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 enlarge | Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  601 reviews
Sales Rank: 1016
Format: Ac-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed), Spanish (Published)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 196
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D23866D
UPC: 025192386626
EAN: 0025192386626
ASIN: B00012QM8G
Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1993
Release Date: March 9, 2004
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 "The list is life." February 24, 2008
I first saw the movie when in grad school in Kingston. It seems a lifetime away now. I went with my friend JMM to see it. We drove up to the theatre in Kingston Township in the evening. After seeing the film, I remarked to him as we walked back to the car, "We're never going to be able to talk about this, are we?" "No," was his answer. And, we never did. The film is too moving to really talk about.
So, my wife and I sat down and watched the film, a couple of nights ago. My wife is much more the fan of comedy movies, so she sat through this silently, gripping my hand tightly at times. Early on, she asked, "Why are they doing this?" I explained as best I could. Later, she fell mostly silent, only commenting again when she realized that Schindler was trying to save his factory workers.
It's a sad, moving testament to humanity, this film. Now that we've finished watching it, I find myself again with little to say. What can one say, after all? Anything I could say would pale in comparison.
Schindler's List Is a Must Have February 13, 2008
The content of this movie is serious as a heart attack. I saw it in the theater and to say I loved it does it an injustice. It moved me deeply. To know this kind of inhumane treatment took place, and that one man made a difference for those whom he could leaves you tearful.
This is a movie to share with your children as they get into their early teens (too much reality depicted for younger kids).
Let us not forget those who died needlessly at the hands of the insane machine that was Hitler's Germany. If one cannot visit the death camps in Germany personally, this movie is the next best thing one can do to understand the enormity of this period in world history.
Schindler's List - Collector's Widescreen Gift Set January 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Schindler's List - Collector's Widescreen Gift Set
A touching film of the horrific genocide during WWII. I have visited the real "War Camps" in Germany and Poland, very moving to say the least. I recommend it for all to see. The movie is a 9 of 10 to me. I also recommend Ann Frank, Enemy at the Gate, The Killing Fields and ( Hitler's' Book) Mine Comph. (my fight).
Los Angeles, Ca.
Art imitating/recreating life December 6, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
After re-viewing this masterpiece of filmaking recently, I wanted to add just a few comments about how well Spielberg's "Schindler's List" recreated the history of that time, and how his faithfullness to the story-telling adds to the enduring quality of this film.
All too often in movie-making it seems movie directors think they need to change the real story, embellish or twist the historical facts, in order to make a movie "entertaining" to modern-day viewers. But the Holocaust is a daunting task- how to artfully recreate an event in history that, had it not actually happened and the events been recorded for posterity, would be too unbelievable to ever occur to the wildest of human imaginations.
"Schindler's List" is a masterpiece of blending a compelling human story with the known facts, without any "Hollywood" revisions.
After reading several of the published books on Oskar Schindler's life, and the history of the concentration camp Plaszow ( faithfully recreated in the movie, even to the point of those scenes being filmed in a reconstructed "camp" very near the present-day location of the historical camp), I've been re-impressed with the movie, for it's faithfullness to history. Actual photographs of the real Kommandant Ammon Goeth (played by Ralph Fiennes in the film) exist showing him astride his white horse in the camp, standing on a balcony of his camp villa, casually brandishing a high-powered rifle....images that were almost exactly reproduced in the movie. An actual survivor of Plaszow who was on the movie set reportedly was even terrified by Ralph Fiennes, as he apparently so perfectly mimmicked the real Goeth. The depiction of numerous brutalities within the camp are also confirmed by eye-witness accounts of Plaszow survivors.
This is one movie, about an unthinkable historical event, that remains faithful to the facts, and lets the story tell itself.
And that story is timeless, and never to be forgotten.
Absolute Masterpiece. November 27, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Every once in a while, a movie does more than simply entertain. This movie moves you, make you think, makes you want to take action, and most importantly, perhaps, it leaves an imprint on your life. Schindler's List is one of these movies. It does all of the previously described and so much more.
Schindler's List is about a rather selfish and greedy businessman named Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson). His only concern is making money, and if he happens to help people while doing it, so be it. However, he begins to become almost obsessed with the idea of saving these people after seeing the horrors incurred on them from the grip of Hitler and especially the psychopathic Amon Goeth (Ralph Finnes).
This movie is powerful in its writing and its storytelling. To see Schindler transform into this man who begins to use his absolute genius in business to save lives stirs up emotion in the viewer. To see Goeth's insanity allowed to manifest itself in his concentration camp sends shivers up the spine and feelings of disgust rise up. Schindler's List even raises questions about politics and shows what happens if politics goes awry--mass chaos. One cannot help but want to yell out in some extremely tense and dramatically ironic scenes in the movie, which shows it's genius by stirring up the viewer.
The movie is also a work of art. Using every possible artistic direction, the movie is even just simply beautiful to watch. It is shot entirely in black and white (except for one little girl's red coat) which simply adds to the setting of the movie. Lighting is used multiple times to help create mood. Camera angles are always different and help to cause emotion to, again, coming pouring out of the movie.
The only negative I have about this movie is that you probably won't be able to do much afterwards due to the emotional drain you will experience.
I cannot recommend this movie highly enough.
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