Posted on 11/18/2007 4:40:01 PM PST by infoguy
"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."
Johnny Dollar's Place has the must-hear audio.
The following is a partial transcript:
MEDVED: ... I am actually one of the few people in the country who has seen the new movie. It is called "Redacted" ... And let me just tell you, before I go to actually reviewing it: It could be the worst movie I've ever seen. I mean, the out and out worst, most disgusting, most hateful, most incompetent, most revolting, most loathsome, most reprehensible cinematic work I have ever encountered. This is having reviewing movies for more than 25 years. [It] covers a lot of disgusting ground, but none more disgusting than 'Redacted,' which portrays the Marine Corps, one of the finest organizations ever assembled by human beings, portrays the U.S. Marine Corps, as corrupt, vicious, racist killers and rapists ... (snip) ...
It portrays the members of our Marine Corps in the most disgusting way imaginable. They hang out in barracks, drunk or stoned, with Confederate flags all over the place. And the head Marine, who is the leading rapist and murderer, is a big fat guy, I mean, hugely out of shape, right - just the typical Marine (sarcastic) - Marines tend not to look like that - big fat guy, overhanging belly, cigar-chomping, loud-mouthed, sort of fair-complexion. His name is Rush. Nothing in movies is an accident. They're clearly trying to indict and smear Rush Limbaugh by saying that secretly he wants to rape and abuse 14-year old girls and murder them and then burn their bodies ... (snip) ...
The film is atrociously acted. It's incredibly badly done ... (snip) ...
Look, I never say this. I don't believe in boycotts. I don't. But I actually think Bill O'Reilly, I know has been going on about this movie even though he hasn't seen it. O.K. I've now seen it. Bill, Bill - hey. It's worse than you think.
This film is an atrocity. It is zero stars as far as I'm concerned. It's very much Rated R. I honestly was close to vomiting when I saw the film. I have seen a lot of unspeakable garbage in years and years of reviewing movies. Nothing quite like this. It is a slander on the United States of America. It is a slander on the Marine Corps. It is a slander on our troops. Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, paid for this entirely. Now he elsewhere has given money to support the troops. I know he has. He ought to be ashamed. Everyone associated with this film ought to be ashamed. I will never see a Brian De Palma film in the same way again. This is a veteran Hollywood director. What is he trying to do with this kind of thing? Will it inspire future terrorists? Of course it will! Because it portrays the United States troops in Iraq as sick, murderous, deviant losers.
Ugh. Do yourself a favor. Avoid De Palma and Cuban's piece of filth and trash. This Thanksgiving, go see "Bella." It's a nice, sweet film, and it's great.
Leo Durocher was the only guy my Dad wrote about that he didn’t like...Just didn’t like the guy.
Good for you. I’m sure your husband appreciates that mindset as much as I do.
If you want to see this subject matter through the eyes of a man, take a look at the Lifetime movie lineup. Think about the titles and the story plots. It’s guaranteed to embarass any self-respecting woman. Even my wife, that buys into this stuff, agrees.
It’s a 24/7/365 production of the men and entities that done women wrong, and how they killed them for it. Well okay, it’s a partial step back from that, but it’s pretty danged close.
You take care. Nice talking to you.
We call Lifetime the “I Hate Men” network. Every once in a while the woman is the bad guy, but that’s the exception that proves the rule.
Yes, my husband is grateful I don’t make him watch chick flicks too often, although he liked ‘Bridget Jones’ Diary’ and ‘Sense and Sensibility’. I remember noticing plenty of middle-aged men in the theater clapping at the end of ‘Sense and Sensibility’. But I have to be careful in my recon work in order to keep him happy.
I didn’t see Bridget Jones Diary and can’t remember Sense and Sensibility, but I did like Pride and Prejudice.
The mini-series Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth is the definitive version, IMO. My husband has a crush on Miss Eliza Bennett and her ‘fine eyes’. Forget the movie version with Keira Knightley. It’s even less faithful to the novel than the 1940 Laurence Olivier version.
I forgot to add earlier that if I don’t vet these chick-flicks properly, I’m rewarded with sighs, snickers, groans, eye-rolls and other signs of extreme suffering. (Hey, this might help you!)
I agree, it's the best version. The best version and plenty of Colin Firth. Can't beat that.
I agree with your post. I just wanted to point out that the main elements of “redacted” actually happened.
What I really reject in our Iraq and Afghanistan wars are the element of collective punishment against civilian populations and our over-reliance on airpower to supress terrorists.
We are injuring and killing civilians by mistake every day, and are building an inventory of people who just want us to leave. ISTR that a poll taken had over eighty percent of the Iraqis just want us to leave.
I guess the question to the group is: Why haven’t we left yet?
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