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In Reply to: RE: The good, the bad and the ugly posted by barryb on June 30, 2011 at 06:24:00

If the flick used the nazi thing, it sucks.
I didn't say it outright. Partly because I know you love the
ridiculous.
But mostly because others would read it and I wanted to tell them it was mindless BS.
Bigger Faster Stronger is a terrific documentary. Rotten Tomatos gave it 96%. The problem you have it
with it is that it is accurate and even handed.
And it's not really about steroids, and it certainly doesn't promote them.
It's about a profound flaw in American culture. Which they basically
say.... "the side effects of being American"

Edits: 06/30/11

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RE: Nope - barryb 10:14:47 06/30/11 (2)
Mentioning Nazi connections does not invalidate the documentary. You're commenting on a film you haven't seen.
I certainly would not call Bigger, Faster Stronger even handed or a good (let alone a terrific) documentary. It essentially promotes steroids to young people. The filmmaker was a steroid user and he found them to be just dandy. He is lucky he didn't have any physical or psychological problems from the drugs.
I didn't feel they made any meaningful comment about American culture. The movie is ALL about steroids and it does a bad job of it.

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- Nope - late 11:13:07 06/30/11 (1)
  You didn't deny it.
  
  So I was right, they simply used the family involvement with the Nazis to
  smear him.
  
  That invalidates the film right there.
  
  You completely missed the point of Bigger Faster Stronger.
  
  And it's so simple a child should comprehend it. He didn't succeed, while
  the success he did see was often a result of steroids.
  
  He was so disturbed about this hypocrisy he made a movie about it.
  - Nah - barryb 14:23:56 06/30/11 (0)
    They did not just talk about his family's involvement with Nazis, but Arnold's, including one Nazi not allowed into the US who was invited to his wedding. Again, watch the film before commenting.
    
    I followed the steroid movie, I just didn't find it terribly good. As for making some great point, I thought his message was weak, other than NOT being anti-steroid from a health standpoint. I thought that was incredibly irresponsible of him and it was the only memory I have of the amateurish effort at film.

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