Critics: 'The Purge' an attack on Tea Party, NRA
- Mike OTDP
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Re: Critics: 'The Purge' an attack on Tea Party, NRA
You mean you pay good money to watch movies? Considering what Hollywood makes these days?
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Re: Critics: 'The Purge' an attack on Tea Party, NRA
Of course people pay good money to watch movies.
It's just that most of those are found on DVD & Blueray disc, rather than at the local multiplex.
It's just that most of those are found on DVD & Blueray disc, rather than at the local multiplex.
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- Yogimus
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Re: Critics: 'The Purge' an attack on Tea Party, NRA
Just wAtched the movie. Conservatives need to get off the damned cross. It was a mediocre movie with a decent premise. Instantly forgettable. About as political as the cat in the hat.
In summary, man up you whiny bitches, not everything is about you.
In summary, man up you whiny bitches, not everything is about you.
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Yeah, but whatthehell would they know about it?
Which proves that they're not only dicks, but that they so suck at their business that they couldn't make a good movie, nor even get their message across to Yogi.

Which proves that they're not only dicks, but that they so suck at their business that they couldn't make a good movie, nor even get their message across to Yogi.
I'm laying odds the working title in pre-production was "Vomit", until some exec decided that was a little to spot-on, and the name got changed to "The Purge"."Are you ready to order?"
"Yes ma'am. We'll both have the Failburger, with some Extra Spicy Fail Sauce, the Pail of Fail Potatoes, a large glass of Diet Fail, and the Failberry pie for dessert.
Don't bother to bring us any utensils. Just put it in a large trough on the floor, and we'll root around and grind our faces into it all."
"There are four types of homicide: felonious, accidental, justifiable, and praiseworthy." -Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
- Yogimus
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Re: Critics: 'The Purge' an attack on Tea Party, NRA
They failed miserably.CByrneIV wrote:Uhh...the writer and director have both explicitly said it was.Yogimus wrote:Just wAtched the movie. Conservatives need to get off the damned cross. It was a mediocre movie with a decent premise. Instantly forgettable. About as political as the cat in the hat.
In summary, man up you whiny bitches, not everything is about you.
1st they built a world where the constitution has been usurped, and that is the cause for conflict. Next, this movie is so pro-2nd amendment that it is funny. Basically the plot is that you are not safe regardless of your income unless you have a gun. Finally, the villains are college students, and they are hardly portrayed as conservative. More like militant trust fund babies. The twist bad guys are motivated by communist goals, wanting to tear down those who have more than them.
The only good guy is a military man.
Now tell me how this is an indictment of conservatives.
- blackeagle603
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Re: Critics: 'The Purge' an attack on Tea Party, NRA
ok NOW I have to go see this for myself.
Saw The Internship last night and thoroughly enjoyed having a couple hours of brain flush after a couple really intense weeks.

Saw The Internship last night and thoroughly enjoyed having a couple hours of brain flush after a couple really intense weeks.
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Re: Critics: 'The Purge' an attack on Tea Party, NRA
We'll be looking forward to your non-technical review (more like 'the man in the street' kinda' review).blackeagle603 wrote:ok NOW I have to go see this for myself.![]()
Saw The Internship last night and thoroughly enjoyed having a couple hours of brain flush after a couple really intense weeks.


POLITICIANS & DIAPERS NEED TO BE CHANGED OFTEN AND FOR THE SAME REASON
A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
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Re: Critics: 'The Purge' an attack on Tea Party, NRA
I know you've told us before you're not a conservative. Now, I'm just curious, mind you, and not trying to start a fight, but how do you call yourself?Yogimus wrote:Just wAtched the movie. Conservatives need to get off the damned cross. It was a mediocre movie with a decent premise. Instantly forgettable. About as political as the cat in the hat.
In summary, man up you whiny bitches, not everything is about you.
I'm going to guess, "stalwart defender of freedom by day; renegade bomb-thrower by night"

Note to self: start reading sig lines. They're actually quite amusing. :D
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Re: Critics: 'The Purge' an attack on Tea Party, NRA
I am a "live and let live" social liberal, and a staunch believer in the constitution. I mistrust anyone in a position of authority, especially if that person uses that authority to be correct. An example of this is my distrust of those who like to toss the weight of the bible behind their policies, instead of arguing something on it's merits. I also feel quite strongly about personal responsibility.Weetabix wrote:I know you've told us before you're not a conservative. Now, I'm just curious, mind you, and not trying to start a fight, but how do you call yourself?Yogimus wrote:Just wAtched the movie. Conservatives need to get off the damned cross. It was a mediocre movie with a decent premise. Instantly forgettable. About as political as the cat in the hat.
In summary, man up you whiny bitches, not everything is about you.
I'm going to guess, "stalwart defender of freedom by day; renegade bomb-thrower by night"
- dfwmtx
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Re: Critics: 'The Purge' an attack on Tea Party, NRA
It could be the director and others associated with the film had to say these things, as if you don't tow the political line in Hollywood, you suffer under a blacklist (when's the last time you saw John Voigt, Kelsey Gramar, or any other vocal conservative in a blockbuster Hollywood role?)
Still looks like a mostly crap film regardless of the political slant.
Still looks like a mostly crap film regardless of the political slant.
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