The Color Purple

I gave this film 10 not because it is a superbly consistent movie, but for it's pure ability to evoke emotions in its audience. The story of one-woman's-struggle-against-all-odds is an old cliché by now, but very few films have carried it... Full review

As with many Steven Spielberg films, this is a beautiful-looking movie, scene-after-scene almost looking like paintings. To me, that was the main attraction of the movie because the story - although powerful - to me, wasn't as appealing as the... Full review

Steven Spielberg's too-bright, overlong, slickly-designed adaptation of Alice Walker's book about a repressed black woman in the old South living at the mercy of her brutish husband, mourning her separation from her beloved sister, and having a flirtatious friendship with... Full review

Steven Spielberg is, ironically, the most unfairly underrated man in Hollywood. There are so many directors that are content to make blatantly unoriginal works but Spielberg is the most original and ethical crowd-pleaser in America. And yet he is considered... Full review

OK when I was young, I wathced this film with my family and I thought that it was so boring. Then when I got older, I understood this film. It really is a powerful film. This film will bring tears... Full review

The film version of Alice Walker's hugely emotive and influential 1983 novel (written largely as letters from the central character Celie to God) was a massive Oscar success, and rightly so.In the role of the abused and awakened Celie, Whoopi... Full review

In 2005,this will be the 20th Anniversary re-released of one of the most unforgettable motion pictures ever devised for the screen. However,this movie is worth seeing since it comes from one of the most distinguished directors in Hollywood......The man who... Full review

Simply beautiful really is the only way to describe such a wondrous film, one which warms the heart, nourishes the soul, and brings a tear to the eye. This statement is neither hyperbolic nor exaggerated, one of many reasons I... Full review

Alice Walker's epic novel is put on the big-screen by director Steven Spielberg and the results are excellent. The film deals with the maturity and independence of a mistreated black woman (Whoopi Goldberg in an Oscar-nominated role) from the years... Full review

This is a truly wonderful film from the guru of directing, Mr Steven Spielberg. This great director has suffered much criticism throughout his career. He was slammed by a lot of the press for 'never really growing up' and it... Full review

Here is a typical story from the pages of the improbable career of Oprah Winfrey: It's 1984, the 30-year-old host of a Chicago morning talk show is in North Carolina, on the set of Steven Spielberg's film ''The Color Purple. LEAD: Here is a typical story from the pages of the improbable career of Oprah Winfrey: It's 1984, the 30-year-old host of a Chicago morning talk show is in North Carolina, on the set of Steven Spielberg's film ''The Color Purple. ... Full Review

The film was famously nominated for 11 Academy Awards Working with someone like Miss Oprah whos so talented and amazing - its a blessing. ... Full Review

As a white guy from Florida, Mr. Sanders initially had a hard time convincing Ms. Walker, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her book, that The Color Purple could be effective as a song-and-dance show. And the era when it was set, 1909 to 1949, offered such a great variety of musical styles for the composers to draw from. ... Full Review

Ultimately, The Color Purple fails because it seems more like a fairy tale than a believable and realistic drama. Reviewed by Colin Jacobson (February 7, 2003) With The Color Purple , we saw a filmmaker try desperately to break out of preconceived boundaries. ... Full Review

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Scott Sanders missed Oprah Winfrey's first phone call because he was in the shower.He was even more surprised shortly afterward when she offered him a million bucks. ... Full Article

As if those folks in The Color Purple didn't already have enough trouble, here comes the hurricane.No, Alice Walker did not rewrite her Pulitzer-winning 1982 novel to include a weather disaster. ... Full Article

I had to read this book for a college english class and I thought it was very appropriate.I think it might be harder for kids of a younger age to read jsut because it doesnt use proper english. ... Full Article

Scrawled in child-like handwriting across the curtain of the Broadway Theater, where the new musical 'The Color Purple' opened last night, were the words, "Dear God, I am fourteen years old. ... Full Article

Fantasia is certainly no stranger to performing on stage. It turns out, though, that Fantasia has found one stage she really likes to perform on. The American Idol season three champion has decided to extend her current contract with the ... Full Article