Wachowskis aim to provoke with "Vendetta" film

Reuters ^ | Mon Feb 13, 2006 8:21 AM ET | Mike Collett-White

[brownsfan]

"Wachowski brothers' "

Ahhhhh haaaaaa haaaaaa haaaaaaa. Brothers. That's a good one... gimme a minute.

*whew* I believe Larry had himself turned into Linda.

These whack jobs made a really cool movie in the Matrix. At that point, they were unknowns and somewhat on a leash. After the success of the Matrix, they became bigtime movie makers. So, they were given free reign in Matrix II and Matrix III. The result? Crap. Matrix II was tolerable only because of the anticipated pay off of Matrix III. Matrix III was a rambling, incoherent, stylistic piece of crap.

These losers couldn't pay me to see any more of their "work".

[American Quilter]

Elrond has gone to the dark side!

[kenth]

Nah, it would still be brothers, just one of them horrendously mutilated.

[weegee]

The terrorists we face do nothing to take down their own billionaire kings and dictators. Some dictators even sponsor global terrorism.

In the light of such enemies, we are at global war with terrorism. Those domestic terrorists who seek to maim and kill Americans don't do so out of grievance with our elected representatives, they serve a global agenda. And the lack of spine on the left shows that acts of terrorism directed at civilians don't phase them. John Kerry was willing to live with a certain level of domestic terrorism (as he said in one of the debates, if I recall). Keep it at a nuisance level.

The fear politicians should have is getting run out of office and possibly thrown in jail. They must be kept in check. Vigilantism is no answer.

The left has fantasies that one day a genuine socialist revolution will overthrown the establishment and they will assume control to usher in a new Utopia (that they will run).

[TXBSAFH]

I agree with you violence is not an answer, but I do think that a government and politicos should be fearful and respectful of the people. Kick'em out of office and in case where warrented throw the bums in jail.

[weegee]

Socialist-anarchists want apocalypse too.

ONLINE INTERVIEW WITH JAKE, MOSH GESTAPO ZINE, 2-25-97

MnrThrt: what do you think about punk, as a "movement" etc--
MnrThrt: possibilities of social change etc?
Tedrall: Well, it has certainly changed my life for the better...it
Tedrall: demonstrated to me that you don't need official approval
Tedrall: to create, that thinking for yourself is what counts...
Tedrall: I think that punk's biggest effect so far has been to change
Tedrall: the way its fans think about themselves.
MnrThrt: so you look at it as more personal than macro?
Tedrall: I don't think it's going to send people to the barricades to
Tedrall: string up CEOs or anything. Unfortunately.
MnrThrt: no punks rising up and anarchist revolutions?
Tedrall: Yeah, definitely, it's a personal thing. It's not a mass
Tedrall: movement, anyway...not enough people listen to punk.
MnrThrt: straight edge on the other hand...
Tedrall: It would be nice if it happened.

[weegee]

John Kerry's antiVietnam group's plan was to target elected representatives for assassination.

It is INSANE that man got as close to the presidency as he did.

[TXBSAFH]

Agreed.

[domenad]

I found it interesting that Rall's website is blocked by my company as Hate Speech. HAH!

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

This is a pretty important topic. The idea that terrorism against a modern government's populace would attract a cult following is pretty serious. You might have posted this in Culture/Society, where it belongs. Maybe you could get the admin moderator to move it there.

[KayEyeDoubleDee]

In fact, no less than Vanity Fair has endorsed the concept:

Vanity Fair magazine, which said the picture's release was delayed from November 5 last year due to the July suicide bombings in London, gushed about the film, calling it "spectacular and exhilarating" and a return to "movies as cultural sabotage".

[evilC]

What is the Burger King guy doing in the film?

[willyboyishere]

Man, I am gonna miss Cornel West when he's no longer around. He may have peaked already, but, God, did we have fun in months and years past discussing this entirely bogus
"thinker". Reading ANYTHING he has written simply sends the mind reeling---it comes as close to embodying meaninglessness as anything written by anyone in Academia--yet his written words would be nothing without having his image in mind as you read or listen--- which means one has to have SEEN Cornel first, and THEN read him. The complete package---the dapper vested suits, the wiry hair and scraggly goatee, the gap toothed grin, the supremely confident way he launches into a "nuanced" response to any and every BIG QUESTION.....oh, man, I am gonna MISS him!

[Mr. Blonde]

Everytime I saw him after that in the LOTR movies I was just waiting for him to say "Mr. Baaagins."

[billbears]

The film's tagline is: "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."

Bump for what looks to be a very good movie regardless of what 'conservatives' would have people believe. I would highly recommend the movie's website as well. There is a hangman game, not to mention the historical data, that requires you to attribute quotes to historical figures. Very enlightening to say the least

[RHINO369]

People need to differentiate between terrorism and revolution. A terror attack is one where you try to kill innocent people to make a political statement. A revolution that targets legitimate military and political (leadership only) targets is not terrorism. In fact in many cases it is immoral to not rebel against a tyrannical government. Conservatives should love a person attacking an oppressive government. If you take conservatism to its extreme you get libertarianism, or anarchy, not fascism.

[billbears]

When this movie is released, I won't even have to read the threads. It will be seen as a direct attack on Bush and Republican faithful. Unfortunately, at least for those that believe that nonsense, there is a major fault. Considering the story in comic form was released over 20 years ago, I see this story almost as a modern day 1984. You're right. Conservatives should have no problem with this movie. Republicans, however, will. And Democrats, well the other half of the one party system will remain silent