DISQUS

Robert Fure · 1 year ago

Yo what is this BS? I didn't see a single Hispanic or Asian in this trailer? WTF is up with that? I call BULL all over this man. Spike Lee is a racist, man. ;)

Trailer looks pretty good, but I still maintain what Spike Lee does best is be a prick, not make movies.

jack2jack · 1 year ago

This is beautiful, I can't wait for the movie this fall. Robert grow up and then maybe someone can hold a conversation with you. You know that thing ADULTS DO.

Robert Fure · 1 year ago

If I ever grow up, how can I justify writing such snarky comments and an entire column based only around my anger? No thanks!

BTW, Jackie, please check out some of our other Spike Lee stories to see just why my opinion of him is so low, these days.

Gothic Liner · 1 year ago

I have read the book, which is poorly written and full of ridiculous historical errors. The event in question took place on August 12, 1944, when troops from the 16th SS Panzer Grenadier Division killed 560 people, including 116 children. No US soldiers, let alone African-Americans from the 92nd Division, were involved. One villager said "It's a false reconstruction that does not take account of the historical reality," adding"This sort of fiction should be banned, otherwise the damage to the memory and historical truth will be very serious." I do not advocate banning films, and plan to see this one. That said, Spike Lee needs to get his own glass house in order instead of hurling stones at Clint Eastwood.

Robert Fure · 1 year ago

Thats very interesting, Gothic.

So it looks like Clint Eastwood crafts his stories around meticulous research and historical accuracy and that is that.

Spike Lee will warp and distort and take what he can to send the message he wants under the false veil of truth.

Shane · 1 year ago

Funny, I didn't see any "based on a true story" flashes in the trailer.

Cole Abaius · 1 year ago

Wait a minute - Spike Lee throws himself into the news cycle by intentionally saying something controversial and then the trailer for his new movie comes out?

That's so uncharacteristic of him.

Say what you will about his filmmaking skills, but believe that an attack on two year old war movies over not having enough minorities in them when you've got a new war movie coming out that heavily features minorities isn't bald-faced PR and nothing else, and you're just naive.

Don't believe the hype.

Scott W · 1 year ago

Robert, you're assertion about the lack of 'Hispanics or Asians' in the trailer is patently wrong. One of the two pivotal characters in the novel and the movie is Hector Negron, the Puerto Rican Buffalo soldier, who, ironically, is played by Laz Alonzo, a bilingual Afro-Cuban. Or there is no such thing as black Hispanics?

Gothic Liner · 1 year ago

Well, I'm glad Scott W read the book. Speaking of black Hispanics, or in this case Afro-Brazilians, here is a quote from page 262 of the novel: "..... Stamps couldn't stand the Brazilians. He'd visited their camp once. It was filthy. No latrines. They didn't even bother to bury their shit." As for Asians, "The Gurkhas were even worse. They were psychotic, with their long robes and swords and screaming death cries. He heard they died by the dozens from tuberculosis because their bodies weren't used to the cold...." For the record, Gurkhas do not wear robes, carry knives (kukris), not swords, and come from the mountains of Nepal, where it can get quite cold.

Becky! · 1 year ago

I dont really care how accurate this movie is, or even that its based on a true story. I love that its different from all the other world war II movies I seen. I love the action, the romance, the intensity, sometimes its just nice knowing the tragic movies arent reality, that way you cant walk out the theaters and not feel bad for what happened decades ago...Its just a movie that speaks the truth as far as black soldiers during the war..

GNJ · 1 year ago

I'd like to see Tyler Perry do a World War II film. And have we forgotten, there's suppose to be another movie about black participation in World War II. It's about the 761st Tank Battalion and Morgan Freeman is supposed to be producing it. My father served in the 761st so I hope it's done well. I may be an extra in it. Who knows.

Jon · 1 year ago

What the heck........German Marked Halftrack.....a US M3??????...and a 105 Howitzer firing with no recoil? Come on Spike......spend some money and get up to speed......there is no excuse for that.......I hope the movie is better, but those major errors and some guy carrying a 50 lb hunk of marble hanging off his belt is any indication of what is to come.....I will save my money.

Spike, do a movie about the 761st tank Battalion.....if you want to honor Blacks in the service during WWII.

GNJ, The 761st reunion is later this month in Chicago.....I will be there!

AM · 1 year ago

[Robert Fure says:

June 13th, 2008 at 7:34 pm

Yo what is this BS? I didn’t see a single Hispanic or Asian in this trailer? WTF is up with that? I call BULL all over this man. Spike Lee is a racist, man. ;)

Trailer looks pretty good, but I still maintain what Spike Lee does best is be a prick, not make movies.]


Laz Alonso is Cuban (hispanic). Maybe his last name, and NOT his skin color, should've been a tip-off Robert Fure. So superficial. You only consider olive skinned people to possibly be hispanic? Tsk tsk tsk. Go ahead and say "no" to save face.

Of course Spike Lee is an arse for still referring to him as black and not hispanic in his movie description. Unless that's the doing of producers, marketers, etc. Which I doubt.

Nobody will notice that detail (Alonso being Cuban) ....not whites,blacks,and asians at least. "Is his skin dark? Then he's black."

Concerned Black Filmmaker · 1 year ago

Nice trailer. Now if only the film was half as good. "Miracle at St. Anna" is the worst thing Spike Lee ever made. Ineptitude at its worst. Skip it.