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Orange movie-goers' reactions

• " war horse is an outstanding film its the best i have seen in a long time worth watching again " — nathan, 20
• " Very sad, not for the faint hearted or animal lovers...the lads voice / accent was a bit wussy." — Gemma & Wayne, 30, St Austell
• " very over dramatised. lasssie meets gone with the wind with a bit of all quite on the weatern front. get the dvd" — sharon, 33, birtley
• " Lassie with a horse, not a good Lassie either! That said some good performances from the actors and the horses were amazing. What a surprise to see Tony Pitts, aka Emmerdale's Archie Brooks, in the trenches of WWI." — Tracy, 41, UK
• " this is a beautiful film...it has your heart from the off ..a truly magnificent film.there wasn't a dry eye in the cinema and my great gran used to say a film is no good unless you shed a tear..." — Lisa
• " extremely corny, grossly over sentimental and more Disney than Spielburg. very disappointed after all the hype. perhaps ok for under 12s" — Steve, 60, Newcastle
• " Fantastic film just as good as the play. my 17 yr old loved it too." — alma, 49, staffs
• " not the greatest film I've seen but worth watching" — robert, 61, barnsley
• " For me that is the best movie ever I loved it defenite hit!! can't wait to get it on DVD!! x " — Shannon , 14
• " I must say, this is a truly amazing film. The actors are amazing, the music is amazing. The emotion that is displayed, by even the horses is astounding." — Michelle, 14, North walsham
• " Amazing film the best film I have ever seen! I love Benedict cumberbatch he is an amazing actor and person but the film is just amazing I can't wait until it comes out on DVD I love it" — Abby , Bolton
• " I've seen this film twice now and it was aamazing both times! so emotional and just an amazing film that you should definatly see!:) " — binky
• " After all the hype a very disappointing film.The acting was poor, accents abysmal and the story wishy washy took almost to the end to get going.A T.V.film ." — Graham Folkard, 63, swadlincote
• " Loved it and found it very hard not to shed a few tears " — jay, 46, Essex
• " certainly didn't feel like a 2.5 hour film, with something going on all the time! hit every emotional nerve - funny, sad and thought provoking on many levels! a definate must-see!" — James, 22, lichfield
• " Absolutely amazing film would see it again and again brilliant!" — Tracey Plumridge, 50, Southampton uk
• " Great film, emotional, nice to see a horse take centre stage for once! Recommended." — Sarah, 42, Warwickshire
• " Best film i have seen in a long while, deserves an award, i cried loads, war horse shows the total futality of war. " — Tid, 44, Cardiff
• " Great film one of the best films I've ever seen" — Ozzie, 13, Bodmin
• " War Horse the book is one of my favourite reads. Although the film may not be at the same standard as a young womans imagination, I thought the directors worked well in producing an accurate and thoroughly enjoyable interpretation of the novel. " — Fiona, 18, Buckinghamshire
• " Not a decent Devonshire accent between them, the film was one of the poorest films I have seen for a while. Why not pick a French girl to play a French girl too!? Or maybe some germans to play germans!?Cinematography was all off too, seemed very fake!" — Josh, 26, Devon
• " highly recommended its very emotional the best film I've ever seen " — Savannah, 14
• " Brought tears to my eyes. A good film although nothing new here just a simple story of boy and horse triumphing against the odds." — Jonathan, 58, Market Harborough
• " A cinematic master peace, the most powerful film I've seen for many years. Tears were never far away. Really enjoyed it. Highly recommend." — helen ottley, bexhill
• " Gentle yet brutal at times. Lovely story. Horse deserves an Oscar. " — Ingychook, 45, Cardiff
• " What a great film .The film sets were fantastic.I cried at the sad parts but very enjoyable film lots of action" — Lynne, 64, Nottingham
• " brilliant an emotional rollercoaster id recommend it" — clfevangs, 45, llanelli
• " I expected to weep but didn't, the film has been Disneyfied so there's no gore, thankfully. A touching story and makes you think about what those brave soldiers, men and horses, had to endure for our freedom" — Kelly, 52, Lancashire
• " great story, poorly told. " — M Oviegoer, 33, Northumberland
• " This film is amazing, it made me cry. I strongly recommend war horse to everyone. 10/10 loved it " — Emily, 14, Birmingham
• " Amazing film, cannot wait to see it again." — David, 66, York
• " A real joy from start to finish it kept us entertained... I loved it and my partner who usually wriggles n fidgets hardly spoke a word.. Yes defo an award" — Jeannie, 56, Launceston
• " An AMAZING film a must see for 2012!" — Amy, 17
• " I didn't understand what all the fuss was about and went to see it. Nothing interesting at all! Boring in places,cheesy,full of silly scenes, good for kids only" — Yohanna, 34, Camberley
• " A prime example to show that a tank is far better than a horse in a war zone. " — carlos, 32, ashford Kent
• " Totally fab film made me cry and ive not cried since avin my 3 child" — Sarah, 28, Rochdale
• " Very heart wrenching and made me cry loads! I recommend it to everyone!" — becca, 13
• " amazing, I would absolutely watch it again. I have the soundtrack on my iPod. If this doesn't win an award I will be very dissapointed. " — marylou, 17, manchester
• " Bring a box of tissues as cried from start to finish but amazing film. Highly recommended" — julia, 37, Southampton
• " loved it, i laughed and i cried! excelent fim defo worth the watch!!!" — lou, liverpool
• " Excellent!!!" — sheffielder
• " The best film u will see this year fabulous joey deserves an oscar lol" — at, 44, loops
• " Brilliant but very sad take plenty of tissues." — Norma, 50, Canvey Island
• " The worst film I've seen in a very long time. Astonishingly poor script. " — john, 40, Norfolk
• " casting brilliant, very traumatic film, highlighted the cruelty and horror of the first world war, I could never watch it again too upsetting." — shirl, 61, cannock
• " if you're familiar with devon accents or have ever seen a real horse avoid this film. " — telock13, hampshire
• " Haven't read the book or seen the play. just seeing the incredible puppets on TV was awesome. The film just, well good, very good. oh and it wasn't Hitler. don't think he was born then. a very must see." — sunflowe, 56, birmingham
• " giddy up as quick as you can down to the flick you wonderful " — marinamalc, 48, norf london
• " Loved the book and stage show, cant wait to see film." — Shirlee, 44, Cardiff
• " superb just go and see giddy up" — marinamalc, 48, norf london
• " read the book seen the show film is best of them all. we even went to premier got to the front to see wills + kate and all the cast " — malcmarina, 48, london

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