All of the estimated $ 300 million spent, all the hype and publicity and the anticipation -It all boils down to the 2hours 40 minutes spent in the dark IMAX auditorium with my 3D spectacles on. And James Cameron shows why (as he quite rightly shouted out loud in his Oscar winning speech) he is indeed the King of the World. I cannot think of any other movie which created so much buzz and excitement around it. And does it live up to all of it. It so well does. Avatar is a revolutionary piece of cinema. But apart from the technological breakthrough in its imagery, the story telling by Master Cameron and its smart comparison with contemporary geo-political situations is what makes Avatar one of the best Blockbusting, Mind-Blowing, Heart-Wrenching and Eye-Popping spectaculars.
I watched Avatar on Saturday morning with a packed audience in BFI IMAX in true 3D glory. And it was exactly how the filmmaker intended it to be savoured as. And as Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) narrates his story, we get sucked in by the heights and depths of Pandora. The space-floating scene is exceptionally well shot, and it made me feel weightless. Now I can talk and keep on talking about how awesome this movie was. 
But to begin with, let me tell you that there are some bloody cynical and miserable people in this world, who were wowed by the visuals of the movie [I am talking about that reviewer Larushka Ivan-Zandeh in Friday's Metro paper: ]. But the story failed to impress her and she simply sums it to be an age-old “Save The Rainforest” tale. So to reply to her, Larushka darling, it might be age-old tale for you, but there is no bigger contemporary problem facing we the citizens of earth than the global condition. Just look around and see how the global leaders at Copenhagen have finally reached at a “conclusion” by merely postponing events for next year. Avatar beautifully depicts the relation between the natural life cycle and how its disruption could be fatal for the entire population. And when you say that it is a “Save A Rainforest” tale, you actually make yourself sound like the corporate asshole Parker Selfridge (Giovanni Ribisi) who thinks it is just a mere tree out of the 12th power of 10 species in Pandora. Of course, everyone is entitled to his/her opinion. But yours, just plain sucks.
Moving on, I must say that Mr JC has indeed done the best job by waiting for the technology to catch up to suit his vision.The wait has been worth it, and the flora and fauna surrounding Pandora; each leaf of a new species and each growl of a new creature is awe-inspring. We travel across Pandora with the same fascination in our eyes as Jake Sully’s and Neytiri’s command and strong character makes us forget the fact that it is all motion-capture. And if the Na’vi do not fail to impress us, the humans are not far behind. Sigourney Weaver as Dr.Grace is spot on, and as mentioned previously, Parker Selfridge exudes corporate hunger for profit. As for heavily scarred Colonel Miles( Stephen Lang), he is a caricature model built around GW Bush (IMO) who believes in “dealing terror with terror”. To envelope all of this awesomeness in one big awesome package and deal with the geo-political issues in a sci-fi drama with a cinematic vision never seen before deserves everything -ABSO-EFFIN-LUTELY EVERYTHING.All the Oscars, the Golden Globes and even the Filmfare 
James Horner’s score for the movie was spell binding and it captures the ambience, the beauty and also the dangerous wild side of Pandora. As for Maestro James Cameron, the man’s still got it. The action sequence is a complete How-To document on shooting a huge-ass action choreography, on celluloid. The man shows off his experience and why he remains not only the master of Action – True Lies, Aliens and Terminator, but also the Master in the art of story telling. *Bows to JC*
And yes, unlike some people who believe it is not a classic, I definitely believe otherwise. It is a game changer. Just like the first time we saw the T-Rex on the big screen, or Darth Vader use the Force, or Gimli and Legolas fight Orks, Avatar will be counted as one of the most revolutionary movies of our times. Few years on from now, we’ll remember Christmas 2009 to be the time when Avatar changed the face of cinema.
If you haven’t seen it yet, go and watch it, and make sure you watch it in 3D. You can thank me later.And now I can proudly declare myself as the member of the Avatar Fan Clan. I’ll leave you with some Bloody Awesome image captures from the Trailer. Hail Avatar! Hail Cameron!!
**SCREENSHOTS -VISUAL Nom Noms**
Big Ass War Machine
Na'vi Rebellion
Marines in Pandora
Na'vi Strikes
Corporate Dumbos
Neytiri Shoots
Marines assemble
Glowing Love in Pandora
Neytiri
Na'vi Rise
Jake Sully becomes the Avatar
Me at BFI Imax 
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I'd disagree with your point. Unlike other movies, here the script is not just a hardbound paper document, but is immersive as a medium itself.
Avatar is never supposed to be translated in terms of a comic strip story, but has to be experienced like visiting a new city, and getting to 'feel' and interact with a new civilization. The visuals are very much integral to the script. So, while there might be no lines depicting the wild and scary dark nights in Na'vi, you feel that raging through ur own nerves while you watch it.
And even as a script,wht let you down? That it was about saving the planet, and the corporate dumbos go all brute force about making an extra penny. Hollywood cliche' I know. But no one has so beautifully depicted why it is integral to the life of a planet to keep the life-cycle and food-chain just the same way as Mother nature did. It is a beautiful metaphor, and absolutely bang on timed with the failed Copenhagen summit.
Considering all that, Avatar is Bloody awesome I say. C'mon Sangeeta. You know you liked it.
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I'd disagree with your point. Unlike other movies, here the script is not just a hardbound paper document, but is immersive as a medium itself.
Avatar is never supposed to be translated in terms of a comic strip story, but has to be experienced like visiting a new city, and getting to 'feel' and interact with a new civilization. The visuals are very much integral to the script. So, while there might be no lines depicting the wild and scary dark nights in Na'vi, you feel that raging through ur own nerves while you watch it.
And even as a script,wht let you down? That it was about saving the planet, and the corporate dumbos go all brute force about making an extra penny. Hollywood cliche' I know. But no one has so beautifully depicted why it is integral to the life of a planet to keep the life-cycle and food-chain just the same way as Mother nature did. It is a beautiful metaphor, and absolutely bang on timed with the failed Copenhagen summit.
Considering all that, Avatar is Bloody awesome I say. C'mon Sangeeta. You know you liked it.
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I'd disagree with your point. Unlike other movies, here the script is not just a hardbound paper document, but is immersive as a medium itself.
Avatar is never supposed to be translated in terms of a comic strip story, but has to be experienced like visiting a new city, and getting to 'feel' and interact with a new civilization. The visuals are very much integral to the script. So, while there might be no lines depicting the wild and scary dark nights in Na'vi, you feel that raging through ur own nerves while you watch it.
And even as a script,wht let you down? That it was about saving the planet, and the corporate dumbos go all brute force about making an extra penny. Hollywood cliche' I know. But no one has so beautifully depicted why it is integral to the life of a planet to keep the life-cycle and food-chain just the same way as Mother nature did. It is a beautiful metaphor, and absolutely bang on timed with the failed Copenhagen summit.
Considering all that, Avatar is Bloody awesome I say. C'mon Sangeeta. You know you liked it.
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Haha, im not saying it wasn't watchable. I recommend it to all who are in awe of visual effects. And no it's not about the message, although even that was a bit mixed up but that could be forgiven in thinking its just entertainment .. but the dialogues were poor, ending failed to impress and the film could really have done with being trimmed down by 30 minutes or so. Seriously – no loo break! that was just a killer!!!!
You see the visually pleasing effects as an experience, whereas i see it as just visual effects.
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Haha, im not saying it wasn't watchable. I recommend it to all who are in awe of visual effects. And no it's not about the message, although even that was a bit mixed up but that could be forgiven in thinking its just entertainment .. but the dialogues were poor, ending failed to impress and the film could really have done with being trimmed down by 30 minutes or so. Seriously – no loo break! that was just a killer!!!!
You see the visually pleasing effects as an experience, whereas i see it as just visual effects.
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Haha, im not saying it wasn't watchable. I recommend it to all who are in awe of visual effects. And no it's not about the message, although even that was a bit mixed up but that could be forgiven in thinking its just entertainment .. but the dialogues were poor, ending failed to impress and the film could really have done with being trimmed down by 30 minutes or so. Seriously – no loo break! that was just a killer!!!!
You see the visually pleasing effects as an experience, whereas i see it as just visual effects.
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Haha, im not saying it wasn't watchable. I recommend it to all who are in awe of visual effects. And no it's not about the message, although even that was a bit mixed up but that could be forgiven in thinking its just entertainment .. but the dialogues were poor, ending failed to impress and the film could really have done with being trimmed down by 30 minutes or so. Seriously – no loo break! that was just a killer!!!!
You see the visually pleasing effects as an experience, whereas i see it as just visual effects.
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Haha, im not saying it wasn't watchable. I recommend it to all who are in awe of visual effects. And no it's not about the message, although even that was a bit mixed up but that could be forgiven in thinking its just entertainment .. but the dialogues were poor, ending failed to impress and the film could really have done with being trimmed down by 30 minutes or so. Seriously – no loo break! that was just a killer!!!!
You see the visually pleasing effects as an experience, whereas i see it as just visual effects.
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..so I shud say, well, To each his/her own
And u r complaining about loo breaks. C'mon most Bolly flicks are longer.
For geeks like me, who hv been waiting for the event, going to loo 5 minutes before entering the audi was on my checklist
No one, absolutely no one comes in between me n the movie.
Phone silent check!
Coke on the arm rest.. check!
3D Glasses check!
I guess u get the point
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..so I shud say, well, To each his/her own
And u r complaining about loo breaks. C'mon most Bolly flicks are longer.
For geeks like me, who hv been waiting for the event, going to loo 5 minutes before entering the audi was on my checklist
No one, absolutely no one comes in between me n the movie.
Phone silent check!
Coke on the arm rest.. check!
3D Glasses check!
I guess u get the point
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..so I shud say, well, To each his/her own
And u r complaining about loo breaks. C'mon most Bolly flicks are longer.
For geeks like me, who hv been waiting for the event, going to loo 5 minutes before entering the audi was on my checklist
No one, absolutely no one comes in between me n the movie.
Phone silent check!
Coke on the arm rest.. check!
3D Glasses check!
I guess u get the point
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..so I shud say, well, To each his/her own
And u r complaining about loo breaks. C'mon most Bolly flicks are longer.
For geeks like me, who hv been waiting for the event, going to loo 5 minutes before entering the audi was on my checklist
No one, absolutely no one comes in between me n the movie.
Phone silent check!
Coke on the arm rest.. check!
3D Glasses check!
I guess u get the point
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..so I shud say, well, To each his/her own
And u r complaining about loo breaks. C'mon most Bolly flicks are longer.
For geeks like me, who hv been waiting for the event, going to loo 5 minutes before entering the audi was on my checklist
No one, absolutely no one comes in between me n the movie.
Phone silent check!
Coke on the arm rest.. check!
3D Glasses check!
I guess u get the point
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yup most hindi movies are long, but we get an interval and in most cases (generalising here) you can walk out for 5 minutes and not really miss much
Gosh – you and I could never be cinema cuddies, i am the opposite. I fidget and get all anxious when i'm bored or forced to sit still for such a long period of time .. home cinema is the way fwd me thinks.
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yup most hindi movies are long, but we get an interval and in most cases (generalising here) you can walk out for 5 minutes and not really miss much
Gosh – you and I could never be cinema cuddies, i am the opposite. I fidget and get all anxious when i'm bored or forced to sit still for such a long period of time .. home cinema is the way fwd me thinks.
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yup most hindi movies are long, but we get an interval and in most cases (generalising here) you can walk out for 5 minutes and not really miss much
Gosh – you and I could never be cinema cuddies, i am the opposite. I fidget and get all anxious when i'm bored or forced to sit still for such a long period of time .. home cinema is the way fwd me thinks.
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yup most hindi movies are long, but we get an interval and in most cases (generalising here) you can walk out for 5 minutes and not really miss much
Gosh – you and I could never be cinema cuddies, i am the opposite. I fidget and get all anxious when i'm bored or forced to sit still for such a long period of time .. home cinema is the way fwd me thinks.
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yup most hindi movies are long, but we get an interval and in most cases (generalising here) you can walk out for 5 minutes and not really miss much
Gosh – you and I could never be cinema cuddies, i am the opposite. I fidget and get all anxious when i'm bored or forced to sit still for such a long period of time .. home cinema is the way fwd me thinks.
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hehe… thts wht songs r for..innit.
yep.. i guess we r on absolute opposite poles as far as cinema is concerned. i am very impatient myself in general, but when it comes to cinema, i find myself to be quite patient. yeah, but i cnt stand rubbish cinema
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hehe… thts wht songs r for..innit.
yep.. i guess we r on absolute opposite poles as far as cinema is concerned. i am very impatient myself in general, but when it comes to cinema, i find myself to be quite patient. yeah, but i cnt stand rubbish cinema
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hehe… thts wht songs r for..innit.
yep.. i guess we r on absolute opposite poles as far as cinema is concerned. i am very impatient myself in general, but when it comes to cinema, i find myself to be quite patient. yeah, but i cnt stand rubbish cinema
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hehe… thts wht songs r for..innit.
yep.. i guess we r on absolute opposite poles as far as cinema is concerned. i am very impatient myself in general, but when it comes to cinema, i find myself to be quite patient. yeah, but i cnt stand rubbish cinema
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hehe… thts wht songs r for..innit.
yep.. i guess we r on absolute opposite poles as far as cinema is concerned. i am very impatient myself in general, but when it comes to cinema, i find myself to be quite patient. yeah, but i cnt stand rubbish cinema
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but yeah, its fun to hv a cinema bud with a completely opposite opinion. wud b fun
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but yeah, its fun to hv a cinema bud with a completely opposite opinion. wud b fun
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but yeah, its fun to hv a cinema bud with a completely opposite opinion. wud b fun
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but yeah, its fun to hv a cinema bud with a completely opposite opinion. wud b fun
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but yeah, its fun to hv a cinema bud with a completely opposite opinion. wud b fun
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I agree with everything you said
Simply unbelievable. Apart from the story, direction and SFX (all of which were awesome), what got me the most was the fact that Cameron has guts! This movie is so clearly anti-war. He's made no bones about how he feels about US foreign policy and the way the human race is destroying its planet! I thought it was ironic that before the film began, we were shown extensive ads for the National Guard 
I loooooved the dialog “They destroyed their mother” 
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I agree with everything you said
Simply unbelievable. Apart from the story, direction and SFX (all of which were awesome), what got me the most was the fact that Cameron has guts! This movie is so clearly anti-war. He's made no bones about how he feels about US foreign policy and the way the human race is destroying its planet! I thought it was ironic that before the film began, we were shown extensive ads for the National Guard 
I loooooved the dialog “They destroyed their mother” 
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I agree with everything you said
Simply unbelievable. Apart from the story, direction and SFX (all of which were awesome), what got me the most was the fact that Cameron has guts! This movie is so clearly anti-war. He's made no bones about how he feels about US foreign policy and the way the human race is destroying its planet! I thought it was ironic that before the film began, we were shown extensive ads for the National Guard 
I loooooved the dialog “They destroyed their mother” 
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I agree with everything you said
Simply unbelievable. Apart from the story, direction and SFX (all of which were awesome), what got me the most was the fact that Cameron has guts! This movie is so clearly anti-war. He's made no bones about how he feels about US foreign policy and the way the human race is destroying its planet! I thought it was ironic that before the film began, we were shown extensive ads for the National Guard 
I loooooved the dialog “They destroyed their mother” 
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I agree with everything you said
Simply unbelievable. Apart from the story, direction and SFX (all of which were awesome), what got me the most was the fact that Cameron has guts! This movie is so clearly anti-war. He's made no bones about how he feels about US foreign policy and the way the human race is destroying its planet! I thought it was ironic that before the film began, we were shown extensive ads for the National Guard 
I loooooved the dialog “They destroyed their mother” 
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Also, regarding reviewers who didn't like the movie because of supposed story defects, I was surprised to read Konkona Sen's tweet about the lack if story in Avatar. So I replied to her telling her it had as much story (if not way more) than 'Wake Up Sid' did :p
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Also, regarding reviewers who didn't like the movie because of supposed story defects, I was surprised to read Konkona Sen's tweet about the lack if story in Avatar. So I replied to her telling her it had as much story (if not way more) than 'Wake Up Sid' did :p
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Also, regarding reviewers who didn't like the movie because of supposed story defects, I was surprised to read Konkona Sen's tweet about the lack if story in Avatar. So I replied to her telling her it had as much story (if not way more) than 'Wake Up Sid' did :p
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Also, regarding reviewers who didn't like the movie because of supposed story defects, I was surprised to read Konkona Sen's tweet about the lack if story in Avatar. So I replied to her telling her it had as much story (if not way more) than 'Wake Up Sid' did :p
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Also, regarding reviewers who didn't like the movie because of supposed story defects, I was surprised to read Konkona Sen's tweet about the lack if story in Avatar. So I replied to her telling her it had as much story (if not way more) than 'Wake Up Sid' did :p
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Hai Raam… hehehe.. ekdum eent ka jawaab concrete mortar se diya aapne
Lack of story..my foot. If these so called cinema connoisseurs cannot any longer be charmed by the utter beauty and simple story of man's fatal deviation from Mother nature's life cycle, and would rather compare it with Dances With Wolves meets Predator etc etc, I say… Pathhar ke Sanam.. Tujhe Humne..etc etc
Kasam se, bahut dukh hota hai in pathhar dil insaano ke beech is movieko share karna
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Hai Raam… hehehe.. ekdum eent ka jawaab concrete mortar se diya aapne
Lack of story..my foot. If these so called cinema connoisseurs cannot any longer be charmed by the utter beauty and simple story of man's fatal deviation from Mother nature's life cycle, and would rather compare it with Dances With Wolves meets Predator etc etc, I say… Pathhar ke Sanam.. Tujhe Humne..etc etc
Kasam se, bahut dukh hota hai in pathhar dil insaano ke beech is movieko share karna
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Hai Raam… hehehe.. ekdum eent ka jawaab concrete mortar se diya aapne
Lack of story..my foot. If these so called cinema connoisseurs cannot any longer be charmed by the utter beauty and simple story of man's fatal deviation from Mother nature's life cycle, and would rather compare it with Dances With Wolves meets Predator etc etc, I say… Pathhar ke Sanam.. Tujhe Humne..etc etc
Kasam se, bahut dukh hota hai in pathhar dil insaano ke beech is movieko share karna
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Hai Raam… hehehe.. ekdum eent ka jawaab concrete mortar se diya aapne
Lack of story..my foot. If these so called cinema connoisseurs cannot any longer be charmed by the utter beauty and simple story of man's fatal deviation from Mother nature's life cycle, and would rather compare it with Dances With Wolves meets Predator etc etc, I say… Pathhar ke Sanam.. Tujhe Humne..etc etc
Kasam se, bahut dukh hota hai in pathhar dil insaano ke beech is movieko share karna
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Hai Raam… hehehe.. ekdum eent ka jawaab concrete mortar se diya aapne
Lack of story..my foot. If these so called cinema connoisseurs cannot any longer be charmed by the utter beauty and simple story of man's fatal deviation from Mother nature's life cycle, and would rather compare it with Dances With Wolves meets Predator etc etc, I say… Pathhar ke Sanam.. Tujhe Humne..etc etc
Kasam se, bahut dukh hota hai in pathhar dil insaano ke beech is movieko share karna
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Absolutely.. Fighting Terror with Terror… How Bush is tht!
Yes, it is anti-war and it is pro-green.
Yes, it is great to see even a huge blockbuster making filmmaker like him make a statement about US foreign policy – even though Michael Moore has been doing tht for ages. But it certainly gets the message across.
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Absolutely.. Fighting Terror with Terror… How Bush is tht!
Yes, it is anti-war and it is pro-green.
Yes, it is great to see even a huge blockbuster making filmmaker like him make a statement about US foreign policy – even though Michael Moore has been doing tht for ages. But it certainly gets the message across.
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Absolutely.. Fighting Terror with Terror… How Bush is tht!
Yes, it is anti-war and it is pro-green.
Yes, it is great to see even a huge blockbuster making filmmaker like him make a statement about US foreign policy – even though Michael Moore has been doing tht for ages. But it certainly gets the message across.
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Absolutely.. Fighting Terror with Terror… How Bush is tht!
Yes, it is anti-war and it is pro-green.
Yes, it is great to see even a huge blockbuster making filmmaker like him make a statement about US foreign policy – even though Michael Moore has been doing tht for ages. But it certainly gets the message across.
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Absolutely.. Fighting Terror with Terror… How Bush is tht!
Yes, it is anti-war and it is pro-green.
Yes, it is great to see even a huge blockbuster making filmmaker like him make a statement about US foreign policy – even though Michael Moore has been doing tht for ages. But it certainly gets the message across.
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rofl at 'concrete mortar' HAHHAA!
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rofl at 'concrete mortar' HAHHAA!
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