Comments on: Watch: First Trailer For Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’ Starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard & Much More

By: Carlton Jordan

Carlton Jordan — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:04 +0000

This actually looks pretty amazing. What an awesome cast. On my must see LIST.

By: oogle monster

oogle monster — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:04 +0000

Lee Daniels should get shit on much more than Baz Lurhmann. Come on Playlist, use your snark wisely!

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:04 +0000

Oh God even the trailer is a mess

By: Oogle monster

Oogle monster — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:04 +0000

The crap?! Minka Kelly as Jackie Kennedy? ARE YOU SHITTING ME!

By: NewYorker

NewYorker — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:04 +0000

dame, is it way to early to talk about oscar 2014.
this looks like such an oscar cotender. or better yet, an oscar winner.

By: BEF

BEF — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:04 +0000

That looks like a whole lot crammed together, it'll be interesting to see who gets the presidential emphasis; but one thing is for certain: Robin Williams looks closer to Eisenhower than all the others as their counterparts.

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:04 +0000

Jeez that looks bad.

By: Francesca

Francesca — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:04 +0000

Got a bad tv movie vibe.

By: Steven Flores

Steven Flores — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:04 +0000

This has Oscar bait written all over it. No, I ain't going to see this shit.

By: Serena

Serena — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:04 +0000

Well, on one hand, it's nice to see John Cusack finally get a meaty role again (playing Dick Nixon even though he looks nothing like the real man). On the other, this couldn't scream "GIVE ME OSCARS!" any louder if it had the audio engineering of a Metallica concert.

By: Stephen B

Stephen B — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:04 +0000

Stunt casting at its worst.

By: cattt

cattt — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:03 +0000

Looks like one of those fake movies from 30rock.

By: Adam Scott Thompson

Adam Scott Thompson — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:03 +0000

Starring Vanessa Redgrave as "the old white woman who told a Negro, 'You is kind. You is smart. You is important.'" lol Shout out to Alan Rickman for going full-Jon Voight as Reagan.

By: DG

DG — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:03 +0000

James Mardsen a JFK is kind of amazing

By: Ugh

Ugh — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:03 +0000

Like Precious & Paperboy, this is probably going to be a tonally deaf failure. BUT, I am intrigued to see some quality actors pull off C-List impersonations of past Presidents…. though I feel Alan Rickman will be actually be amazing as Reagan cause how could he not?

By: john

john — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:03 +0000

oscar bait 2k13

By: fern

fern — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:03 +0000

I usually believe that Oprah is the devil, but gah-lee does she seem to shine in this as much as Whitaker.

By: ptp

ptp — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:03 +0000

I hear the test screenings for this film has been very successful, and Oprah is getting strong Oscar buzz.

By: freddie

freddie — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:03 +0000

Structuring is going to be the key to this film. Flashbacks, historical context, family matters AND sequential US presidents..It can be done, but not sure. Also last time there were this many actors in one place it was 'Nine' which didn't exactly work out so well. And someone needs to ban the music in this trailer, its even worse than the 'BRAAAAHMM!!!!'

By: triguous

triguous — Fri, 13 May 2016 10:00:03 +0000

Looks better than The Paperboy.