Matewan
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend A little-known chapter of American labor history is brought vividly to life in this period drama from writer-director John Sayles. It's a fictional story about labor wars among West Virginia coal miners during the 1920's, but every detail is so right that the film has the unmistakable ring of truth. The tension begins when the Stone Mountain Coal Company of Matewan, West Virginia, announces a lower pay rate for miners, who… Product details and pricing info |
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73 Reviews for Matewan
- Matewan Review
- An historically accurate presentation as far as the history of the Matewan massacre goes. Of course the "created"character development added a lot of interest. I appreciated the facts being presented without amplification such as Sid Hatfield actually surviving the shootout, and later being gunned down in retribution by the quasi "Pinkerton" firm. On the whole, a very good reinactment for an American history buff(college major too). Paul Davis
- 2010-07-21, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Matewan
- I purchased this DVD for my husband. He had seen it years ago and enjoyed it. We did not have the problem that others commented on about the sound, ours was fine. I would recommend this DVD, and no it is not perfect but it is worth the watch.
- 2010-07-13, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- My husbands fav
- My husband is from WV and loves the history stuff I even liked it. It's a movie though don't want to give it away. So I'll just rate it.
- 2010-05-23, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- MAN TYPE MOVIE TOO DAMN GOOD NOT TO SEE
- BACK IN THE DAYS OF REALITY ,,, MEN WERE ROUGH AND HARD,, THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE WISH I COULD SEE IT RIGHT NOW AGAIN..
- 2010-05-09, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A Useful film for Neo-Conservative America
- This dramatic portrayal of self-defense in 1920-21, told by the master story teller John Sayles in 1987, is an essential pedagogical exercise in post-cold-war America, where the ideology of Social Darwinism is alive and well, and still serving the economic and political interests of the "power elite" in the United States. For an international perspective on this same subject, I recommend my own book, The French Anarchist Labor Movement and 'La Vie Ouvriere' 1904-1914 (American University Studies : Series IX, History, Vol 112).
- 2010-01-31, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
