REVIEWERS DENOUNCE SHOWTIME'S 9/11 MOVIE AS TOO PRO-BUSH!!

MRC ^ | 10am EDT, Monday September 8, 2003 | BrentBaker

[fight_truth_decay]

Wag the Dog, the President is caught in a scandal with an underage girl. Or President Gene Hackman in Absolute Power, who has rough sex with the wife of a major contributor.Harrison Ford in Air Force One;American President, Michael Douglas;Frank Capra's 1948 State of the Union, Spencer Tracy..

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[Chancellor Palpatine]

It was great.

[DoughtyOne]

Bob Woodward, "Clinton's offences were nothing compared to Nixon's." Democrat? Republican? How about moron.

[fight_truth_decay]

Few would dispute the basic accuracy of the film: even his most virulent opponents give the President credit for adapting to the unimaginable attack with speed and resolve.Alessandra Stanley in the September 5 New York Times

But(he continues) a movie about George W. Bush's first serious challenge -- broadcast at the beginning of his re-election campaign and in the middle of a murky, costly war with no marked ending -- inevitably lends it a sour, partisan undertone....

Am changing my name to Truth_Is_Sour.

[chiefqc]

These must be the same people who could not find anything wrong with bent willie, the pervert, getting a BJ in the peoples house.

[johnb838]

I really wanted to see it. I don't pay for Showtime, so I guess I don't get to. The other one I'm looking forward to is "The Passion", which I would see just because I want to hear Aramaic spoken. I had nightmares about the little three second clip I saw.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

The greatest lines of all were the ones related to the fact that everything had changed, and America wouldn't take ineffective, halfhearted measures.

I found myself wondering if that wasn't kind of an apology piece by Bottoms.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

They'll release it on video in the next 6 months to a year.

[DBrow]

Don't forget John Glenn's campaign movie "The Right Stuff"- if you read the book then see the movie you can see the intent of the movie clearly.

[jonalvy44]

can't wait to see it now...funny, this reminds me of what it must be like to throw holy water on vampires...

[Sangria]

One look of Dubya in that Flight Suit is worth 1000 movies!

[MEGoody]

These same nutjobs will praise Michael Moore's 9/11 "documentary."

[MEGoody]

"I am always uneasy about portraying a President in a movie while he is still in office, regardless of political affiliation."

Gee the folks at Saturday Night Live will be crushed.

[reformedliberal]

Yes, it was!

I purchased Showtime specifically for this. Even if I watch nothing else and cancel after 6 months, it was worth it.

Actually, I thought the portrayal of W's speeches was way too stiff and lacked veracity. While not an orator, when he warms to his subject, President Bush projects his integrity every time, IMO.

Anyone seen any overnight viewer stats?

[Gargantua]

As did, I am sure, many Americans who sent "IRAQ: I SUPPORT YOU, MR. PRESIDENT" letters to W at the suggestion of some here on FreeRepublic, I recently received a signed (wet signature) "Thank You" letter from President Bush.

He sent it from the Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas while on his August vacation. It will be framed and proudly hung on my office wall. This is a great and caring man, and one whom I thank God was president when 9/11 happened.

;-/

[Chancellor Palpatine]

I haven't seen any stats.

Showtime has a couple of decent things going for it - boxing and "Dead Like Me" (a pretty raw yet funny look at the lives of grim reapers). Also, it shows "Heartbreakers" a lot, which is a great combination of a really funny plot, a chick flick, and major eye candy if you like Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

[Destructor]

This is a good example of the leftist mentality at work. The truth about 9-11 must not be told, because the left are largely to blame for 9-11 in the first place!

[gridlock]

It's ridiculous to think you can get anywhere near an accurate picture after a mere two years,...

That's why there has never ever been a movie made about JFK...

[CyberAnt]

Not only was he a hero - Bob Woodward's 8-part series in the Washington Post was pretty much what the movie was about - I don't recall all the "propaganda" stuff then ..?? And .. the interesting thing about Bob's story - it completely changed his mind about Bush! Amazing!!

[Tamzee]

Mural of 9/11 found in Iraq