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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:12 AM Original message |
Dawn of the Dead is an incredible, political movie. |
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rumguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
1. political? |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:16 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. The zombies were all republicans? |
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gyopsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. No way political |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I don't want to give too much away. The original was a broad satire... |
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rumguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:31 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. holy shit - you make it sound like a masterwork |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:34 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I think, as is the case with any strong work of art, reactions are strong. |
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rumguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. this review seems to back you up |
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rumguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. more |
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Stevendsmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:41 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I think you're reading waaay too much into the movie! |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:47 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. I'll collect my thoughts into a comprehensive review... |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
2. I saw it tonight |
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cjm2222 (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Me too |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. One takes from a work of art what one is capable of taking from it. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. While I will agree that |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:43 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. But my God man, that's the WHOLE POINT!!! |
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Stevendsmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:54 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Again, I liked the movie quite a bit |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:07 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. People underestimate the quality and subtext often present in genre films. |
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Stevendsmith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:22 AM Response to Reply #18 |
27. I agree with that |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:10 AM Response to Reply #13 |
21. It's been my assumption for quite some time |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:12 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. These very questions are all examined (not just portrayed) in DotD. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:20 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Examined? |
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cjm2222 (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 02:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
17. If you think DotD is a work of art |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:08 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Name some of your favorite movies, and why. |
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cjm2222 (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:23 AM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Sure |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:35 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Well, I like all the other movies you like, but have to... |
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cjm2222 (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:41 AM Response to Reply #32 |
35. See--we agree more than we disagree |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:43 AM Response to Reply #35 |
37. He has a script titled "Dead Reckoning" that he's ready to shoot. |
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cjm2222 (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:49 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. I never saw Day |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:38 AM Response to Reply #28 |
34. I'll bet |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:26 AM Response to Reply #19 |
29. I'll bite if cjm won't |
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cjm2222 (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:30 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. D'oh! |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:41 AM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Well, that explains it. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:17 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Any movie is a work of art. |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:22 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Piss Christ is da BOMB!!! |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:29 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I didn't say I didn't like it |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:09 AM Response to Original message |
20. "Genre" films always get panned |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:14 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Somehow, though, I have a feeling the pans will be waranted. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 03:36 AM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Godzilla flopped, as I recall.... |
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Supply Side Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-21-04 04:39 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. its going to suck big time |
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thingfish (312 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-22-04 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
40. Kick, because somebody else was interested... |
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Adenoid_Hynkel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-22-04 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
41. sarah polley's in it |
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tigerbeat (475 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-22-04 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
42. saw it last night. |
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skypilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-22-04 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
43. Did anyone else notice... |
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