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Boy, I hope so.

When they start pulling guns on each other maybe I'll turn on C-Span. Til then COURAGE!

Oooh, you got me. Too bad about that point of view. Better luck defending it next time.

Happy religious types like doing movie reviews too! Here is what they thought of the flick. *I* thought is was great. I laughed a whole bunch the chicks were hot and the action was just as comic booky as I hoped. Bruce Willis scores his biggest point with me since the first Die Hard. http://www.movieguide.org/index.php?s=reviews&id=6830 << Back to Reviews SIN CITY Depraved Movie Lives Up to Its Title Quality: Released: Apr 1st, 2005 Starring: Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Elijah Wood, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Benicio Del Toro, and Brittany Murphy Genre: Thriller/Noir/Fantasy Audience: Older teenagers and adults Rating: R Runtime: 172 minutes Content: (PaPaPa, RoRoRo, AbAb, B, LLL, VVV, SSS, NN, AA, DD, MMM) Pervasive pagan moral worldview with murder, revenge, corruption, and prostitution, and strong Romantic philosophy that pits the individual against an evil society, as well as anti-Christian content includes two corrupt or evil priests, both of whom are murdered (one inside a confessional), and light moral element man risks life to stop a pedophile and end governmental corruption; 33 obscenities, but no ‘f’ words, and eight strong profanities; gory, bloody violence includes many people being fatally shot with some body parts flying off, man dragged from car, crooked priest shot in confessional, people hit in head with sledgehammers and hatchets, men impaled, decapitations with a head that is bandied like a ball, cannibal keeps decapitated heads on his wall, dog eats at dead person, corpses are cut into pieces so they can be dumped, murderer is electrocuted by the state, gun backfires and becomes lodged in man’s head, pedophile’s genitalia is pulled off, suicide, man almost hanged, woman lashed, grenade explodes, people punched, man jumps through windshield, people smashed into wall, and men’s heads are held in toilet bowls; fornication depicted, pedophile kidnaps a girl but is prevented from harming her, many characters are prostitutes, and reference to priests using hookers; upper and rear female nudity; heavy alcohol use; prescription drug abuse and smoking; and, heavy governmental corruption, heavy corruption in the Catholic Church, cannibalism, pedophilia, revenge, and kidnapping. Summary: SIN CITY is a blisteringly violent movie with an anti-social, anti-Christian perspective. It weaves together three stories of sadistic men pursuing their own warped brands of justice in a depraved city. Become educated about what’s in this movie and don’t support it. Reviewer: Eddie Turner Review: SIN CITY is a different breed of comic book movie. There are no flashy costumes, there’s no Batmobile, and there is no hero. Instead of triumph, there is an endless barrage of evil acts and anti-biblical hedonism. The movie is broken up into three parts which weave together loosely. Bruce Willis is John Hartigan, the only character who could be confused for a hero. Just before quitting the police force, he risks his life to stop a powerful man from molesting and murdering young girls. He succeeds in saving the girl, but he is framed for the crime and thrown into prison. The almost-victim never forgets his bravery and writes to him every week for twenty years. When he is released, he has to save her life again. Marv is a disfigured mutant with a bad temper played, with lots of makeup and prosthetics, by Mickey Rourke. A beautiful woman named Goldie seems to be suddenly in love with him, then after one night of passion, she is murdered in his bed. Marv canvases the city to find out who killed Goldie. When he finds out, he unfolds a huge conspiracy that involves the government and the Catholic Church. Lastly, Clive Owen’s character Dwight has to defend his girlfriend (Brittany Murphy) from her abusive and potentially insane ex-boyfriend Jack Rafferty (Benecio Del Toro). Dwight chases Jack all the way to Old Towne, which is policed by outlaws and a gang of hard-fighting prostitutes. After Jack pushes his luck and gets killed, Dwight realizes that Jack was a cop, and now he and the prostitutes have to hide the murder. Already, then, SIN CITY seems depraved, but the truth is more extreme. Even an essentially good intentioned character like Bruce Willis’s John Hartigan uses sadistic and horrifically violent methods to fight the bad guys. Marv, who is out for revenge, not justice, drags a man from his car and shoots a corrupt, lying priest inside the confessional. This betrays not only a sociopathic thirst for violence from the filmmakers, but a cynical, extremely hostile view of religion. The bad guys are even worse, the highlight of which is Elijah Wood as a demon-like cannibal. Perhaps more disturbing than the violence is the line of thought that undergirds this movie, that each man is utterly alone and therefore pitted against the rest of society. That is the lie of Romantic individualism. The Bible tells us that we are all part of the body of Christ and, by extension that we should exist in communities. As adopted sons of God, we are not individuals in the Romantic sense, but actual members of a family network. The dangerous individualism of SIN CITY teaches us that we cannot trust any man, which results in the amorality and paranoid violence exhibited in the movie. On a craft level, SIN CITY is fairly accomplished. The black and white cinematography, with little splashes of color, is engrossing and truly succeeds in creating an alternate world for the audience. The three stories are stitched together very similarly to the three episodes in PULP FICTION, with some characters reappearing and a twisted chronology, and the maneuver is again effective. It adds some complexity to the otherwise straightforward plot. Although the dialogue is intentionally stilted, to ape film noir, the actors do some exceptional jobs bringing humanity and realism to their characters. Bruce Willis is especially good. His Detective Hartigan is not a cardboard cut-out but a real person struggling to do what he thinks is right. For all the flack he takes, Willis is actually a convincing actor who’s often very fun to watch. Most of the performances are good, which speaks to the directors’ and actors’ seriousness about this movie. Filmmaking virtuosity aside, SIN CITY is despicable. It glamorizes and justifies its violence and anti-social behaviors to a highly successful degree. It is important that we who are educated about the issues to not support vile-spewing movies like this one. In Brief: SIN CITY is a different breed of comic book movie. There are no flashy costumes, no Batmobile, and no hero. Instead of triumph, there is an endless barrage of evil acts and hedonism. Three stories weave together: a retiring cop risks his life to stop a pedophile, a mutant goes looking for revenge but uncovers a huge conspiracy, and a violent man teams with prostitutes to hide a policeman’s murder. Even the good guys are horrifically violent, and the bad guys are revolting. The evil in this movie, which is shot in black and white with splashes of color, is shocking. Filmmaking virtuosity aside, SIN CITY has a sociopathic thirst for violence and contains a cynical, extremely hostile view of religion. Also disturbing is the movie’s philosophy that each man is utterly alone and pitted against the rest of society. That is the lie of Romantic individualism. The Bible tells us that we are part of the body of Christ and, consequently, we should exist in communities. The dangerous individualism of SIN CITY teaches us that we cannot trust man, and it results in the amorality and paranoid violence exhibited in the movie. Address Comments To: Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein Dimension Films 99 Hudson Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10013 Phone: (212) 219-4100 Fax: (212) 941-3836 Website: www.dimensionfilms.com Distributor: Dimension Films/Miramax Films Director: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino Executive Producer: Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein Producer: Elizabeth Avellan Writer: Robert Rodriguez

Yes, we're ALL about dropping nukes. Tenet's "fuck up" was the same "fuck up" EVERY COUNTRY ON EARTH MADE. Yep, WE were supposed to have "super-secret" info that nobody else had. Yes sir! Do you need a Mydol? Because this is bitchier than normal for you. It's just as brainless, but it is bitchier. -=Mike Well at least you admit it was a fuck up. Which for you is progress I guess. AND YES I know its not the first time but you didn't counter-point a thing I said. So I'll leave it at that.

Feel free to skip this one KKK. Once again, the "threat" from Iraq not quite as immediate as we were led to believe. And oh those poor soldiers that are going to get fucked when and if they finally do get to come home. Oh and I almost forgot! Firing Tenet doesn't exactly qualify as holding him accountable when there are 1500 plus dead AMERICAN SOLDIERS as a result of his fuck up. Call it hindsight bias if you want. You'll see how much water it holds coming from the crowd that tells welfare mothers they should get no money for no other reason than they should be held ACCOUNTABLE for their actions. OK, fair enough right? So if we were to hold this issue up to your "conservative standards of accountability" then I would expect that since so many AMERICAN SOLDIERS are DEAD that you Mike (and people who think as you do) would... hmmmm EXPECT that Tenet, Wolfyboy, and perhaps even your beloved Bush be taken out back and shot. Sound about EVEN? That IS how you (and people like you) think about things correct? Nuke the whole area and no more problem? RIGHT? Trust in that? Fuck that!

this is indeed the suck.

Sam Kinison. The guy was my hero growing up.

Yeah, well you can't expect logic and common sense from fuckheads who just can't help but stick their nose in other peoples business.

Actually, this is a interesting idea. I like it. It would take some brass balls to do it too.

The guy has hung in there for a loooooooong time. Not even bullets could stop Robo-Pope.

Brilliant... Absolutely brilliant.

I think he wanted the rest of the Middle East to believe he had them, to thwart any attempted invasions, however the minute it looked like America was thinking about going to war, it seemed pretty evident that he didn't actually have them. He was still a threat to the enter stability of the Middle East, whether it or not he had them. A man committing with a bank robbery with a convincing replica is committing robbery just the same as a man with a real gun. There's no point in second guessing with information we didn't have previously. It's just too bad nobody will be held accountable for fucking up the intel as bad as they did. Alas...

I still say this was a private matter that had no business being on the news. Hopefully, it was a peaceful passing.

Dear Leader - "All I ever wanted was tonight" or maybe... Interpol - "Antics"

Here is a pretty funny trailer parody. "You swing too hard... ASS!" http://www.sequentialpictures.com/moviestarwarsepisode3.html

So he wants people to dictate what OTHER people watch? Classy. It's STILL the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. -=Mike This IS a lame idea, but there are more stupid ideas than this.

Top Stories U.S. World Business Personal Finance http://staging.hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stori...-03-25-15-36-44 Mar 25, 7:40 PM EST Man Sells Device That Blocks Fox News By EMILY FREDRIX Associated Press Writer It's not that Sam Kimery objects to the views expressed on Fox News. The creator of the "Fox Blocker" contends the channel is not news at all. Kimery figures he's sold about 100 of the little silver bits of metal that screw into the back of most televisions, allowing people to filter Fox News from their sets, since its August debut. The Tulsa, Okla., resident also has received thousands of e-mails, both angry and complimentary - as well as a few death threats. "Apparently the making of terroristic threats against those who don't share your views is a high art form among a certain core audience," said Kimery, 45. Formerly a registered Republican, even a precinct captain, Kimery became an independent in the 1990s when he said the state party stopped taking input from its everyday members. Advertisement Kimery now contends Fox News' top-level management dictates a conservative journalistic bias, that inaccuracies are never retracted, and what winds up on the air is more opinion than news. "I might as well be reading tabloids out of the grocery store," he says. "Anything to get a rise out of the viewer and to reinforce certain retrograde notions." A Fox spokeswoman at the station's New York headquarters said the channel's ratings speak for themselves. For the first three months of this year, Fox has been averaging 1.62 million viewers in prime-time, compared with CNN's 805,000, according to Nielsen Media Research. Kimery's motives go deeper than preventing people from watching the channel, which he acknowledges can be done without the Blocker. But he likens his device to burning a draft card, a tangible example of disagreement. And he's taking this message to the network's advertisers. After buying the $8.95 device online, would-be blockers are shown a letter that they can send to advertisers via the Fox Blocker site. Latest TV News Schwarzenegger to Tout Solar on TV Show Records: Letterman Suspect Faced Polygraph Guest Lineup for Sunday's TV News Shows Trump Gives Sassy Lawyer the Kiss Off 'Beverly Hillbillies' Creator Dies at 93 "The point is not to block the channel or block free speech but to raise awareness," said Kimery, who works in the tech industry. Kimery doesn't use the device himself; his remote is programmed to only a half-dozen channels. Plus he occasionally feels the need to tune into Fox News for something "especially heinous." Business could pick up since the blocker was alluded to in a recent episode of the ABC drama "Boston Legal." The show's original script mentioned Fox News, but ABC had the references removed. The boisterous conversations on Fox News may be why the station is so popular, said Matthew Felling, media director for the Center for Media and Public Affairs, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media watchdog group. And despite a perception that Fox leans to the right, Felling said, that doesn't mean people who lean left should tune out. "It's tough to engage in an argument when you're not participating in it," Felling said. "It's just one more layer in the wall that the right and the left are building in between each other. Sweet.

We're only liberal with our TV, music, & movies. Otherwise, we're quite conservative. Yeah, and even then there's a buttload of people offended by our TV, music and movies... And usually, that only happens during an election year.

You must have a commercial copy of GAB 90 cuz there were a few matches on the broadcast that seemed to not make it to the tape. Not that they were worth it mind you. A very slow Harley Race match, Doug Furnas against I THINK Dutch Mantel, and Pillman match none of which were very good. But you got it right about the rest of the card even if it was a bit underwhelming at the time.

I got tickets to this show last week. Please don't suck please don't suck please don't suck.

Wow, that went right over your head. What a dolt.

Nah, not really. I'm familiar with all the things Mike is harping about except for the Kuznick guy, and maybe two of them compare. I don't agree with the views these people espouse, but in context I wouldn't say they're significantly harmful at all. If those people and those examples are the ones that he sees as representative examples of academic evil (and even if you think they're morons, they're not close to representative), then I'm not too concerned with this so-called apocalypse. The shit they spew is just as bad as somebody saying that creationism is fact. It's anti-intellectual crap --- and academia has no problem with it, provided you are on the "correct" side of the political aisle. -=Mike So what are you complaining about Mike? That something is NOT FAIR??? Coming from the guy who says LIFE ISN'T FAIR when it concerns people who want a higher min. wage thats kinda funny. So a bunch of professors at some colleges are libs. So what. They can be that way if they want. So some conservative Prof. is getting heat or might be let go cuz his views don't JIVE with the rest of the school. Big deal! He can, if he is qualified, to get a job somewhere else. Right??? It IS his choice. I heard that guy you were talking about on the radio the other day. Apparently he doesn't like where he works too much. Tough shit. If I had the same complaint about MY JOB I would be expected to get off my ass and do something about it. Why you don't have this point of view as it concerns THIS I think is strange since you don't seem to mind using it when brushing off on poor people. I guess YOUR shit does stink afterall. Sweetheart.

Ok, finally this story is newsworthy.