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Mik_In_Montague
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UnCivil Liberties (2006)
Could have been waaaaaay better -- totally crummy.
Man, I had high hopes for this film, but it was a total let down.
I completely agree with the subject matter and applaud the concept, despite the completely awful acting, directing, lighting, videography, editing, and just about everything about this movie. The only one in this turkey that could act apparently was Yvonne Perry.
I watched it till the end and holy cow it was painful, but I was hoping for some redeeming moment or something to make it all worthwhile.
Forget the fact that there's a spoiler in here. It's fairly predictable. They don't blow up the building. Not so much because "there is no system... there is only people" but because "there is no budget". Yes, there is only one scene with explosions, and it was obviously fireworks... possibly even some small town's July 4th finale. If the producer had more money there would have been more effects.
Of course, that's not what makes a movie, the writing does. And this movie certainly didn't have that. There's all kinds of weird scenes, bad editing, loose ends, you name it.
It's unfortunate, really. I agree with the other writer. This topic should be discussed in all classrooms, and all town meetings / town halls across the country. We're heading down a bad path, thanks to Cheney, Rumsfeld and Poindexter.
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go (1970)
oh -- my -- god
I couldn't believe I actually watched this slug. It came on a Jeff Bridges Double Feature DVD by Digiview and was the second movie after "In Search Of America." In comparison, I see now America was a jewel, though the soundtrack seemed identical.
I knew it was going to be a bad movie, all those $1 DVDs are, but my eyebrows shot up when only a minute or so into the movie "Jeffrey" Bridges' character yells at his girlfriend "What the hell is the matter with you." This was a TV movie? And then we see soon afterward some gratuitous breasts, a male transvestite getting dressed, a male gay rape scene (filmed in psychedelic b/w), more boobies, and finally, near the end, an attempted female rape scene. Gotta love life in Hong Kong.
Read up the other comments. They're spot on. Just say NO to Go. This disc is going into the trash, right along with another Digiview double feature The Return of Rin Tin Tin with Robert Blake (at 8) and Lassie's The Painted Hills (with a frothing killer Lassie at the end).