Yeah, it's kind of hard to name an empire that wasn't built on the back of slavery.Chiefwakka said:
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Why is everyone making such a big deal aboot the Hurt Locker???? It was good...but its being blown way out of proportion. It shouldn't have won Best Picture.
Every time I see Matt Damon doing an action role I feel like it's an attempt at parody. Sure, he can go through the movements but he never manages to be convincing. I didn't care much for the Bourne movies just because from start to end it never really felt like his opponents stood a chance. Especially the second movie... Supremacy is right, he pretty much just mops up his bland opponents and calls it a day. It's not The Fugitive exactly...
You forgot about Ultimate Frisbee, the "ultimate game experience", which definitely was invented in America.Daystar Clarion said:
BOOYAH AMERICA WINS AGAIN!! /caps /sarcasm
Excellent review, MovieBob.
Allow me to let all you stinky foreigners
in on a little American secret: NOBODY thinks Saddam had nukes anymore. I'm placing bets it was an excuse by Bush and co. to bury ourselves in filth while we clean the Augean Stables of the new millennium for the next decade. Nobody's eyes have been opened. It was a brash move by an angry man in power against a dictator who'd tried it before. There's just no way Congress would have approved a military adventure under the proposition: "We want to fly half-way across the world to destroy--once and for all--an ideology that is almost mainstream with the civilian populace."
The only question I ask myself at night now is did Bush always know there were no nukes, or was it just wishful thinking?
Allow me to let all you stinky foreigners
in on a little American secret: NOBODY thinks Saddam had nukes anymore. I'm placing bets it was an excuse by Bush and co. to bury ourselves in filth while we clean the Augean Stables of the new millennium for the next decade. Nobody's eyes have been opened. It was a brash move by an angry man in power against a dictator who'd tried it before. There's just no way Congress would have approved a military adventure under the proposition: "We want to fly half-way across the world to destroy--once and for all--an ideology that is almost mainstream with the civilian populace."The only question I ask myself at night now is did Bush always know there were no nukes, or was it just wishful thinking?
For the record: The main reason the "evil conspiracy to lie about WMD" thing makes for weak movie-villiany for me is that, like most conspiracy theories, it strikes me more as an especially masochistic form of self-reassurance - I think that most people, whether they admit it or not - prefer to imagine that the events of their world are being manipulated by highly-competent evil than by random chaotic chance... or worse, by INCOMPETENCE of any ideological stripe.
I mean, logically, what is ACTUALLY scarier: That political/military entities whom we essentially PAY to be ruthless and cunning might do exactly that but with results that aren't entirely beneficial to us... OR the notion that the intelligence-gathering aparatus of not only the United States but also most of the U.N. Security Council are so broken/incompetent that they ACTUALLY WERE "fooled" by sleight-of-hand by a third-rate wannabe dictator like Saddam Hussein?
I mean, logically, what is ACTUALLY scarier: That political/military entities whom we essentially PAY to be ruthless and cunning might do exactly that but with results that aren't entirely beneficial to us... OR the notion that the intelligence-gathering aparatus of not only the United States but also most of the U.N. Security Council are so broken/incompetent that they ACTUALLY WERE "fooled" by sleight-of-hand by a third-rate wannabe dictator like Saddam Hussein?
Ah damn, you're right. I will make sure I check this out BEFORE I post something like that in the future!Pallindromemordnillap said:
I shall quote TV Tropes for the reason for American movies having "America Save The Day:"
TLDR: every country wants theirs to save the world. It's patriotism and nationalism and helps with the audience to identify with the story/heroes.
All bold emphasis is mine.
TV Tropes said:
TLDR: every country wants theirs to save the world. It's patriotism and nationalism and helps with the audience to identify with the story/heroes.
All bold emphasis is mine.
I know this is a movie review, but I had to speak up regarding politics.
There were countless calls for impeachment of Bush Jr. because of this, and Impeachment proposals even made it to the Senate floor. However, proponents of the bill were not numerous enough in the Legislature to do it. Plus, consider this: If Bush was impeached, Chaney would take his place. You know, the same guy that blasted his 'buddy' on a duck hunt and then said it was his buddy's fault for getting in his way.
*Edit: Snip. Defending the Electoral College is too involved for this forum.
You don't have the right to call us lazy or complacent just because we had 8 yrs of Bush.
We've fought a Civil War over being a group of Confederate States Vs being a Federal Union, and the number of causualties easily outnumbers any other war the U.S. was involved in. We've killed too many of each other in the name of politics, and that's just ONE of our military conflicts. I might accept arrogant or ignorant, but not lazy or complacent. Too bad Obama isn't good enough for you, but hard political shifts like what you're wanting won't happen in one election cycle. Peacefully, anyways.
I can give you more than 3. When Kerry lost the Electoral vote but won the Popular vote, about half the country felt it was the electorate's fault. American Presidents are elected by the current Legislature, not voters. Voters tell their State representatives who to vote for. Each state has an ammount of sway in the College based on their population size. In other words, too many Texans disagreed with the numerous Californians.Samcanuck said:
There were countless calls for impeachment of Bush Jr. because of this, and Impeachment proposals even made it to the Senate floor. However, proponents of the bill were not numerous enough in the Legislature to do it. Plus, consider this: If Bush was impeached, Chaney would take his place. You know, the same guy that blasted his 'buddy' on a duck hunt and then said it was his buddy's fault for getting in his way.
*Edit: Snip. Defending the Electoral College is too involved for this forum.
Just because I AM replying...
You don't have the right to call us lazy or complacent just because we had 8 yrs of Bush.
We've fought a Civil War over being a group of Confederate States Vs being a Federal Union, and the number of causualties easily outnumbers any other war the U.S. was involved in. We've killed too many of each other in the name of politics, and that's just ONE of our military conflicts. I might accept arrogant or ignorant, but not lazy or complacent. Too bad Obama isn't good enough for you, but hard political shifts like what you're wanting won't happen in one election cycle. Peacefully, anyways.
How do you think wars are fought? A government without patriotism is like a human without blood. If its anarchy that you want, can I interest you in some Crime Dramas instead of War movies?
Ugh, now to spout the same comment I always do after MovieBob Reviews: I'm still gonna see it but not 'til it hits my local cheap theater. I'm looking forward to it slightly less. Good review.
Same here. I know waaay too much about rocks and hammers and weights now. Oh well, now to avoid the sport until 4 years from now. Hopefully the Swedish gals don't take it from our Canuck gals then as well.Crunchy English said:
Hmmm Dissapointing this movie looked interesting, though i was listening to some guy on BBC Radio 1 this morning reviewing it and when he described the plot.. i could guess sort of what kind of message this movie would put across, although he gave it 5/5 but what does he know.
Great review Bob cutting through all the crap showing this movie is average at best i wont waste my money.
PS: I love the Bourne Movies :| would never get sick of them... apart from the cloverfield camera style shot fight scenes.
this movie looked interesting, though i was listening to some guy on BBC Radio 1 this morning reviewing it and when he described the plot.. i could guess sort of what kind of message this movie would put across, although he gave it 5/5 but what does he know.Great review Bob cutting through all the crap showing this movie is average at best i wont waste my money
.PS: I love the Bourne Movies :| would never get sick of them... apart from the cloverfield camera style shot fight scenes.
Okay, this may be me just being anal, but the discus throw is a completely different game. One is in the Olympics and one isn't. You cant get much different than that. /analCD-R said: