Worst. Movie. Ever.


I really admire that the children in some rural area decided to collect 6 million paper clips...because, uh, 6 million jews died. There's problems, though. They would need much more, because Jews weren't the only people that died.

The German visitors were probably the smartest people in the whole damn movie. There are kids in that school who asked "What do Germans Look Like?". I would've tolerated that comment, but I don't, because it came from 13, 14, and even 15 year old people.

A peice of history, a train used to transport the unlucky jews to concentration camps stood in Whittfield, TN. The townspeople RIPPED OFF PANELING, AND DESTROYED A PEICE OF HISTORY.

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azuretom, did you in fact WATCH THE MOVIE? They collected much more paper clips to include everyone that died. They put 11 mill. in the car for god's sake! As for the German comment, I have nothing to say. I completely agree with that.

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The ignorance of the children in the movie is excusable; they simply don't know any better.

Your ignorance is inexcusable. Do you look down on other because they're not as smart or as worldly as you?

It must be wonderful to be so intelligent and perfect.

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Not to mention that all those things he did not like somehow seem to make it the Worst. Movie. Ever.
What a buffoon.

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A least those kids are trying to learn.


I'm sure you were not born knowing the physical and cultural characteristics of the German people.




I feel like a juggler running out of hands

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"I really admire that the children in some rural area decided to collect 6 million paper clips...because, uh, 6 million jews died. There's problems, though. They would need much more, because Jews weren't the only people that died."

Seems you weren't paying much attention. They placed ELEVEN million paperclips in the museum to symbolize EVERYONE who died in the concentration camps. I figure someone calling into question the intelligence of the people involved in the project ought to, I don't know, at least maybe have a working knowledge of the basic facts at hand.

"There are kids in that school who asked 'What do Germans Look Like?'. I would've tolerated that comment, but I don't, because it came from 13, 14, and even 15 year old people."

Then the whole point of the movie -- the attempt (and overwhelming success) of a small, isolated, homogeneous community to shed their isolationism and reach out and discover different people and cultures -- was completely lost on you. Thank you for confirming my earlier speculation about your lack of attention to the basic facts and theme of the film.

" A peice of history, a train used to transport the unlucky jews to concentration camps stood in Whittfield, TN. The townspeople RIPPED OFF PANELING, AND DESTROYED A PEICE OF HISTORY."

I'm sure you would have much rather they let the 90-year-old train car continue to deteriorate to the point of structural failure (which appeared to be on the brink of already) so that it was completely lost to history, as most of them already have been. Letting it rot into the ground would have been a MUCH better testament to its historical importance.

You're not exactly looking like a genius yourself with your frankly idiotic comments.

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I found this to be an amazing film. I'm on a diversity board and plan on showing it to others

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What is a diversity board?

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It is board or committee that informs others about different cultures with a goal of creating acceptance and respect between the differing cultures. It also addresses issues of gender, and race.

Schrödinger's Cat is Dead, Schrödinger's Cat is not Dead

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I am always baffled at how the other five million people killed are usually forgotten. Whenever the holocaust is mentioned it should be said that 11 million people were killed and six million of them were Jewish.

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I had to watch it in school this past semester and I thought it sucked. This is basically the entire movie:

(In southern accent)Yeah, uh we collected about uh millions of paper clips and now we're uh bringin everyone to Tennesse to pay respect to uh all those doggone Jews who died!

Terrible movie. It serves no purpose. The movie was an hour and a half, and after 10 minutes I became exhausted of hearing southern people go on and on about the Holocaust. It was so incredibly boring that US Troops should use this to torture prisoners in Iraq.

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Buddy, you are the most anti-semetic person I've ever known AND if you think it served no purpose, you are SADLY misinformed. If you were there, in a concentration camp, I can wholeheartedly say that you would think much differently. I was shown this at my MIDDLE school. I'm 12, male, and JEWISH and I can honestly say that I cried throughout the film.

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JR: Of course they seem like the most anti-SEMITIC person you've ever known...you live with your parents. You know like 5 people.

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I am a teen Jew JR. I hated it. It had a great message and a fantastic idea, but the problem with it was that the only thing that changed during the course of the film was the number of paper clips. It was the same thing over and over and OVER again. It was mind numbing and boring. When I watched it at school I wanted to hit myself in the head so I could hopefully be knocked out and not have to watch that load of crap they call a movie.

Oh and no one should listen to this moron. He posts on the message board for High School Musical!

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Buddy, I was wrong to judge like that, and for that I'm sorry. I did not know you were a Jew, and I am ashamed that I posted like that. There are a lot of people in this world who are not tolerant of us, like that Drunkie Mel Gibson. Again... I'm sorry.

But have you actually read my posts on the HSM threads, THEY'RE ALL ABOUT HOW MUCH I HATE IT, AND HOW I SHUN DISNEY NOW!!!!!! Just take a look for your self.

LOOK AT ALL OF MY HSM POSTS, I SWEAR IT IS LIKE BEING SPOON-FED HELL!

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Perhaps for the sequel they could do paperclips for the millions killed under Stalin's reign. Or perhaps the millions not kill in concentration camps. The millions killed in Stalingrad. Why is it we always focus on the holocaust? Khmer Rouge anyone? Rwanda?

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Good point.

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Or even the 200,000 Iraquies killed by the USA and UK.

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You make a very good point! I think that the other 5 million are seldom mentioned is because they all didn't have a common trait.

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Im bored that diversity is always understood only to mean racial diversity. How about walking style diversity? I walk with a cane most of the time. No one cares because i am not Jewish.

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Every time I thought the movie was finally about to finish, there was a new "development" and the thing seemed to start explainign everything all over again.

On another note, if the Australian population ever gets wiped out, please don't equate my life to a paper-clip, I'd find that rather demeaning...though I guess I'd be too dead to realise.

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Emptiest. Soul. Ever.

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The problem isn't the subject matter -- this is the Worst DOCUMENTARY Ever because it's not one, not even close. It's clearly all written. To the point where I would bet people are reading off of cue cards. And because it's all recreated post-fact, it feels ridiculously staged. I went in wanting to love it and wanted to puke the minute I saw the principal drinking coffee and eyeing her watch as her corny voiceover started, clearly being directed. Two minutes in and it never changed. It's something but it's not a documentary -- in a world where documentaries are more and more becoming amazing works of art. This one's truly embarrassing. Give me Sara Silverman's provocative approach any day. Sometimes the road to Hell really is paved with the best intentions, hence this movie.

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"I really admire that the children in some rural area decided to collect 6 million paper clips...because, uh, 6 million jews died. There's problems, though. They would need much more, because Jews weren't the only people that died."

A-FLIPPIN-MEN!!!! Maybe they wised up later on in the movie i dunno. Me and my mister got so angry we had to rip if out of the dvd player.

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I respect the opinions of those who didn't like the movie. That is your choice. I for one really liked it and found the story to be very interesting. It is just amazing how so many people cared and helped out this little school in a town that not many people have heard of just for a school project.

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Im not trying to be mean but dont you find it a little tokenish to do a story about how the Jews had it so bad in wwii and say its in the name of DIVERSITY?? I mean i rented the darn thing because it said "12 million paperclips" or some such thing and I thought "Wow, finally a story that mentions handicappers or mentally different people or whatever." THAT would be different. THAT would be something i havent seen a million flippin times. And maybe it did eventually cuz like I said we couldnt even get through the first half of it. I mean come on, I know Jews who are sick of people kissing their butts. Id feel the same way if i were a Jew. I know you have to kinda centralize stuff and you cant cover every person who died in every flippin war but I still dont even know what the Holocaust means because i was always taught it was everyone killed by mister hitler not just the Jews. Some dictionaries say this some say just the Jews.

For petes sakes I find references that say hitler killed 6 million PEOPLE period!! As if the other millions werent even people!! I dont like that.

The subject interests me because it seems someone somewhere has something to hide because a Jewish lawyer defends Nazis at skokie and thats cool but me, a handi-flippin-capped german american, I even ask a question and I have 100 people (usually non Jews by the way) jump down my throat and tell me Im a flippin nazi. (Actually here at imdb its been like half and half, meaning some people dont jump down my throat and some do.)

See I will be anyones friends and my mister and i have Jewish friends and nazi friends and catholic friends and communist friends and republican friends and democrat friends and monogamous friends and very loose friends. We love everyone and it makes me sad to think there are all these non Jews crying thier butts off because everyone thinks of wwii in terms of the Jews.

Anyhoos, I appreciate your comments and do not think i am getting crazy at you. I am just crazy in general cuz I CANT FLIPPIN EXERCISE. :0)

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By the way Im sure it was heartfelt and all that and when Jews die its sad and stuff like when anyone else dies. It just seems to silly to me in the context of history. (I see good movies i think anyway, until someone says well yah that sucked because it was just a copy of other movies. Point being Im not even saying it was a bad movie, because i dont do that unless Ive seen a movie like three times and obviously I didnt even see this ONCE!!! So Im not judging it like a critic would say "this movie suck", not at all. Im just saying WHY CANT WE LOVE ALL PEOPLE!?!? I mean i get flippin discriminated against even in the handicap community because i walk with a cane and not even the whole darn year. They think im some kinda handicap wannabe!

You dont wanna be me people :0)

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"I really admire that the children in some rural area decided to collect 6 million paper clips...because, uh, 6 million jews died. There's problems, though. They would need much more, because Jews weren't the only people that died."

It is stated in the film that the number of paper clips in the railcar representing those exterminated by the nazis in concentration camps was increased by millions to representatively include other murdred victims: homosexuals, gypsies and Jehovah's Witnesses.

The paper clips are a symbolic, not a literal, representation.

Some (at any age, and with limited information and experience) may ask, "What do Germans look like?" But I wonder how many Americans have any understanding whatsoever of Islam?

Ignorance is not bliss. It is just plain ignorance, whatever the reasons or justifications for its existence.

This film is a lesson in understanding that might, hopefully, contribute to some mutual respect between differing peoples. Despite what Dubya has said, it is not "us" versus "them." We are all just "us".

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I just do not understand how a person could watch this movie and say anything negative. Even if you thought it was boring, why would you slam a movie thats purpose was to show "that people are really good at heart." That while evil may win battles goodness overcomes and wins wars. It idealistic, but after watching this movie you almost believe it, or at least you are closer to believing it than when you started. Because even if you thought this movie was poorly made, how could anyone down children and teachers educating themselves about the holocaust and giving tons of the people the opportunity to partcipate and gain closure. I respect your opinion, but I think its horrible to be callous about children who are just trying to make sense of something that its almost impossible to make sense of. I think your jaded spirit really defeats the purpose of this movie.

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Funny how everyone concentrates on the 11+ million slaughtered by Hitler, although horrible, but nobody gives mention of the 21+ million people slaughtered under Stalin's regime. Nobody seems to take into account the destruction of American Indian culture and slaughter of their people by (my) the US's government. Nobody seems to take into account the brutal oppression of the Irish by the English; of Protestants by Catholics and Catholics by protestants; Of Hindus by the Moslems and vice versa. Of Buddhists by the Chinese elite... I could go on and on for hours.

If anything, I see this movie as a gateway, nothing more, just like all Holocaust films. Movies like this are made and intended for us to start thinking. If we stop after seeing the film, it has achieved nothing. If it inspires us to take a course on oppression, sponsor a child, or do something even greater, then it has succeeded.

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I shall try.
Then I shall wait all day."
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Is the movie the best produced documentary ever? No. But it's sure as hell an inspiring story.

I am showing this movie to my 10th grade English class. We have just finished reading "Night" and we are currently researching world genocides. My students are doing research on:
- the Holocaust
- the Armenian genocide in Turkey
- Stalin's Forced Famine in the Ukraine
- the Bosnian conflict
- Rwanda
- Darfur
- the Rape of Nanking
- Pol Pot's regime and the Cambodian massacres

There should be more knowledge of genocide and horror than simply the Holocaust, but as boosh said, use it as a gateway to knowledge and understanding. Putting down a movie that is supposed to be a symbol.... well, that seems like an end to a conversation, not a worthwhile contribution.

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Made me laugh when one of the teacher's said he was a typical southerner who was quick to judge and stereotype the children and not take input from them, until the project got started... what do they teach teachers nowadays?

It does have a a good moral of not judging people and stereotyping them, but it kinda didn't have the drive to keep me watching. It would have been more entertaining making the kids go back through there ancestors and seeing if one of them was apart of the many lynch mobs that were popular in the early 1900's and seeing how the reaction was to that... I'm pretty sure it wouldn't have been broadcast on TV and maybe would have had some of there grandparents sweating profusely.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for them learning about Hitler and the morals of judging before knowing, but seems they could show them something that they will see in front of there face, in the street & on the TV. People who are still been racially judged now.

I wonder if they teach them about how how Martin Luther King was assassinated for been 'different' in there state of Tennessee.

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Why do you assume that just because they were Southern that their grandparents were part of lynch mobs? You're stereotyping people.

(on Gwen Stefani) "I don't know what a hollaback girl is, all I know is I want her dead."

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In regards to why there aren't documentaries in relation to Stalin, and the Khmer Rouge and other atrocities, I think there are a few basic reasons.
1. THere are literally thousands, of startling images with which we can remind ourselves of what horrible things happened during the NAzi holocaust.
2. Aside from the images, there are thousands if not millions of written records by the nazis themselves that document what they were doing, as it was a very ordered systematic approach to this evil thing.
3. There are more survivors which trickled into other cultures to tell their stories than under any of these other regimes.
4. The jews are focused on because they were the largest targeted group and they had the greatest voice afterwards.(in that era how many homosexuals would stand up and claim their orientation and tell their story public, how many invalids, mentally handicapped etc could tell their stories?)

Certainly there are probably more reasons, but there is no reason to become resentful or hostile because the jewish people are focused on, a logical analysis will tell you why.


I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed man...

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Nope. That honour goes to Twilight.

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