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'Lions' doesn't roar - Users crush "Lions for Lambs," and critics aren't too kind, either.
Yahoo ^ | November 10, 2007 | Movie Audience

Posted on 11/10/2007 10:53:18 AM PST by avacado

I thought you all may enojoy reading the CRUSHING reviews from the regular movie audience of Robert Redford's new anti-America flick "Lions for Lambs." How Hollywood can contiue to dishonor our U.S. Armed Forces is simply beyond me. Anyway, at least these reviews by regular folks shows that real America is rejecting this nonsense.

Some reviews: (more reviews at the link)

Pure Garbage.....

I had the opportunity to see this last week during a free screening (my wife got the tickets through work). I think I was robbed. About 20% of the audience walked out before it was over, the only reason I didn't was because my wife fell asleep! (Not kidding)

Typical Hollywood Lefty Anti-American Screed. When will these people get back to making entertaining movies, not pushing a Political Agenda? I sometimes wonder if they are even capable of doing so anymore.

Don't waste you time or money ....

Even at free preview price not worth cost...

Who do I talk to about being compensated for the 88 minutes of my life that are lost?

Yet another regurgitation of the same old America bad, everyone else is their victims agitprop of the left. There were several points in the film obviously intended to be intense, high drama moments but everything went so went so far over the top with the anti-American sentiment the result was audible laughter and moaning in the audience. By the time the closing credits started to roll close to a third of the theater had already emptied.

If Hollywood wants to know why it'd box office numbers continue to decline this is a perfect example of why. If you're a member of Code Pink I'm sure you'll see this film as high art and that pretty much sums up why any rational person should save their money and time. Not even worth a DVD rental.

Hollywood should be Ashamed

What ever happened to John Wayne films that make you feel good about your country. John's been replaced by a hate-filled, atheist, social elitists who can't stand anything about America except that the pay is good to bash it!


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: antiamerica; boxoffice; hollywood; lionsforlambs; movies
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To: avacado

Some more good quotes from user reviews...

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“...”Lions for Lambs” should’ve be put up there with ‘Water-boarding’ cause it might be considered ‘torture’ by some.”

“HAVING SPENT 10 MONTHS IN AFGANISTAN THIS MOVIE DOES NOT COME ANYTHING CLOSE TO REALITY,THE DETAILS OF THE MILITARY ACTION LEAVE MUCH TO BE DESIRED, AS DOES THE DESCRIPTION OF THE US TROOPS. TOO MUCH OBVIOUS ANTI USA MADE THE MOVIE ALMOST UNWATCHABLE AND FORCE FED THE MOVIE GOER THE USUAL ANTI AMERICAN LINE, PLEASE LET ME COME TO MY OWN CONCLUSIONS. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TITLES CLUELESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST. I HAD HOPED FOR BETTER BUT ONCE AGAIN HOLLYWOOD LET ME DOWN. NO WONDER PEOPLE DON’T GO TO THE MOVIES ANYMORE. THE SUNDANCE KID SHOULD GO BACK TO MAKING COWBOY MOVIES.”

“This wasn’t a movie, it was a manifesto. A manifesto by the most vile and loathsome people Hollywood has to offer. I’d rather stick red-hot needles through my eyeballs than watch this movie ever again.”

“wanted to like it...i don’t mind a critical film that is fair and honest, but it comes off as so hateful that I was turned away. very slow and a number of times bordered on disrespectful of those who sacrifice so much so we can live so well off.”
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Since 911 Hollywood has put out an endless string of anti-war/anti-American films that have all been box-office bombs. Clearly their agenda is more important than making money.


21 posted on 11/10/2007 12:03:36 PM PST by Hugin (Mecca delenda est!)
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To: Andyman

I wouldn’t pay a sand dollar to see it.


22 posted on 11/10/2007 12:10:42 PM PST by Secret Agent Man
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To: mikrofon

Maybe they thought it was “Silence of the Lambs” and felt ripped off....


23 posted on 11/10/2007 12:11:29 PM PST by Secret Agent Man
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To: Mountain Troll
There was a time when Hollywood made such films.
24 posted on 11/10/2007 5:39:06 PM PST by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

Exactly. It has been done, so it CAN be done. Do we really need Hollywood to make a movie?


25 posted on 11/10/2007 10:13:03 PM PST by Mountain Troll
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To: avacado
When I read the Customers' reviews, including the ones posted, I laughed my butt off. Anyone with more than an ounce of respect for our country and the valiant men and women fighting in Iraq and elsewhere to defend her should have known better than to expect anything remotely supportive of America from the likes of Robert "Sundance" Redford or Meryl "Sophie's Choice" Streep.

These two actors, along with a few others we are all familiar with by now: George Clooney, Sean Penn, and Alec Baldwin, have been extremely harsh in their criticism of the Bush Administration from Day 1, never letting an opportunity go by to trash Bush or the War On Terror.

The moment I saw the televised ads (while working out at the base gym--I no longer have cable TV, thank God) the warning bells immediately went off in my head.

...To those who may still be inclined to go see this Turkey, the $10 could be better spent elsewhere: Through a donation to Soldiers' Angels, or the Salvation Army to provide assistance for those here in Southern California affected by the recent wildfires.

26 posted on 11/10/2007 10:23:26 PM PST by T Lady (The Mainstream Media: Public Enemy #1)
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To: avacado

I’d just like to know the liberal idiots that fronted ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS for this piece of trash...

Do they realize how many poor kids that could have free healthcare for that??

But it’s not really about helping anyone, is it?


27 posted on 11/10/2007 10:31:57 PM PST by tcrlaf (You can lead a Liberal to LOGIC, but you can't make it THINK)
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To: avacado

And they had the chutzpah to open this piece of crap over Veterans Day Weekend.


28 posted on 11/11/2007 7:29:58 PM PST by Hildy
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To: Enchante

You know what the sad thing is? They don’t care about American Box office anymore..THEY MAKE IT UP OVEREES.. They are a big reason we are so hated around the world..AND THEY MAKE MONEY BY DOING SO. I hate Hollywood so much, I truly hope the next terrorist attack is right in the heart of Hollywood....I know that’s bad, but I can’t help it.


29 posted on 11/11/2007 7:32:48 PM PST by Hildy
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To: tcrlaf
I’d just like to know the liberal idiots that fronted ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS for this piece of trash...

It was 35 million dollars. But that is still too much for trash.

30 posted on 11/11/2007 9:07:44 PM PST by CaraM
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To: rdl6989; avacado
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31 posted on 11/12/2007 6:15:47 PM PST by americanophile
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To: avacado

If Robert Redstar doesn’t like this Country, why doesn’t he buy one of those commie utopias he loves?? Lies for Loons is going to challenge Catwoman.

Pray for W and Our Victorious Troops


32 posted on 11/12/2007 6:21:32 PM PST by bray (Think "Betray U.S." Think Democrat)
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To: avacado
I can't understand the grade one BoxOffice Internet gave the movie. More than 58% gave it a flunking grade, but it still had a "D" grade. In other words more people gave it a flunking grade than all other grades combined. That should amount to a flunking grade.

But, in other words, more people flunked it than gave it a passing grade.

On the other hand, a movie being pushed by the pro-life movement, Bella has a A- grade on one BoxOffice site and a B+ on another BoxOffice site.

Bella, a low budget first try for the director who helped to co-write the movie, has done a better per screen dollar amount compared to Lions for Lambs.

Robert Redford and company should be picketed for releasing such garbage that dumps on American soldiers/service people on Veterans Day weekend.

Maybe when the movie Lions for Lambs is released on DVD, Service people can take turns urinating on the DVD to show proper respect for these Hollywood types.

Admittedly, it is a waste of good urine, and more importantly, of our Service people's time, but I think it is time that someone let Hollywood know that it if they urinate on our service people, the in-kind will be done with their trashy movies...

33 posted on 11/15/2007 7:05:20 PM PST by topher (Let us return to old-fashioned morality - morality that has stood the test of time...)
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To: avacado

Will it break $10 million? Right now it’s saddled somewhere between Delta Farce $8.1 million and BRATZ $10+ million. In fact, BRATZ did better than both In the Valley of Elah and Rendition!


34 posted on 11/16/2007 1:35:23 AM PST by SmokinJoeVanGogh
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