We Just Watched "Hotel Rwanda" WOW!

[MarianJack]

If not on the level of "Schindler's List", it is at least as powerful and important a movie as "The Killing Fields".

Don Cheadle is an AMAZING actor, and everybody else stays with him.

Its not a movie to watch with little kids, but a pre-teen or up could get a lot out of it. It does a great job of showing the horror without the blood & guts.

I won't tell you why, but look for a potential incontinence moment near the end when Don Cheadle is looking for his family during a raid.

Take mine and ChicaAzul's word on this one!

Peace!

[Raiden]

1. It looks like a GREAT movie

I hope to see it very soon

[MarianJack]

7. Do ASAP!

You won't be sorry.

[democracy eh]

2. I picked it up last night

and will watch it tomorrow

looks amazing

[MarianJack]

8. In This Case,...

...looks aren't deceiving.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

3. I watched it last night, and sobbed. It was very powerful.

Don Cheadle should have won an award for his performance. I also liked the fact that there was an interview with the real Paul Rusesabagina, and his first trip back since 1994.

[MarianJack]

9. I'll be watching the special features today.

As for Don Cheadle, if he is in a movie, I want to see it!

[smbolisnch]

15. Me too. It was so moving.

Excellent movie, and he should have won an award, I agree.

[tibbir]

4. I recently saw it at a friend's house.

It was phenomenal.

[MarianJack]

10. Good way to describe it!

We'll be looking for used copies at the video store.

[Dukkha]

5. I watched it last night too

Really good film. I'd say it's required viewing.

It's not a graphic as I expected it to be. They pointed that out in the documentary that they didn't want to turn away viewers with excessive violence since they felt it was important to tell the story to as big an audience as possible.

I agree Don Cheadle is fantastic.

[MarianJack]

11. Don Cheadle...

...a great actor. In a "Ray"less year, he'd probably have won that Oscar. I was gald to see him at least get the recognition of a nomination.

[huskerlaw]

6. Netflix says I'll have it

tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to seeing it!

[MarianJack]

12. You Are in...

...for a great movie!

[huskerlaw]

13. Wow.

I just finished watching it. I sobbed, I wasn't old enough, or rather, not involved in international politics enough, in 1994 to really know what was going on, but this same thing is going on now in Sudan. And we still do nothing about it. Ugh. Makes me ashamed to be American or a westerner in general, I guess.

The movie is a condemnation of the actions or inactions of the US, Belgium, France...and everyone else who didn't help. Sometimes I really think we suck.

[MarianJack]

14. But Isn't it Wonderful...

...that the news media keeps us up to date with the runaway bride and whose pants Michael Jackson has his hands in?

[Demonaut]

16. I couldnt stand Don Cheadle until I saw Hotel Rwanda

completely changed my opnion of him as an actor, a fantastic job1

[MarianJack]

17. I've Always Liked Him

To each their own.

[tjdee]

20. What! Don Cheadle is terrific!

Eh, you say tomatoes, I say tomahtoes...

[halobeam]

18. I just rented it for my afternoon break....

I get one of those (breaks) once a week. Thanks for the preview/review.

;)

[AlCzervik]

19. I watched it on Friday and i thought it was well done

although i was angry and crying at the end. The scene when Nick Nolte is sitting at the bar and gives Cheadle the low down on rescue was maddening.