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HughBeaumont

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7. More "OG SMASH!" Angry White Guy red meat.

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Wed May 22, 2013, 12:01 PM

May 2013

Is this movie out to teach something or provoke discussion? America's addiction to war, bullying, abuse, violence and anger needs to be quelled.

Despite Quentin Tarantino declaring that gratuitous violence makes "great cinema", I can use a little less of this in my life, thanks.

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For movie buffs, Just watched a new trailer that will give you chills- [View all] snooper2 May 2013 OP

It was creepy. I may watch it. n/t cynatnite May 2013 #1

The Return of the Archons Ohio Joe May 2013 #2

It's also been done in both the Babylon 5 spinoff, Crusade, kentauros May 2013 #22

I'll reply so I can find this later this evening when I settle in for the day. madokie May 2013 #3

Looks pretty idiotic. kentauros May 2013 #4

I love horror and scifi, even when it's BAD horror/scifi. LOL kestrel91316 May 2013 #32

I love sci-fi, just not horror. kentauros May 2013 #37

Star Trek did this one in their first series Warpy May 2013 #5

Apparently a place like this already exists snooper2 May 2013 #8

God bless our funky country. So did they meet back up with the girls at the hot springs... Poll_Blind May 2013 #18

I just subscribed to that guys YouTube channel.. snooper2 May 2013 #21

Whoa!...Especially the twist about 15 minutes in...(!) nt Poll_Blind May 2013 #25

They don't do things like this one night a year Warpy May 2013 #34

The government is sanctioning a crime spree so that they can keep their "perfect society".... cynatnite May 2013 #17

That's a good Star Trek episode Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #35

Saw the commerical on TV the other day bigwillq May 2013 #6

More "OG SMASH!" Angry White Guy red meat. HughBeaumont May 2013 #7

i think I'll skip this one.. Marblehead May 2013 #9

Ditto. n/t RebelOne May 2013 #20

Meh. Nowhere near as chilling as Bob Roberts, Three Days of the Condor or Network, IMO. nt Poll_Blind May 2013 #10

Pacific Rim is the movie I'm looking forward to. randome May 2013 #11

Looks really stupid. I already know how the movie will end. Dash87 May 2013 #12

This is not just a home invasion movie... cynatnite May 2013 #16

that's just such an idiotic premise that I can't possibly suspend disbelief cali May 2013 #29

Atlas Shrugged Part III? nt Pragdem May 2013 #13

Let me hazard a guess, here. randome May 2013 #14

Chilling only if you believe that people are raving monsters on the inside who are held back from Brickbat May 2013 #15

The true nature of man isn't that way? Look at Republicans/Teabaggers and try to believe that. Katashi_itto May 2013 #24

Look at Joplin and Oklahoma and Newtown and Occupy. randome May 2013 #27

Excellent examples, however I tend to view mankind in a darker light. I think he has an innate Katashi_itto May 2013 #33

Looks like a shallow exploitation movie IMO. CJCRANE May 2013 #19

ding ding ding cali May 2013 #31

I think I'll be skipping this one. Brigid May 2013 #23

boy does this look moronic cali May 2013 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl May 2013 #28

Why would someone make a terrible movie like this. It will give the right crazy ideas. southernyankeebelle May 2013 #30

Another very creepy theme emerging in new movies Ilsa May 2013 #36

meh pnwest May 2013 #38

There's a far better movie lurking in the premise of kentauros May 2013 #39