and the Germans were not the only nation to do this!! However that aside, this is one of the most thought provoking films I have recently seen, and whilst tackling a heavy subject matter, it was also very enjoyable. Many people made a lot of money from the war, war is big business for some. Schindler chose to use his profit to save lives at great personal risk, this can only be highly commended. The only disappointment is that this film is spread over two discs, so you will have to order both disc one and two. We watched the first disc, and it finished halfway through, so we then had to wait a couple of weeks for the other disc to arrive. This is not mentioned on this site!!
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Only sent half a film
- Schindler's List review by AW
Only sent disc 1, seems no way to get disc 2 and no way to report this as a problem. Or am I missing something?
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The End is on Disc 2
- Schindler's List review by ATM
This film is undoubtedly a very good one but spoiled by the need to hire both discs to see the end!!! I've put off seeing Schindler's List for a long time and to an extent I still haven't. By some coincidence I recently watched Kurosawa's film 'High and Low' shot in black and white with a key turning point scene where an element in the frame has been colourised.
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Liam's Best.
- Schindler's List review by NC
Look at some of the rubbish/easy money films Liam has done since. This is what he could have done, if had been more fussy, like Daniel Day, with the rest of his career. Presume has a get-some-in agent who goes for numbers?
Very harrowing in places, but a tour de force. Guy was a playboy, and maybe a lot of his motivation was indeed self indulgence, but what he achieved, under daily scrutiny by the masters of terror is quite amazing. True story. Even more amazing.
Top 10 film ever.................
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Powerful but too happy an ending?
- Schindler's List review by HW
I liked seeing a different Spielberg to the director of ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ (which incredibly came out the same year as this). I preferred the unflinching realism of the movie’s first half, where Spielberg didn’t shy away from the dehumanising horror of the Holocaust. The film is anchored by great performances as well. Liam Neeson delivers a performance a cut above what he’s known for, as a German businessman going through powerful character growth: from an exploiter to a saviour of the Jewish people. Ralph Fiennes’s performance moved me even more, as he effortlessly portrayed the callousness of a camp commandant in possibly the performance of his career. I also approve Spielberg’s decision to shoot this in black-and-white, making this arguably the most visually pleasing movie of his in spite of the trauma on screen.
I did read Terry Gilliam’s criticism of this film having too happy an ending before seeing the film and I am inclined to agree with him. The second half of the movie devolved into simplified sentimentality. Personally I still prefer Polanski’s ‘The Pianist’, which while never showing any concentration camp scenes still had a more brutal and merciless depiction of tragedy. Nevertheless there is still something moving about Spielberg telling a story about some light or hope to come out of one of humanity’s darkest chapters in history.
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A staggering, beautiful and horrific film
- Schindler's List review by TB
One of the greats.
The decision to shoot in black and white was inspired.
The performances and script amazing.
And the horror of what must never be forgotten shown unflinchingly and honestly.
3 hours of beautiful, staggering and stunning viewing
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Great movie but only half a film sent out!
- Schindler's List review by CS
Where is the warning on the site that this film is split over two discs, so you need to up your subscription to be able to watch the whole film in one sitting?
So far I have been thrilled with the service from Cinema Paradiso, but really disappointed now. :(
The film is amazing, one of the best EVER made, if you want to watch it, I would recommend you buy it.
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Where is Part 2 ?
- Schindler's List review by NW
Really annoying, no part 2, and despite searching, no way of ordering it ! Seems this is an ongoing issue. So, Cinema Paradiso, why not fix it!
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