Review of Six Days In August

[Everybody Wang Chung]

Thank you for your genuine and honest review, President Wang Chung. I don't think the producers and director are in a position to ask for anything more. I hope you'll post your review on review websites.

As an aside, I've seen film clips of Brigham speaking in tongues. I'm disappointed that the "tongue" sounded like Irish Gaelic.

A few questions:

Who won the tree-cutting contest? Brigham or Joseph?

Did the film depict Brigham's weaknesses?

Did you stick around for the credits and catch the performance of “O Give Me Back My Prophet Dear"? If so, how was it?

If you stayed for the credits, did you catch the list of financial supporters?

Having seen the film, do you agree with the insider's assessment back in July?

For starters, as the title of this thread indicates, this insider thinks that the movie is “absolute garbage.” But they go on to elaborate:

—The movie suffers from “Whitewashed history” and “one-dimensional characters”
—There have apparently been serious problems in the editing room since the current cut of the film has “terrible pacing”
—Apparently the “acting is atrocious”
—And the screenplay, which received extensive feedback from the Executive Producer “is pretentious and verbose.”

This informant notes that the movie has a run time of 2 hours and that 3/4 of the movie elapses before they even get to “Day 1 of the ‘six days in August.’”

- Yes, the "tongue" was definitely an actual language. To me it did sound Gaelic or even Aramaic. It was important for the Executive Producer to portray the "tongue" as a real language and not just gibberish.

- Joseph won the tree-cutting contest, but it was close. Before, and after the contest, there was way too much hugging.

- Yes I agree with the insider's assessment. The insider was spot on.

- And yes, the movie is almost over before Day 1.

- I must admit that I didn't wait for the credits to end. I frankly had more than I could endure and once credits started to roll, I took off.

- It didn't portray any weaknesses that BY might have had. BY was portrayed as a manly, strong and heroic figure.

[Kishkumen]

I can't wait for your review. Just wait a couple of weeks and I'll send you the YouTube link.

Can't wait.

[Doctor Scratch]

Excellent and very detailed review, President Wang Chung. I think you were very fair in your assessment. Even without having seen it, I am baffled at why anyone would think that this was a good idea for a compelling, dramatic film. The Exec. Prod. has intimated that part of the goal with the movie was to resuscitate BY’s reputation, but I have a hard time seeing how this movie is going to impress anyone beyond the hand-picked brown-nosers who hang out on his blog.

[Doctor Scratch]

Has anyone caught wind of an alleged campaign to flood the various review websites with negative reviews? The Afore is claiming that such a thing is happening, but where is he getting this?

[drumdude]

Has anyone caught wind of an alleged campaign to flood the various review websites with negative reviews? The Afore is claiming that such a thing is happening, but where is he getting this?

Must be the other obsession board.

[I Have Questions]

Has anyone caught wind of an alleged campaign to flood the various review websites with negative reviews? The Afore is claiming that such a thing is happening, but where is he getting this?

He’s trying to get ahead of the film being genuinely panned by claiming it’s all the work of those damned critics, not because it’s a poor film. It’s a desperate move.

[Everybody Wang Chung]

Has anyone caught wind of an alleged campaign to flood the various review websites with negative reviews? The Afore is claiming that such a thing is happening, but where is he getting this?

He’s trying to get ahead of the film being genuinely panned by claiming it’s all the work of those damned critics, not because it’s a poor film. It’s a desperate move.

I hope Utah movie critic Sean Means posts a review soon. He gave the film Witnesses 2 stars.

I'm going on the record and predicting Sean will give this film less than 2 stars.

[Marcus]

... Yes, the "tongue" was definitely an actual language. To me it did sound Gaelic or even Aramaic. It was important for the Executive Producer to portray the "tongue" as a real language and not just gibberish...

Oh boy. If anyone has a clip, I'm happy to run it by my elderly Gaelic-speaking in-laws. They will be amused, I am sure.

[Tom]

... Yes, the "tongue" was definitely an actual language. To me it did sound Gaelic or even Aramaic. It was important for the Executive Producer to portray the "tongue" as a real language and not just gibberish...

Oh boy. If anyone has a clip, I'm happy to run it by my elderly Gaelic-speaking in-laws. They will be amused, I am sure.

Sorry, I intended to write Scottish Gaelic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7JN3YQZoxQ

[Tom]

Has anyone caught wind of an alleged campaign to flood the various review websites with negative reviews? The Afore is claiming that such a thing is happening, but where is he getting this?

I checked with friends who are vocal hardcore online critics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They’re not aware of it. Perhaps someone here made a passing remark a year ago and the Proprietor printed and filed the comment in a creepy dossier.