Comments on: ‘Inglourious Basterds’ – Hardly blockbuster material?

By: Weapon X

Weapon X — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:30:53 +0000

What I MEANT to say is that 9/11 means they CANNOT criticize such an enemy as Al Queda with any real genuine dislike or just all out hatred of them and what they have done. Even if they did a film that dealt with what the United States policies are that supposidly created the environment in which they exist, they could of still screamed at them, like they do us. You can criticize the U.S. government policies, too, but it doesn’t change the fact that Osama was rich and he’s main purpose is going in for the kill.

By: jic

jic — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:18:51 +0000

9/11 proved they can criticize an enemy, even on measured scale where they are still the bad guys and were not as good as we are supposed to be.

What exactly does that mean?

By: Weapon X

Weapon X — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:39:44 +0000

Movies are extremely tired, now. 9/11 proved they can criticize an enemy, even on measured scale where they are still the bad guys and were not as good as we are supposed to be. Damn, are they afraid they are going to get killed like that Dutch film maker. Well, guess what? Show some guts.

By: wnaegele

wnaegele — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:51:42 +0000

Goop. maybe even bin Laden…naw, too offensive.

By: Goop

Goop — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:07:34 +0000

Maybe wanky revenge fantasies about pretty boy actors killing bad guys who’ve been dead and buried for 60 years aren’t as compelling or heroic as Hollywood thinks.

Ooh, Tom Cruise tried to kill Hitler! Brad Pitt hits Nazis with a bat! How brave…

How about one movie about resistance in the former soviet union? Kill Stalin, maybe? Have zombie Trotsky come back from the grave for revenge?

By: JohnFNWayne

JohnFNWayne — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:09:11 +0000

I’m all for killing as many Nazis as possible.

By: wnaegele

wnaegele — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:05:14 +0000

After all, for how many decades can killing Nazis continue to be entertaining? I realize Nazis, CEOs and White Supremacists [of which the Nazis are merely a sub-category] are the only PC bad guys left, but…

By: James Frazier

James Frazier — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:25:12 +0000

I try not to post many predictions because then I can be publicly proven wrong, but I’m thinking this one will see a solid yet not stellar return, ala “Kill Bill.” Tarantino carries more cred with the people like us than just your average fellow, and though approximately the same length as monster hits like “The Dark Knight” and “Transformers 2,” it is also going to have a pacing that’s not as sexy to your average moviegoer. Throw an R-rating into the mix, and I think we’ve got something that’ll be lucky to crack $100 mil, but should do well over $50.

OK, now watch me be proven wrong!