DE PALMA IRAQ FLICK BOMBS ("Redacted" grosses $26k in opening weekend!)

NY Post ^ | 11/25/07 | Page 6 Richard Johnson

[jimbo123]

IT'S hard for Hollywood pacifists like Brian De Palma to capture the hearts and minds of America if Americans won't see their movies.

While the public is staying away in droves from “Rendition," “Lions for Lambs" and “In the Valley of Elah," audiences are really avoiding “Redacted," De Palma's picture about US soldiers who rape a 14-year-old Iraqi girl, then kill her and her family.

[okie01]

I hope Depalma invested a lot of HIS money in this project.....

Don't know about DePalma. But most of the money came from Mark Cuban, erstwhile internet gazillionnaire and owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

[Tijeras_Slim]

The Sequel will be “Plan 9 from Rahmadi”

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

“Include me out.”

[paltz]

[snip] took in just $25,628 in its opening weekend in 15 theaters, which means roughly 3,000 people saw it in the entire country.

[snip] The message movie was produced by NBA Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who insisted on deleting grisly images of Iraqi war casualties from the montage at the film's end. Cuban offered to sell the film back to De Palma at cost, but the director was too smart to go for that deal.

[rawhide]

“Redacted" - which “could be the worst movie I've ever seen," said critic Michael Medved -took in just $25,628 in its opening weekend in 15 theaters, which means roughly 3,000 people saw it in the entire country. “This, despite an A-list director, a huge wave of publicity, high praise in the Times, The New Yorker, left-leaning sites like Salon, etc. A Joe Strummer documentary [of punk-rock band The Clash] playing in fewer theaters made more in its third week," e-mailed one cineaste. “Not even people who presumably agree with the movie's antiwar thesis made the effort to see it."

[ChocChipCookie]

I’m thrilled to see that Enchanted is #1. We saw that on Friday and loved it.

[Ditto]

It will do baffo business in the Mideast, I’m sure.

[JaguarXKE]

Hey Brian:

[VOA]

“Redacted" - (snip) -took in just $25,628 in its opening weekend
in 15 theaters, which means
roughly 3,000 people saw it in the entire country.

Yes, it's probably a "limited opening".
But I had to double-check the article just to be sure there wasn't
some "decimal-point error"!

Well Done, DePalma and Mark Cuban!
As for Mr. Cuban, I guess it's not just OLD fools that are parted
from their money.

[Drew68]

Entertainment Weekly gave Redacted a D+ on the basis of poor casting, poor dialogue and generally just being "too fake to be believed."

[Dilbert56]

"The 'feel bad' movie of the holiday season. I puked, I fell asleep, I changed my ring tones."

[netmilsmom]

Good!

Now the more important question is, how did “Enchanted” do?

We’ve seen it twice. It’s marvelous. And actually with the amount of money we have spent on Enchanted and Hairspray merchandise, I feel I am putting James Marsden’s kids through college. Mine own won’t go, but who needs a cap and a gown when you’re the Nicest Kids in Town.

If the counts are good, someone else can cover his pay for a while.

[Calvin Locke]

...erstwhile internet gazillionnaire and owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

And employer of Cap'n Dan, the Newsman, Rather.

[netmilsmom]

>>I’m thrilled to see that Enchanted is #1<<

Oh my Goodness! I just saw your post!!!!!!!

My girls and I are jumping up and down (hoping not to wake up my poor hubby)

YES!!!!

But Disney dropped the ball on the merchandise. My older daughter is jumping out of her skin. All she wants for Christmas is a Pip plush and I want a Prince Edward. In fact two. One to remake into Corny Collins for our Hairspray collection. Ken can lend him a suit.

[BlessedMom92]

I just don’t understand why stomach-turning, neurotic self-loathing isn’t a big seller for movie-goers (sarcasm off).

[RoseofTexas]

"IT'S hard for Hollywood pacifists like Brian De Palma to capture the hearts and minds of America if Americans won't see their movies."

Folks, this isn't their aim, the theaters! They're main objective is to get these stinking BOMBS to YOUR local tv station. I guarantee you that Turner and other liberal communists will be showing them OFTEN on the tube!

[usmcobra]

It just goes to show the nation doesn’t want to see It’s Marines trashed this way.

Redacted will be Retracted....

[BlessedMom92]

Or BOMBS (the exploding kind) in your neighborhood! It’ll be a hit with Al-Quida recruiters and in the Middle East, and generally for nuerotic America haters worldwide.

[AuntB]

War film’s portrayal of soldiers draws fire from GOP lawmaker

The ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee sent a letter to the chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America yesterday calling the new Iraq war film “Redacted” shameful in its view of U.S. soldiers.

Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican, sent a scathing letter regarding Brian De Palma’s new film to MPAA Chairman Dan Glickman asking that he not forget that there are heroes who have sacrificed their lives for the United States and Iraqi people.

“Unfortunately, Brian De Palma’s new movie ‘Redacted,’ which opened in several theaters this week, portrays American service personnel in Iraq as uncontrollable misfits and criminals,” Mr. Hunter stated in his letter to Mr. Glickman. “While incidents of criminal behavior by members of our military should never be ignored, the isolated incident on which this film is based negatively portrays American service personnel and misrepresents their collective efforts in Iraq.”

Other military officials worry that the film could be used as propaganda against troops in the region and incite violence against them by Islamist group.....

“This incident, while tragic, demonstrates the goodness and generosity of our nation’s military, and its continued mission in Iraq,” Mr. Hunter said, reminding Mr. Glickman and Mr. De Palma of the continuing sacrifices U.S. troops have made.

“The film intentionally fails to show or give any indication of the more than 3 million inoculations administered by American forces, the construction of medical clinics and schools, as well as the construction of other important infrastructure,” the letter went on to state. “Additionally, the film’s negative depiction of our military blatantly ignores the many acts of heroism performed by our soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors in Iraq.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...

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[jalisco555]

Let’s see, Valley of Elah, Redacted, Rendition, Lions for Lambs, check. Any guesses which will be the fifth movie nominated for Best Picture?