Comments on: Oliver Disappoints with Bush Film – Where’s the Paranoia?

By: Buddy Larsen

Buddy Larsen — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:42:11 +0000

If i could fly an F-102 Delta Dart all-weather high-altitude interceptor known as the ‘widowmaker’ for its dangerous personality, i’d feel like i could laugh at the president’s service, too.

By: Bacon-I Will Miss Thee

Bacon-I Will Miss Thee — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:35:26 +0000

Shame we can’t say the same for the president. Where was W during the Tet offensive?

Why is that a shame or do you plan on voting for the only veteran this year? Have you voted for the veteran every year?

Perhaps Bush was hanging out with Obama and the Clintons during Tet, though we all know where Obama and the Clintons were at the time, don’t we?

By: Always right

Always right — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:10:28 +0000

Since when is it accepted that “history” (”biography” could be substituted here) is just as a movie (any movie) protrait it to be? The public won’t know an event or events happening unless they see it on the silverscreen (or TV screen)?

As for “biography” or “autobiography”, nowadays you have to know the author’s political leaning in advance in order to decide if it is worth any s*%#&.

By: Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:39:41 +0000

Wow, deja vue all over again. I could swear Mr. Stone said something similar to “…a fair, true portrait of the man,” during the filming of Alexander. Then proceeded to put his Alexander, the munchkin sized Colin Farrell with a Courtney Love do, on Bucephalus and engage in a joust with an elephant. But I suppose that such fabrications are OK because they advance the story line.

By: Buddy Larsen

Buddy Larsen — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:18:45 +0000

“…try and actually write a decent sentence” should be, ‘try to actually write a decent sentence’.

By: Sally-O

Sally-O — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:25:18 +0000

To answer your question, when the Tet Offensive began, W was finishing his last year at Yale. At the time it ended, he was training as a fighter pilot.

And why do you take umbrage at people who sling sloppy and meaningless insults at people?

By: rojac

rojac — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:10:57 +0000

Well, Stone may be a “mentally ill druggie drop out,” but he’s a “mentally ill druggie drop out” who went and fought for his country. Shame we can’t say the same for the president. Where was W during the Tet offensive?

And come to think of it– if a person joins the army, wins a bronze star, gets two purple hearts, graduates from NYU, and wins several acadamy awards…. um, how do you characterize that person as a “drop out”?

Words actually have meaning– that’s their purpose. I’m not an Oliver Stone apologist, nor do I think he is without faults– but I take umbrage at people who sling sloppy and meaningless insults at people. If you’re going to insult someone, try and actually write a decent sentence.

By: CT Tom

CT Tom — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:00:35 +0000

There are lots of right leaning traders on wall street who quote Gordon Gekko everyday. Bush can now be the Tony Montana or Gordon Gekko for a new generation.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:27:48 +0000

1. Oliver Stone
2. George W. Bush
3. “A fair, true portrait of the man”

Pick any two.

By: srlucado

srlucado — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:20:20 +0000

An entire generation of filmgoers has grown up since Oliver Stone made a good movie. They barely care who George W. Bush is, let alone Oliver Stone.