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Innocents Betrayed (2003)
What is the meaning????
-this review was one I wrote in Dec 2003. my opinion hasn't changed-
I watched Innocents Betrayed. I have to be blunt. I was not impressed. To me, it was more an anti-government film than a Pro-Gun film.
All I saw was how governments in the last 100 years have killed people. I fail to see how arming those people could have made any difference what so ever. If the people do not have the will to resist, they won't, no matter what tools they have.
There is a quote at the beginning of the film that goes something like those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it. Well, like it or not, its human nature to forget. Just look at the past. Go back further than 100 years. Mankind keeps making the same mistakes over and over.
The hype of this film was that it would radically change people's minds about gun control. Well, it misses horribly. It gives quick snippets of death tolls from regimes in the last century. The impression I got was that I should fear my government. It just showed bad governments doing bad things and that they continue to do so throughout time. I got more out of the two interviews at the very end than I did from the film.
Governments are something to fear. I don't care if you are armed or not. Once a government gets enough power, the people are doomed no matter what. Our government has gained too much power already. There are too many people in this country that either don't want to resist or who just don't care. Just look at the US population and compare it to the NRA membership.
I wanted my parents to watch the film. They are from the mid-west. Lived there all their lives. Dad is upper 60s, Mom is middle 50s. They are neither pro or anti gun. They do not own any guns, but have accompanied me to the range and shot some of my smaller caliber weapons. To them, its not about exercising their 2nd Amendment Rights. Its about getting out of the house and doing something different. They could just as easily take a drive out in the country.
Only my Mom watched the entire film. She almost fell asleep watching it. She thought it was more about how governments abuse their power than gun control. She made a comment about 9/11. "What difference would guns have made? The plane was taken over with box cutters. I would risk a few cuts and some spilled blood to save my life."
On a technical note, the content was cheap and thin. The editing was worse than amateur. With the apparent resources they had, they could have made a much better film. Someone needs to go back and start putting in some cold hard facts. It needs better presentation so people won't fall asleep. My mother, who is no director, agreed about the presentation. I would have spent more time on facts about the results of gun control in the US. There were two good examples towards the end: the lady at Luby's in Texas and the Carpenter Family in California. These are two very good examples of how gun control kills. Why weren't they explored further?? Where was Ruby Ridge?? Where was Waco??? Plenty of examples that were not shown.
Take my advice, don't waste the time or money. I am embarrassed by this film and will not show it to anyone else. The producers of this film need to go back to the drawing board and make something with REAL impact.
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut (2009)
bad bad bad
What was Brad Wright thinking???? I am SO glad I didn't buy this...this....poor attempt to reinvigorate the Stargate franchise (sorry..but SGU is completely unwatchable).
The entire storyline for the series would have to be rewritten for this abomination to make sense.
Brad....just because Steven and George are going back and redoing their older stuff doesn't mean it's a good idea.
I agree with another reviewer.....when SG-1 left Showtime, it lost some of the edge, but it still was able to entertain. Makes one wonder what it would have been like if it had stayed at Showtime....
Anyway...if you've already seen the original pilot, pass this one up. And if you are a SG-1 fan, it will just make you want to send Brad Wright gobs of hate mail.
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
funny???????
I'm a big fan of Bruce Campbell. I like the Evil Dead series. Brisco was funny. I just could not get into this movie. Looking back, I wish I would have rented it first. Even then I would not have been happy spending the money for a rental. This DVD will serve a purpose though. It will attract dust that would otherwise land on something more useful......like my chromium plated shackle bracket attachment. I gave two stars. One for each time I actually managed to smirk. Maybe I was expecting too much. The plot was interesting, but there was absolutely no acting whatsoever. The whole movie just seemed...well...constipated. A lot of grunting and groaning for nothing. Maybe I'll have a few drinks this weekend and try it again. This movie needs all the help it can get.