Anyone Seen "A Patch of Blue" With Sidney Poitier?

PacMan2006 · 03-06-04, 06:28 PM

I just watched this last night and liked it. I'm looking to see if others have seen it and how you enjoyed it--if you did enjoy it.

chente · 03-06-04, 07:04 PM

It's been years but I really enjoyed it. One of my favorite Sidney Poitier movies.

marty888 · 03-06-04, 07:19 PM

Very solid movie that was considered bold in its time, and one I always enjoy revisiting - especially for Shelly Winters' Oscar-winning performance.

PacMan2006 · 03-06-04, 08:27 PM

Yeah about Winters...I thought she was just okay in this film. What was so oscar worthy? She's on screen for 30 minutes. I thought the first half was great with her on, but I expected her treatment of Selina to get a lot worse once she found out she was with Gordon. It wasn't really that big of a deal.

I'm not saying Winters was bad. But I'm saying the blind girl and Poitier easily were the best in this film. I guess I just didn't see anything phenomenal out of Winters.

Trigger · 03-06-04, 10:11 PM

great flick.

03-06-04, 06:28 PM	#1
PacMan2006 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,356	Anyone Seen "A Patch of Blue" With Sidney Poitier? I just watched this last night and liked it. I'm looking to see if others have seen it and how you enjoyed it--if you did enjoy it.

03-06-04, 07:04 PM	#2
chente DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dark City Posts: 4,201	It's been years but I really enjoyed it. One of my favorite Sidney Poitier movies. __________________ My DVD Collection / DVD Trade List My HD DVD Collection / My Laserdisc Collection

03-06-04, 07:19 PM	#3
marty888 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Times Square Posts: 12,102	Very solid movie that was considered bold in its time, and one I always enjoy revisiting - especially for Shelly Winters' Oscar-winning performance. __________________ *Sex is nature's way of providing each and every one of us with a free home entertainment system.* My DVD List at DVD Aficionado

03-06-04, 10:11 PM	#5
Trigger DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 23,458	great flick. __________________ theomnom.com Before you speak, ask yourself, is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve on the silence? Sai Baba

03-06-04, 08:27 PM	#4
PacMan2006 DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,356	Yeah about Winters...I thought she was just okay in this film. What was so oscar worthy? She's on screen for 30 minutes. I thought the first half was great with her on, but I expected her treatment of Selina to get a lot worse once she found out she was with Gordon. It wasn't really that big of a deal. I'm not saying Winters was bad. But I'm saying the blind girl and Poitier easily were the best in this film. I guess I just didn't see anything phenomenal out of Winters.