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Offline Jack Morris

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Syriana, a badarse flick
« on: March 05, 2006, 04:17:17 pm »
Want to see the dirty oil deals going on behind closed doors? Want to see the corrupt secret services play games with other countries and cultures? Want to see the Dept. of Justice get "fed" a little bit so that corrupt politicians and big oil can try to escape from under the DOJ microscope? Want to see the good people suffer and get brushed aside as if they were nothing?

Thumbs up to the Film Actors Guild on this one, good movie and very political. I actually found myself cheering when the jihad, jihad struck.

I don't think any refiner execs or oil people will bother watching this one, it hits too close to the truth of international corruption and price manipulation of oil.
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Re: Syriana, a badarse flick
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2006, 06:07:39 pm »
Not seen it, and I probably won't ever see it.  Don't like warped "big bad business" movies. 
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Re: Syriana, a badarse flick
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2006, 06:47:33 pm »
Never seen it, but I know the template:

America is bad.

Oil is bad.

and the arab is being crushed by the American Facist Oil Barons.

Mr Clooney can get bent, and all of hollywood can %^^$$^^&&&&^@$%

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Re: Syriana, a badarse flick
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2006, 01:09:48 am »
It's really not an "America is bad" flick. You do not see any politicians in D.C. involved. It's more along the lines of secret ops that even Congress doesn't know about, much less the President. Given the long history of oil money's interference in world affairs, much less our own people (Enron come to mind? Refiners hiking prices off small disaster or political news? Speculation?) you get a glimpse of how filthy rich those cats are and just how smug they can be. Contracts and kickbacks, bribes, just the thing that goes on today. Yummy.

I will not give out the story but it's pretty cool when an American is chosen as the "true" Emir's chief economic advisor, and the Emir is someone I would want leading my Middle East country to democracy yet have the balls to tell other nations "This is my land and resources and people, don't fluck with it or them."
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Re: Syriana, a badarse flick
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2006, 05:07:47 pm »
Check it out before you judge me guys. It's worth a matinee at least.
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Re: Syriana, a badarse flick
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2006, 05:16:42 pm »
Been wanting to see it and Munich since they came out, but I live in an area where if it doesn't sell popcorn, it doesn't fet played.

I had to wait for 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' to be nominated for an Oscar before they showed it in the local theaters.  If I'm not willing to wait that long, it's a two hour drive to Little Rock or Fort Smith.

Usually, I just wait for video.  'Good Night and Good Luck' is probably my next rental.
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Re: Syriana, a badarse flick
« Reply #6 on: March 06, 2006, 11:57:28 pm »
I dont mind conspiracy theory, paranoid fantasy movies, but Ive vowed to never watch a George Looney movie again. The moment he rejoiced because Charlton Heston had alzheimers, because Heston is pro-Second Ammendment, he ceased to meet the basic definition of a human being.
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Re: Syriana, a badarse flick
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2006, 12:25:22 am »
Saw it....and enjoyed it, somewhat.  The pool scene and Matt Damon's kid getting fried was a little too much...
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Re: Syriana, a badarse flick
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2006, 07:00:38 am »
I think it added to the suspense, it may have been an assassination attempt on the Emir that went awry. I too enjoyed the film myself, and even Goerge played the bad guy for once, who ended up trying to do the right thing at the end.
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