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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 6:40 pm
MSNBC.com - Don't Misunderestimate W. Whether or not it was premature for Oliver Stone to make a movie about George W. Bush’s presidency — what with Bush still occupying the Oval Office — is certainly a matter of taste. After all, Mao famously told Nixon in the early ’70s that it was “too soon” to evaluate the lasting impact of the French Revolution. But even though Stone can’t resist the occasional lapse into cartoonishness, “W.” winds up being a thought-provoking examination of a crucial turning point in American history. What may wind up being most shocking to the conservatives who have been pillorying Stone for months is how sympathetic the film is to its leading character, a man who managed to become one of the nation’s most popular and least popular presidents over the course of two terms <snip>
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Ocean_islands
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, October 17, 2008 - 7:45 am
I really don't understand why he made this movie at all. I don't like Oliver Stone. I think his understanding of issues is half-baked. In addition I don't get why he's releasing it two weeks before the election.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Friday, October 17, 2008 - 2:06 pm
Trying to swing a few votes would be my guess as to the release date.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Friday, October 17, 2008 - 4:02 pm
Has anyone here seen it yet? From the breif interview I saw, it seemed the viewer was suprised that it wasn't anti-Bush, that it's almost sympathetic. Stone will say that Bush has turned the country into a mess, but I don't think that's the point of the film. I think it's more a bio-pic. I don't understand the timing either.
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Merrysea
Moderator
08-13-2004
| Friday, October 17, 2008 - 4:25 pm
I read somewhere that Stone was given up to the inauguration to release the film, but he thought once a new president was sworn in, people wouldn't be as interested in watching a movie about Bush. He released it now so he'd still have an audience.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Friday, October 17, 2008 - 4:29 pm
That makes perfect sense, Merrysea! Bush will (thankfully) be old news after the inauguration.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 9:40 am
I read that this was a prequel to Lee's X LOL
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 4:22 pm
We saw it today. It was interesting, hard to tell if some scenes were realistic or Stone's guesswork. It did present a sympathetic view of W and what led him to seek the presidency. It also made it seem all the more preposterous that he actually was elected. If Stone's view of W is accurate at all, then he will be equally as happy to leave office as I will be to have him gone! LOL Pamy!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 4:29 pm
Oliver Stones movies are not always based on fact, more on what he thinks is going on. So, I wouldn't put too much into the authenticity of the scenes in the movie.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 5:08 pm
That's what I figured while watching. It was all plausible, but unless someone in the cabinet told him about the conversations, it had to be conjecture. Lots of things have been reported, so it was interesting to see them played out on screen. Josh Brolin did a good job.
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Beckie03
Member
07-05-2007
| Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 11:30 am
saw it last night. it was a good movie. it did humanize him...greatly. made it seem like most of his reasons for doing what he did were because he was trying to make his dad love him, proud of him, etc. i do think it was incredibly interesting with the cabinets meetings...those played out wonderfully. didn't like the ending so much. however...i would wait until it comes out on dvd to see it...
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