Without giving anything away, I must say this about the film: it’s got some really great political satire and sweet moments with great Americans-past, but much of the movie is Zucker-style Naked Gun-type jokes, juvenile and kind of stupid. There are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and “Michael Malone” (aka Michael Moore) says a few Lefty lines that perfectly encapsulate the mindset of today’s Liberal. Example:
“I love America. That’s why it needs to be destroyed.”
Plus, I love the way Zucker portrays the ACLU!
I thought it was very good political satire, making Libs seem as silly as they are, while underscoring the sacrifices people make in order to defend this country and our way of life. This movie should make a few bucks. There have been so many anti-American movies out of Hollywood lately that this movie, despite its occasionally juvenile humor, is bound to do pretty well.
This one’s tough to grade. A- for relevant political satire, but C for occasionally being too silly. If you see it, please feel free to grade the film in the comments. Since I’m a teacher, I use the A-F scale, no stars.
1290 WJNO found this Live Leak video of an upcoming episode of The Simpsons, set for the Sunday before Election Day, where Homer tries to vote for Obama, but ends up voting for McCain multiple times before the machine chews him up and spits him out bloodied. It’s a funny scene with a preemptive slight on Ohio and another hit on the “change” theme. Grampa’s sign in the clip is the best!
It’s funnier than anything on SNL this season, and funnier than what most Simpsons episodes have been recently. The only danger for those of us on the Right is that it reflects the perceptions of the pop culture which the MSM plays up — Obama is for “change” and has lots of money, while McCain won’t be able to win honestly because he has no shot anyway.
Or maybe the subtle message is this: Homer Simpson is voting for Obama. What could the writers be inferring about Obama’s supporters — regular Joe’s or drunk, irresponsible rubes? I’ll have to chew on that one.
I’m sure all of you with Tom Brady on your fantasy teams were hoping for more than one quarter out of the two-time Super Bowl MVP and the man who holds the single-season touchdown record for quarterbacks at 50, but football is a contact sport and people get hurt. But why did it have to be the Golden Boy, Tom Brady!
After completing a pass to Randy Moss, Brady’s leg was hit, apparently tearing his ACL. If this turns out to be true (Belichick can be quiet about these things), then it’s a season-ending injury. However, it could be smoke-in-mirrors; a slight sprain or bruise that could take a week or two to shake off. Or maybe not. We won’t know until later this week.
Regardless, now it’s time for Matt Cassel to step up. The Patriots defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 17-10 with Cassel in most of the game, but the Chiefs aren’t that good. The New York Jets are better, and so are the Buffalo Bills in the AFC East. With thoughts of Super Bowl revenge melting away, I hope Matt Cassel can be a more than adequate substitute and keep the Pats competitive this year should the worst be true of Brady’s injury.
UPDATE: It’s true — a season-ending injury. Alas! I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the New York Jets early on their first win of the AFC East since the 2002 season (grumble grumble).
Even though we could see the website coming a mile away, it’s still an entertaining read. Chuck Norris was the first person to have this shtick, Tim Tebow and Cole Hamels also gave it a shot, but Sarah Palin is the first person who can actually back it up. Come to think of it, I have heard the rumor that Superman wears Sarah Palin pajamas.
I swore I’d never watch the show again after that bi%$# Allison Grodner rigged Season 8 for Evil Dick Donato, but I’ve been watching Big Brother this season. This year is probably as rigged as every other one Grodner one, but I’m still enjoying it. Early on in the season, I decided to root for Dan (the conservative), Keesha (self-explanatory once you see her), and Renny (funniest houseguest). Eventually, I began rooting for Memphis as well.
Since I’m watching the show again, I thought I’d post some clips I found around the Internets. One of the funnier dynamics in this year’s house is the mother-son/friend routine between Dan and Renny. The following are a few videos of Dan driving Renny up a wall, not that it’s a long trip for the “Dahlin From Nawlins.” Enjoy.
On October 3, David Zucker is going to release the film An American Carol picking fun at filmmaker “Michael Malone” (read Michael Moore) who wants to ban July 4th. The film’s story is in the model of “A Christmas Carol.” Bill O’Reilly makes a cameo, as does a number of others from the trailer. Ultimately, I’m surprised they found enough actors in Hollywood to film this thing!
George Lucas obviously wants to make more money and milk the Star Wars universe a little bit more with the release of the new Star Wars: The Clone Warsmovie. I make that statement for two reasons: it’s a good movie with a “Star Wars” attached to it, thus the money will flow; and the film’s concept takes us back to a period already handled with an animated series, bookended between Episodes II and III which also deals with these events in a reasonable way. (How about a movie or something about the period between the Clone Wars and Episdoe IV? I’m sure that’s on the horizon once the Clone Wars has been exhausted.)
All that aside, I think the film was pretty good. It’s purpose is to launch a new animated series on the Clone Wars’ theme. The action was top-notch, the animation was smooth and cool, and though targeted towards a younger audience, I enjoyed the character interactions. Plus any movie with Samuel L. Jackson borrowing his voice to be a bad-ass Jedi has to have some quality (Now, I want you to go in that bag and find my [light saber]. Which one is it? The one that says bad motha f*****).
I did not like the narrator replacing the opening crawl — it didn’t seem truly Star Wars-ish at first. I also was not impressed with the concept of a padawan for Anakin. “Ahsoka” reminded me of an overbearing and cocky Millennial most of the time. Plus, there were a few other plot inconsistencies involving her, Ventress and Count Dooku. That being said, kids will love this film, and hardcore Star Wars fans who have gotten over the prequel concept should at least enjoy the fighting. B- in my book.
The opening ceremonies of any Olympic games are full of spectacle. Now, we usually assume that this spectacle does not include lip-syncing the host country’s patriotic songs, but we are dealing with China here! It’s not that little Yang Peiyi (on the right) isn’t talented, it’s that she’s not as pixie-like as Lin Miaoke according to Chinese officials. I think that’s a little harsh to tell a seven-year-old girl who has talent.
My other issue is this: China has 1.3 billion people and they can’t find a cute kid who ALSO sings well? That’s a totalitarian work ethic, I suppose — just fake it (which is as normal as reading/watching/or getting online news in China). But, this isn’t good PR for the PRC, thus I’m surprised they even admitted it.
Isaac Hayes is the second significant entertainer to die in the last three days! Well-known for his work on the Shaftsoundtrack and as the voice of “Chef” on South Park, Hayes was found dead near his treadmill at about 1pm today in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 65.
Hayes was a highly influential, Grammy-winning musician whose impact stretched across the decades and music genres. He was inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and won an Oscar for the Shaft Soundtrack in 1971. He eventually quit South Park because SP railed on Christians a bit too much for Hayes, (it’s true, SP farcically loves hitting Christians, especially Mormons and often Catholics too) who was a Scientologist.
Entertainer, songwriter, and civil rights activist Isaac Hayes will be sorely missed.
Bernie Mac eventually lived the American Dream through hard work, dedication, and a little bit of luck. Born into a poor neighborhood with a tough upbringing, he did what he needed to do in order to excel in his career, which included being a street performer, working the club circuit for decades, before finally breaking through in “The Bernie Mac Show” which aired over 100 episodes from 2001-2006. He’s been in numerous movies and shows both in front of and behind the screen. Recently, Mac came under fire for taking his act on the campaign trail, perturbing “The One” and his campaign with some R-Rated language while warming up a crowd.
His unique style and humor will definitely be missed.
Seventy-one year old actor Morgan Freeman was involved in a one-car accident late last night in Mississippi. He was airlifted to a nearby hospital and is in “serious condition” with injuries to his shoulder and arm.
In his latest work, Freeman plays Lucius in the blockbuster sequel The Dark Knight. He’s a major film icon, being in such films as Million Dollar Baby, Shawshank Redemption, Driving Miss Daisy, Deep Impact, Glory, Amistad, Batman Begins, Along Came a Spider, Lean on Me and numerous others. His politics is typical of Hollywood, as he has endorsed “The One” Barack Obama, but again, politics stops in instances like this. We hope he can continue to grace the screen with his supurb acting for years to come!
The McCain campaign has been awesome this week, tightening the polls while going on offense! I wasn’t too keen on the “Celeb” ad, but this new spot, “The One” is perfect. It uses Obama’s own words against him, making him sound delusional in a fun way which will really grind the “geahs” of Obama’s people:
Obama’s people called this ad simply “juvenile antics.” It is a well-known anecdotal fact that Libs do not have a sense of humor. It’s more likely that Obama’s people probably didn’t get the gag.
It’s also known that certain substances can make one feel like they’re on top of the world and can do anything. Remember, he was once a self-professed “junkie” who now can lower sea-levels by his mere presence…hmm. I’m just sayin’.
“So what they’re going to try to do is make you scared of me. You know, he’s not patriotic enough. He’s got a funny name. You know, he doesn’t look like all those other Presidents on those dollar bills, you know. He’s risky. That’s essentially the argument they’re making.”
Whether this was innocent or not, it reeks of racial politics. What could he have possibly meant by that? How could that bold statement have been taken any other way than to infer that McCain’s campaign is going to use race as an issue in this campaign?
Of course, Obama commits this inappropriate racial remark and all that anyone can talk about is the Britney/Paris ad that the McCain camp released the other day! (Well, if the MSM and Obama people can’t get over the ad, then maybe it’s working the way it’s supposed to — notice most critiques are about how petty it is, not that it’s wrong on the issues.) But already we know who the MSM is voting for. I don’t like the ad, but the Obama-as-Diva theme definitely should have been brought up by surrogates at some point.
However, all is not perfect in Obamaland. Even some African Americans are getting a little impatient with Obama, as a small protest in Florida got reported today. Obama isn’t used to dissent at his functions and handled it so-so. I completely disagree with people shouting and disrupting Q&A sessions for anyone involved in politics (it’s reminiscent of Fascist Black Shirt tactics of silencing opponents through fear, intimidation and – as it turns out – shouting them down at rallies so the opposition candidates could not speak).
It hasn’t been such a great week for Obama: Sunday he was up by 9 points in the Gallup Poll, six days later it’s tied at 44%!
