JFK - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) | Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones

JFK - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) | Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones | This is a Modern Essential in Modern Film...Poignant and Captivating

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	JFK - Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones Warner Home Video, 2003 average customer review:based on 324 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A film that every American should see

This is probably the most disturbing film I have ever seen and I don't mean that in a bad way. On the contrary, JFK is a very powerful & captivating film that ALL Americans should be encouraged to watch. I won't try to give the particulars of this movie becuz there are other reviewers here who are much better at that than I. What I will say is that there is alot of info in this movie that you will probably never hear in a history class and for good reason. It simply makes certain factions of our government look downright evil. Oliver Stone may have taken some liberties with the facts(most of hollywood does), but just like he said in an interview once, if even half of what's portrayed in the movie is true, it would be proof that a conspiracy actually existed and should be a huge wake up call to the nation. Any clear thinking individual (whether right or left) who sees this movie, should walk away deeply disturbed by the damning accusations that are made towards our government. If you believe (as I do) that shadowy figures in our intelligence agencies plotted and carried out the assasination of one of the greatest presidents we ever had, you will never again look at your country the same way nor blindly trust your government again. A must watch!

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This is a Modern Essential in Modern Film...Poignant and Captivating

This is a modern masterpiece in film. Not for the special effects or anything of the sort, but for the brilliant blend of who-dun-it, fact, the combination of old and new footage and the well moving script. The honest dialog and the excellent performances of all the actors makes this thought provoking film one you will want to watch over and over again. (each time you will notice something new)

The main story surrounds the efforts of New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison,to bring the perpetrators and collaborators of the assassination of JFK to justice. It covers the little publicized "New Orleans" connections to that fateful day and gives insight into the cold war, anti-communist fervor of the day. Oliver Stone has never publicly declared that this plot was "the" theory but rather bits and pieces of of a puzzle that does make sense when you place them side by side. This is an enigma that will probably never be completely solved, due in part to the fact that witnesses are dying off and there is a welcomed want in the American psyche to just let painful things be.

The storyline is a combination of several books written about different theories (not solely Garrison's) which covers a great deal of fascinating possibilities and it is a powerful, emotional script. The stellar cast brings great credibility to the project as a whole. Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ed Asner, Joe Pesci, John Candy, Donald Sutherland, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman and Sissy Spacek, to name a few, grace the film with striking, sensitive and realistic performances. Pesci, who plays David Ferrie, is at his spastic best. Gary Oldman is quirky and unsettling as Lee Harvey Oswald. But besides Kevin Costner, who plays Garrison himself, the most noticeable roles are Sutherland as "X" and Jones as Clay Shaw. Sutherlands fast moving, fact filled recollection of the days leading up to, day of and days after Dallas is rivetingly filled with one little known fact after another. Jones' portrayal of the slickly, southern gentlemanly, secretly homosexual Shaw is eerie and thought provoking. Garrison's final summation, delivered by Costner, is emotionally gripping and its single shot editing, makes it more dramatic-almost mesmerizing.

Like Pearl Harbor, and most recently World Trade Center, my parents and their friends all remember where they were when they heard about the tragedy in Dallas. This is an event that truly changed America forever.
This is a wonderful movie that deals with a lot of "what ifs" and "guess whats". Definitely a modern classic in film.

Metaldiva Sez: Outstanding movie and the special edition is filled with extra scenes, goodies and a great commentary track, along with some interactives you are sure to enjoy. I love the DVD-getting another one today...Add this must have to your collection today...Share it with everyone.

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Dedicated to the memory of JFK,1917-1963

Ladies and gentlemen,citizens,it is with humble respect that director Oliver Stone presents the investigation of the death of a great American,John Fitzgerald Kennedy,the 35th President of the United States. It was Stone's hope and intention,that this courtroom epic,which runs for approximately three and a half hours,will become a living memory and an inspiration to both current and future generations. Kevin Costner is Jim Garrison,a district attorney who represents Lee Harvey Oswald who was accused of Kennedy's November 22,1963 assassination in Dallas. Sissy Spacek is Jim's wife. This film also features special appearances by Kevin Bacon and the late John Candy. Unlike Kennedy,then-Texas governor(now deceased) John B. Connolly survived the shooting although he was wounded. I dedicate this film to the memory of Kennedy and the surviving members of his family. Stone should make epics about the lives and post-presidency deaths of Lyndon B. Johnson,Richard M. Nixon and Ronald Reagan. I'm sure Nixon and Reagan saw this film(they were both alive in 1991 when this film was theatrically released). I'm also sure that Gerald Ford,Jimmy Carter,Bill Clinton,George W. Bush and Bush's father saw this film also.

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Not a bad JFK Assassination survey, mostly of the folkes who were in the Oliver Stone JFK movie

Even 'Red'Asner, a real leftist jerk
in real life, has SERIOUS doubts
about the silly 'Oswald SHOT JFK', per-
iod, believing morons like D.R. Von Pein
(or is it Pinhead?)...Well, anybody who
likes the Cincinnati 'Reds' deserves to
be brainwashed, I guess!

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