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sophiamarie — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:02:01 GMT

Has anyone seen The Butler? If so, what did you think of it?

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Lila Belle — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:03:58 GMT

I finally saw it and was very enjoyable and the acting was excellent.

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sophiamarie — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:35:42 GMT

Thanks. I think I'll watch it over the weekend. The promos looked promising.

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Azcowgirl — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:47:19 GMT

I really liked this movie. One of the few good ones for 2013 I thought.

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celeste27 — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:48:37 GMT

For me, it was only OK. Mainly because I couldn't stand watching Oprah act! Not that she was bad---but she was Oprah! Also there are a lot of old film clips ala Forrest Gump. I was disappointed because I wanted to love it!

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Mellie33 — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:51:30 GMT

I wanted to see Oprah watching the Oprah Winfrey Show in the 90s. That would've been great.

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Shorty2U — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 05:52:58 GMT

Yes my husband and I saw it and we thought it was excellent and it should have been up for more awards than it was (is).

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PAX — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:06:05 GMT

If you go to see this movie keep in mind that it is not a documentary. It is a work of historical fiction.

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Love my grandkids — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:06:46 GMT

I avoid opie like the plague!

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physicsnut — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 06:29:09 GMT

No interest in this movie at all.

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sunala — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 07:59:29 GMT

I loved it and highly recommend it. Unless, of course, you don't care for Oprah, in which case, just skip it.

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RINGER — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:24:22 GMT

Hands down, ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES EVER!!!

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pinkskates4 — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:27:54 GMT

On 1/20/2014 Georgie the 5th said:
If you go to see this movie keep in mind that it is not a documentary. It is a work of historical fiction.

I really liked the movie, but was surprised to later find out so much was added for the sake of the movie.

Here's a link to explain the differences- warning SPOILERS

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/16/the-butler-fact-check-how-true-is-this-true-story.html

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Catitude — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:25:02 GMT

Loved it. We rented it this past weekend.

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lulu2 — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:34:56 GMT

On 1/20/2014 Love my grandkids said:
I avoid opie like the plague!

I did not know Ron Howard was in this movie.

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CardinalGirl — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:40:37 GMT

On 1/20/2014 sunala said:
I loved it and highly recommend it. Unless, of course, you don't care for Oprah, in which case, just skip it.

I don't care for Oprah, but I still liked the movie and still thought she did a really fine job. If I skipped every movie that had an actor that I didn't care for as a person, I would miss a lot of good movies.

I think it deserved more nominations, but the timing of it's release was lousy. It was released way too early in the eligibility time frame.....the Academy (and other such groups who bestow these honors) sometimes has a very short memory.

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sunala — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 03:07:27 GMT

On 1/21/2014 lulu2 said:
On 1/20/2014 Love my grandkids said:
I avoid opie like the plague!

I did not know Ron Howard was in this movie.

lulu good one!

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BaileyandBella — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 06:14:24 GMT

On 1/21/2014 CardinalGirl_ said:
On 1/20/2014 sunala said:
I loved it and highly recommend it. Unless, of course, you don't care for Oprah, in which case, just skip it.

I don't care for Oprah, but I still liked the movie and still thought she did a really fine job. If I skipped every movie that had an actor that I didn't care for as a person, I would miss a lot of good movies.

I think it deserved more nominations, but the timing of it's release was lousy. It was released way too early in the eligibility time frame.....the Academy (and other such groups who bestow these honors) sometimes has a very short memory.

I agree.....Oprah was great, even though I can't stand her, so was Forest Whitaker.

Parts were quite heavy. It's not a lighthearted movie. It's worth renting, IMO.

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Teacups — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 06:16:44 GMT

I was really sad to learn this was a fictional account....I really wanted to see a true story on the subject.

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sam29 — Wed, 22 Jan 2014 14:21:47 GMT

Not an Oprah fan. Tried to like the movie but just couldn't get into it. I thought it told an interesting story although not sure how much was fiction. I got distracted by trying to figure out the difference between fact and fiction. And then Oprah's face kept appearing on the screen. Ugh.