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disneyjunkie · 11-14-2009, 12:09 PM

Saw this movie last night. I was in tears during most of the movie.

Hard to believe that "parents" can actually treat their children like that.

If you go see Precious, be sure to take plenty of kleenex.

I had no idea Mo'Nique was such a great actress. Funny lady yes, but an actress wow.

OceanAnnie · 11-14-2009, 12:22 PM

I plan to see it! I saw a trailer and oh my gosh. It hooked me! Lots of emotion right off the bat. I hope it ends well. I was flipping through the channels last night and came across some show called tomatoes (?) and they did a segment on this movie. They gave this movie a really good rating.

disneyjunkie · 11-14-2009, 12:31 PM

Just read that the movie grossed 1.8 million last weekend. Amazing for a movie that was only showing in 18 theatres.

chisnpeke · 11-14-2009, 12:49 PM

I saw the review in People magazine and they gave it a great review. It looks incredibly sad. I read it was based off of a book called Push. Has anyone read it?

allison443 · 11-14-2009, 01:51 PM

At first I didn't think I could see this movie, it's so sad. I've read a lot about it and now I'm really thinking about it though.

lillygator · 11-14-2009, 01:54 PM

what is it about?

catycatcat4 · 11-14-2009, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lillygator

what is it about?

Youtube or google the trailer/ the movie

disneyjunkie · 11-14-2009, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by lillygator

what is it about?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5FYahzVU44

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEAT6FrXbvk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6emKxAx9Mc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1n4NdoGP0A

Aisling · 11-14-2009, 06:44 PM

When I saw the trailer for this movie, I thought there's no way I can see it. Just from that little bit, I got so upset. I wanted to give her a hug so badly, I had to remind myself it's only a movie!

C.Ann · 11-14-2009, 07:08 PM

I am very, very rarely interested in seeing a movie - before it's available on cable - but this one does look interesting..

Does anyone know for sure if it's based on a book? If so, I would like to read the book first..

hrh_disney_queen · 11-14-2009, 07:16 PM

I had a chance to see this last Saturday at the SCAD Film Festival for free, and I declined. My DH went without me, and he said it was a good film, but sad.

LuvCuteBoys · 11-14-2009, 08:29 PM

It's based on the book Push by Sapphire and I'm pretty sure it's a pretty accurate translation, from everything I'd read.

Entertainment Weekly gave it a phenomenal review. Oprah and Tyler Perry were both involved in the distribution of it. I think it's going to be this year's Slumdog. It's supposed to be uplifting in a similar way, I believe.

C.Ann · 11-14-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by LuvCuteBoys

It's based on the book Push by Sapphire and I'm pretty sure it's a pretty accurate translation, from everything I'd read.

Entertainment Weekly gave it a phenomenal review. Oprah and Tyler Perry were both involved in the distribution of it. I think it's going to be this year's Slumdog. It's supposed to be uplifting in a similar way, I believe.

Thanks! I always like to read the books first because so much is cut out for the movies..

Darsa · 11-14-2009, 08:34 PM

WOW... that trailer was hard to watch! Looks like a really powerful film, I may have to see if it comes up here...

charming23 · 11-14-2009, 08:38 PM

The movie looks so sad but I want to see it. I think from all the buzz surrounding it, it will be the big Oscar movie this year. I hope it comes to a theater near me. Better stock up on kleenex if it does.

11-14-2009, 12:09 PM	#1
disneyjunkie I'VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU!!! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 12,160	Precious - sad, sad Saw this movie last night. I was in tears during most of the movie. Hard to believe that "parents" can actually treat their children like that. If you go see Precious, be sure to take plenty of kleenex. I had no idea Mo'Nique was such a great actress. Funny lady yes, but an actress wow. __________________ If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you to go on in spite of all. And so today I still have a dream. ~Martin Luther King, Jr. All Star Sport August 14-21,2001Pop Century April2-10, 2004Pop Century April 22-30, 2005

11-14-2009, 12:22 PM	#2
OceanAnnie I guess I have a thing against maroon food If they are well behaved I'm okay Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 9,921	I plan to see it! I saw a trailer and oh my gosh. It hooked me! Lots of emotion right off the bat. I hope it ends well. I was flipping through the channels last night and came across some show called tomatoes (?) and they did a segment on this movie. They gave this movie a really good rating. __________________ "We do not see things as they are, we see them as we are." -- Anais Nin "Some lived careful lives and some lived careless lives, and everything that happened could be explained by the differences between them." -- Anne Tyler

11-14-2009, 12:31 PM	#3
disneyjunkie I'VE GOT MY EYES ON YOU!!! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 12,160	Just read that the movie grossed 1.8 million last weekend. Amazing for a movie that was only showing in 18 theatres. __________________ If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you to go on in spite of all. And so today I still have a dream. ~Martin Luther King, Jr. All Star Sport August 14-21,2001Pop Century April2-10, 2004Pop Century April 22-30, 2005

11-14-2009, 12:49 PM	#4
chisnpeke Got the blues on purple tag night But there is NO WAY I could kill an animal and get it ready for eating Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Loveland, Ohio Posts: 8,207	I saw the review in People magazine and they gave it a great review. It looks incredibly sad. I read it was based off of a book called Push. Has anyone read it? __________________ Laura

11-14-2009, 01:54 PM	#6
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11-14-2009, 01:51 PM	#5
allison443 DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,694	At first I didn't think I could see this movie, it's so sad. I've read a lot about it and now I'm really thinking about it though.

11-14-2009, 06:44 PM	#9
Aisling Where your mind goes, your behind follows I wear as little as decently possible, so I'd end up being the town hoochie if I lived in Walnut Grove Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 9,627	When I saw the trailer for this movie, I thought there's no way I can see it. Just from that little bit, I got so upset. I wanted to give her a hug so badly, I had to remind myself it's only a movie! __________________

11-14-2009, 07:08 PM	#10
C.Ann We'll remember when... No time for green bananas When the going gets tough, she gets the Palmolive!! If I knew we were going to be graded here, I might try harder Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 28,920	I am very, very rarely interested in seeing a movie - before it's available on cable - but this one does look interesting.. Does anyone know for sure if it's based on a book? If so, I would like to read the book first.. __________________ C.Ann ----------------- *"Scars remind us where we've been.. They don't have to dictate where we're going.."* "Life ain't always beautiful.....but it's a beautiful ride." "We won't be sad, we'll be glad for all the life we've had and we'll remember when...."

11-14-2009, 07:16 PM	#11
hrh_disney_queen My DH has the hots for Stacey Momma wuvs her little kitty-kitty, oh yes she does, oh, yes she does I knew what he was before I touched him, just never thought they could MOVE that fast Join Date: May 2004 Location: In my laughing place Posts: 10,760	I had a chance to see this last Saturday at the SCAD Film Festival for free, and I declined. My DH went without me, and he said it was a good film, but sad. __________________ .... "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son." Dean Wormer

11-14-2009, 08:29 PM	#12
LuvCuteBoys Doing good is not a competition Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,006	It's based on the book Push by Sapphire and I'm pretty sure it's a pretty accurate translation, from everything I'd read. Entertainment Weekly gave it a phenomenal review. Oprah and Tyler Perry were both involved in the distribution of it. I think it's going to be this year's Slumdog. It's supposed to be uplifting in a similar way, I believe. __________________ Please see the Hidden Mickey for Haiti thread

11-14-2009, 08:34 PM	#14
Darsa Has an active imagination Can't sleep with socks on! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Maine, ayuh! Posts: 1,852	WOW... that trailer was hard to watch! Looks like a really powerful film, I may have to see if it comes up here... __________________ Be who you are, and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss For my mom!

11-14-2009, 08:38 PM	#15
charming23 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 852	The movie looks so sad but I want to see it. I think from all the buzz surrounding it, it will be the big Oscar movie this year. I hope it comes to a theater near me. Better stock up on kleenex if it does. __________________ Me DM Cleo Caly Forget Edward Cullen, Adam Lambert Dazzles me. Donald Duck is #1 in my heart. Thanks praisehisname TR Elizabeth and the Seven Dwarves

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