Comments on: Temple Grandin | Review

By: Charlenerox25

Charlenerox25 — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:26:00 +0000

The movie was awesome. Im a spec ed teacher and Temple explanation of autism was amazing. She truly has a gift from God and she used her gift to change things not perpectuate. I dont see anyone else taking a stand so stop complaining.

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By: Tony Lewis

Tony Lewis — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:45:07 +0000

What a great movie; for me, one of those gems that I come across from time to time where I stumble onto it as I’m spinning the dial, knowing absolutely nothing about the main character and very little about the subject matter (autism) and am totally knocked out. Danes is sensational in the title role and deserves every award out there. Grandin’s autism is depicted intelligently and sympathetically and her portrayal by Danes presents her (Grandin) as an extraordinary human being. Fabulous.

By: Seashellroom

Seashellroom — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:55:34 +0000

From the writer down to the Actors, right on to Temple Grandin. I will am purchasing the book today. After viewing the HBO movie. Veggans “Hush” the respect the writers put into this movie was great! I will tell all of my family and church family about this movie. Temple Grandin I have so much admiration for the achievements that you are making with autism.
Loved it**********

By: laylalula

laylalula — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:23:58 +0000

This movie totally amazed me….It’s the closest I think I’ll ever get to understanding what it must be like for my daughter who is diagnosed with the same disorder…. Wow!

By: Krispy

Krispy — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:19:56 +0000

An otherwise good review, derailed when the reviewer became preoccupied with his own political beliefs about the livestock industry. How does that have any relevance to the film at all? If you’d reviewed, for instance, David Fincher’s “Seven,” how many paragraphs would you have devoted to personal opposition to murder and torture? And how in the world did you ever convince yourself that it made sense to quote the f—–g Smiths in this review? Is this a first draft? You messed up and published your first draft, didn’t you? Or do you just not re-read and edit yourself for content?

By: Janice Robertson

Janice Robertson — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:22:14 +0000

After watching the movie Temple Grandin, I was amazed at how much she accomplished and how much she wanted to learn and achieve. I shake my head at all the people in the United States who take education for granted. Although, she highlights making slaughterhouses more humane, the fact is that most people cannot boast the accomplishments she has achieved. She is truly an amazing woman and deserves respect. She did not set out to single handedly change the industry, she wanted to make some parts of the process better for the animals. What a wonderful movie about someone who triumphed over so many obstacles to achieve so much.

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By: Don

Don — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:29:19 +0000

As the author of this review, I would like to clarify that in my opinion a rating of 7/10 is very positive. I liked this film a lot and I thought my writing reflected that.

The confusion seems to stem from my comments concerning the real Temple Grandin’s much praised role in making the livestock industry less inhumane by making the cattle’s death march more tolerable — those comments were by no means a critique of this film (or of Claire Danes for that matter). The comments were concerning the history of praise in real life.

I don’t think Temple Grandin is in any way at fault for any of this. She made important improvements in the livestock industry, I have no problems with what she has suggested or done. It is purely the overwhelming attitude that the changes that Grandin has suggested for the livestock industry are enough.

And I do not hold Temple Grandin in any way accountable for making any of the improvements that I personally feel are more important to raising healthier cows and healthier meat.

I think it is possible to still enjoy this film no matter what your opinions of the livestock industry are.

By: LanceThruster

LanceThruster — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:01:30 +0000

I’ve always loved movies about truth-tellers; the challenges of autism only added to that. I never fail to be amazed by just how consistently they are told to shut up for a multitude of reasons (ego, insecurity, ignorance, vindictiveness, criminality, etc.) by those of the prevailing order.

Did not expect to enjoy this movie as thoroughly as I did.