saw oliver stone's movie "W" and to my surprise he showed george in a decent light. i don't know what all the fuss was about him dissing bush. probably from people that haven't and won't see the movie.

I thought it was an ok movie. I wonder if when they make O the movie if they will show him all coked up?

They already covered that in W: the Prequel.

The prequil to O will be shot on site in Kenya...

Soon movie theaters will be confiscated and converted into soup kitchens.

This country can't handle soup kitchens. There are way to many thugs that think it's their time to be king. There will be so much blood on the streets the elected officials will all be in hiding.

Ah yes, I think it was Sartre who said "first the soup kitchens, then the capitol."

"NO SOUP FOR YOU!!!"

Josh Brolin is a very gifted actor, not like his father and step mom.....he can act.

I just do not like Oliver Stone's version of history or facts.

He did write the screenplay for "Scarface".....his best work ever.

Charlie

charlie

i believe all writers take "poetic license."

i did feel a kinship with the character, something i never expected to feel.

Yep, I'm with Charlie on this one. Oliver tends to take many, many liberties with the story lines of his movies. He does have a warped sense of what really happened. I guess if it ain't commercial and making money, it ain't worth making.

I haven't watched "W" yet and I hadn't planned on it just because Oliver did it. I was concerned Oliver would let his political views and his Hollywood checkbook dictate "history."

11. Author: chiefburg

if i had something kind to say about george, you should not worry about stone's interpretation.

the special features on the dvd, were a different opinion, i would avoid those, if i were you.

^ Rick - Well, I may go ahead and watch it then. As I said, Oliver has a distorted view of history and it detracts from his movies, which is unfortunate. We already have Michael Moore to keep us entertained!!

Platoon = Vietnam fantasy.

JFK = assassination fantasy.

There are others, but to be honest if one looks to Oliver Stone to provide an accurate retelling of events - regardless of whether it portrays Bush in favorable light or not - you'll probably also think that Michael Moore creates legitimate documentaries.

^ Precisely!

OK, I will order it today!

Yo little ricky:

"i did feel a kinship with the character, something i never expected to feel."

The circle is now whole, first love / then hate / then love again. Good for you shorty and I'm sure G.W. loves you too.

JonR

Did it make you weep ?

Weep no more, my G.W..

Sing that song again for me.

Soft and low, just as though

You had me on your knee.

JonR

If you watch anything Oliver Stone does with an eye that he is a history revisionist history and takes generous liberties with the facts, then it can be an interesting movie. The old "based on a true story" caution.