tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post8560083513385256203..comments2024-03-25T17:38:55.490-07:00Comments on Dar Kush: AVP (2007)Steven Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13630529492355131777noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-59527578796820228782007-12-29T16:02:00.000-08:002007-12-29T16:02:00.000-08:00I too hated the shaky camera work.It's like an adm...I too hated the shaky camera work.<BR/><BR/>It's like an admission that they were either too lazy or too incompetent to film a proper action sequence.<BR/><BR/>The twisted sexuality behind the look and movements of the Aliens has always turned me off, so the "mouth-rape" was tasteless but not unexpected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-5116637135018448872007-12-29T12:16:00.000-08:002007-12-29T12:16:00.000-08:00I'm looking forward to seeing Charlie Wilson's War...I'm looking forward to seeing Charlie Wilson's War. I read the book by George Crile when it came out in 2003 or so and it was terrific. What I found amazing was how unliley a story it is. Who could make up a story like that without it seeming to be made up?<BR/><BR/>The convention wisdom is that Ronald Reagan won the cold war; But it is pretty clear that Charlie Wilson was a big help.<BR/><BR/>And I don't know how much they reveal in the movie, but in the book it was clear that the Reagan Whitehouse and CIA chief Bill Casey were much more interested in fighting a proxy war with the Soviets in Nicaragua while Wilson and Avrakotos were more interested in pulling a reverse Vietnam and directly killing Commies.<BR/><BR/>And, it must be noted, that what Charlie, Gust, and Joanne did resulted in the largest and most successful covert operation in US history.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15123761608738909200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-48799898857783143172007-12-29T09:58:00.000-08:002007-12-29T09:58:00.000-08:00Based on this, and on the 16% rating that AvP gets...Based on this, and on the 16% rating that AvP gets on rottentomatoes, I think I will be saving my money. Hell, the holiday movie season seems to have run aground once more. I haven't seen Sweeney Todd yet, however...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-64742551076645283192007-12-29T09:49:00.000-08:002007-12-29T09:49:00.000-08:00Repugnant. In a better movie, it might have been ...Repugnant. In a better movie, it might have been one of those mind-bending oh-my-God moments. But here, it was just a bunch of guys sitting in a room thinking of different horrible ways to kill people you've barely met. Feh.Steven Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630529492355131777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-83735502206272922142007-12-29T00:03:00.000-08:002007-12-29T00:03:00.000-08:00scenes of a pregnant woman being mouth-rapedUgh. ...<I>scenes of a pregnant woman being mouth-raped</I><BR/><BR/>Ugh. Serious deal breaker for me right there, even if the movie had otherwise been good.Lynn Gazis-Saxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16775215056055972392noreply@blogger.com