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.
i believe it was on the bill o show that he said that the financing for this dispicable movie was from Mark Gugan owner of the SanAntonio Spurs baasettball team also a participant on Dancing with the stars could be wrong but ????
Brian DePalma should be shouted down and pelted with tomatoes whenever he appears anywhere in America, for the rest of his life. He is a monstrously evil man.
I notice Lions for Lambs has done terribly as well.
Isn’t that a shame. It would be so fitting if the five to seven movies only pull in about $20 million total after costing hundreds of millions to make.
Stick a fork in the left, they’ll be done making these loosers after this.
Well maybe not. One poster mentioned that these will do great in foreign markets. Even traitors can be assured of a profit these days.
If it weren’t for the young mush-filled brain youth, the movie industry would be hurting seriously. Kids want a social outlet and movies fill the bill.
I have seen about two movies this year. I do have cable, so I see a number of them there.
I’m tired of contributing to the degenerate movie studios.
Yeah, he's an embarrassment. But if you haven't noticed it already, we conservatives are under siege by billionaire lefties.
sorry wrong baassettball team dallas mavericks still the same skunk who put up the $$$$
“I am not afraid to say it, THIS FILM DESERVES TO BE BOYCOTTED!”
I intend to go further. I will not go to a basketball game if the Mavericks are playing. I will not get Cuban’s HDNet. I hope and pray that Texans will follow through with a boycott of the Mavericks and anything else Cuban has a hand in.
Unfortunately, I don't think a boycott will take place. Last night's Mavericks game against Memphis here in Dallas was yet another sell out. We love our Mavs, so I'm not sure how else we'll be able to destroy mark cuban.
Let me just say I hate Hollywood.
P.S. I give Mr. Medved 5 stars for his review.
I would try and think of more negative adjectives to describe how awful this movie is, but I think Medved used them all up! (But I came up with ‘awful.’)
depalma suffers from self-hatred. He may simply join in and pile on against himself.
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
I like Michael Medved, but I think the most effective review would be to ignore it until it is out of theaters, and then publish your review. Even saying “The worst movie ever” may attract more people to the theater than I’d like to see pay money, because maybe there’s a lot of people who saw Battlefield Earth who want to see if its really that bad.
Another movie that just came out of DVD but for some reason never made it to the big screen (but its obvious why) is called "JOURNEY FROM THE FALL"......
Its low budget and was produced by a Vietnamese gentleman from Californicate...........and details the trials and tribulations of a Vietnamese family after the fall of Saigon, similar to "The Killing Fields".......
It's available now on Amazon.com.......
It was very well done and stunning to watch. The 3D was quite impressive
America hating is never punished. Why not?
It was very well done and stunning to watch. The 3D was quite impressive. .................... Yeah, and so was Angolina Jolie!
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