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LnGrrrR
08-01-2009, 01:42 PM
Has anyone else here seen it? Pretty terrifying, I must say. Not surprised it came from a Brit, as they're much closer to a surveillance/police state than we are.

I think, if the movie says anything, it's that even if we have the ability to constantly monitor people, we don't have the right.

Also, that government screws stuff up. :)
CuckingFunt
08-01-2009, 01:48 PM
Has anyone else here seen it? Pretty terrifying, I must say. Not surprised it came from a Brit, as they're much closer to a surveillance/police state than we are.

I think, if the movie says anything, it's that even if we have the ability to constantly monitor people, we don't have the right.

Also, that government screws stuff up. :)

Gilliam technically isn't a Brit, though I think he lives there full time.

Agreed with the rest, though.
ElNono
08-01-2009, 02:46 PM
It's a classic... much like 1984...
antimvp
08-01-2009, 02:52 PM
****'s
Cant_Be_Faded
08-01-2009, 03:11 PM
Good movie. Remember one or two nipple shots and a freaky plot.
LnGrrrR
08-01-2009, 06:09 PM
Gilliam technically isn't a Brit, though I think he lives there full time.

Agreed with the rest, though.

Thanks for the correction CF.
TheProfessor
08-01-2009, 11:33 PM
Gilliam's best, IMO, and Pryce is outstanding. I also think Tom Stoppard worked on the screenplay. Haven't seen it in a long time, might add it to my DVD collection soon...
LnGrrrR
08-01-2009, 11:35 PM
Gilliam's best, IMO, and Pryce is outstanding. I also think Tom Stoppard worked on the screenplay. Haven't seen it in a long time, might add it to my DVD collection soon...

Yes he did. I did two plays in high school by Stoppard... Real Inspector Hound and After Magritte. Interesting plays.
TheProfessor
08-01-2009, 11:39 PM
Yes he did. I did two plays in high school by Stoppard... Real Inspector Hound and After Magritte. Interesting plays.
I always enjoyed Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, as well as Arcadia and The Real Thing. Though I truly, truly hate Shakespeare in Love. Stoppard has done a lot of "script doctoring" throughout the years, probably makes a fair bit of money at it.
Oh, Gee!!
08-02-2009, 01:30 AM
neocon--we trust our gov't to get it right when it comes to spying on us, but not when it comes to trading in our gas guzzlers