Comments on: Welfare for Hollywood

By: Charly Martel

Charly Martel — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:19:54 +0000

When every other movie made is an anti-American propaganda piece that loses BIG at the box office, they need subsidies to recoup those losses. Too damm bad. The movies they made that people wanted to see did ok, but if they can’t learn from their mistakes they will keep failing, and I can’t wait to see them bankrupt.

It’s not like the auto industries failing. If the auto makers go away, who will build our tanks, humvees, and other battlefield equipment? Toyota? BMW?

Foreign films are so beloved by the liberals, they won’t even miss Hollywierd.

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But As For Me » Welfare for Hollywood — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:01:30 +0000

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By: graysonret

graysonret — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:29:56 +0000

My wife and I haven’t been to a theatre in years. There isn’t anything out there worthwhile to see anymore. Many are nothing more than a rehash of an older film, which was much better, or some sort of political propaganda film to “sway the masses”. Besides, there are few actors anymore, that we like. Too many think that reading a script qualifies them as political experts, or rehab residents. I don’t need to spend money to watch politics on the screen. I see too much on it on TV now anyway.

By: Jet Jaguar

Jet Jaguar — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:13:52 +0000

snore. zzzzz…

By: ErinF

ErinF — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:08:49 +0000

If anybody deserves to fizzle and die out, it’s hollyweird. The reason they can’t make back the money they spend is their work sucks! They can’t make a movie anymore without stuffing it with so much CGI it ruthlessly permeates all your senses.

They suck, suck suck!

The Soup Nazi says:
“No bailouts for you!”

By: CantCureStupid

CantCureStupid — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:01:55 +0000

They have no clue how governments or different political systems work. All they do is make themselves look stupid when they talk without a script.

This goes for a fair few politicians as well.

By: Tennessee Dave

Tennessee Dave — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:01:36 +0000

On January 21st, 2009 at 6:21 pm, John Deaux said:
On January 21st, 2009 at 5:49 pm, oldbuckaroo said:

Ditzes who “dress up” and “play” for a living…

Ha! That’s the phrase I use regarding celebrity endorsements. Why should I listen to someone who plays dress up for a living?

There are a few actors who actually have a college education and can spout political theory quite nicely. Right now I can’t really think of any.
The majority, however, may have a high school diploma or even be drop-outs. They have no clue how governments or different political systems work. All they do is make themselves look stupid when they talk without a script.

By: WarTip

WarTip — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:53:31 +0000

Why should I watch the movie when I can read the book? The price of the tickets is too high (As it is in professional sports anymore either) and out of the range of “reasonable” for common people, the soda pop is watered down with all the ice before you can even start to drink it and you cannot even get coconut oil on the popcorn anymore.

I can stay home, read the book, enjoy a beer at the same time and not have to deal with these people or support their deviant “horrywood” lifestyles.

Just my opinion though.

By: oldbuckaroo

oldbuckaroo — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:44:53 +0000

Precisely John Deaux. Well said!

By: John Deaux

John Deaux — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:21:28 +0000

On January 21st, 2009 at 5:49 pm, oldbuckaroo said:
Ditzes who “dress up” and “play” for a living…

Ha! That’s the phrase I use regarding celebrity endorsements. Why should I listen to someone who plays dress up for a living?

By: oldbuckaroo

oldbuckaroo — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:49:50 +0000

Ditzes who “dress up” and “play” for a living, with no particularly redeeming intellectual qualities and espousing absolutely nothing original, but rather parroting dialog created by a team of writers, should either make-it or break-it on their own merits, whether it be “looks” (98% of the time), or “talent” (2% of the time).

Bail out??

“You talkin’ to ME?”

HA HA HA (insert “laugh track” here)

By: Bachbone

Bachbone — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:47:52 +0000

MI is subsidizing movie makers, too. And idiotic citizens here think getting to stare at Drew Barrymore for a couple of days is worth paying higher taxes. Of course, citizens didn’t get to vote on whether they wanted to provide this subsidy. It was shoved down their throats by a leftist governor who said it would bring “millions” to the state, a promise which has never been tested or proven.

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Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:00:03 +0000

[...] January 21, 2009 · No Comments Well well well, it looks like Hollywood is going to be the next industry in line to gorge themselves at the troth of the American taxpayer. [...]

By: FamilyMan

FamilyMan — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:48:05 +0000

This is old news. The film industry has been getting perks in some form for as long as I can remember. There’s hundreds of ways of rewarding companies doing business in a desired city or state. Just the act of shutting down a part of town for a “shoot”, is a form of a reward. The small financial gains for a government entity are small. It must have something to do with prestige.

By: Flyoverman

Flyoverman — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:44:06 +0000

On January 21st, 2009 at 4:41 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

I’ve got Victory at Sea on DVD. Who needs Hollywood?

The Pacific Boils Over
Rings around Rabaul

SWEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!