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David K
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How about "what happened to the nut job with the air gun"?
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Mexitron
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The dude with the air gun walked away, same as many of the people in that industry do...Cormac likes to tweak our pre-conditioned sensibilities and
perhaps show the reality of the situation.
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marv sherrill
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Just saw the movie yesterday (movie night!) I just gotta agree with David - it needed a little (a Lot) closure -kind of thought I wasted a couple of
hours...Tommy Lee jones character didn't even need to be in the movie -what a nothing - OK Gene Shalot I'm not. Don't see how it could affect Baja
though.
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David K
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Marv, you and Gail come on by... I'll make the pop corn... We have a real nice collection of GOOD movies on DVD... the kind that leaves you happy or
fullfilled after watching! LOL
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MrBillM
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Decent Movie-Crappy Ending
Having read about it, I didn't think that I would care for it. However, I watched it on PPV the other night and then watched it a second time late in
the evening. Other than the noted futility, it really didn't make any new points. Everybody who pays attention is aware of the ruthlessness of the
Big-Time Drug trade. You need go no further than the Daily News to OD on that.
However, its unremitting graphic violence did place it at the entry level on my "Watch Again and Again" list along with "American Gangster". Whether
or not, it will ever reach the heights of "Pulp Fiction", "Full Metal Jacket", "Blackhawk Down" and "ZULU", only time will tell.
My biggest disappointment lately was "There Will be Blood". Although Daniel Day Lewis turned in a good performance, the movie was B-O-R-I-N-G,
especially at 2.5 + Hours. One of those flicks where you kept waiting for the REAL Blood to start rolling in buckets, but it never did. It also
ended strangely.
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TMW
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I thought it was a dumb movie. Only cheap thrillers have the plots etc like this one. And why would you want to go back for the guy in the truck? If
you couldn't help him when you first was there forget him. Some of those trucks probably had water in the radiator, drain some and give that to him.
How dumb can you be to sit in your car while a deputy walks up with an air tank and hose and kills you. Hit the petal and don't stop. How hard is it
to get lost. He ain't running from the cops that could trace his movements from many sources. Get in your car and go and pay cash for services and
don't stop. You ever watch an old mummy movie. The mummy is walking after the girl dragging his leg and she is running, usually in high heels and he
still catches her. Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.
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MrBillM
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Don't Hold Back.
Tell us what you really think.
These things aren't meant to be taken seriously and it was worthwhile if only for the gritty violence.
Actually, the news is filled with "Stupid Criminal" stories everyday about guys just that dumb.
Going back to the original premise of this thread, it's hard to see how this movie, even if taken seriously, could impact opinion on Mexico in a
negative way given that ALL of the events took place in Los Estados Unidos and the setting was 1980.
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TMW
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I did get off the original question. I agree, it'll have no impact on Baja.
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conquestkm
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Well I read some where that the USA has 1/6 the world population and consume 90% of all the illegal drugs in the world . What do we expect
Conquestkm
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by conquestkm
Well I read some where that the USA has 1/6 the world population and consume 90% of all the illegal drugs in the world . What do we expect
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Don't know where you got that information, but knowing something about Europe, that 90% has as much chance applying to them as the US.
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Cypress
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I'll take my chances along the US/Mexican border. The odds are you'll be OK and if
you have problems there are plenty of of good guys that will help you. There are
neighborhoods in the USA where a wrong turn could be a death sentence.
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toneart
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mexitron
The dude with the air gun walked away, same as many of the people in that industry do...Cormac likes to tweak our pre-conditioned sensibilities and
perhaps show the reality of the situation. |
This is probably the best analysis....and succinct too! Thanks, Mexitron
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by conquestkm
Well I read some where that the USA has 1/6 the world population and consume 90% of all the illegal drugs in the world . What do we expect
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Do you believe that? With the size of the Orient and all the opium dens therein, doncha think the numbers might be different?
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CaboRon
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| Quote: | Originally posted by conquestkm
Well I read some where that the USA has 1/6 the world population and consume 90% of all the illegal drugs in the world . What do we expect
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Just because you read it "somewhere"
Doesn't mean it is worth "something"
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