Expect "director's cut" with the scenes cut from the theatrical release - due to pressure by Joanne Herring and Texas legal eagles - showing on cable next summer, during election season when most people will likely see it for the first time - that's how "history" is made.
BTTT
while getting rid of the Commies in Central America under the table was BAD, it apparently was okay for a Rat to be the deal maker in the Middle East....
I blame Charlie Wilson for the rise of the Islamists and for the Trade Center bombings...I blame him for the onslaught of Islamic Fascists the world over....
Charlie Wilson is a typical Rat....typical...creating chaos and claiming victory ...
Ronald Reagan broke the back of the Communist in Russia...he brought down the Berlin Wall...
I went to see this movie tonight with my wife...who wanted to see it. I had expressed my desire NOT to see it, suspecting full well what it was all about after hearing Tom Hanks in an interview exclaiming “Charlie Wilson won the Cold War singlehandedly, it’s all true...”
In the interest in seeing a movie that she wanted to see, I went.
In the first ten minutes, my suspicions were confirmed, and in the last ten minutes, I felt like I wanted to walk out after viewing the portrayal of the evil, shallow, one-dimensional Republicans and the dunce Reagan. If only we had given a million dollars to a school, 9/11 would have never happened. It made me want to puke.
I hated it. They prefaced the movie with “BASED on a true story...” although I am sure that was lost on many who saw it.
There was some irony there, lost on many of the viewers who think the movie is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Several scenes of planes and helicopters being shot down were actually US hardware...I saw a Phantom, a Huey, a F16 and what appeared to be an A6 Intruder, though I couldn’t be sure. While it is true the majority of the people who will root for it to win an Oscar won’t be able to tell the difference, I thought it was ironic.
Tom Hanks character was likeable, the Philip Seymour Hoffman character was well played, the Julia Roberts annoyingly portrayed character was a stereotypical Southern Christian, and there were a few good one liners.
This is going to be the version of history that the libs will push.
I did not read this post until tonight, but I just came back from the movie theater literally 10 minutes ago. I loved the movie. It was very funny and worth while seeing it. I do not know why people are complaining about them not using Reagan. Most of the movie was in 1980 and Reagan was not even President yet. Anyway if you want to see a funny and interesting movie this is the movie to see.