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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-05-06 10:16 PM
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Just finished watching Syriana.
And I'm pissed. Why is it ok to kill someone and his family just because you don't agree with them politically? And that dude would have been great for his country and the region. It just SUCKS.
Great movie though.
Duckie
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William Bloode Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-05-06 10:19 PM
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1. I was thinking of watching it On Demand tonight.
Would you recommend it? I heard it was hard to follow, but the trailer interests me much.
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-05-06 10:20 PM
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2. It's not hard to follow at all.
We saw it in the theater and really liked it.
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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-05-06 10:26 PM
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3. It's something you have to watch every second of.
If you have to go to the bathroom, hit pause. It covers a few different peoples stories. Matt Damon is Awesome in the movie. YES, I would recommend it.
Duckie
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-05-06 10:28 PM
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4. People who don't want to see the message find it hard to follow
Or swallow, in this case
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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-05-06 10:30 PM
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5. I don't want to see the message?
I'm confused. I thought I understood the message.
Duckie
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William Bloode Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-05-06 10:50 PM
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6. Thanks to the three who answered.
Thank you Kerrytravelers, YellowRubberDuckie, Godlesscommie. I'm gonna watch it as soon as everyones in the house is asleep. Cover my bases so i can concentrate. The others can watch it on tivo tomorrow.
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Flaxbee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 01:35 AM
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7. any time this gov't mentions torture all I see is that godawful
scene with George Clooney. First second I knew what was happening, I had to turn away. It blows my mind that anyone could condone torture. Sick f*ckers.

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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 01:41 AM
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8. capitalism is a beautiful thing, ain't it
Edited on Mon Nov-06-06 01:46 AM by leftofthedial
I love Tim Blake Nelson's monologue in defense of corruption



We have laws against it precisely so we can get away with it. Corruption is our protection. Corruption keeps us safe and warm. Corruption is why you and I are prancing around in here instead of fighting over scraps of meat out in the streets. Corruption is why we win.
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hippywife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 04:13 AM
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9. I cried when we saw it in the theater.
It made me want to stop consuming oil, too. I wish I could accomplish that.
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Ariana Celeste Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-06-06 04:21 AM
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10. It made me cry
more than once. Beautiful movie. I think it was pretty well balanced.
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