But the overseas markets for these movies will be very specific. Watch for a Farsi and Arabic translation to be hurried into print so they can be released to the Middle East and Asia. And within six months, we’ll be seeing them sold in the street markets in Baghdad, Kabul and the West Bank.
Its impossible to believe that the film makers/producers/promoters/etc are too naive to understand that people who do actually hate America are going to be using their films as the ‘proof’ that America is the Great Satan and a recruiting tool for more suicide bombers.
Yup. Brian De Palma ought to be made to live in one of those hell holes, instead of this country that he hates so much. Of course, he is the kind of wuss who wouldn’t last five minutes in one of those places.
The cash flow from middle eastern countries for movie theater tickets is what exactly? I would think there is a small population that can afford to pay for a movie. Street markets will be selling knock-offs and nobody in Hollywood will see a penny of those sales.
As to the propaganda value -- they hate us already, will this movie make them hate us more? I think not. The whole issue is a tempest in a tea pot.
Marc Cuban offered to sell the movie to Brian De Palma at cost so he could release it in any form and to whoever he wanted, and he refused the offer. Even the director knows his movie is worthless crap that will never make any money.
“But the overseas markets for these movies will be very specific.”
Exactly.
Michael Medved talked about this when he first learned of the movie being filmed.
Muslims are the target audience that the film was produced for.
Medved on ‘Redacted’: ‘It Could Be the Worst Movie I’ve Ever Seen’
By Dave Pierre | November 18, 2007 - 19:38 ET
“It could be the worst movie I’ve ever seen” ... “[T]he out and out worst, most disgusting, most hateful, most incompetent, most revolting, most loathsome, most reprehensible cinematic work I have ever encountered.” ... “It portrays the members of our Marine Corps in the most disgusting way imaginable.” ... “This film is an atrocity. It is zero stars.” ... “I honestly was close to vomiting when I saw the film.” ... “It is a slander on the United States of America.” ... “Everyone associated with this film ought to be ashamed.” ... “Will it inspire future terrorists? Of course it will!”
That’s prominent movie critic Michael Medved on the new film “Redacted.” Lest anyone think that Bill O’Reilly’s recent outrage over the film is an overreaction, Medved tells Bill, “It’s worse than you think.”