I sat and watched "3 The Dale Earnhardt Story" the other day. I thought the acting was very well done. Barry Pepper was very believable as "THE INTIMIDATOR" although slightly slimmer than Dale. I thought the movie could have gone into a lot more detail on the life on and off the track of an American icon. I have been a NASCAR fan for as long as I can remember, and have always hoped for a movie about the life of Dale. unfortunately my wish came true(kind of) this is not the movie I had hoped for. I understand the writers and producers got into as much detail as they could in a two hour movie. so so so much was left out though. Not sure when the law came about that a movie was only allowed to be two hours long. The movie never really touched on the incredible business person that Theressa Earnhardt is and how much she had helped turn Dales name into an empire. Never did it touch on the creation of D.E.I. or dales other many ventures off the track. Probably the thing i missed most of all was Dales reactions to seeing Dale Jr.s first wins. Even to racing w/ Jr. and Kerry for the first time. I must say though I was pretty interested in the movie till the sequence when Niel Bonnett was killed. Niel was Dale's best friend, and they never really touched on how his death had effected him. I was really disappointed when Niel had died in the movie. then they went to a commercial break. When the movie came back on we jump ahead what six years to Dale winning the Daytona 500 in 98.Then from 98 to his death in 2001 all in the matter of what ten minutes. I think this movie would have been a lot better if they would have taken the time to fit the important stuff in it. The movie did showcase the fact that dale was human and wasn't the super hero everyone thought of him. Although it briefly touched on his first two marriages it never said why or how those marriages ended. Whitch left me a lil confused. so hopefully someday some one writer out there will sit down and write a script about Dales life that is truly a movie that will be worthy of the Earnhardt name and legacy. Because for me although "3 The Dale Earnhardt Story" did have a few bright spots, I don't think it was worthy of bearing the name of Dale Earnhardt. I somehow think that if Dale were alive he'd be very disappointed in this movie too. I give this movie a 5/10 but only because of the acting.
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Sling Blade
(1996)
WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST FILM I'VE EVER SEEN
4 October 2004
I cannot believe I am just now seeing this film for the first time. I recently rented the DVD of "Bad Santa" and in one of the special features they made reference to "Sling Blade". It had a clip of B.B.T. and John Ritter. The clip was about one minute long and in that one minute i was cracking up. I was curious about the film having never heard of it before. The next day I had to rent it.
This was the first movie I have ever watched and said to myself "damn this guy deserves an Oscar". Billy Bob Thortons role was by far the best portrayal of a character I have ever seen. I have seen many great actors in many great roles, but I don't think I have ever seen a more intriguing performance. His performance of Karl was absolutely incredible. If I did not know that Karl was being portrayed by Billy Bob I never would have guessed it. It wasn't like most movies where you see the actor and know their acting. I was so swept away by the acting and story of this film I almost forgot I was watching a movie.
Judging from the clip I had seen the night before on Bad Santa I was expecting the film to be a comedy. I was very wrong. While the film did make me laugh a few times, it also had me close to tears at times. The film was masterfully done. Billy Bob's writing and directing were also phenomenal. The rest of the cast was great as well. John Ritter, Dwight Yoakum, and the boy who played Frank all gave great performances. I am a big fan of Dwight and his music but hell before the movie was over I wanted him dead LOL.
I have read some of the things other users have said about this film. I think a few of them are very narrow minded. Some I think have read more into it than what was really there. There was a lot of stereo typing in the movie but it came only from Doyle. Whats a better way to paint a picture of a bad guy in a small town? I thought the movie displayed southerners to have a lot of heart. Hell these people took in Karl with open arms and gave him work and shelter and he was a complete stranger to them.
This movie had no explosions, no special fx, no machine guns, no gratuitous nudity, and none of the other Hollywood gimmicks used to put people into the theatre. This movie was just a superb example of film making. This film exhausted all of ur senses. It made you laugh, it made you cry, it made you feel the suspense, but most of all it made you think. I highly recommend it to anyone who has not yet seen it. I give this movie a 12.
This was the first movie I have ever watched and said to myself "damn this guy deserves an Oscar". Billy Bob Thortons role was by far the best portrayal of a character I have ever seen. I have seen many great actors in many great roles, but I don't think I have ever seen a more intriguing performance. His performance of Karl was absolutely incredible. If I did not know that Karl was being portrayed by Billy Bob I never would have guessed it. It wasn't like most movies where you see the actor and know their acting. I was so swept away by the acting and story of this film I almost forgot I was watching a movie.
Judging from the clip I had seen the night before on Bad Santa I was expecting the film to be a comedy. I was very wrong. While the film did make me laugh a few times, it also had me close to tears at times. The film was masterfully done. Billy Bob's writing and directing were also phenomenal. The rest of the cast was great as well. John Ritter, Dwight Yoakum, and the boy who played Frank all gave great performances. I am a big fan of Dwight and his music but hell before the movie was over I wanted him dead LOL.
I have read some of the things other users have said about this film. I think a few of them are very narrow minded. Some I think have read more into it than what was really there. There was a lot of stereo typing in the movie but it came only from Doyle. Whats a better way to paint a picture of a bad guy in a small town? I thought the movie displayed southerners to have a lot of heart. Hell these people took in Karl with open arms and gave him work and shelter and he was a complete stranger to them.
This movie had no explosions, no special fx, no machine guns, no gratuitous nudity, and none of the other Hollywood gimmicks used to put people into the theatre. This movie was just a superb example of film making. This film exhausted all of ur senses. It made you laugh, it made you cry, it made you feel the suspense, but most of all it made you think. I highly recommend it to anyone who has not yet seen it. I give this movie a 12.
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