Clint Eastwood's Invictus: A Colossal Bore

pajamasmedia.com ^ | December 11, 2009 | John Boot

[purplelobster]

Mandela’s wife Winnie had a gang that were referred to as her “rugby team.” If someone fell out of favor with Mandela’s opinions she would have her rugby team track down the person and then they would have a rubber tire placed around their waist, splashed with gasoline and lit on fire. The practice was referred to as necklacing. Is this film about the rugby team necklacing?

[left that other site]

“Clint , like all of us have issues . Quilt is not one of them .

That’s a bit of a blanket statement, don’t you think?”

You really shouldn’t needle other people on the thread for mere spelling errors. There. That should cover it.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

I liked “Changeling,” directed by Clint Eastwood a lot. Angelina Jolie is a wonderful actress. I normally don’t hold political views against actors. If they are talented, I will respect their art.

Matt Damon is the exception, at least for me. His youtube video (which now has almost 7 million hits) is the most watched youtube video on Sarah Palin and quite possibly the most watched video dealing with the 2008 election. He basically rips her apart to shreds and degrades her in the most condescending way possible.

I don’t think his acting is anything to write home about anyway and I will boycott any movie he is in.

[sodpoodle]

**Clint chose to tell the absurd story of the rugby team**

How brilliant is that! The *savior* in this subliminal was a BLONDE white guy.

I get it!!!

[left that other site]

Friends of ours have an eight foot concrete wall around their house with razor wire on top of that, with guard dogs and they are in a better neighborhood.

I have friends in SA who live like that too. They also have armed security guards who walk the dogs around. They are professional people, with means, but not overly “WEALTHY”.

Please correct me if i am wrong, but I heard that Bishop desmond Tutu lives in Atlanta GA. Evidently the new SA is not the paradise he expected it to be.

[circlecity]

“It’s a hell of a thing, killin’ a man, you take away all he’s got and all he’s ever gonna have"

"It ain't like he didn't have it coming."

"We've all got it coming, kid"

[STONEWALLS]

...here’s the downward progression of urban areas...it goes from Atlanta to Birmingham to Baltimore to New Orleans/Gary(tie) to Detroit to Cape Town....hmm, wonder if the fact that those cities are governed by ‘progressive’ black politicians has anything to do with it?

[behzinlea]

Clint , like all of us have issues. Quilt is not one of them.

Well, that just about covers it.

[fantom]

How clever you are . A spelling error and a blanket statement on the same post . Good work Sherlock. You must have a busy life. You want to go with me you petty idiot ten lets rock . Unlike some on this site i will not be bullied or insulted by anyone . And i stand by my statement..

[Vaquero]

“I don’t deserve this... to die like this. I was building a house....”

[svcw]

Good point.

[svcw]

aahhhhh YES!!!!

[left that other site]

Of course you stand by your statement. I happen to enjoy a good pun, that’s all. Didn’t mean any offense.

The personal attack is uneccesary. Really.

[mikrofon]

C’mon guys — Bee series....

[isom35]

I find that to be a comfort(er).

[Mr. Blonde]

Hitchcock supposedly almost exclusively shot what he had already storyboarded. I think Clint works in a similar if slightly more conceptual way.

Sometimes like Bloodwork and maybe Invictus he is working with weak material, and even tinkering won’t help that.

When he works from strong material, why bother shooting other stuff? He also brings in great actors and that allows you to work quick when everyone knows what they are doing.

[Tax-chick]

Quilt is not one of them.

You guys should stop batting one another like this. The movie isn't about the South African cricket team!

[Vaquero]

as you were answering my post when you posted the Quilt/Guilt Typo...I suppose I should answer it.

I make typos all the time...so there should be no issue with it..happens to us all.

as far a guilt though...I would be interesting in knowing how you know that Eastwood is not acting on white guilt....(I believe I see it in his work...with “Bird”, “Letters from IwoJima”, “White Hunter, Black Heart” and to a lesser extent in other works... )

Just curious.

[Captain Peter Blood]

The understanding of Africa and South Africa as portrayed by the people like Eastwood and the MSM borders on the criminal.
Mandela was and is a Communist and a Murderer and his political party the ANC is a terrorist organization.
People do not understand that basically Africa is still very tribal in thinking and action.
Mandella does not nor has he ever spoken for all South Africans. In fact he and the ANC did everything in their power to freeze out the other tribes like the Zulu's, etc. from any political power.
Mandella is basically a Thug and nothing else.

[Captain Peter Blood]

The understanding of Africa and South Africa as portrayed by the people like Eastwood and the MSM borders on the criminal.
Mandela was and is a Communist and a Murderer and his political party the ANC is a terrorist organization.
People do not understand that basically Africa is still very tribal in thinking and action.
Mandella does not nor has he ever spoken for all South Africans. In fact he and the ANC did everything in their power to freeze out the other tribes like the Zulu's, etc. from any political power.
Mandella is basically a Thug and nothing else.