Prayers For Bobby
Prayers For Bobby
#1Prayers For Bobby
Posted: 1/16/10 at 11:06pm
**I know there is a thread but the search is acting up & won't open it for me.**
I just watched this today & have never cried more over a movie.
What are everyone else's thoughts?
#2Prayers For Bobby
Posted: 1/16/10 at 11:44pmI think the movie is stunning with great performances. I wept also. I think it is among Sigourney Weaver's best work.
#2Prayers For Bobby
Posted: 1/16/10 at 11:49pm
Agreed. I saw Avatar yesterday & this was just a complete 180 for her. I really hope she gets the Golden Globe tomorrow night.
Updated On: 1/16/10 at 11:49 PM
#3Prayers For Bobby
Posted: 1/16/10 at 11:50pmAgreed. One of the most powerful movies I've ever seen, television or otherwise.
#4Prayers For Bobby
Posted: 1/16/10 at 11:55pmI thought it should have been a mini-series. There was just too much of a 180 too fast. I know that they only had a small amount of time, but that's my recurring complaint with praying to accepting parent in most tv/movies. That said, it was beautiful and the acting superb.
#5Prayers For Bobby
Posted: 1/17/10 at 12:00amI thought the acting (apart from Weaver) was pedestrian. 7TH HEAVEN acting, as I call it. And I agree, the movie moved too fast. But I liked the ending, when she spots a guy at the pride parade who resembles her son and she feels compelled to hug him.
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
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#6Prayers For Bobby
Posted: 1/17/10 at 8:23am
I wasn't so sure about the beginning of the movie (it just seemed a little over dramatic at first- although sadly I'm sure that IS very much reality for some young gay people), but by the end I thought it was so incredibly powerful. That speech at the end alone was enough to make it worth watching.
Definitely an amazing job from Sigourney Weaver!
#7Prayers For Bobby
Posted: 1/17/10 at 8:56amThe film itself might not be perfect, but Weaver's performance is extraordinary. Had it been released theatrically last year, she would certainly be an Oscar contender right now. I wish she had won the Emmy last year and I hope she takes the Golden Globe tonight.
#8Prayers For Bobby
Posted: 2/27/10 at 9:05pm
My bf and I finally watched this last night--it's been on the DVR for over a year. Just one of those things we've avoided. Much of that is that he knew it would be way too close to home for him.
As for the film, the first hour is dreadful. Terrible, terrible direction and acting. But the second hour was much better and quite devastating. Despite its faults and quite a bit of expected preachiness, it was very powerful (probably no worse than much of what is on Lifetime), and it is my hope that this film reaches many many Bobbys and Marys and others who need the message of this story.
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