tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post114182206037568554..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: The Oscars...The Wrath of Phil!PhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142249052773838782006-03-13T22:24:00.000+11:002006-03-13T22:24:00.000+11:00Greetings Amadeo, I wouldn’t mind all the politica...Greetings Amadeo, I wouldn’t mind all the politically oriented Hollywood films except that they make few, if any, aside from the left-leaning, anti-American, pro-liberal types. (anti-American & liberal, sorry for the redundancy). <BR/><BR/>You’re right, movies have become more profane and violent, and so have TV, video games and music. It doesn’t take a genius to realize that this continuous PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1142180085651604092006-03-13T03:14:00.000+11:002006-03-13T03:14:00.000+11:00True, that movies are supposed to be essentially e...True, that movies are supposed to be essentially entertainment. Unfortunately, it is a lot more than that today. Even the Hollywood bigwigs are not shy about declaring that many of their movies are politically charged and carry political messages dear to their hearts.<BR/><BR/>Studies have shown that especially for the young minds, movies have become vehicles where life imitates art. One can Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141899478971070522006-03-09T21:17:00.000+11:002006-03-09T21:17:00.000+11:00Is that steam rising from your head, Phil? :-) Fu...Is that steam rising from your head, Phil? :-) Funny thing about the Oscars last year. The host played a video recorded earlier which was an interview with people walking the streets. He asked if they have watched Million Dollar Baby, or the one with Leo DiCaprio in it, and a host of other nominated films. About 98% said they didn't! But when asked if they watched White Chicks, a lot said Nick Ballesteroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851406139825729546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141883458050549892006-03-09T16:50:00.000+11:002006-03-09T16:50:00.000+11:00Knowing your background Rick... Special Forces Med...Knowing your background Rick... Special Forces Medic, doctor, EMT, psychologist, nurse, combat veteran, philanthropist...your opinion has a lot of weight with me buddy! You've lived in the world, you know what's out there; none of this stuff is hypothetical to you. YOU KNOW what's at stake. Drive on Rick!PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141867305201841612006-03-09T12:21:00.000+11:002006-03-09T12:21:00.000+11:00Yeah Ed, you make a good point...."Oblivious is Be...Yeah Ed, you make a good point...."Oblivious is Best." I wish I had it in me... Rick, a little help please?! (He's my "head" doctor).PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141867106319095642006-03-09T12:18:00.000+11:002006-03-09T12:18:00.000+11:00Hey Kev:Probably if I was a boxer I'd hate the mov...Hey Kev:<BR/>Probably if I was a boxer I'd hate the movie even more, just as i hate most war movies because they are so inaccurate; but when they showed Swank's family as so much cartoon-like trailer trash it just got out of hand, almost laughable. Actually, the whole movie was nothing more than a badly told cartoon. Almost all of it unlikely and virtually impossibe. I mean, what about the PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141839179665544492006-03-09T04:32:00.000+11:002006-03-09T04:32:00.000+11:00I think if I looked hard enough, I could find a le...I think if I looked hard enough, I could find a leftist and a rightist message in just about every movie. I think I will pass on that challenge. You know the saying... ignorance is bliss. I enjoy being blissful while watching movies.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141831126680011412006-03-09T02:18:00.000+11:002006-03-09T02:18:00.000+11:00Yeah, you know, I didn't see the same things you s...Yeah, you know, I didn't see the same things you saw in "Million dollar baby". Teri and I watched it and dismissed it about 3/4ths in because the plot became so badly unbelievable/implausible. Everything that happened in the movie after the boxing injury would never happen in healthcare. We never even made it to any political implications.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395213867250164505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141828653530800612006-03-09T01:37:00.000+11:002006-03-09T01:37:00.000+11:00You could be right Ed. I might just be paranoid, b...You could be right Ed. I might just be paranoid, but I suspect that if I watched the movie, and I was from Missouri, then I might not think so kindly of the ugly depiction, nor be as entertained as you were. <BR/><BR/>Just as you, I also started out getting into the movie, but I am so cynical of Hollywood movie makers that I automatically look for subterfuge. In this case, I didn't have to look..PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-1141826231089610762006-03-09T00:57:00.000+11:002006-03-09T00:57:00.000+11:00For me, movies have always been art and fiction ma...For me, movies have always been art and fiction married to a screen. I watched Million Dollar Baby and found it to be an excellent movie. Not once did I find myself thinking that it was depicting Missouri's residents in an unkind light. I similarly don't think all cowboys in Wyoming are gay, all mines in Minnesota are run by bigots, all cops are racists, all Asians can move like Jackie Chan orEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com