your thoughts on Oliver Stone's "JFK (1991)"?

Answer 1

I liked that film. I thought that the way he combined black and white footage with color was very effective and made you feel you were watching a documentary. Lots of good performances as well - I loved John Candy. Don't know how much of it was based on fact but it made you feel that there was definitely a conspiracy around the death of JFK...

Answer 2

I liked the movie and thought it was interesting. I feel Oliver Stone has a conflict of interest in the production of a historical movie. If he does not uncover some unique conspiracy angle, then what movie does he make? By making this movie, he gains financially, is put in the middle of a controversy, heralded by others in the industry as standing up the govt, etc.
I read the Warren Commission report years and years before the movie came out. I do find it interesting how many so called experts or conspiracy buffs, have not even read the most important report on the subject.
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Answer 3

It is what you can call a kitchen sink movie. They threw in everything and the kitchen sink in that movie. It is a bit of a scatter gun picture where Spielberg seemed not to want to edit out any theory that might lead to a conspiracy. It is a fair representation of how that trial went, but; it did tend to make the movie drag on. I thought Bacon and Jones over played their characters as did Peschi. Meanwhile, Kevin Costner seemed to be playing the same character he always plays.

In short, it was not Spielberg's best or worst work.

Answer 4

It is a good movie, but sometimes it seems too slow, it is interesting, but I was expecting something different, I thought it would focus more on the assasination of JFK rather than the trial.