Troy Savory
19Feb13
I think Spielberg has his formula for film and will continue to use it to make critics love him. I think he should retire.
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porcelainfox
4Feb13
A little too cheesy and just too fast-paced. You're never given a chance to really feel the characters. One moment they appear out of nowhere - the next moment they're dead. It's a shame, because Spielberg picked a fantastic cast. Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hiddleston, for instance - their part of the story should have been longer. A slightly disappointing piece, overall.
Joseph Sylvers
30Dec12
if this had started with the trenches it might have been something, but all that horse whispering in the shire beforehand was too much, best line "that's enough, break it up, its a horse not a dog!"
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Inês Sampaio
29Nov12
Created solely to make viewers cry, War Horse fails to win a place in our hearts and make a difference. Joey's story is indeed moving and heroic but the director recurs to too many tear-catalizers, brutal imagery and stoic sentimentalism to make it work as serious film-making. The cinematography is brilliant as always and the music is pure John Williams, but this time Spielberg's talent wasn't enough to work it out.
Jye Sherwell
26Nov12
Rewatched it and loved it even more I think. Cried many many times and nearly started sobbing at the end scene, but held back as my Mother was watching it with me. Beautiful beautiful film in every way.
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Judicial Joe
24Oct12
"Germans are mean brutes who hate horses and blood wasn't used in war until 1942." - Steven Spielberg
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rado
15Oct12
It's always magic hour in England, characters cast multiple shadows and are so over-lit they look like cardboard cutouts. It's like a lighting equipment farm out there. What were Kaminski/Spielberg thinking?! Nature should be filmed with utmost respect, not brutalised by aggressive artificial lighting. After the swollen Act 1, film becomes quite amazing. "Tintin" was all great, but this needs director Sam Peckinpah.
MovieMuffin
2Sep12
One of the best movies I have ever seen in my life! I laughed, cried, celebrated and was in literally in awe of the beauty of this film on so many levels.
Christopher Edward Campbell
22May12
You expect a very schmaltzy film and that is what you get. Not the greatest film but the beautiful story makes this film worth watching.
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Matthew Martens
13May12
Another score of shameless pastiche from John Williams, but that's OK, because the man is awfully good at it, and his sources are sublime. Another stab at tear-jerking, soul-inflating dream-work from Steven Spielberg, and when he has the right vehicle for it, as without question he does here, it is a privilege to hand my emotions over to him and let the manipulations begin. Not a great film, but a beautiful one.
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Cinematic Cteve
11Apr12
War Horse: Saving Mr. Ed http://cinemauprising.blogspot.com/2012/04/spielbergs-war-horse-saving-mr-ed.html
T.J. Royal
9Apr12
The horse's presence and personality were more convincing than all the human characters put together. And not having a consistently engaging human anchor for the story kept me from absorbing the full effect of the admittedly impressive photography and scene-setting atmosphere. Was it just me, or was the editing all jittery and truncated? Seemed like most of the scenes should've been extended a few beats longer.
Nelson Núñez
6Mar12
Quizás la mejor película de Spielberg desde Munich. Secuencias e imágenes memorables (el uso de las aspas de molino durante la ejecución, esa tregua entre los soldados enemigos para ayudar a Joey) y una, definitivamente, para la historia (el caballo huyendo y enredándose con las alambradas). También un prodigioso ejemplo del uso del fuera de campo para recrear la violencia y la muerte.
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Andres Pff
1Mar12
was the kid retarded or something? or just the embodiment of lack of sexual drive and purity?
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lasttimeisaw
29Feb12
a 7/10 my review: http://lasttimeisawdotcom.wordpress.com/2012/02/29/last-film-i-saw-war-horse/
Kirby
28Feb12
Great cinematography, but I find it hard to relate to a horse. I suppose it's not Spielberg's fault that I'm not a horse.
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