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April 07, 2008
Lions for Lambs... Emphasis on the Lions
I saw an ad for the DVD release of the anti-Iraq screed Lions for Lambs. While the ads for the theatrical release made it pretty clear it was a pedantic talkee film, the ad for the DVD played it up like its an action movie about heroic troops under fire because I guess they thought that might trick some people into watching it. Here's an idea for Hollywood: Why don't you actually make a movie about heroic troops in Iraq and then you won't have to trick people into seeing your crappy films. We get movies about people heroically killing aliens and zombies and transforming robots, so why is it so hard to get a film about troops heroically killing terrorists -- like they are actually doing right now? If you're up for it, I swear I could hack out a script in one afternoon for a movie that would earn way more than the anti-American, anti-troop crap about the war you've been putting out lately. I'd call it Terrorists Die: An American Story and it would star Adam Baldwin. It wouldn't just be a mindless action flick of terrorists getting blown to pieces, though; it would be educational in that it would teach you the value of killing terrorists through the cool plot and dialog that would be integrated with the action. You might ask, "Why have any plot or dialog? Why not just show terrorists getting shot for two hours?" Well, you have to have pauses between the action to allow anticipation for more action -- that film making 101 -- and the best way to fill up those pauses is with dialog and plot. See, I've put thought into this. It will be a very productive afternoon when I hack out that awesome script. Better start right now mixing red dye with corn syrup for all the terrorist blood. 16 Responses To "Lions for Lambs... Emphasis on the Lions"
I have stopped watching "war" movies. I should have learned from "V for Vendetta" (I'M persistant, I lasted half an hour), The Shooter(of course it's about the oil), and The Hunted (special forces, trained by some guy who was never in the army, or even a ninja). They have got to stop letting hippies write movies.(even in easy rider, the only good part comes in the last 30 seconds) #1 - Posted by: on April 7, 2008 10:00 AMThat does sound like a movie worth watching. You would think that at least the independent film makers would make a film about that. Frank, Frank, Frank, teeth. #3 - Posted by: seanmahair on April 7, 2008 10:17 AMI have a cool plot idea! It involves a faint or fake by terrorists who set off a plot to over-run Hollywood by sending fake information that they are about to invade NY. All our law enforcement heads east leaving H.W. to be protected by fake toughs! The reason for the invasion? They have been watching our movies and the idea of butt sex with the young and soft nubiles like Penn, Damon, Pitt and Bill Mahr are too much to pass up! The only question I have is: Will Adam Baldwin play the role as Jayne or the guy from Chuck. Either would be ok, killing wise, but Jayne is funnier with out a dopey sidekick. Oh wait, brainstorm. Add a dopey hippie sidekick that Baldwin can lecture as he blows up the terrorists and at the end the hippie can either die from his own cowardace or be converted into a BA. #5 - Posted by: Unistat on April 7, 2008 10:58 AMI'm not sure why they make anti-America movies, but I think it's got something to do with boofoo, as USSJC suggests. Have you noticed that they always take one sort of plausible example, like a guy who signed up for the Reserves. You know: we'll give you money and send you to college for free, but if we need to kill terrorists we'll let you know. They take this one made-up example, twist it around, and imply that all servicemen are like that. Funny they don't mention all of the guys in Iraq who are reenlisting so they can stay there. That wouldn't fit the boofoo narrative. Suggested filler dialog between scenes of territz gettin' kilt: Filler 1:
Filler 3: Filler 4: [I like the idea of giving lines to the weaponry. -Ed.] #7 - Posted by: FormerHostage on April 7, 2008 11:08 AM>We get movies about people heroically killing aliens and zombies and transforming robots Ah, but we don't. We get movies about people winning the battle via The Power of Friendship, song and dance, lending a hand to the enemy and general niceness, rainbows and sunshine. Why do you believe liberals want to do those things to terrorists? In films, the ones who want to kill an enemy who'd rather no more than do the same are insane psychos or Republicans (which, in Hollywoodia, are the same). Oh, and there's no otherworldly enemy who actually just wants to kill all humans. They've always got an excuse, if only "humans are just as mean as we are". #8 - Posted by: Francesco Poli on April 7, 2008 12:42 PMhollyweird liberals lost credibility back when they were making Billy Jack movies. Now days you can't expect any good conservative movie unless a conservative invests his money in it. That being said I say we take up a collection for Hellbender to get made into a movie. #9 - Posted by: on April 7, 2008 01:11 PMYou might ask, "Why have any plot or dialog? Why not just show terrorists getting shot for two hours?" Well, they need time to reload. #10 - Posted by: Mars vs Hollywood on April 7, 2008 01:22 PM#6 Socrates Have you noticed that they always take one sort of plausible example, like a guy who signed up for the Reserves. You know: we'll give you money and send you to college for free, but if we need to kill terrorists we'll let you know. They take this one made-up example, twist it around, and imply that all servicemen are like that.
This one fact is the BANE of the so-called Peace Movement. The moonbats desperately want traction on this issue but haven't achieved it despite their scattered, useless protests.
Frank: sounds like it's time for another multi-part running story. I expect to see a category "Terrorists Die: An American Story" appear on the sidebar by next week. Do it. #12 - Posted by: James on April 7, 2008 01:59 PMI'm all fer it, 's long as it has both Joe Foo AND Adam Baldwin. oh, and Vera (or some variation of such) oughter be in it too. #13 - Posted by: HKpistole on April 7, 2008 02:13 PMYou also have to have the scene where they load a mule up with explosives and then Abdul takes it on a trip to blow up some Joooos but on the way decides to be "intimate" with the beast and it goes BLAMMO! #14 - Posted by: ussjimmycarter on April 7, 2008 05:51 PMDo it Frank! Write it up! I've been longing for a good war movie and every thing since Eastwood did the supid chick flick have suxed! #15 - Posted by: opusrex on April 7, 2008 07:22 PMI 2nd #15...write the screenplay. I bet Mel G. and Bruce Willis would bankroll it...Bruno would even make a great field commander. #16 - Posted by: NunyaB on April 8, 2008 10:31 AMPost a comment
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