Films/DVD Asylum

RE: Zero Dark Thirty

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In Reply to: RE: Zero Dark Thirty posted by sbrians on May 20, 2013 at 09:26:19

I avoided this film for a long time because I assumed I could not stomach the nature of its propaganda and fantasyland story. (Bin Laden died years before they made the claim they killed him.)

However, I thought it would be important to see.

One aspect of the film I felt was successful: portraying how absolutely insane and horrific are the acts of war.

Argo is a much better film, though also a propaganda piece (though not nearly as obscene).

I should have stuck with my old policy of avoiding all war movies.

Follow Ups:

Were Canadians pretty much behind that operation? - Eldragon 06:36:41 05/25/13 (0)
While getting very little recognition?
nothing is more boring than the truth - bukowski
Sham - sbrians 15:09:06 05/20/13 (4)
But look at all of the evidence they got - oh, wait they threw that away.

Those who believe he was still alive just get their memories implanted further w/ that nonsense.

I liked Argo, but didn't know what part(s) were not so true. The film American Coup filled in some further details.
- http://americancoupthemovie.com/home-2/ (Open in New Window)
- Do you guys think Inglourious Basterds was intended as a documentary? - Enophile 16:32:07 05/20/13 (3)
  Dudes, it's Hollywood.
  
  The only people who take those dopes seriously are....
  - The distinction is "based on actual events" - sbrians 19:52:18 05/20/13 (2)
    Only a few claim to be based on true stories, not the ones that you cited however. Fictional stories cannot be considered fraud, etc.
    Ted was pretty cool, but I did not read at the beginning or end of it whether it claimed to be factual. I'll bet that they did not claim it as factual.
    - How do you feel about Amityville Horror? - Enophile 09:34:17 05/21/13 (1)
      As for Zero Dark Thirty, their failure to satisfy the tin foil hat brigade is hardly their problem.
      - RE: How do you feel about Amityville Horror? - sbrians 13:50:47 05/21/13 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: How do you feel about Amityville Horror? posted by Enophile on May 21, 2013 at 09:34:17
        
        I may have watched the 1979 version decades ago. I no longer watch such things. I don't know much about that story, but I know that there are things beyond what we can see or measure.

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