View Full Version : BUSH ASSASSINATED!!!! (new movie)
k4kyv
10-17-2006, 06:20 AM
An unknown gunman assassinates George W. Bush.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0853096/
http://www.e.bell.ca (http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/2006/films_schedules/films_description.asp?id=88)
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ve2nsm
10-17-2006, 02:57 PM
User Comments: Fascinating but not as exciting as if it really happened...
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KE5FRF
10-17-2006, 02:59 PM
This is not at all funny.
KB9YCO
10-17-2006, 03:21 PM
While I am certainly no fan of this administration, their backwards ideologies, or their grievous errors and misdirections for this country, I don't think that glamorizing the assassination of a sitting president (or anyone for that matter) is really smart, amusing or clever.
Granted, this is a fictional account, obviously (duh), and I don't really have a problem with the fiction itself, especially when it comes to public figures who are pretty much open game for satire and so on, but I think playing it up as 'not as exciting as the real thing' or similar jokes are just in bad taste and if put on a so-called opposite candidate or president would be decried by the same people making those types of comments. Even making the post titled "Bush assassinated" seems a little over the top. Hey, whatever floats your boat, I'm all for free speech, but you have to be fair and look at it from both sides.
More than anything my point is that advocating violent means as a solution to ideological differences is low-minded and really not a solution since there will always be someone to replace them anyway. You don't really solve issues that way, though some people think they may be. Again, I know the 'mockumentary' is fictional and that's fine, but I don't know that reveling in the real concept is appropriate. To each their own I guess.
Rant on brothers and sisters...
N6BOA
10-17-2006, 03:40 PM
Quote[/b] (KB9YCO @ Oct. 17 2006,08:21)]While I am certainly no fan of this administration, their backwards ideologies, or their grievous errors and misdirections for this country, I don't think that glamorizing the assassination of a sitting president (or anyone for that matter) is really smart, amusing or clever.
Granted, this is a fictional account, obviously (duh), and I don't really have a problem with the fiction itself, especially when it comes to public figures who are pretty much open game for satire and so on, but I think playing it up as 'not as exciting as the real thing' or similar jokes are just in bad taste and if put on a so-called opposite candidate or president would be decried by the same people making those types of comments. Even making the post titled "Bush assassinated" seems a little over the top. Hey, whatever floats your boat, I'm all for free speech, but you have to be fair and look at it from both sides.
More than anything my point is that advocating violent means as a solution to ideological differences is low-minded and really not a solution since there will always be someone to replace them anyway. You don't really solve issues that way, though some people think they may be. Again, I know the 'mockumentary' is fictional and that's fine, but I don't know that reveling in the real concept is appropriate. To each their own I guess.
Rant on brothers and sisters...
Agreed. This is highly inappropriate. It matters not how one feels about this President, or any president. Such a post is unacceptable. Fantasize about the death of someone in your own mind and not on this forum.
Barb, n6boa
One of the QRZ.com moderators
ne6ao
10-17-2006, 04:03 PM
Quote[/b] (KB9YCO @ Oct. 17 2006,08:21)]While I am certainly no fan of this administration, their backwards ideologies, or their grievous errors and misdirections for this country, I don't think that glamorizing the assassination of a sitting president (or anyone for that matter) is really smart, amusing or clever.
Granted, this is a fictional account, obviously (duh), and I don't really have a problem with the fiction itself, especially when it comes to public figures who are pretty much open game for satire and so on, but I think playing it up as 'not as exciting as the real thing' or similar jokes are just in bad taste and if put on a so-called opposite candidate or president would be decried by the same people making those types of comments. Even making the post titled "Bush assassinated" seems a little over the top. Hey, whatever floats your boat, I'm all for free speech, but you have to be fair and look at it from both sides.
More than anything my point is that advocating violent means as a solution to ideological differences is low-minded and really not a solution since there will always be someone to replace them anyway. You don't really solve issues that way, though some people think they may be. Again, I know the 'mockumentary' is fictional and that's fine, but I don't know that reveling in the real concept is appropriate. To each their own I guess.
Rant on brothers and sisters...
Creating movies is a free speech privledge here in the good ole U>S>is ok.But,I also have to chime in here also that to bring harm to an elected official is dead wrong.besides cheny is just as much a hawk as bush is.Our foriegn policy probly wouldnt change much.Who knows? Anyway the people who would pull this stunt are just as guilty as the fanatics who exspouse useing violence on any one of us in the free world.
w0aew
10-17-2006, 04:13 PM
The movie was created by a Brit and screened in Canada.
k4kyv
10-17-2006, 04:16 PM
My original message was intended to be nothing more than a news item linking to a couple of mainstream non-political websites that review movies. I stumbled across it accidentally while I was browsing for reviews of some other recent film releases.
Perhaps it was inappropriate to even make a film about the death of a living national figure, or for those websites to publish reviews of the film. I had never heard of the film until I ran across those reviews, so it certainly hasn't received the media attention that would be expected for such a controversial topic. I think it may have started out as a made-for-TV production. Notice it is a British film, not made in USA.
Click on the links, and read the messages posted in the discussion forums that follow. There you will see plenty of opinions where the writers say the film is in bad taste, or that the topic is inappropriate.
If the film ever comes to town I'll probably go see it, or rent the DVD before I form an opinion. The reviews seem to imply that it is more a "who-done-it" story than an attempt at making any kind of political statement.
Given the topic of the film, it no doubt will be a hot potato.
K0HWY
10-17-2006, 04:26 PM
Quote[/b] (KE5FRF @ Oct. 17 2006,07:59)]This is not at all funny.
Welcome to the 21st Century, a time to be celebrated by a departure from common sense, decency, good manners and respect for authority.
The title of the post was in poor taste as is the film itself.
"The reviews seem to imply that it is more a "who-done-it" story than an attempt at making any kind of political statement."
That does it. I'm selling my beach house in Topeka. This is clear evidence it can be done.
w0aew
10-17-2006, 04:52 PM
Quote[/b] (N6BOA @ Oct. 17 2006,08:40)]Fantasize about the death of someone in your own mind and not on this forum.
Would that also apply to:
* Saddam Hussein
* Kaddafi
* Osama bin Laden?
KC4HGH
10-17-2006, 09:51 PM
Quote[/b] (N6BOA @ Oct. 17 2006,08:40)]Quote[/b] (KB9YCO @ Oct. 17 2006,08:21)]While I am certainly no fan of this administration, their backwards ideologies, or their grievous errors and misdirections for this country, I don't think that glamorizing the assassination of a sitting president (or anyone for that matter) is really smart, amusing or clever.
Granted, this is a fictional account, obviously (duh), and I don't really have a problem with the fiction itself, especially when it comes to public figures who are pretty much open game for satire and so on, but I think playing it up as 'not as exciting as the real thing' or similar jokes are just in bad taste and if put on a so-called opposite candidate or president would be decried by the same people making those types of comments. Even making the post titled "Bush assassinated" seems a little over the top. Hey, whatever floats your boat, I'm all for free speech, but you have to be fair and look at it from both sides.
More than anything my point is that advocating violent means as a solution to ideological differences is low-minded and really not a solution since there will always be someone to replace them anyway. You don't really solve issues that way, though some people think they may be. Again, I know the 'mockumentary' is fictional and that's fine, but I don't know that reveling in the real concept is appropriate. To each their own I guess.
Rant on brothers and sisters...
Agreed. This is highly inappropriate. It matters not how one feels about this President, or any president. Such a post is unacceptable. Fantasize about the death of someone in your own mind and not on this forum.
Barb, n6boa
One of the QRZ.com moderators
Highly unacceptable- treasonous, at best. Anyone worth their salt would be highly offended at someone suggesting this, no matter what their political views.
Can this thread be locked down, Barb? If not, it'll turn into a travesty....if not, others will be suggesting or proposing assasinating others on both sides of the aisle as a get-back scheme and it'll get further out of hand.
The world is watching- do you want them to lick their chops, further wanting us to fall into dissarray?
KI4PEQ
10-17-2006, 10:42 PM
Quote[/b] (w0aew @ Oct. 17 2006,11:13)]The movie was created by a Brit and screened in Canada.
That explains a lot right there. Imagine the outrage if Hollywood or one of the U.S. broadcast networks created and aired a movie depicting the assassination of the current Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, British Prime Minister Tony Blair or Queen Elizabeth II. All we would hear about is the "insensitivity" of the American media towards foreigners and their institutions.
KI4PEQ
10-17-2006, 10:46 PM
Quote[/b] (w0aew @ Oct. 17 2006,11:52)]Quote[/b] (N6BOA @ Oct. 17 2006,08:40)]Fantasize about the death of someone in your own mind and not on this forum.
Would that also apply to:
* Saddam Hussein
* Kaddafi
* Osama bin Laden?
I haven't seen any movies about the American government actively assassinating bin Laden, Hussein, or Kaddafi. Nor have I seen Americans threatening genocide against Libyans, Iraquis, or Saudis either.
k4kyv
10-18-2006, 12:29 AM
If the link to IMDb has gone dead, try cutting and pasting the entire URL as follows, to view comments posted in the message board:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0853096/board/nest/53553798
Quote[/b] ] Re: This is sick! by sambeckett77 4 days ago (Fri Oct 13 2006 12:59:17 )
You crazy yanks...
Its just a film. Its a "what if", like most films are.
Apparently the film was shown on British television:
Quote[/b] ]Re: This is sick!
by emom100 4 days ago (Fri Oct 13 2006 15:28:03 )
I have just seen the film on British television and was surprised at the reaction against the concept of this film on this board. Myself and my flat mates found it thought provoking and well made. The actual assination scene is very breif and is not dwelled upon. the premise of the film is to discuss the consences of the death of the president, i can not understand how people can make swweeping comments about this film glorifying death or actvely encouraging people to kill the president. It does none of these things and i find these acusations as rediclous as those that state that harry potter promotes satanism (again these comments are normally made by people that have not read the books).
n4sva
10-18-2006, 01:17 AM
Quote[/b] (ne6ao @ Oct. 17 2006,09:03)]Quote[/b] (KB9YCO @ Oct. 17 2006,08:21)]While I am certainly no fan of this administration, their backwards ideologies, or their grievous errors and misdirections for this country, I don't think that glamorizing the assassination of a sitting president (or anyone for that matter) is really smart, amusing or clever.
Granted, this is a fictional account, obviously (duh), and I don't really have a problem with the fiction itself, especially when it comes to public figures who are pretty much open game for satire and so on, but I think playing it up as 'not as exciting as the real thing' or similar jokes are just in bad taste and if put on a so-called opposite candidate or president would be decried by the same people making those types of comments. Even making the post titled "Bush assassinated" seems a little over the top. Hey, whatever floats your boat, I'm all for free speech, but you have to be fair and look at it from both sides.
More than anything my point is that advocating violent means as a solution to ideological differences is low-minded and really not a solution since there will always be someone to replace them anyway. You don't really solve issues that way, though some people think they may be. Again, I know the 'mockumentary' is fictional and that's fine, but I don't know that reveling in the real concept is appropriate. To each their own I guess.
Rant on brothers and sisters...
Creating movies is a free speech privledge here in the good ole U>S>is ok.But,I also have to chime in here also that to bring harm to an elected official is dead wrong.besides cheny is just as much a hawk as bush is.Our foriegn policy probly wouldnt change much.Who knows? Anyway the people who would pull this stunt are just as guilty as the fanatics who exspouse useing violence on any one of us in the free world.
misspelling is also a free-speech privilege. But you still will end up getting an "F" on your spelling test. Not a foreign concept.
Quote[/b] (N6BOA @ Oct. 17 2006,08:40)]Quote[/b] (KB9YCO @ Oct. 17 2006,08:21)]While I am certainly no fan of this administration, their backwards ideologies, or their grievous errors and misdirections for this country, I don't think that glamorizing the assassination of a sitting president (or anyone for that matter) is really smart, amusing or clever.
Granted, this is a fictional account, obviously (duh), and I don't really have a problem with the fiction itself, especially when it comes to public figures who are pretty much open game for satire and so on, but I think playing it up as 'not as exciting as the real thing' or similar jokes are just in bad taste and if put on a so-called opposite candidate or president would be decried by the same people making those types of comments. Even making the post titled "Bush assassinated" seems a little over the top. Hey, whatever floats your boat, I'm all for free speech, but you have to be fair and look at it from both sides.
More than anything my point is that advocating violent means as a solution to ideological differences is low-minded and really not a solution since there will always be someone to replace them anyway. You don't really solve issues that way, though some people think they may be. Again, I know the 'mockumentary' is fictional and that's fine, but I don't know that reveling in the real concept is appropriate. To each their own I guess.
Rant on brothers and sisters...
Agreed. This is highly inappropriate. It matters not how one feels about this President, or any president. Such a post is unacceptable. Fantasize about the death of someone in your own mind and not on this forum.
Barb, n6boa
One of the QRZ.com moderators
But it is okay for others to wish death on Bill Clinton?
We know what I am talking about, don't we?
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