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VHS : Native Son (1986)In association with Amazon.comstarring: Victor Love, Matt Dillon, Elizabeth McGovern, Geraldine Page, Oprah Winfrey directed by: Jerrold Freedman  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303864105 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6303864104 Label: Monterey Video Manufacturer: Monterey Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Monterey Video Release Date: November 11, 1998 Running Time: 111 minutes Studio: Monterey Video Theatrical Release Date: December 12, 1986 Sales Rank: 866 Related Items: Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not too bad!!I understand the perspectives of the other online-reviewers; however, being an English teacher, I have found this video to be quite beneficial and complimentary in assisting me and helping my students to understand the characterization and themes in Native Son. It is not an outstanding performance; however, it does offer a color cinematic version, while having actors that are recongnizable to a younger generation. I do not believe that many outstanding novels can ever really be properly ... Read More Rating:  - Outstanding Movie And Excellent BookFor starters this movie depicts everything that is detailed/explained in the original title "Native Son". I do not know precisely which movie one of the previous reviewers from Decatur, Georgia was watching, but I can most definitely assure that it was not Native Son. The cast performed almost as good as the cast members in the original story. I think the book and the video are an excellent combinational method for those reading the novel and attempting to visual what the entire ... Read More Rating:  - NATIVE FLOPThe cinematic presentation of Richard Wright's classic is once again another flop. Although it is far better than the original adaptation of the book into a movie (filmed in 1949), it fails to capture the essence of Bigger Thomas. How can such a film with a star studded cast fail so miserably? After all, now you have actors who can really act! Native Son lacks passion.Bigger comes across as poor Black boy gone wrong with his cowardly behavior. His white liberal benefactors personalities ... Read More Rating: - Big Letdown From the BookAfter reading the book, the movie leaves a lot to be desired. There were just way too many things left out of the movie. The film did have an exceptional cast, and the acting was terrific. I was somewhat suprised at how well Matt Dillon play Jan Erlone. The setting was pretty good too. The scenery was put together nicely, as it did look like the 1940's. Unfortunately, the editing from the novel made the film seem quite choppy. Having read the book, you got into the minds of ... Read More Rating:  - Book better than movieWell, after reading Native Son, I thought it would be a good idea to rent the movie to get visual of what happened in the book. Well, that was all I got out of this movie... There wasn't anything wrong with the acting or set, it was the script. They simply cut way too much out of the book. Here are some examples: -After Bigger killed Mary and they found the bones in the furnace, Bigger ran from the house (as he did in the book), and then all of a sudden he's on roof tops getting ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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