Just watched "Death of a President" last night

[BushOut06]

If you haven't seen this movie, I would highly recommend it. I don't know if it's available through Blockbuster or not, I got mine through Netflix. The movie portrays the assassination of Bush and its aftermath. Watching the movie just intensified my feelings towards this administration that much more, it's very realistic in its portrayal. After the assassination, a Muslim man is arrested with very scant evidence. The new Cheney administration tries desperately to pin this man to Syria; when that fails, they associate him with Al Qaeda, and he is quickly convicted with scant evidence, and is sentenced to death. Later on, when it becomes clear that another person was responsible for the assassination, and the Muslim guy was completely innocent, the administration refuses to acknowledge its mistake.

One of the more chilling parts of the movie is that after the assassination, Congress unanimously approves "Patriot Act III", giving the executive branch unparalleled powers. Something tells me that probably wouldn't be too far from the truth of what would happen.

[seemslikeadream]

1. Is this it?

just found it

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1738815884220488061&q=%22Death+of+a+President&total=72&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

[BushOut06]

2. Yep, that's it

n/t

[seemslikeadream]

4. "Hectic, nerve-wracking realism."

http://www.deathofapresident.com/




"This movie is meant to make us think and to question our prejudices, not to inspire people to commit acts of violence. Despite the title, it is not a vicious or inflammatory attack on President Bush." MORE >

- LA Valley Star


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"a must-see, if only because of its truly original and refreshing premise"
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- UCLA Daily Bruin


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"You have to admire the cosmic irony of a movie about political grandstanding and media timidity that becomes in itself an opportunity for grandstanding and timidity, because the alternative would involve piteous weeping."

"tense and unnerving"
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- Carina Chocano, L.A. Times


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"Hectic, nerve-wracking realism." MORE >?

- A.O. Scott, New York Times


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"Range has a marvelous feel for the clich鳠and conventions of TV-news documentary, and the tone of mournful elegy he strikes here is both convincing and -- believe me, I'm shocked to be writing this -- moving."

- Salon.com


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"REVIEW: Death of a President" MORE >

- Olu Alemoru, Los Angeles Independent


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"Death of a President' hits the zeitgeist jackpot... a disturbingly clever stunt. B+" MORE >

- Owen Glieberman, Entertainment Weekly


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"What follows the assassination is so awful that anyone might be excused
for leaving the theater convinced of the urgent need to keep Bush alive." MORE >

- LA Weekly


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"Don't be deterred by the negative reactions this film has received from
Democrats and Republicans alike; once you see it you will understand how
powerful of a film it actually is." MORE >

- The Hollywood Reporter


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Playing Politics - The fake documentary 'Death of a President' fires up critics MORE >

- Justine Elias, New York Daily News


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"Most of all, "Death of a President" is electrifying drama, and compellingly realistic." MORE >

- Jim Emerson, RogerEbert.com


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"...a detailed and thorough creation of what may be the most controversial
fake event ever." MORE >

- The Hollywood Reporter


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"A well-made political thriller... So persuasive that some viewers may need to give themselves a reality-check" MORE >

- Richard Corliss , Time Magazine


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"A very gripping detective story." MORE >

- Peter Dale, Channel 4


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"The movie doesn't advocate his murder, it simply presents it as part of a fictional scenario. I suppose Range could have wimped out and slapped some made up name on his President the way most weak-kneed Hollywood movies do, but why should he have to?" MORE >

- Josh Tyler, Cinemablend.com


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"Clever, thoughtful, and totally believable. This is a film without a political agenda that everyone should see!" MORE >
- Rex Reed, New York Observer


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"Range has taken a contentious subject and used it to invite introspection about America, the media and society in general."

[soothsayer]

3. was the assassination part really grainy from people watching it over

and over and over and over and over and over?