CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

TeenzTen An action-packed slog

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Stephan Hammond It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

vob I thought this mini-series based on a true story was earthy and factual. One writer complained of all the deaths... well a lot of deaths were a part of life in that era. All one has to do is visit an old cemetery to realize many lost their children to cholera and other diseases. But it has it's balance of joy and sorrow and it will be thoroughly enjoyed by most.Someone said the movie was a liberal politically correct portrayal. I disagree and I am not a liberal. A liberal could not have researched a movie like this without a rude awakening, to find Republicans were the ones who fought to free the slaves and give women the right to vote, while the "liberals" fought to keep them in bondage. While I know this to be a fact, I appreciate that it did not put a partisan spin into the film, it would have alienated rather than had someone enjoy the movie.I'm also intrigued watching Angelina Jolie, I find her to be a deep actress with a very pleasant countenance and I think this was the most meaningful film she's ever done, though I just recently saw it in 2010 while I believe it had been filmed as a mini series in the 90's. If someone wants to claim it was politically biased, I would say shoveling this film under the rug may have been politically motivated, because it showed not all slave owners were whips-on-blacks monsters that the race baiters tend to rely on. They were human and the masters and slaves often ate at the same table and formed close family like bonds with one another, which happens to be historically correct.Ignore the negative comments, they seem to mostly be by men insecure in their masculinity, taking a bite at something that put emphasis on the woman and her often overlooked role in history.

bobhist-1 I, as a professional writer, was recently contacted by a cousin of Janice Woods Windle to edit a writing that she had done about the true characters in the True Women saga. In addition to her narrative, she sent me numerous photos that she had collected over her lifetime of the actual persons involved. I managed to compile her writing into an orderly fashion, and convert the old photos into a format that could be inserted into the writing in the appropriate places. Much of the history that she presented came from the movie, but, from other documentations, is accurate in a general sense. What makes her writing so important is that she had the photos of the actual characters which I managed to implant into the writing. Since there is so much interest in the movie itself, I'm sure that some would like to read more about the individuals and, especially, see the actual photos of some of them.I'm unsure if the lady would be willing to release the work to public view, but I think that it should, due, especially, because of the photos. If enough people are interested, I may be able to convince the lady to make it public.For further information, contact me at: bobhist@yahoo.com

headshot69 A magnificent look at American history.Angelina Jolie and Dana Delaney were standouts (as usual).There was laughter, tears, joy, and excitement - and that was just me!!!I thoroughly recommend this movie as a well acted, and quite accurate from what I've read, drama about the early west.I LOVE American history, and this movie transported me back to a time that was not THAT long ago, but far removed from the comforts of modern times.

smothersnena True Women is a very well done film. It is about my own ancestors. Sarah and Euphemia were my ggg grand aunts, being sisters to my ggg grandmother [who was not in the fim]...but she was on the runaway scrape. I was thrilled to view this film, among the tears. I so enjoyed this film of my ancestry history, I flew to Texas to Seguin, where the film was made, and went on the True Women tour. As a young girl I had even lived in Seguin, Tx in the 4-5th grades. I met Mrs. King, Janice Windle's mother, took rolls and rolls of film, but the biggest thrill was walking thru the Peach Creek home of Sarah. I could hear the echoes of my ancestors and I peeped thru the rifle slots and could see Tildie and Sarah hanging by their arms under the trees where the Indians had tied them. I heard the cries of their anquish and felt a tremor thru my body that only a bond of kinship could bring. I did a review on this film in my college Film class and got a 4. for it. I watch this film often as I bought it and the book. I await Janice's sequel, Hill Country, to be also made into a film. An excellent job was done in the making of this true historic and ancestry film of my ancestors. I commend the producers and the actress and actors who portrayed my loved ones from the past. thank you..Nena Smothers