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8. This cinematic POS was meant to be a foul-mouthed, over-the-top, Tarantino knock-off.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Tue Sep 4, 2018, 03:57 AM

Sep 2018

And, for all his faults (and they are many) Tarantino has, on occasion, cranked out some interesting stuff.

But this crap by Zahler? It's trying so hard to be Tarantino-esque, but it misses by a country mile to the point that it's toxic. It'll be on cable by Thanksgiving, where I will studiously avoid it, as well.

The sad thing is that Mel Gibson (talk about someone with faults!) has it in him to direct a serious film and pull it off well. His "Apocalypto" is one such startling achievement.

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Mel Gibson's New Police Brutality Movie Is a Vile, Racist Right-Wing Fantasy [View all] Demovictory9 Sep 2018 OP

... and you expected it to be ...? fierywoman Sep 2018 #1

that maybe he learned something from the experience of having his racism broadcast to the world? Demovictory9 Sep 2018 #2

Vince Vaughn is a washed up B grade POS. roamer65 Sep 2018 #3

One cannot be surprised a film starring Gibson, Vaugh, Johnson, directed by Zahler is TRASH RockRaven Sep 2018 #4

OMG. Who in their right mind would be in this piece of racist, sexist trash? SunSeeker Sep 2018 #5

Hold on to your hat's... A film on KellyAnne Conjob.. mitch96 Sep 2018 #13

WTF is wrong with these people? ProudLib72 Sep 2018 #6

And right wingers will now see it in droves out of defiance. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2018 #7

This cinematic POS was meant to be a foul-mouthed, over-the-top, Tarantino knock-off. VOX Sep 2018 #8

Apocalypto was a violence porn fest... a la izquierda Sep 2018 #9

Gibson and Vaughn enduring Meryl Streep's 2017 Golden Globe speech underpants Sep 2018 #10

Mel Gibson is a weirdo SkyDancer Sep 2018 #11

Thanks for posting. Ilsa Sep 2018 #12