RepMaj04

I'm glad somebody else noticed the inconsistent story line too. I asked my wife, "How could he be dead if he came back to Walnut Grove as a doctor later?" Other than that one error, I love this look back at a time before the American people were spoiled and soft, and knew the importance of God and country, hard work, and REAL hard times. Patriotism and unity were the American stronghold. It's sad to think that there may be no more Michael Landons or Victor Frenchs' in Hollywood, to remind us of who we are and how we got here.

I never get tired of Little House, or many of the old re=runs from the golden days of TV.

I was sure that Mathew Labeatereaux would go on to become a renown adult actor, but I called that one wrong. What happened to him?

I found this movie an insult to the southern culture, and like all Altman movies, an arrogant jab at anyone living between the two coasts. I remembered when this piece of crap premiered, I heard the good people of Nashville were mad as hell at the obvious insult to their city and state. So I went to see it just to see if they were over reacting. They weren't. Altman and his ilk, think all of us who live in the "fly over" states are a bunch of backward rubes who just don't get it, cause we vote republican.

The casting was a joke, and the music worse. This was Hollywood country. This had nothing to do with Nashville or the country music culture. This was Country as seen through the eyes of the Hollywood culture. Why cast a bunch of yankees and west coast "progressives" to portray southerners, unless you're satirizing them. All I saw was a bunch of second rate actors dressed up as clowns, pokin fun at the backward hillbillies of Tennessee.

Just as M*A*S*H was a jab at the military culture, Nashville was no more than a laugh at the country music culture of the South. So yuk it up while you can. Hollywood and the mainstream media won't always wield the power of influence over our culture.

If you didn't know who Bobby Darin was when you started this movie, you still don't know. My wife and I were big fans of Darin and Dee, but when we finished this movie, we were crushed.

How dare Spacey take liberties with their legacy, by injecting his own myopic view of the era. The fifties and early sixties was an innocent time, and Sandra Dee reflected that innocence. However, if you believe Spaceys rendition, both of them were arrogant intellectuals, who were above their addle minded audience, much like todays Hollywood.

Yeah, I heard Darin turned activist later in his career, but calling the President of the United States a "liar", I'm sure, came from Spaceys own experiences with todays "patriotism is not chic" Hollywood crowd.

This movie is a prime example of why we watch the older classics, and try to avoid the recent releases at our house. It affected my memories of Darin and Dee, the way videos took the imagination out of music.

Even though this movie is based on a true story, it takes a few liberties. The victim was a Phillipine immigrant named Teresita Basa. Not Terry Devereaux. The nurse who was haunted by the victims voice, and her husband, were immigrants from India. But more important, the murderer was a black man, which gave the case a bit of a racial element.

This murder happened in Chicago, and the jury was a mostly black jury. Had the murderer not confessed, the jury was ready to convict him on a lesser charge, and he would have been given a light sentence. Unfortunately, the plea bargain allowed a sentence that was much too light for the crime he committed. He is probably back on the street right now. Maybe that's why the victims name was changed. Her family flew in from the Phillipines for the trial, and they were shocked at the punishment that we allowed in America, for murder.

I saw this movie as a kid, when it premiered. In fact, I saw it every Saturday while it ran. This is where I first learned of the Electoral College. However, the movie has been chopped up since then. A lot of good musical numbers are missing. I can't find the original length version anywhere, and that's a shame because a lot of people are missing a considerable portion of the movie.

I wonder if Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn even noticed each other on the set? Leslie Ann Warren and Goldie Hawn were fresh, and at their best! Too bad Walt had to go. Michael Eisner will never come close to the magic of those classic Disney days.

Whenever I see a "based on a true story", I know that liberties will be taken with the facts, to fit the agenda of the film maker. For instance, "Voices from the grave" was a good movie, but if you've ever seen the documentary it was based on, the disclaimer should read." loosely based on actual events".

It's hard to believe a polygraph was never suggested here. And the fact that no one was ever convicted for the crime, usually means they had the right suspect to begin with. Just remember when you're watching a "true court drama", most of the time, you won't get all the facts. Chances are, this guy WAS guilty.

Would somebody please verify something for me before I begin to doubt my own sanity? When we gathered around the T.V. set in the early sixties, to watch the WiZard of Oz, (it came on once a year, on Sunday, from 6:00 to 10:00. This is four hours! The commercial breaks then were 1 minute, so we actually got about 3 and a half hours of show. How does this translate into 112 minutes in 2005? I also went to the movies in 1976 to see the uncut version, which ran over 3 hours. What happened to the rest of the movie, and why isn't it mentioned?

James

Dallas