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Avatar the movie: the religion of the left
Renew America ^ | 12-25-09 | Phill Kline - Review & Commentary

Posted on 12/26/2009 12:15:26 PM PST by smoothsailing

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To: SmokingJoe

More good news, the new Sherlock movie is poised to beat out Avatar this weekend.


21 posted on 12/26/2009 12:45:41 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: ozzymandus
The “marine” turned traitor and fought and killed his fellow Marines. That’s why he’s the “hero” of this commie movie.

I guess you've never seen a RAMBO movie.

That’s why he’s the “hero” of this commie movie.

HE was the hero. Not the woman who 'noticed' him and saved his life, talked everyone into following him, then devoted herself to protecting him?

Not the woman who made everything possible through her actions?

If not for her, he would have been dead the first five minutes he was on the planet.

22 posted on 12/26/2009 12:45:59 PM PST by UCANSEE2
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To: Huck

I can see it free because my nephew runs a movie theater.

I couldn’t make it though an hour of this flick.


23 posted on 12/26/2009 12:47:16 PM PST by netmilsmom (I am Ilk)
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To: UCANSEE2

I’m going to see it tomorrow.


24 posted on 12/26/2009 12:47:55 PM PST by billva
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To: netmilsmom

I received a $25 AMC theater gift card and promptly re-gifted it.


25 posted on 12/26/2009 12:50:23 PM PST by Huck (The Constitution is an outrageous insult to the men who fought the Revolution." -Patrick Henry)
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To: Huck
My inlaws saw it, and came away with the message that the US is wrong. They are your typical dopey independent voters. This movie clearly has an anti-American message.

What is shows to me is that dopey,independent/liberal/left-wing voters find messages any where they want, whether the message is there or not.

(1) Finds something (message) where it doesn't exist.

And they also find nothing (like evidence or facts) when they really do exist.

(2) Find nothing even though it obviously exists.

26 posted on 12/26/2009 12:52:03 PM PST by UCANSEE2
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To: UCANSEE2

The Rambo movies were infantile, but at least Rambo didn’t turn traitor and kill his fellow soldiers.


27 posted on 12/26/2009 12:52:09 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: smoothsailing
Call me unenlightened, but when I see a Marine battle an anvil headed beast called forth by a planet-god — I root for the U.S. Marine

LOL!!

STE=Q

28 posted on 12/26/2009 12:54:00 PM PST by STE=Q ("It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government" ... Thomas Paine)
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To: billva
I’m going to see it tomorrow.

Watch with open eyes, and see if it doesn't boil down to a plot that has been well used over time....

The plot: In the end, will the main character stick to his morals (choose right over wrong), or listen to those trying to corrupt him for their own ends??????

29 posted on 12/26/2009 12:58:19 PM PST by UCANSEE2
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To: ozzymandus

Did you even see the movie?
There were no marines, all the soldiers were mercenaries.
They mention it in the movie.

And Jake Sully, the hero of the movie, was a Marine fighting mercenaries!


30 posted on 12/26/2009 12:59:17 PM PST by curquhart
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To: ozzymandus
The Rambo movies were infantile, but at least Rambo didn’t turn traitor and kill his fellow soldiers.

OH YES HE DID. Commanding officer, politician, and plenty of LE officers.

31 posted on 12/26/2009 1:01:54 PM PST by UCANSEE2
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To: UCANSEE2

James Cameron himself has stated that the movie amounts to a homily of leftist causes and beliefs.


32 posted on 12/26/2009 1:02:17 PM PST by Carl LaFong (Experts say experts should be ignored.)
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To: smoothsailing

I saw this movie and it was clearly propoganda; however, I still enjoyed the movie for its entertainment value.


33 posted on 12/26/2009 1:03:49 PM PST by Republic11
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To: ozzymandus
More good news, the new Sherlock movie is poised to beat out Avatar this weekend.

I would bet they get about the same 'draw'. Holmes will draw more, since it is the newer release, but in the long run, I expect it to be the same.

34 posted on 12/26/2009 1:04:24 PM PST by UCANSEE2
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The “marine” turned traitor and fought and killed his fellow Marines.

For what purpose were his fellow Marines fighting?

Did he really turn 'traitor', i.e.: turn against his country? Or, did he fight against a bunch of mercenaries wearing the uniforms of US Marines?

35 posted on 12/26/2009 1:05:03 PM PST by Ol' Dan Tucker (People should not be afraid of the government. Governement should be afraid of the people)
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To: Carl LaFong
James Cameron himself has stated that the movie amounts to a homily of leftist causes and beliefs.

True. And just what I have been saying.

It shows what can happen when you have 'liberal' leadership in government, and 'liberal' leadership in corporations (and some semi-mercenary 'forces backing them) running things. (rather like we have now)

The MORAL of the STORY was that those leftist forces were WRONG.

The HERO of the story fought against those LEFTIST FORCES, and won.

YET everyone claims this movie is trying to 'sell' Leftieism. I don't get understand their position, except that most having that position haven't seen the movie.

36 posted on 12/26/2009 1:09:20 PM PST by UCANSEE2
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To: Ol' Dan Tucker; ozzymandus

Opponents to the movie seem to be of two classes:

Those who haven’t seen the movie, but read up on negative articles about it, then spew the results as if it were their original idea.

Those who went to the movie, prepped toward the negative bias, and who then conveniently ignored some of the facts.


Fact: The fighting was being done by a para-military mix of mercenaries who were hired by the ‘company’. When the original Marine (who had hired on) died, his brother’s BODY was required to take it’s place .

Fact: The CO of the Mercks ‘asked’ the Jyrene to keep him informed.

Fact: The ‘hero’ of the story was being paid to be a ‘corporate spy’, not a ‘soldier’.


37 posted on 12/26/2009 1:17:53 PM PST by UCANSEE2
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To: encm(ss)

I’ll wait until the library has it and I can check it out for free.


38 posted on 12/26/2009 1:28:16 PM PST by GAB-1955 (I write books, love my wife, serve my nation, and believe in the Resurrection.)
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To: smoothsailing
"the religion of the left"

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39 posted on 12/26/2009 1:33:42 PM PST by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: curquhart

THe chopper chick ALso said

“I didn’t sign up for this,,,,,” ANd joined the indigs going after the mercs. An unlikeable lot, all.

WHy the Corp good wasn’t left on planet (moon) to get eaten is a point the movie missed.

Also, who paid for the transport? If was the corp, then once this batch left, all the other humans would be stranded.

Too many loose ends for a 3 hour movie.


40 posted on 12/26/2009 1:36:28 PM PST by ASOC (In case of attack, tune to 640 kilocycles or 1240 kilocycles on your AM dial.)
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