Name your favourite Right & Left wing flicks here.

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 5, 2009 03:02
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AURAPTOR

Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:10 PM

I just KNEW from the subject title who started this thread.

The T.Rex they call JANE!

CHRISISALL

Thursday, July 23, 2009 10:29 PM

I like RAMBO! Yep. I own it.

The laughing Chrisisall

DEEPGIRL187

Friday, July 24, 2009 12:33 AM

I finally saw a movie that I think will fit the criteria. Terry Gilliam's Brazil has some libertarian themes in it as well, though it is from a more British perspective (and ironically, Gilliam was born in the States).

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JEWELSTAITEFAN

Friday, July 24, 2009 5:31 AM

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Originally posted by gripper:
Anyone mention "MInority Report"yet??The whole "pre-crime" investigative/enforcement arm sound slike astatist/control freak's wet dream-so althoug I am more than a little right wing(libertarian conservative type)I could see it as damning BOTH houses-think"hate crimes"/Napolitano's "potential terrorist"crap bouncing off of the governmental machinery empowered my nominal conservatives....We all know the road that good intentions paves,right???
Speaking of "Red Dawn"-who WAS the Spetnaz/desantnikiye type that was sent in to hunt down Patrick Swayze's character towards the end???Tall guy,pockmanrked;slightly Mongol type cheek bones???Use to see him in a variety of tough guy roles....

I disagree. Minority Report is looney lefty liberal utopia, exposed in the film as the rot it is without unduly offending the liberals who fund films. Freedom and liberty are the goals and hallmakrs of conservatives, while mind control and thought monitoring are the holy grails of the looney lefty liberals.

In Red Dawn, I assume yu are referring to William Smith, or maybe it's William K Smith, or similar. He's been in many roles, some of them protagonist, but often the villianous roles are more memorable in films. His early stereotyping was of Harley riders, Hell's Angels, Biker gang types.

I looked at this thread, but the thread starter began by inferring Demolition Man was not obviously ridiculing the looney lefty liberals, so this seemed destined for the surreal world, and I departed.

GRIPPER

Friday, July 24, 2009 6:55 PM

Thanks!He was definitely a great character actor.

CHRISISALL

Friday, July 24, 2009 7:55 PM

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Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:

I looked at this thread, but the thread starter began by inferring Demolition Man was not obviously ridiculing the looney lefty liberals, so this seemed destined for the surreal world, and I departed.

When did I say THAT???
Of COURSE it's main target is the left's "political correctness', and it did a DAMN fine job of blowing it out of the water- I just said that there were many pokes at conservative thinking (as long as you can't just say no to premarital sex, at least put a computer between you

) as well, so for ME, it's hard to pin it down as strictly right or left.

The laughing Chrisisall

SHINYGOODGUY

Saturday, July 25, 2009 10:04 PM

Of COURSE it's main target is the left's "political correctness', and it did a DAMN fine job of blowing it out of the water- I just said that there were many pokes at conservative thinking (as long as you can't just say no to premarital sex, at least put a computer between you ) as well, so for ME, it's hard to pin it down as strictly right or left.

The laughing Chrisisall
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I agree. Political correctness is set up like bowling pins and shot down to the point where they revive a "neanderthal" to restore order in their precious society. Although it is rather ambigious because the rich and powerful were the very liberals that the film was ridiculing. It has been my experience that the majority of richfolk are not liberals, but conserves (including ultra-cons) that lean heavily toward the status quo - you know, the rich get richer - and that many times means control of mass production, and by association, control of the masses.

To that end; saw something very interesting on the History Channel the other day regarding control of the weather. Yes, you heard right. HAARP, on the History Channel. The Episode was on That's Impossible: Weather Warfare, and it's scheduled to air Sat., July 25th 4 p.m. as well.

SGG

Tawabawho?

STORYMARK

Saturday, July 25, 2009 10:19 PM

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Originally posted by jewelstaitefan:
Freedom and liberty are the goals and hallmakrs of conservatives, while mind control and thought monitoring are the holy grails of the looney lefty liberals.

Oy, you can't even talk movies without bustin out the crazy, can ya?

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I looked at this thread, but the thread starter began by inferring Demolition Man was not obviously ridiculing the looney lefty liberals, so this seemed destined for the surreal world, and I departed.

No, you threw a little tirade, and then departed.

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SHINYGOODGUY

Saturday, July 25, 2009 10:41 PM

The Conversation
Joe
Robin Hood
Days of Heaven
First Blood
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
V for Vendetta
The Wizard of Oz

Planet of the Apes
Red Dawn
Transformers II
Death Wish
Gunga Din
Saving Private Ryan

SGG

Tawabawho?

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, July 27, 2009 8:20 AM

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Originally posted by Shinygoodguy:
The Conversation
Joe
Robin Hood
Days of Heaven
First Blood
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
V for Vendetta
The Wizard of Oz

Planet of the Apes
Red Dawn
Transformers II
Death Wish
Gunga Din
Saving Private Ryan

SGG

Ummm. Which of those is the rightist, and which the leftist, as you see them?

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