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A Woman Called Moses
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| Part No: | B0000560W6 |
| Manufacturer: | Xenon |
| MFG Part: | DXX1026D |
| Customer Rating: | 3.5 / 5.0 |
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| Harriet Tubman-An American Hero | 2008-11-17 | 3 / 5 |
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| I guess I need to explain my three stars as having nothing to do with the content of this movie. So I'll present the pros first,then the cons. Well obviously I watched this 70's TV movie (well on DVD that is) because I see Harriet Tubman as an often forgotten American hero who not only formed the "underground railroad" and personally led many slaves to freedom in the north but her later involvment in the Civil War and her later crusades for the early stirrings of woman's rights in the suffergete movement. I read books about her as a child and Harriet Tubman is even the subject of a painting I made a few years ago. Cicily Tyson does an incredible job as Harriet,who starts out a slave of course,bitter and angry at the injustices around her.She endures many of the humiliations accorded to slaves (including being used on one occasion as a human mule) and the equally demeaning concept of her and her husband having to "buy their way" to freedom. In her disgust against this system she turns her energy toward creating a system allowing slaves to escape to the northern states to be free people. The movie plays out her transition from a broken down slave into a confident woman "called moses". Orson Welles adds a narration to the affair.So the actual content of the movie is wonderful and I think everyone interested in any type of history and social injuctice being undone should definately see this. The minus side has to do with the reason this gets only three stars from me-the movie itself is five stars all the way but the presentation does in fact leave a lot to be desired. It's apparent that this DVD was transferred from a VHS tape and even that being the case it looks like it was taped directly off of TV as the series aired. There has been zero effort to enhance the quality of the picture let alone remaster the movie. And that does a great disservice to this classic.But nevertheless if you can overlook the poor quality of the production values this is something more then worth your time to check out. |
| CICELY TYSON DOES IT AGAIN! | 2008-09-24 | 5 / 5 |
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Cicely Tyson proves once again what a versatile actress she is, as she portrays one of my favorite black heroines in this movie. She makes you FEEL what she has to go through to bring the slaves through the underground railroad.
And this picture brings one back to reality in appreciating FREEDOM and the price one is willing to pay to have it. |
| So Disappointed | 2008-06-29 | 1 / 5 |
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| I was so eager to own this movie starring Cicely Tyson that, back when I bought it, I didn't take time to read the reviews. I wish I would have. The picture quality of this DVD is very poor. It looks like it was recorded off the television while the station was messed up due to inclement weather. I was so disappointed. I'm hoping for a digitally remastered release of this movie, because I would still like to own it. |
| Great Educational Tool | 2008-05-04 | 4 / 5 |
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| Okay, maybe the picture is a little dark. But it's an incredibly complete picture of Harriet Tubman's life! My 5th garders learned so much from it. |
| A Great movie and a wonderful performance | 2008-02-11 | 5 / 5 |
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| This was a great movie, and Cicely Tyson as usual, does an excellent performance of Harriet Tubman. The quality could have been much better, but over all it was very good. The drama was excellent, at times I had to pause it just to collect myself. This is a movie that you can watch with the whole family. The best part of it, is that it is historical, and a great chance to tell your children or grandchildren of the wonderful black men & women who made a difference in this world. |
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