As opposed to a function of Americans being uninterested in paying $10 plus popcorn to watch anti-US propaganda.
“...anti-US propaganda.”
Is that what it is? Have you seen it?
I think “The Kingdom” was OK—I maintain our Netflix queue and I research the new releases very carefully before I put them in our queue.
There must have been at least 7 anti-U.S.-in-Iraq movies I passed over in the past year or so. Not including all the anti-U.S.-in-Iraq documentaries. There are dozens of those it seems.
Yup.
It's okay though- let them keep trying. At least it'll keep a lot of gaffers and key grips and such in butter-and-egg money.
“anti-US propaganda.”
The Kingdom did very well, and any anti-US propaganda has done very bad, I’ll bet a Pro-US film would do very well, like one about the battle for Fallugah. <=(spelling police, sorry, but you know what I mean)
they keep throwing these anti war anti American movies out and NOBODY goes to see em. You would think that Hollywood might call a halt sooner or later, wouldnt you?
I mean, sooner or later the bankers have to say, “give it a rest comrades, or we arent gonna be able to afford another G-5 this year.”
Yet they continue to make movies that nobody wants to see. The psyche of these people is "If it makes us FEEL good then do it"
Typical liberal/socialist mantra!!
the public is turned off by anti-US propoganda, and also by films like “Stop-Loss” which, I gather from the title, are about presenting the U.S. soldier as a victim instead of a hero.
Make a movie showing the USMC kicking ass all over Falujah, I mean kicking ass, taking names, sacrificing for their friends, units and country to kill the enemy in the traditional way we have always killed our enemies and it would make untold millions, imo.
Hollywood must be yelling Stop the Loss.
From what I have seen from the trailers, it looks just another US Army (or military in general) bashing movie. More bitching from crappy soldiers who have lost perspective on the big picture. I have known a lot of people that got stop loss’d and listened to their wives bitch about it. And my response to it was simple; “ In life, there are some things a hell of a lot bigger than any one individual. After all, the defense of this country is not all about you, it’s about 300 million people. So stop your pissing and moaning, pick up your rifle and go do your damn job”
Keep spending yer money, morons.
This is the movie that Ryann Phillippe lost Reese Witherspoon over by having an affair with his co-star. So not only did it ruin his life, it might even ruin his career. COULD NOT be happier. He is a BORING actor to boot.
Predictable. It’s also predictable that the next Rambo flick will gross at least 200 million domestically. Hollywood seems to forget that during a time of war, patriotic war flicks are boffo box office. That or their hate of America is even stronger than their breathtaking greed.
I saw the trailer for this and wanted to throw somwething at the screen, and I knew it would be a total bomb. The trailer was a joke, trying to portray a jerk refusing to honor his commitment to the VOLUNTARY force as a “hero” for saying things like “This family’s fought this war long enough!”