Political Movies that get a big 'MEH'
POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Monday, September 18, 2023 03:48
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Quote:But they had cool action!
Originally posted by SignyM:
V for Vendetta- I really hate "revolution by superhero" stories
The Island- Uh puhleez!!
No, you're right, especially The Island...Michael Bay trying to do the message thing- hi-larious. Transformers is more his style, I think.
Another one: Equilibrium. It had all the elements, but again, an action film posing as relevent SF.
Give me Logan's Run.
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Originally posted by yinyang:
Um... the only disappointment in this arena I can think of is Man of the Year. It's not necessarily that I didn't like the message, but that I felt the advertisers had to manipulate people into believing that it was a funny Robin Williams and ensemble flick that would remind me of The Daily Show. That left a bad taste in my mouth. (Plus, that one woman was... eh.)
It wasn't funny. It was a drama with a character who was a comic. Kinda like Good Morning Vietnam, funny, but serious.
I liked it, but the whole drugging the only female main character was disturbing.
I liked the nobody fixed the election, it was just a mistake storyline. That made the corporate coverup more believable and less sinister.
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Well, in the grand tradition of the thread, here goes with ignoring the thread title and forging ahead with my own category:
Movies that I know are bad, but love anyway
1. Soldier
2. Waterworld
3. Underworld
4. Sweet Home Alabama 
5. The Day After Tomorrow (see? I'm not totally off topic!)
6. The Postman
7. Legally Blonde
8. Twister
9. *gulp* Stargate *ducks*
10. Star Wars Episode I (but only in my version, where I fast-forward through all Jar Jar and Anakin)
And what a bleeding shame about Starship Troopers. The book is phenomenal. Really sharp social and political commentary. And if you recommend it to anyone they turn up their nose because the movie sucked ass.
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Quote:I like these three, especially Stargate (extended cut, of course).
Originally posted by Causal:
1. Soldier
5. The Day After Tomorrow (see? I'm not totally off topic!)
9. *gulp* Stargate *ducks*
Quote:I didn't think the movie was terrible on it's own...just compared to the novel.
And what a bleeding shame about Starship Troopers. ...the movie sucked ass.
BTW, I notified the Topic Police about the transgressions here.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
BTW, I notified the Topic Police about the transgressions here.
Hail Mary, full of grace, *mumblemumblemumble*
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Red Dawn was like that for me. A big "Huh?"
C'mon Chris... WOLVERINES!!!!
How can ya not feel the passion!! The patriotism?
Patrick Swazye ? Jennifer Grey ? Charlie Sheen ? Leah Thompson ?? POWERS BOOTHE ??
People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
Movies that were supposed to be good, but just made you ask, "So what?"
Red Dawn was like that for me. A big "Huh?"
Come on! C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen? The only movie more of a manbabefest is the Outsiders!
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9. Little Miss Sunshine (because she didn't win the fracking contest...)
I thought that was the whole damn point, that she was too good to be judged by that group of tight assed,self absorbed, fake, plastic alliance scum.
I'm sure that was the point, wasn't it ?
People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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Quote:As a pure fantasy, I guess it was compeling and stuff...the actors were top notch.
Originally posted by AURaptor:
C'mon Chris... WOLVERINES!!!!
How can ya not feel the passion!! The patriotism?
Patrick Swazye ? Jennifer Grey ? Charlie Sheen ? Leah Thompson ?? POWERS BOOTHE ??
Anything with Powers Boothe is worth looking at (Rapid Fire! Yeah, baby!).
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Quote:Charlie's Angels is more my speed.
Originally posted by FutureMrsFIllion:
The only movie more of a manbabefest is the Outsiders!
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