- Language: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- ASIN: B00028G75C
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #35,121 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A Shining Lincoln Shows Tarnish, Too,
By Rev. Antonio Hernandez (Illinois) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gore Vidal's Lincoln (VHS Tape)
Though made drearily for television, this film has a number of elements that is ahead of its time. Sam Waterston's savvy, almost hippie-like Lincoln is not at all the "great ape" that many of Lincoln's detractors claimed. He is like the true Abraham Lincoln. With the high-pitched Kentucky squeak in his voice (like Lincoln), Waterston is simply riveting- as Lincoln himself must have been. His terrible screech of pain during the height of the Civil War is something I had always imagined he did several times. Waterston hypnotizes with this Emmy-worthy portrayal. The facts in the film are blurry at times, the direction is plodding, the lighting is too dark- and Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Todd Lincoln must be the casting blunder of the 20th century. Yet all involved give terrific performances. Too bad there wasn't more LINCOLN to this "Lincoln". But all in all, it is the must-see for any interested viewer.
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3.9 out of 5 stars (39 customer reviews) 82 of 86 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Waterston is the Definitive Modern Lincoln,
By R. W. Rasband - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gore Vidal's Lincoln (VHS Tape)
Sam Waterston is a very different Lincoln than the stately, orthodox one of Raymond Massey or even Henry Fonda. This Lincoln is clever, scheming, cynically funny and nakedly ambitious--one who might have a thing or two in common with some well known politicians of the 20th century. You could even call Waterston the first urban Lincoln, under the rail-splitting pretentions. But Waterston never loses sight of Lincoln's tortured, proud but guilt-ridden greatness, and that is the secret of his fine portrayal.
80 of 87 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A more true picture of Lincoln than some would like to see..,
By R. Kyle - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: NEW Gore Vidal's Lincoln (DVD) (DVD)
But, more historically correct. Lincoln was a politician. He never set out to free the slaves. He actually offered leading free Blacks the opportunity to take the slaves to a new American colony in South America because he never thought ex-slaves would have a chance. There was corruption in his Administration. First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln probably sold the text of the "State of the Union" address to the New York Times. She also kept 'ghost' employees on the White House payroll to pay for her extravagances in remodeling.Still, Lincoln was a good man and a good leader, grieved at the state of America. Sam Waterson depicts a man heavily laden with the burdens of a country, constituency, and family that could be enough to break a lesser person's resolve. Mary Tyler Moore's performance as Mary Todd Lincoln was also good. No one will ever know whether it was mental illness, addiction to morphine, or some other cause that drove her to 'headaches' and spendthrift behavior. Tyler Moore's presentation was of Todd-Lincoln was troubled---and human. My big complaint about this DVD was the film quality. This looked like a low budget film that was not digitially remastered for DVD. Pity, because this is an excellent depiction of the times and one of our American heroes. 39 of 41 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Strong portrait of a different Lincoln,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Gore Vidal's Lincoln (VHS Tape)
The TV movie, perhaps predictably, doesn't have all the sardonic bite of Vidal's original novel. But it goes a long way toward breaking out of the Raymond Massey talking-waxwork mold and giving us a Lincoln believable as politician and man, as well as a strong portrait of the intensely political milieu in which he operated. Waterston is excellent-- completely unbound by past portrayals of Lincoln, and even fairly good at making us believe that he's anywhere near Lincoln's height-- and though I think there's a little too much of Mary Todd's personal life and not enough of the Civil War in this miniseries, there's no quibbling with Moore's splendid performance, which beautifully captures the pathos of this sad, unliked woman.
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