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2007-11-02 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-11-02 09:10|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 They have writers in Hollywood? What comes out of there sounds more like the demented ravings of unhinged leftists and "moral relativists". Useless in any case.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2007-11-02 09:40|| 2007-11-02 09:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Now we'll get even more reality TV. Thanks, fellas.

Posted by eLarson 2007-11-02 10:00|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2007-11-02 10:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Oooh. I'm scared. Please, no, not that, anything but that.

/sarcasam

Posted by Mike 2007-11-02 10:24|| 2007-11-02 10:24|| Front Page Top

#4 Time to start trawling through the unsolicited submissions for some scab scribblers?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-11-02 10:37|| 2007-11-02 10:37|| Front Page Top

#5 They are striking right when several studios might collapse anyway, because of an enormous run of stinker movies.

In the short term, Hollywood is betting on just two to make any money at all: "American Gangster", with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, and the animated "Bee Movie".

Amusingly, AG is opening opposite the anti-war "Lions and Lambs", with Cruise, Redford, and Streep; which judging from its test audience died the death of a thousand dogs, along with the other anti-war box office ebola movies.

And not only might L&L ruin Cruise's newly resurrected United Artists, but it might even sink MGM, desperate for money during the current credit crunch.

The icing on the cake is that, except for the sequel to Elizabeth, which didn't do well though not a bad movie, dragged down by the deluge of stinkers, *nothing* stands to get any Oscars at all. So studios are trying to throw out any crapola they can, hoping for an Oscar boost next year.

And *this* is the time to go on strike? Eek.

Several of the other major studios might also be sold off by their corporate overlords, with miserable returns to sizable investments.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-11-02 11:02|| 2007-11-02 11:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Hollywood is pro leftist, and anti-military, so they are our enemy. Therefore, we should celebrate all this good news. It's another sign that Americans are standing tall for cultural values passed down to us from our founding fathers, with a few corrections from the good, fearless President Lincoln.

Posted by wxjames 2007-11-02 11:42|| 2007-11-02 11:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Leno, Letterman, Stewart, Colbert, wimminz and kiddies hardest hit.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-11-02 13:03|| 2007-11-02 13:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Oh, no...what will I do!!!

Posted by tu3031 2007-11-02 13:11|| 2007-11-02 13:11|| Front Page Top

#9 How many is Chrysler letting go?

Posted by Besoeker 2007-11-02 14:24|| 2007-11-02 14:24|| Front Page Top

#10 Hollywood writers striking is like Congress shutting down--it is a good thing if anyone will really notice. Don't strike; don't throw me into the briar patch.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-11-02 14:54|| 2007-11-02 14:54|| Front Page Top

#11 Who knew they had writers.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-11-02 14:55|| 2007-11-02 14:55|| Front Page Top

#12 Ditto John Q. I never thought they had any writers in the first place, I look for a huge improvement in the current drivel.
(Almost anything would be better, including no movies at all)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-11-02 15:17|| 2007-11-02 15:17|| Front Page Top

#13 How will the Hollyweird "intelligentsia" sound intelligent without someone to write their scripts for them?

Posted by Rambler">Rambler 2007-11-02 15:18|| 2007-11-02 15:18|| Front Page Top

#14 "American Gangster", with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, and the animated "Bee Movie".

From the commercials, I plan to see NEITHER ONE.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-11-02 15:31|| 2007-11-02 15:31|| Front Page Top

#15 Should we feel some sympathy for the myraid of workers that will be affected by this action: the caterers, the set personnel, the grips, electicians, limo drivers,etc., that while not on strike will not be working? Surely some of them are US Citizens...(or as my lovely daugter says, " no I don't feel any sympathy and quit calling me Shirley. Apple, Tree. Fall. Not far)

Posted by USN,Ret. 2007-11-02 15:41|| 2007-11-02 15:41|| Front Page Top

#16 Bush Orders Striking Joke Writers Back to Work

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-11-02 15:59|| 2007-11-02 15:59|| Front Page Top

#17 I'm looking forward to prime time reruns of the Beverly Hillbillies. Now, that good writin'.

Posted by ed 2007-11-02 16:08|| 2007-11-02 16:08|| Front Page Top

#18 I'm seeing AG tomorrow. I like both Denzel and Russell Crowe. If you watched "Man On Fire" and "Gladiator" (or "Master and Commander" or "Cinderella Man") and can't say these are great actors...

then I don't care what you think, sorry

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-11-02 19:06|| 2007-11-02 19:06|| Front Page Top

#19 They can strike for all I care. Ima not goin to their movies.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-11-02 19:12|| 2007-11-02 19:12|| Front Page Top

#20 I like both Denzel and Russell Crowe. If you watched "Man On Fire" and "Gladiator" (or "Master and Commander" or "Cinderella Man") and can't say these are great actors...

Sorry Frank G. you missed the point.
Bad writing, good actors, still a bad film, Shitty animation equals A bad film.
The whole thing put together Equals low revenues,and no more shit films (I hope)

Just saw "The league of extraordinary Gentlemen", Good plot, Good actors, Likewise "I Robot" Very Good actors, Superb animation.
Compare those to "The Dukes of Hazzard" Movie remake for a clear example of poorly written, recycled shit versus Quality.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-11-02 23:57|| 2007-11-02 23:57|| Front Page Top

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