Author Topic: What's your favorite political themed movie? (Read 1743 times)

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #25 on:** November 09, 2009, 10:26:33 AM »

Quote from: Hugo Chavez on November 09, 2009, 10:22:47 AM

Do war movies count? I saw a WW1 movie called Paths of Glory which was great.

Straw Man · « **Reply #26 on:** November 09, 2009, 10:29:23 AM »

Quote from: 333386 on November 09, 2009, 10:21:06 AM

Frost Nixon was also pretty good.

agreed

The Fog of War was also a very good flick

Hugo Chavez · « **Reply #27 on:** November 09, 2009, 10:30:33 AM »

Quote from: 333386 on November 09, 2009, 10:26:33 AM

Do war movies count? I saw a WW1 movie called Paths of Glory which was great.

anything that has a theme in which we would discuss here. War is talked about here. I guess we should try to keep talk about these movies in line with the political and not just talk about the entertainment value since this is not the entertainment board.

Hugo Chavez · « **Reply #28 on:** November 09, 2009, 10:31:48 AM »

Quote from: Straw Man on November 09, 2009, 10:29:23 AM

agreed

The Fog of War was also a very good flick

without a doubt excellent doc.

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #29 on:** November 09, 2009, 10:32:33 AM »

Quote from: Hugo Chavez on November 09, 2009, 10:30:33 AM

anything that has a theme in which we would discuss here. War is talked about here. I guess we should try to keep talk about these movies in line with the political and not just talk about the entertainment value since this is not the entertainment board.

Paths of Glory was about the military court marshalling soldiers who refused to advance in no man's land in WW1 battles. It was more about the trial and the fact that the country was asking these soldiers to do impossible things, and was really screwed up considering some people were shot via firing squad to cover up the screw ups of the generals.

Option D · « **Reply #30 on:** November 09, 2009, 11:55:36 AM »

Quote from: Hugo Chavez on November 09, 2009, 07:31:00 AM

also great movies. especially American History X... You can't forget that movie, it'll stay with you forever.

Part of that movie was at a school i went to..venice high...

BayGBM · « **Reply #31 on:** November 09, 2009, 12:28:37 PM »

Absolute Power
Whether he plays a good guy or a bad guy—no one can touch Clint Eastwood!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118548/

MRDUMPLING · « **Reply #32 on:** November 09, 2009, 01:16:09 PM »

Manchurian Candidate.

Kazan · « **Reply #33 on:** November 09, 2009, 01:26:18 PM »

The Gathering Storm

Option D · « **Reply #34 on:** November 09, 2009, 01:48:59 PM »

The Distinguished Gentleman

Purge_WTF · « **Reply #35 on:** November 09, 2009, 02:02:58 PM »

Arlington Road. Great ending.

headhuntersix · « **Reply #36 on:** November 09, 2009, 03:32:39 PM »

Primary Colors..about Clinton, sorta.

Option D · « **Reply #37 on:** November 09, 2009, 03:38:12 PM »

Quote from: headhuntersix on November 09, 2009, 03:32:39 PM

Primary Colors..about Clinton, sorta.

W

Skip8282 · « **Reply #38 on:** November 09, 2009, 04:11:34 PM »

GATTACA!

And it's kind of creepy on some level.

headhuntersix · « **Reply #39 on:** November 09, 2009, 04:19:55 PM »

Did u know they're making a TV series about that.

Skip8282 · « **Reply #40 on:** November 09, 2009, 04:22:40 PM »

Quote from: headhuntersix on November 09, 2009, 04:19:55 PM

Did u know they're making a TV series about that.

Are you referring to Gattaca?

BayGBM · « **Reply #41 on:** November 09, 2009, 06:21:07 PM »

Quote from: Skip8282 on November 09, 2009, 04:11:34 PM

GATTACA!

And it's kind of creepy on some level.

Great film but more scifi and drama than political.

240 is Back · « **Reply #42 on:** November 09, 2009, 06:22:29 PM »

Quote from: MRDUMPLING on November 09, 2009, 01:16:09 PM

Manchurian Candidate.

this isn't an anti-Obama thread dude.

2ND COMING · « **Reply #43 on:** November 09, 2009, 06:26:17 PM »

zeitgeist, duh.

24KT · « **Reply #44 on:** November 09, 2009, 07:35:27 PM »

There are a ton, ...but off the top of my head... "Death of a President" comes to mind.

It was an excellent film, so prescient, ...almost clairvoyant if you will, ...especially in light of recent events.

And in no particular order...

Sicko
The Manchurian Candidate
Syriana
John Adams
The Constant Gardener
Good Night and Good Luck
Elizabeth
The Duchess
Vatel
An Inconvenient Truth

SAMSON123 · « **Reply #45 on:** November 09, 2009, 08:48:00 PM »

Eagle Eye, Syriana and Wag The Dog

Author Topic: What's your favorite political themed movie? (Read 1743 times)

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