2 movies about Republicans.

Skybird · 03-12-09, 04:35 AM

I did not watch "W" when it was on TV over here, but feedback to the movie as well as the critics said that it was surprisingly tame and painted him as a human being and suffering from that damn psychological issue between him and his Uber-father. They said it was no must-see, but praised Stone for having resisted the temptation to blindly demonize him. All voices agreed in Dreyfuss playing magnificent.

So I am a bit surprised. Yours is the first comment I ever heared of or read accusing Stone of having depicted Bush even worse than he was in reality.

Wanted to watch it, but I could not get myself embarked on it. Maybe in the future. Whenever I saw Stone's movies, I found them so very banal, and often even boring. That "Platoon" won two Oscars, I cannot understand. Maybe it was a weak year for movies, I do not remember what was shown in that season (the porblem with movie awards in general: if the season was weak with good movies, you nevertheless celebrate a winner, and if you have a good season with several top movies, all but one loose although not deserving it, as if it were the sprinting finale at the Olympics. Nonsense.). The Oscar for "4th July" also escapes my understanding.

03-12-09, 04:35 AM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,696 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I did not watch "W" when it was on TV over here, but feedback to the movie as well as the critics said that it was surprisingly tame and painted him as a human being and suffering from that damn psychological issue between him and his Uber-father. They said it was no must-see, but praised Stone for having resisted the temptation to blindly demonize him. All voices agreed in Dreyfuss playing magnificent. So I am a bit surprised. Yours is the first comment I ever heared of or read accusing Stone of having depicted Bush even worse than he was in reality. Wanted to watch it, but I could not get myself embarked on it. Maybe in the future. Whenever I saw Stone's movies, I found them so very banal, and often even boring. That "Platoon" won two Oscars, I cannot understand. Maybe it was a weak year for movies, I do not remember what was shown in that season (the porblem with movie awards in general: if the season was weak with good movies, you nevertheless celebrate a winner, and if you have a good season with several top movies, all but one loose although not deserving it, as if it were the sprinting finale at the Olympics. Nonsense.). The Oscar for "4th July" also escapes my understanding. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.