'Rediculous' Customer & Critic Reviews

[swo17]

What on earth about the 1st disc of Golden Age presents a "sad reality"?

[Flike]

Usually the Glenn Beck nuttery really pisses me off, however I burst out laughing when I read this. Wow...

Saying that "Che" was a "Revolutionary" is not only COMPLETELY IGNORANT... but just down right nauseating! He was a Vile, Mass-Murdering SOB, and certainly not someone who should be idolized, glorified, glamorized, etc.

With so many Marxists, Radicals, Socialists, Communists, and so on, not only in the White House (courtesy of Obama); but in the House & Senate (courtesy of Like-Minded &/or Ignorant Liberal Voters)...
It's no wonder that this film, regarding one of their favorite "Revolutionaries", LEAVES OUT THE *evil* CHE... and replaces it with an, "isn't he so great?, what a Revolutionary!" FANTASY!!!

Seems the Only MASS MURDERER the Left doesn't like, is Hitler! Mao committed genocide pretty much in China, killing WAY MORE than Hitler/Nazi-Germany... but because they were "his" people, & not people of another race/creed/etc.... that somehow makes it okay to them??? Because it's the same here w/ Che! And if you think about that for a second... that's one hell of a scary thought... the ONLY Mass-Murdering Dictator in HISTORY that they DO NOT LIKE, Is HITLER! They LOVE Chavez, Castro, Che, and on & on & on.... how does this not deeply disturb (at the very least) 95% of ALL AMERICANS!?

Countless INNOCENT'S were imprisoned, tortured, executed, etc., BY CHE'S OWN HANDS (literally & figuratively).... many, for no reason other than Speaking Out against the atrocities committed by those in power! (Sound familiar? Obama & his pals (acorn, seiu, basically EVERYONE he surrounds himself with)... have launched massive attacks against News Agencies, & EVEN PRIVATE CITIZENS, for speaking up... speaking out... and speaking the truth.) Never thought I'd see that in America! Our Government, attacking it's citizens for disagreeing!? And we're letting it happen!

People, Wake up for crying out loud. There are REAL Revolutionaries which ANYONE can look to & derive strength &/or wisdom from. If you'd like some examples of ACTUAL, REAL, HEROES & REVOLUTIONARIES.... how about WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON, FRANKLIN, LINCOLN, AND ANY OTHER, TRUE REVOLUTIONARY.

The ONLY thing ACCURATE about this movie... is the artwork! Why?.... simple:
Red & Yellow: the colors of communist USSR who helped/supported Che, Castro, etc.
Red Face: duh, this guy is literally stained by the blood of the INNOCENT
Black & Red: black = as in, a black heart/soul.... red = his blood thirst & rage.........
-------- NONE OF THAT IS IN THE MOVIE ------- because the Left can't let the public know THEY (the left) SUPPORT & LOVE WHAT CHE DID (AND HIS METHODS).... funny how they're fine with Mao, Che, (etc.) torturing & murdering thousands of INNOCENT PEOPLE/CIVILIANS.... but GOD FORBID the CIA, our Military, and so on, use "water boarding" on TERRORISTS... which is FAR from ACTUAL torture!

(and for the record, TRUTH ONLY... there's no "slander" here... as Obama, many of his "appointees" I referenced earlier, HAVE FREELY, & PROUDLY, STATED THESE THINGS ABOUT THEMSELVES!... and some in the W.H. &/or Congress... have freely admitted to being even worse than "a proud communist/marxist/socialst/etc." ----- why else do you think they're trying to get control over the Internet.... so all those Video-Taped CONFESSIONS of their TRUE Self & Beliefs, wont be around to bite them in the butt... like it's done for so many of Obama's appointees (and Obama himself) these past few months. LOL, I better enjoy it while I can... because I may not be able to speak openly/honestly like this for much longer, well, without going to jail that is, as a "political prisoner". (of which Mao/Che/Castro/etc. were notorious for as well)

PS: since it's bound to happen...
This review has NOTHING to do with ANYONE'S SKIN COLOR, GENDER, NATIONALITY, ETC.... and if you can't be honest enough with yourself to see this (or see these LEFTIST "Heroes"/"Revolutionaries"/"Philosophers" for the VILE MONSTERS they were)... then just go bury your head back in the sand... and leave the Voting to Educated Adults... because I'm sick of this Country turning in to pathetic shell of it's former, glorious, awe-inspiring self. I disliked Bush a whole lot... but at least he wasn't destroying us from within (until the end of his 8th yr anyway, when the TARPs & Bailouts started happening). Don't get me wrong, this crap-storm was caused by BOTH parties; but factually speaking, those who caused the MOST damage, whether intentional or not... were the FAR-Left-Dems like B.Frank, N.Pelosi, C.Rangold, C.Dodd, and several others... trying to deny that, is like saying the Sun isn't Hot!, so don't even bother. Hell, B.Frank almost single-handedly caused the Housing Crisis, thanks to his constant meddling & b.s. w/ Fannie/Freddie, Private Banks, and so on... and trying to deny that is like saying Water isn't Wet!, so again, don't even bother. Speaking of, I'd rather listen to B.Frank spit-speak for an hour and a half as his chin gets lost in his neck-fat, than watch this SLANTED, NONSENSICAL Garbage.

[Handsome Dan]

You can TELL that that guy is SERIOUS and NOT TO BE TRIFLED WITH by his FREQUENT USE of ALL-CAPS!!

[aox]

HE JUST SO GODDAMNED ANGRY AND HE ISN'T GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE

[cdnchris]

You guys are so mean. He just loves America so much he expresses it in CAPS. I'm sure he was crying when he wrote that, too, or at least choking back the tears.

["membrillo"]

I think I work with the person that posted that and its a SHE.

[Camera Obscura]

Usually the Glenn Beck nuttery really pisses me off, however I burst out laughing when I read this. Wow...

Saying that "Che" was a "Revolutionary" is not only COMPLETELY IGNORANT... but just down right nauseating! He was a Vile, Mass-Murdering SOB, and certainly not someone who should be idolized, glorified, glamorized, etc.

With so many Marxists, Radicals, Socialists, Communists, and so on, not only in the White House (courtesy of Obama); but in the House & Senate (courtesy of Like-Minded &/or Ignorant Liberal Voters)...
It's no wonder that this film, regarding one of their favorite "Revolutionaries", LEAVES OUT THE *evil* CHE... and replaces it with an, "isn't he so great?, what a Revolutionary!" FANTASY!!!

Seems the Only MASS MURDERER the Left doesn't like, is Hitler! Mao committed genocide pretty much in China, killing WAY MORE than Hitler/Nazi-Germany... but because they were "his" people, & not people of another race/creed/etc.... that somehow makes it okay to them??? Because it's the same here w/ Che! And if you think about that for a second... that's one hell of a scary thought... the ONLY Mass-Murdering Dictator in HISTORY that they DO NOT LIKE, Is HITLER! They LOVE Chavez, Castro, Che, and on & on & on.... how does this not deeply disturb (at the very least) 95% of ALL AMERICANS!?

Countless INNOCENT'S were imprisoned, tortured, executed, etc., BY CHE'S OWN HANDS (literally & figuratively).... many, for no reason other than Speaking Out against the atrocities committed by those in power! (Sound familiar? Obama & his pals (acorn, seiu, basically EVERYONE he surrounds himself with)... have launched massive attacks against News Agencies, & EVEN PRIVATE CITIZENS, for speaking up... speaking out... and speaking the truth.) Never thought I'd see that in America! Our Government, attacking it's citizens for disagreeing!? And we're letting it happen!

People, Wake up for crying out loud. There are REAL Revolutionaries which ANYONE can look to & derive strength &/or wisdom from. If you'd like some examples of ACTUAL, REAL, HEROES & REVOLUTIONARIES.... how about WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON, FRANKLIN, LINCOLN, AND ANY OTHER, TRUE REVOLUTIONARY.

The ONLY thing ACCURATE about this movie... is the artwork! Why?.... simple:
Red & Yellow: the colors of communist USSR who helped/supported Che, Castro, etc.
Red Face: duh, this guy is literally stained by the blood of the INNOCENT
Black & Red: black = as in, a black heart/soul.... red = his blood thirst & rage.........
-------- NONE OF THAT IS IN THE MOVIE ------- because the Left can't let the public know THEY (the left) SUPPORT & LOVE WHAT CHE DID (AND HIS METHODS).... funny how they're fine with Mao, Che, (etc.) torturing & murdering thousands of INNOCENT PEOPLE/CIVILIANS.... but GOD FORBID the CIA, our Military, and so on, use "water boarding" on TERRORISTS... which is FAR from ACTUAL torture!

(and for the record, TRUTH ONLY... there's no "slander" here... as Obama, many of his "appointees" I referenced earlier, HAVE FREELY, & PROUDLY, STATED THESE THINGS ABOUT THEMSELVES!... and some in the W.H. &/or Congress... have freely admitted to being even worse than "a proud communist/marxist/socialst/etc." ----- why else do you think they're trying to get control over the Internet.... so all those Video-Taped CONFESSIONS of their TRUE Self & Beliefs, wont be around to bite them in the butt... like it's done for so many of Obama's appointees (and Obama himself) these past few months. LOL, I better enjoy it while I can... because I may not be able to speak openly/honestly like this for much longer, well, without going to jail that is, as a "political prisoner". (of which Mao/Che/Castro/etc. were notorious for as well)

PS: since it's bound to happen...
This review has NOTHING to do with ANYONE'S SKIN COLOR, GENDER, NATIONALITY, ETC.... and if you can't be honest enough with yourself to see this (or see these LEFTIST "Heroes"/"Revolutionaries"/"Philosophers" for the VILE MONSTERS they were)... then just go bury your head back in the sand... and leave the Voting to Educated Adults... because I'm sick of this Country turning in to pathetic shell of it's former, glorious, awe-inspiring self. I disliked Bush a whole lot... but at least he wasn't destroying us from within (until the end of his 8th yr anyway, when the TARPs & Bailouts started happening). Don't get me wrong, this crap-storm was caused by BOTH parties; but factually speaking, those who caused the MOST damage, whether intentional or not... were the FAR-Left-Dems like B.Frank, N.Pelosi, C.Rangold, C.Dodd, and several others... trying to deny that, is like saying the Sun isn't Hot!, so don't even bother. Hell, B.Frank almost single-handedly caused the Housing Crisis, thanks to his constant meddling & b.s. w/ Fannie/Freddie, Private Banks, and so on... and trying to deny that is like saying Water isn't Wet!, so again, don't even bother. Speaking of, I'd rather listen to B.Frank spit-speak for an hour and a half as his chin gets lost in his neck-fat, than watch this SLANTED, NONSENSICAL Garbage.

Sweet Jesus! That is one pissed-off lady.

She sounds like a lovely colleague..

[Particle Zoo]

Krautrock book, 10 Jan 2010
By Mr. Derek A. Levermore (Whitstable, Kent) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)

I purchased this book as a gift for my son who had it on his Christmas Wish list.Personally therefore I am unable to offer a review however I understand that he is pleased with it and that is what matters most..

[knives]

Makes you wish for the humour and insight of Armond White.

[brendanjc]

Makes you wish for the humour and insight of Armond White.

Wow, this might be the best find in this thread so far. Pi is the worst film ever made, Alien is slow, and the ending of The Graduate is terrible? I don't know if anything could possibly top this though:

Notorious is the same movie as Rebecca.

=D>

[The Elegant Dandy Fop]

Makes you wish for the humour and insight of Armond White.

What sells this is that the guy looks like such a fucking prick.

EDIT: In an earlier post, he lists the best conservative films he's ever seen including:

M (1931): Probably the greatest foreign film ever made. This intense, spectacularly focused movie makes the point that when it comes to evil, there’s no excuse (mental illness or otherwise) that should let the bad guys off the hook.

It's impossible for someone to be sick in the head. They just have a bad case of evil.

[domino harvey]

01. Alfred Hitchcock: He’s not even close to the worst on the list, but he’s certainly the most overrated. He never made a great film.

I just... Has anyone ever been more wrong on the internet?

[Caged Horse]

Right-wing cretin is right-wingedly cretinous, and this is news?

[Murdoch]

Reads like the worst kind of imdb post.

[life_boy]

According to that guy, every director is overrated. All they do apparently is call "action" and "cut" and pretend to give the actors advice in between takes.

My favorite part was how he introduced the list by saying the writer is the true auteur and then goes through each director, mostly blaming them for the narrative problems in their films.

M (1931): Probably the greatest foreign film ever made.

I guess he would count Rules of Engagement as one of the greatest new releases ever made.

[aox]

M (1931): Probably the greatest foreign film ever made.

I guess he would count Rules of Engagement as one of the greatest new releases ever made.

It's actually Number 1 on his list of best conservative films.

1. Rules of Engagement (2000): This is one of the finest conservative films ever made. Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones, as well as Guy Pierce in an early role, it paints a perfectly accurate picture of the enemies we face in places like Yemen (citizens attack a US embassy, use women and children as human shields, and then claim victimhood when the Marines fire back). You know it’s accurate when the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee describes it as “probably the most racist film ever made against Arabs by Hollywood.” It also features one of the most conservative exchanges in any film (graphic language):

JACKSON: You think there’s a script for fighting a war without pissing somebody off? Follow the rules, and nobody gets hurt? Yes, innocent people probably died. Innocent people always die. But I did not exceed my orders.

PIERCE: There are rules, and Marines are sworn to uphold them.

JACKSON: I was not going to stand by and see another Marine die just to live by those fucking rules!

Think of it as A Few Good Men, with the Marines actually being the good guys.

[mfunk9786]

5. David Lynch: Pure and absolute suckage, with the exception of The Elephant Man. Lynch is one of those annoyingly “deep” directors we’re all supposed to puzzle over. Forget it. There’s nothing worth puzzling. He’s as empty as they come, and he makes up for it with graphic sex scenes, just like his imitator, Aranofsky. John Nolte calls Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, “Mesmerizing, sexy, frightening … and all driven by a visionary director who created a hypnotic puzzlebox unlike anything we’ve seen before or will again.” Uh … no. This movie makes no sense, doesn’t try to make sense, and then fills the vacuum with Naomi Watts and Laura Harring feeling each other up. This ain’t great moviemaking. It’s Vivid Entertainment spliced with the worst of Raymond Chandler. Unfortunately, that just about sums up Lynch’s career.

*shoots Ben Shapiro, self*

[Jean-Luc Garbo]

Not to resurrect that old navel-gazing thread, but what sort of ass hates a film so much that he can't even appreciate Naomi Watts and Laura Harring? That quote from Nolte sounds like a blurb on the DVD case. He needs to do a lot better if his entire criticism is disagreeing with a blurb and making a perfunctory dismissal. If he's such a fan of The Elephant Man, why doesn't he make a defense of a film he "gets" rather than trash one that he obviously doesn't understand? Geez.

[zedz]

I don't know what's more depressing, his inane observations (which are all his), or the puniness of his frame of reference for great directors (which is widespread). This reads like an outraged response to an Empire list of 'the Greatest Directors of All Time!!!' If he was getting apoplectic about Hou, or Antonioni, or Eisenstein I'd be more impressed and probably more entertained.

[HistoryProf]

Usually the Glenn Beck nuttery really pisses me off, however I burst out laughing when I read this. Wow...

Saying that "Che" was a "Revolutionary" is not only COMPLETELY IGNORANT... but just down right nauseating! He was a Vile, Mass-Murdering SOB, and certainly not someone who should be idolized, glorified, glamorized, etc.

With so many Marxists, Radicals, Socialists, Communists, and so on, not only in the White House (courtesy of Obama); but in the House & Senate (courtesy of Like-Minded &/or Ignorant Liberal Voters)...
It's no wonder that this film, regarding one of their favorite "Revolutionaries", LEAVES OUT THE *evil* CHE... and replaces it with an, "isn't he so great?, what a Revolutionary!" FANTASY!!!

Seems the Only MASS MURDERER the Left doesn't like, is Hitler! Mao committed genocide pretty much in China, killing WAY MORE than Hitler/Nazi-Germany... but because they were "his" people, & not people of another race/creed/etc.... that somehow makes it okay to them??? Because it's the same here w/ Che! And if you think about that for a second... that's one hell of a scary thought... the ONLY Mass-Murdering Dictator in HISTORY that they DO NOT LIKE, Is HITLER! They LOVE Chavez, Castro, Che, and on & on & on.... how does this not deeply disturb (at the very least) 95% of ALL AMERICANS!?

Countless INNOCENT'S were imprisoned, tortured, executed, etc., BY CHE'S OWN HANDS (literally & figuratively).... many, for no reason other than Speaking Out against the atrocities committed by those in power! (Sound familiar? Obama & his pals (acorn, seiu, basically EVERYONE he surrounds himself with)... have launched massive attacks against News Agencies, & EVEN PRIVATE CITIZENS, for speaking up... speaking out... and speaking the truth.) Never thought I'd see that in America! Our Government, attacking it's citizens for disagreeing!? And we're letting it happen!

People, Wake up for crying out loud. There are REAL Revolutionaries which ANYONE can look to & derive strength &/or wisdom from. If you'd like some examples of ACTUAL, REAL, HEROES & REVOLUTIONARIES.... how about WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON, FRANKLIN, LINCOLN, AND ANY OTHER, TRUE REVOLUTIONARY.

The ONLY thing ACCURATE about this movie... is the artwork! Why?.... simple:
Red & Yellow: the colors of communist USSR who helped/supported Che, Castro, etc.
Red Face: duh, this guy is literally stained by the blood of the INNOCENT
Black & Red: black = as in, a black heart/soul.... red = his blood thirst & rage.........
-------- NONE OF THAT IS IN THE MOVIE ------- because the Left can't let the public know THEY (the left) SUPPORT & LOVE WHAT CHE DID (AND HIS METHODS).... funny how they're fine with Mao, Che, (etc.) torturing & murdering thousands of INNOCENT PEOPLE/CIVILIANS.... but GOD FORBID the CIA, our Military, and so on, use "water boarding" on TERRORISTS... which is FAR from ACTUAL torture!

(and for the record, TRUTH ONLY... there's no "slander" here... as Obama, many of his "appointees" I referenced earlier, HAVE FREELY, & PROUDLY, STATED THESE THINGS ABOUT THEMSELVES!... and some in the W.H. &/or Congress... have freely admitted to being even worse than "a proud communist/marxist/socialst/etc." ----- why else do you think they're trying to get control over the Internet.... so all those Video-Taped CONFESSIONS of their TRUE Self & Beliefs, wont be around to bite them in the butt... like it's done for so many of Obama's appointees (and Obama himself) these past few months. LOL, I better enjoy it while I can... because I may not be able to speak openly/honestly like this for much longer, well, without going to jail that is, as a "political prisoner". (of which Mao/Che/Castro/etc. were notorious for as well)

PS: since it's bound to happen...
This review has NOTHING to do with ANYONE'S SKIN COLOR, GENDER, NATIONALITY, ETC.... and if you can't be honest enough with yourself to see this (or see these LEFTIST "Heroes"/"Revolutionaries"/"Philosophers" for the VILE MONSTERS they were)... then just go bury your head back in the sand... and leave the Voting to Educated Adults... because I'm sick of this Country turning in to pathetic shell of it's former, glorious, awe-inspiring self. I disliked Bush a whole lot... but at least he wasn't destroying us from within (until the end of his 8th yr anyway, when the TARPs & Bailouts started happening). Don't get me wrong, this crap-storm was caused by BOTH parties; but factually speaking, those who caused the MOST damage, whether intentional or not... were the FAR-Left-Dems like B.Frank, N.Pelosi, C.Rangold, C.Dodd, and several others... trying to deny that, is like saying the Sun isn't Hot!, so don't even bother. Hell, B.Frank almost single-handedly caused the Housing Crisis, thanks to his constant meddling & b.s. w/ Fannie/Freddie, Private Banks, and so on... and trying to deny that is like saying Water isn't Wet!, so again, don't even bother. Speaking of, I'd rather listen to B.Frank spit-speak for an hour and a half as his chin gets lost in his neck-fat, than watch this SLANTED, NONSENSICAL Garbage.

just out of curiosity, but WHERE did you read that?


for as much fun as this thread can be, it's equal parts frustrating that so many quotes are unsourced and/or don't even mention the film being discussed.

[HistoryProf]

Makes you wish for the humour and insight of Armond White.

Ben Shapiro was born in 1984. He entered the University of California Los Angeles at the age of 16 and graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in June 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He graduated Harvard Law School cum laude in June 2007.

so he's Doogie Howser mixed with Ann Coulter!! And of course at 26 he's perfectly suited to judge the worst directors in film history...i'm sure he's seen everything!

People like this really make me question humanity. I just don't understand how such profound ignorance can coexist w/ what is obviously a high level of intelligence. It's mind bottling.

[Caged Horse]

People like this really make me question humanity. I just don't understand how such profound ignorance can coexist w/ what is obviously a high level of intelligence. It's mind bottling.

A) Intelligence is not the same as empathy, let alone wisdom. Don't a lot of sociopaths score highly on IQ tests?

B) Ben Shapiro knows everything about politics and textbooks but nothing about life, people or movies.

C) Ben Shapiro is a rightist fucktard.

D) All of the above.

[Flike]

just out of curiosity, but WHERE did you read that?

for as much fun as this thread can be, it's equal parts frustrating that so many quotes are unsourced and/or don't even mention the film being discussed.

Apologies. It was, I believe, the first Amazon review of Criterion's Che Blu-ray, and has since been pulled. There're still a handful of, "Murica-hatin' liberals love this here murderer... " "reviews" but they're rather subdued.

[Duncan Hopper]

A) Intelligence is not the same as empathy, let alone wisdom. Don't a lot of sociopaths score highly on IQ tests?

B) Ben Shapiro knows everything about politics and textbooks but nothing about life, people or movies.

C) Ben Shapiro is a rightist fucktard.

D) All of the above.

"The psychoanalysis at the end of Psycho is laughable.
Spellbound once again relies on amateur psychoanalysis.
Notorious is the same movie as Rebecca.
Rear Window makes one reach for the fast-forward button.
Vertigo makes one reach for the cyanide.
The Birds quickly becomes inane.
If you want to see good Hitchcock, rent Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Restricted to the one hour medium, he’s at his best. Left to his own devices, he’s slightly better than mediocre. "


#-o

[tenia]

Ben Shapiro really makes me wanting to kill myself. I can't bear being on the same planet that such a wrong person.

I can understand that some people can have "special taste" and don't like Hitch, or Allen, or Blade Runner.
But there are so many things wrong in his article, it's burning my eyes.

"Alien is slow, Blade Runner is a bizarre mess". So what ? It's not even an argument !

It's fact, it's just completely empty.