Comments on: Holiday Box Office: “Ninja Assassin,” “Mr. Fox,” “The Road,” “Messenger”

By: March 23 2010 « Oh For Crying Out Loud…

March 23 2010 « Oh For Crying Out Loud… — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:50:12 +0000

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By: JeffE

JeffE — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:49:46 +0000

Re: Steve Hauptman’s Dec. 1 at 1:57 am post.

Steve, you are exactly correct to chatise the person who wishes for a “non-interventionist foreign policy”. However, the person who advocates such an insane foreign policy is not Sam Adams on Nov. 30 at 2:42 pm (or for that matter any other post that he has done). Sam’s 2:42 pm post had quoted someone else who had advocated this “non-interventionist policy” and he quoted that person with disapproval. Sam’s response to this person was to say “looks like somebody needs to get a clue.”

So who is this person who advocates such an insane “non-interventionist foreign policy”? That person would be Ramjordan on Nov. 28 at 8:42 pm. Sam’s post was in response to Ramjordan. Therefore, your ire should instead be directed at Ramjordan and you owe Sam Adams an apology.

By: Steve Hauptman

Steve Hauptman — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:57:02 +0000

Sam, Sam, Sam…I guess by “non-interventionist foreign policy” you also mean that saving those pesky Jews from the death camps was also “madness”, though sadly it came too late for many. What the hell were we thinking when we saved the Iraqi people from their right to be fed through an industrial shredder or gassed to death to test new chemical equipment or shot in the head at the local soccer stadium for showing some ankle in the market or daring to be raped? Shut up you moron! The only madness here is coming from you and the turn a blind eye left you serve.

By: Sam Adams

Sam Adams — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:42:49 +0000

“The violence, blood and gore in “Ninja Assasin” is nothing compared to the violence, bloodletting and gore that is going on in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (and in the future war in Iran) perpetrated by both sides. The madness will stop (although it might be too late) when we will have a non-interventionist foreign policy”

Looks like somebody needs to get a clue.

By: Don Kenner

Don Kenner — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:56:43 +0000

“I’m slightly confused as to why the reference to Charlize Theron was even in your review. It contributes very little to the article as a whole and is quite simply in poor taste.”

I’m not sure why you’re confused: Ms. Schlussel provides this type of commentary because her loyal readers (like me) appreciate it. We like popular culture (when it’s done well) but we WILL NOT give celebs a pass on their atrocious ideas or behavior. Incidentally, Theron went on CNN and refused to admit there was censorship in Cuba, but insisted that the real censorship occurred in the United States.

I think THAT is in poor taste.

By: Ibn Abu

Ibn Abu — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:52:12 +0000

Debbie:

It may interest you that, as far as I can tell, “The Road” is a complete ripoff of Lloyd Krupp, a far superior book with a little more of an upbeat outlook despite the bleakness of the setting.

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:58:10 +0000

I’m slightly confused as to why the reference to Charlize Theron was even in your review. It contributes very little to the article as a whole and is quite simply in poor taste.

By: Noah David Simon

Noah David Simon — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:51:53 +0000

Fantastic Mr. Fox was a great story. I know about Roald and his Jew hate, but the Grimm Fairy Tail writers were just as bad. I had a collection of those when I was a kid with Snow White and Sleeping Beauty and one of the more stressful stories was called the Jew in the Bush… which of course was about killing the Jew.

By: Ramjordan

Ramjordan — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:42:21 +0000

The violence, blood and gore in “Ninja Assasin” is nothing compared to the violence, bloodletting and gore that is going on in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (and in the future war in Iran) perpetrated by both sides. The madness will stop (although it might be too late) when we will have a non-interventionist foreign policy

By: thad of detroit

thad of detroit — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:11:55 +0000

how do movie theaters stay in business with all this crap?
like anyone with a brain hasnt read cormac for years and they pick charlize theron? so many pearls thrown before swine..
philipkdick gets dude uh uh wyldstallyon kreeves.
judge dredd gets rocky? etc
i hate the movies now because when they do make a good movie i dont get to see it because i dont go anymore due to this crap.
why dont they make the cormac movie about the guy from new orleans who has to try and make it across mexico with the comanche after him?
your rating system is by far the best in the ratings biz!!