Very Cool!!!

SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Brilliant film about slave who mutiny, slaughter most of the crew and up in America where John Quincy Adams defends them. Really a sad tale, not only does it show the evil's of slavery, but the evil's of man against man and how evilly we can treat one another. Anthony Hopkins is absolutely stellar as Adams and the rest of the cast is excellent as well. Really should be required viewing, especially in today's climate.

This movie was actually cool, but it lacks emotion in some scenes. I can't feel the glory of their winning and the spirit. The opening was so scary, made my mind thinking what could that black thing be? I'm so glad that slavery is, I think, over now. What they did to Africans were so cruel and sadistic.

I appreciate any movie that is willing to take an honest look at American slavery (I.E. not sugar-coat it with some revisionist "Gone With The Wind" BS), and if you're unfamiliar with the Amistad case, it's an interesting time in history. Anthony Hopkins's monologue at the climax is one of the best pieces of acting I've ever seen. My only rub is that all the courtroom stuff just seems to go on forever. I was a little disappointed that we saw so much of the white people arguing over the Africans and so little about the Africans themselves.That being said, the middle passage scene is the most heart-wrenching, realistic depiction probably ever shot. You can really understand just how horrific the experience must've been.Anyways, technically speaking, it's a great film. Check it out, but drink some coffee first, lest you fall asleep with all the courtroom jargon and "white savior" grandeur.

The story of the Le Amistad, a slave ship that was behind controversy of slave trade in the United States. I personally enjoyed the story-line of the movie. The historical aspect made it more interesting. I would give the movie a 7 out of 10. Although i enjoyed the story, the quality was lacking. There were a few scenes that i could barely hear the dialogue of the characters. The music sometimes drowned the out or the sounds of the surrounding environment. I can see this as an effect to make it feel more realistic. I had to turn the subtitles on to understand the English speaking characters. The African Speaking characters were usually subtitled. But there were some scenes where the African men were speaking without any subtitles. I could not understand what they were saying in those scenes. Overall this was a pretty good movie that i would recommend to a friend who enjoys historical movies.