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  • 05-09-2008 3:07pm
    #1
    FionnMatthew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 644 ✭✭✭


    A biopic of George W. Bush.
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1175491/

    Anyone heard anything about this?

    What does the fact that Oliver Stone is directing it mean?

    Is it satirical, neutral, or a piece of panegyric?
    Seems to me that Stone could go either way. Wildcard, and all that.

    How did his Nixon pic pan out?

    Some great Thespian talent in it, anyway.


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  • #2
    fluffyVW
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭fluffyVW


    Had this up already here!!! http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055291977 :p

    If Oliver is directing this I say, totally controversial!!!!

    Personally I'm not sure if I want to see it or not... I really dislike Bush.

    I want to wait and see what people say about it first. It better not put him in good light.


  • #3
    Sad Professor
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,698 CMod ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    The script is very fair but a lot will depend on the depth of Brolin's performance and Stone's stylistic approach which can be pretty heavy-handed. It's definitely going to be a serious film but no doubt Stone will milk some of the more humorous aspects. I expect as with Nixon it'll be a very human portrayal. Stone can't make a movie unless he can relate with the protagonist on some level and he was always fairly sympathetic towards Bush. It's the hawks like Cheney that Stone will come down hardest on.

    I still think it's too early for a film about Bush and that Stone should have waited a few more years but I guess he had to strike while the iron was hot. Hopefully the film will be a success and he'll get the funding to do more political films.


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