[gridlock]

I have yet to see a single good review of this movie. You gotta love it!

[My2Cents]

From what I've read, it's "Alexander the Gay."

[borkrules]

Podhoretz described it as a huge flop and a failure in a post over at National Review's "The Corner" blog.

Said the audience he saw it with was roaring with laughter at parts of the film that were supposed to be touching and sad.

Couldn't happen to a "nicer" director, Oliver Stone. The hack.

[BigEdLB]

filmmaker Oliver Stone A three word reason for the title of this thread....

[Spok]

Alexander's story is so astonishing it would require true talent to screw it up, but Oliver Stone would be my choice to do it.

[Qwinn]

"It's a shame, too, because mediocrity is so tantalizingly within the director's reach."

Great line! And so appropriate for Stone!

Qwinn

[FreeKeys]

The History Channel has been running a very good depiction of Alexander's battle strategies, portraying Alexander as a brave, resourceful, intelligent, DECISIVE leader and brilliant tactician.

[GoforBroke]

I saw a few minutes of History Vs. Hollywood on The History Channel the other night, where they were critiquing Alexander. From the brief snippet I witnessed ( a scene where Alexander is giving a motivational speech to his army), reminded me of Braveheart. Very similar intonation and dramatics.

[26lemoncharlie]

Another Spectaluar Hollywood Blockbusting FLOP!!

The Injection of the Homosexual agenda causes this Flop to go into FLACCIDITY!

We have sent a strong message to the Hollywodd Crowd, WE DON"T WANT IT! We are not going to put up with it, Get the Scum off the Screen and Get out of our lives!! Leave!

[muleskinner]

Post the full review ping

[catonsville]

One critic has called it "The Plan 9 From Outer Space "of the new millennium. Stone is already blaming all the hostile preopening criticism on conservatives and other "right wingers".

[Lancey Howard]

Okay. My daughter (17) just walked in the door from seeing 'Alexander' tonight and I have never seen her so disgusted about wasting time. She said she was thrilled when she thought Alexander was dead so the movie would be over, but then he wasn't dead and she had to sit there for another hour. The worst movie she ever suffered through.

[SunkenCiv]

Could be worse -- could have followed this author and made him a boozer.

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Alexander the Great: The Invisible Enemy by John Maxwell O'Brien

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[Billthedrill]

Mr. Cranky's Review - Alexander got the coveted bundle-of-dynamite rating.

"Whenever the result of a movie involves broad-jumping puddles of vomit on your way out of the theater, one can say confidently that a failure has been had."

Well, I know it's one of the warning signs that I look for...

[ozzymandus]

I hope ollie the commie had all his money invested in this bomb.

[bray]

Is it true that Kerry was in Vietnam???

Pray for W and Our Troops

[SunkenCiv]

related:

What Made Alexander So Great?
slate.msn.com ^ | Monday, Nov. 29, 2004, at 10:30 AM PT | Christopher Hitchens
Posted on 12/01/2004 9:12:17 AM PST by Destro
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1292048/posts