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Offline Kosh

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"Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
on: October 07, 2006, 06:43:24 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5415666.stm



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Regal Entertainment Group, which has more than 6,300 screens in 40 US states, said it would not show the film because of its subject matter.

Spokesman Dick Westerling said: "We do not feel it is appropriate to portray the future assassination of a president, therefore we do not intend to programme this film at any of our theatres."

Mr Westerling said Regal had received "numerous phone calls and e-mails" supporting the company.


Shame, but it makes me want to see it even more.
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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #1 on: October 07, 2006, 07:42:11 pm
This sounds rather entertaining.
 

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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #2 on: October 07, 2006, 10:55:17 pm
Unfortunately Regal owns all of the screens in the area. Hell I'd want to watch it just to see how much of a 'subversive' label I'd be given by our friends at the DHS.
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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #3 on: October 07, 2006, 11:32:42 pm
You call me when they really shoot him.
 

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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #4 on: October 08, 2006, 03:28:20 am
Wait, wait.... HOW many movies have there been that have shown a US prez being shot, killed, or otherwise put out of commission?
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Offline Mefustae

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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #5 on: October 08, 2006, 03:55:14 am
Quite a few. They're just usually not about a current president who is yet to be shot.
 

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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #6 on: October 08, 2006, 04:47:16 am
TWO whole cinemas!  :eek2:
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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #7 on: October 08, 2006, 06:33:57 am
And I thought North Korea was obsessive about their leader.....
 

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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #8 on: October 08, 2006, 12:11:10 pm
Quote from: IPAndrews on October 08, 2006, 04:47:16 am
TWO whole cinemas!  :eek2:

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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #9 on: October 09, 2006, 12:39:52 am
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Digital effects are used to superimpose explode his head onto an actor secret service agent for the assassination scene.
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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #10 on: October 09, 2006, 03:54:40 am
Heh... one of the comments about this movie on the IMDB page is: "I'm a left-wing liberal, and I hated this movie." :lol:

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I absolutely despise what George W. Bush has done. In my opinion, he's the single president that's done the most damage to the country in the past century.

According to many people, I should love this movie, since I hate Bush. This couldn't be further from the truth - I've never seen a movie get more hype from pure shock and exploitation. This movie is an amateurish, poorly-made waste of time. No matter which side of the political spectrum you lie, do not see this film.
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Offline Deepblue

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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #11 on: October 09, 2006, 08:32:24 am
I think you would have to be a really sick individual to go watch a movie about someone you hate getting shot to death...

Like, REALLY sick.
 

Offline Windrunner

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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #12 on: October 09, 2006, 08:45:50 am
Quote from: Deepblue on October 09, 2006, 08:32:24 am
I think you would have to be a really sick individual to go watch a movie about someone you hate getting shot to death...

Like, REALLY sick.

no not sick, but entertained
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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #13 on: October 09, 2006, 08:56:56 am
Quote from: Deepblue on October 09, 2006, 08:32:24 am
I think you would have to be a really sick individual to go watch a movie about someone you hate getting shot to death...

Like, REALLY sick.

What, you mean like watching Downfall?
 

Offline Mefustae

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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #14 on: October 09, 2006, 09:00:15 am
Damn good movie, that.
 

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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #15 on: October 11, 2006, 08:15:12 am
Yeah. As they described it on Film Four. "A war movie with a happy ending" :D
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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #16 on: October 11, 2006, 09:48:03 am
Buggery, I missed Death of a President on E4 the other night :wtf:
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Offline Deepblue

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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #17 on: October 11, 2006, 12:09:34 pm
Apparently you're better off for it. The imdb user reviews all complain that it is really badly made, even if they are die-hard bush-hating liberals.
 

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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #18 on: October 11, 2006, 12:21:03 pm
Yes, and if ever there was an assortment of people representing the pinnacle of intellectual prowess, it would be the self-proclaimed reviewers on IMDB.
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Re: "Death of a President" will not be shown in 2 US cinemas
Reply #19 on: October 11, 2006, 01:06:00 pm
Has anyone actually seen it yet?
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