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Title: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: Woodsea on 17 Jun 2018, 02:04 am

I am 53, I watched Mr. Rogers plus electric company, and sesame street in my middle childhood.  He was a safe haven for me.

This documentary is perfect for our time and every time.  I dragged my 13 and 15 yr olds to this movie.  My 15 yr son admitted to tearing up a couple of times.  The rest of the audience in the theater were my age or above.

Just go and see it.  I promise you that it will move you and make you realize that America is great because of people like Mr. Rogers.  But, like his son stated in the movie, it was like I had Jesus Christ as a father.  He had his foibles and his idiosyncrasies that made him human, but no one can logically deprecate his actions on television.

Title: Re: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: Folsom on 17 Jun 2018, 03:18 am

I want to see this movie.

Title: Re: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: ctviggen on 17 Jun 2018, 10:48 am

Thanks for the review.  I'll put this on my list of things to watch.

Title: Re: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: Randy on 17 Jun 2018, 06:12 pm

Did Eddie Murphy play the lead?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJvE0_YGMHw

Title: Re: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: charmerci on 17 Jun 2018, 07:48 pm

Quote from: Randy on 17 Jun 2018, 06:12 pm

Did Eddie Murphy play the lead?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJvE0_YGMHw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJvE0_YGMHw)

lol

Title: Re: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: stlrman on 28 Jun 2018, 02:12 am

I’m from Pittsburgh, so of course  we will see this !!!

Title: Re: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: wushuliu on 9 Jul 2018, 01:41 am

If you're not in tears by the end, you're not human.

Title: Re: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: Rob Babcock on 7 Aug 2018, 06:04 am

I'm a bit late, hopefully it will make it to Netflix.  Guys like Mr. Roger's demonstrate that I grew up in a far better time than today.

Title: Re: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: Folsom on 7 Aug 2018, 06:28 am

Awesome. See it in theaters.

Title: Re: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: soundbitten1 on 7 Aug 2018, 03:36 pm

It restored my faith in human nature.

Title: Re: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: stlrman on 7 Feb 2019, 02:57 pm

this is coming to HBO in a couple of days.  :D :D :thumb: :thumb:

Title: Re: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: ajzepp on 14 Feb 2019, 04:07 am

It was fantastic. What a tremendous soul. The world is a less-kind place since Fred Rodgers left.

Title: Re: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: stlrman on 18 Feb 2019, 05:59 pm

Nicely put ajzepp !!!
We had three generations watching.
This movie is soooo heart warming, and beautiful!!!
I cried through out .
Don’t miss this movie ! It’s a stellar documentary!!!
10 out of 10 stars
 :D.   :thumb:

Title: Re: Won't you be my neighbor
Post by: ajzepp on 19 Feb 2019, 02:17 am

It definitely brought back some strong childhood memories. And then to be able to see him through the lens of an adult, it really gives a more complete picture of who he was and what he meant to the world. I rarely re-watch films, but I'm positive I'll watch this one again at some point in the near future.