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Bonzacat
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 11:09 pm 
LOVED IT!!! Some Oscar-worthy performances. Go see it!
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 6:32 am
Almost as good as the book! That never happens.
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Maris
Member
03-27-2002
| Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 3:27 pm
Run dont walk to this movie. Amazing movie.
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Sheilaree
Member
07-19-2002
| Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 6:52 pm
good I see this weekend Thanks.
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Pamplemousse
Member
09-28-2003
| Sunday, August 14, 2011 - 11:58 am
Loved it. I read book DH didn't so we went in with different expectations, and both came out loving it. I think when it comes out on DVD it will be added to our library
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Sunday, August 14, 2011 - 6:46 pm
74% of the audience was female & 60% was over 34 y/o
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Yesitsme
Member
08-24-2004
| Thursday, August 18, 2011 - 2:27 pm
Thought they did an excellent job with the screenplay and casting. Some really strong performances. I thought it was a great book, so glad it became a great movie.
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Sugar
Member
08-15-2000
| Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 10:04 pm
Loved it.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 4:41 am
A vile, racist film. It made me feel so dirty I spent 2 hours with my loofah.
The African American characters were., typically subordinate, and allowed white folks to feel like they'd participated in an act of liberation that was disguised as as indentured servitude. How charming! How Retro!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 8:40 am
I thought this was a period piece?
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Spangs
Member
10-07-2005
| Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 9:15 am
As a black man, I felt exactly the same about this movie Tish; I was out of there before the closing credits.
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Holly
Member
07-21-2001
| Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 3:18 pm
By DAVID GERMAIN - AP Movie Writer | AP – 2 LOS ANGELES (AP) —
"The Help" continues to clean up at the box office, taking over the No. 1 spot with $20.5 million in its second weekend.
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/help-moves-upstairs-20-5m-no-1-weekend-161948579.html?nc
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - 12:49 pm
Pamy,
My initial reaction was much like yours - it's a period piece. However, this well written article (under the trailer) did much to help me understand the problem. Honestly - it's a problem w/both the book AND the film, as the film is pretty faithful to the book.
Anyway - it helped me see it from another perspective and adjusted my perception. CLICK HERE
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Boberg
Member
10-04-2002
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 1:47 pm
I really liked the movie. It had some fun, some southern sass, some humor, some courage, some information, and some truth to it. Sissy Spacek's character was hilarious.
It is not a hard hitting, show people how horrible racism is, and especially was in the past. It is not full of ignorant hatred, violence, or action. If that is what you are looking for, don't go see this movie.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 1:51 pm
I want to know what people found so offensive and off-putting? Was it the way the 'help' talked or that they were treated like lesser people?
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 3:13 pm
Escapee, if you read the link I posted above and you'll see where some of the objections come from.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 6:21 pm
I read the link. White type on a dark background nearly makes my eyes bleed. I'm not sure I'll ever see the film, but it's good to know what the complaints are about.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 6:26 pm
TY Teach!
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Boberg
Member
10-04-2002
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 6:46 pm
Escapee I read the post at the link Teach posted. If I understood it right......the offense is that the primary character that enables "the help" to have a voice is white.
Just like with the movie "The Blind Side"...many complained because it was about a white family helping out an African American child/teenager.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 6:59 pm
Am I understanding this correctly, that there are complaints because the main "hero" is white and not black? That in itself seems racist.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 7:05 pm
Why can't it just be viewed as a story about certain people who did certain things, and it had a happy ending and leave it at that? ITA Julie.
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Holly
Member
07-21-2001
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 7:17 pm
<That in itself seems racist.>
No kidding, Julie. In what universe is it considered "vile" and "racist" for one human being to help another? <smh>
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 8:01 pm
The main complaint goes well beyond one movie as the article states that almost all movies about race have a white person being the impetus for a black person to fight the system. In real life, in the 60s, this simply wasn't the case. However, Hollywood being what it is, movies w/black leaders lose funding (the article mentioned 2 Dr. King films that have had funding evaporate). It mentioned movies like Mississippi Burning, Long Walk Home and Ghosts of Mississippi that all follow the pattern of the "white hero." Having seen all those movies, I'd have to agree.
The article is worth reading.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 8:08 am
I read the article.
I have a problem with the complaint going beyond the movie. It's a freaking movie. Watch it for what it is and don't read more into it.
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Lakecat
Member
10-01-2006
| Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 9:02 am
thank you escapee.
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