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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 0089859413230 Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC Label: Vci Video Manufacturer: Vci Video Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Vci Video Release Date: January 23, 2003 Running Time: 192 minutes Sales Rank: 3390 Studio: Vci Video Theatrical Release Date: April 15, 1980
Rating: - A star for effort
Great actors in this movie, ie..James E. Jones, Rosalind Cash, Irene Cara to say the least. I first saw this movie back in '80. I was a child then and didn't understand much but do remember this storyline being quite chilling. Now many years later I've taken a renewed interest in this story. I've been listening lately to live audio of Jones' sermons and recordings as well as archival footage.
What I don't care much about this movie is the fact that Boothe has no physical resemblance or personality of Jones. I don't think he was the better actor for this role. Also, as stated above, I have ... Read More
Rating: - One of the rare good "made for TV" movies
99% of "made for TV" movies are garbage, not so much because of plots or third-rate actors but low-production and low monetary funds are a major factor...there are a few exceptions, for example Wolfgang Petersen's Das Boot was originally released as a mini-series on German television that took several nights to be shown and after being shortened and shown in theatres worldwide it has become an all-time classic war film. I saw Guyana Tragedy as a child and though I was alive when the Jonestown massacre took place I don't remember hearing about it and this film was where I was first exposed to the ... Read More
Rating: - VCI Product of This Movie Is Poor Quality!
While the movie itself is very well done, the audio and video quality of this particular brand is awful, almost unwatchable. I had recorded this movie from tv with a cheap tape (recording over something else) and a VCR on its last leg and the quality was much better than this. I hope this movie is released on DVD in the future and digitally remastered. Don't waste your money on the VCI version of this movie.
Rating: - Poor video and sound quality
The video is great, except for the poor video and sound quality. I wish they'd put out a DVD version with clearer video and sound.
Rating: - A great film that seems to have been forgotten ...
This film is powerful, simplly put. Powers Boothe gives a dynamic performance as Jim Jones, one which won him an Emmy. The film was made for television, and premiered not long after the actual event. The film is presented in two parts, and its structure puts us in the role of Jones follower. In the first half, Jones is a likable guy, despite some obvious flaws. He is a powerful speaker, and he opens up the church to people in the community who had previously been excluded (blacks, the poor, etc.). When he is booted out of the church for this, he opens one of his own, the People's Temple, in ... Read More
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