NorthSideSox72 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Rotten Tomatoes is at 62% right now. Who is going to see it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 (edited) As much as Bush is almost a parody of himself, this movie looks uncomfortably bad. It's almost like they tried too hard. It's boarder line one of those "scary movie" parody movies. I have no interest in seeing it. Edited October 17, 2008 by Athomeboy_2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I will probably see it. I am hoping for an over the top parody, anything else will be too weird for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco72 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I know very little about the movie other than seeing the previews. Who is the target audience? Bush-backers? Bush-haters? I still can't comprehend a movie about any president within 5-10 years of leaving office, let alone one still in office. I voted "won't see it" because I know the plot already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I have absolutely no urge to go see this movie. I've lived through the nightmare that is the last 8 years already, why do I want to review how we got there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangercal Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 didn't realize it comes out today. I'll probably see it tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I'm curious to see how he did it. I wish he would have waited about 15 years to make though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 You know that you're getting old when one of the Goonies plays a president in a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 17, 2008 -> 12:44 PM) I have absolutely no urge to go see this movie. I've lived through the nightmare that is the last 8 years already, why do I want to review how we got there? That. Exactly that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I might see it, just for laughs. Anyone want to put the odds on this movie getting an Oscar nod? I think it has a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Oliver stone is in M. Night Shamylan territory, or rather, reverse that. Made too much money early on, too much recognition, that we are forced into his movies getting wide screenings when they are absolutely awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Not interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 (edited) Interesting note, john Williams on WGN said the movie is NOTHING like the TV teasers you see. The teasers make it out to be almost a mockumentery. But he said the movie is almost sympathetic to Bush. Now I might be more inclined to rent it. Edited October 18, 2008 by Athomeboy_2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonxctf Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 saw it and almost felt sorry for gwb afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNukeEm Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I'll definitely rent it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 Saw it yesterday. Here is my review... W was a disappointment on multiple levels. First, the presentation of the non-Bush players - Rice, Rumsfeld, Powell, Wolfowitz, Cheney, Rove... were all charicatured and waaaaaaay over the top. Laughably so, but not as a parody - you get the impression that the filmmakers really see them this way. Its ridiculous. In particular, Thandie Newton as Condaleeza Rice was just awful. The portrayal of W was not all bad - it did show some of the key elements, good and bad. But it also put an unnecessarily strong emphasis on stupid falls. For example, they included an extended scene of him choking on a pretzel. It was disconnected from everything else. Why include that? It was just dumb. The best part, probably, was the elder Bush's and their relationship with W. That part was semi-well done, and interesting. And it was the most believable thread in the film. Overall, I give it 1 star out of 4. Mildly entertaining in places, touching in a few, but overall it was just a sad little bashfest that provided little of value to the audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_genius Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 19, 2008 -> 05:06 PM) Saw it yesterday. Here is my review... W was a disappointment on multiple levels. First, the presentation of the non-Bush players - Rice, Rumsfeld, Powell, Wolfowitz, Cheney, Rove... were all charicatured and waaaaaaay over the top. Laughably so, but not as a parody - you get the impression that the filmmakers really see them this way. Its ridiculous. In particular, Thandie Newton as Condaleeza Rice was just awful. The portrayal of W was not all bad - it did show some of the key elements, good and bad. But it also put an unnecessarily strong emphasis on stupid falls. For example, they included an extended scene of him choking on a pretzel. It was disconnected from everything else. Why include that? It was just dumb. The best part, probably, was the elder Bush's and their relationship with W. That part was semi-well done, and interesting. And it was the most believable thread in the film. Overall, I give it 1 star out of 4. Mildly entertaining in places, touching in a few, but overall it was just a sad little bashfest that provided little of value to the audience. was there a scene where W is flying a jet plane drunk? i thought i read something about that. W's passenger was like "is this the first time you've flown a jet?" and W was like "this is how you learn" Edited October 19, 2008 by mr_genius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 19, 2008 -> 05:52 PM) was there a scene where W is flying a jet plane drunk? i thought i read something about that. W's passenger was like "is this the first time you've flown a jet?" and W was like "this is how you learn" Hm, I don't recall a scene like that. Maybe I missed it, but, I don't remember that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 19, 2008 -> 11:06 PM) Overall, I give it 1 star out of 4. Mildly entertaining in places, touching in a few, but overall it was just a sad little bashfest that provided little of value to the audience. sounds like an Oliver Stone film, oh wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonxctf Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 20, 2008 -> 12:52 AM) was there a scene where W is flying a jet plane drunk? i thought i read something about that. W's passenger was like "is this the first time you've flown a jet?" and W was like "this is how you learn" that scene was not part of the movie. I agree about the relationship between 41 and 43. That was by far the most interesting plot line of the movie. I think the pretzel scene(s) were used to transform the movie from current tense to past tense, when he was remembering things from his past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Sounds rushed to get it out before the election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 or before any good movies come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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