Death of a President

[JVO]

4/5

Awesome movie!!! It is a mock documentary about the assassination of President Bush in October 2007. Goes into detail on the media, FBI, Secret Service and Administration. Really well done, and very good at showing how completely preoccupied the administration is with terrorism.

Almost the entire movie takes place in Chicago which is an added coolness of the movie.

Only about 90 minutes long and well worth every minute. One of the few movies that completely surprised me.

[larryhead]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0853096/

The majority of the actors in the film were not told the premise of the movie. The working title for the film was "D.O.A.P.," and the actors were not told what the plot was, except for their specific scenes.

That Bush was assassinated in this film isn't really the issue. The real issue in this film is the sequence of events that the assassination set in motion. It's about how the current state of national fear and paranoia could produce the results that the film depicts in the AFTERMATH of the fictional assassination. It's about how contradictory evidence is suppressed or ignored, stereotypes are reinforced, rights are willingly surrendered by a frightened public, and hatred is stoked. It's about how a mere tidbit of dubious information (the questionable smudged fingerprint) can be hyped by politicians with an agenda into international confrontation. The film was an excellent and insightful commentary on the current state of political affairs in the United States, and I recommend it highly.

Sounds cool, I'm adding it to my queue.

[mrjohnchimpo]

Sounds cool, I'm adding it to my queue.

you on netflix LH?

[slam]

huh, i hadn't had high hopes for this flick, but i'll take you up on the recommendation there jvo!

[larryhead]

you on netflix LH?

yessir.. send me an add request, i need suggestions! afalat "at" gmail. :)

[hasslehound]

Very well done. I give it one thumb up.:thumbsup:

[mrjohnchimpo]

ok. sent out.

[JVO]

huh, i hadn't had high hopes for this flick, but i'll take you up on the recommendation there jvo!


Cool! I think you will like it.

Let me know what you think.

[mrjohnchimpo]

i finally watched this. freaking crazy! and amazingly done. what honestly adds to it for me is that it was set in Chicago, and it looks damn real. it was kinda eerie, actually.

and apparently it takes place in 2 weeks (10/19/2007)

i would definitely suggest this to anybody.

[larryhead]

huh, i hadn't had high hopes for this flick, but i'll take you up on the recommendation there jvo!

yeah, same here... i just moved it to the top of my queue, so will check it out.