I'm watching this on HBO in my hotel room this evening.
I feel sorry for Sarah Palin. They never should have tapped her for VP; they didn't vet her properly and she was subjected to a lot of pain in the process of running with McCain. I don't think she had any clue what she was getting into.
Great performances by Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson.
Anyone seen it?
Game Change
Game Change
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Re: Game Change
There is not much doubt that the McCain campaign was desperate and looking for ANYTHING to jumpstart their prospects.
SP was not ready for prime time, but neither is she an idiot or a phony, as she is often portrayed.
Haven't seen it. I don't put much credence in "docu-dramas," and have found them generally to be worse than inaccurate; most are intentionally deceptive.
SP was not ready for prime time, but neither is she an idiot or a phony, as she is often portrayed.
Haven't seen it. I don't put much credence in "docu-dramas," and have found them generally to be worse than inaccurate; most are intentionally deceptive.
Re: Game Change
All politicians are phony to a degree; Palin's strengths were in her ability to sell herself despite a huge lack of necessary knowledge base for the job. There is quite a bit of phony in that.
Her basic knowledge of American history was profoundly lacking; not knowing who was on what side in WWII and why there are two Koreas. She was hugely lacking in judgment to think she was VP material; it's entirely understandable to me why McCain's people never considered the possibility that she could be that ignorant.
Her basic knowledge of American history was profoundly lacking; not knowing who was on what side in WWII and why there are two Koreas. She was hugely lacking in judgment to think she was VP material; it's entirely understandable to me why McCain's people never considered the possibility that she could be that ignorant.
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
Re: Game Change
Not for "Game Change", but she could get a film award yet!
Oscar and Golden Globes glories have already been won. But Hollywood still has one major award to hand out this season.
The difference is that on Sunday night the stars of the silver screen will be hoping they don't win a Razzie, the booby prize that recognises Hollywood's worst films of the year.
That goal may be particularly elusive for Adam Sandler, with a record 11 Razzie nominations, courtesy of his work as a writer, producer and actor in three of the worst movies of 2011, Jack and Jill, in which he played both the title characters, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, and Just Go With It.
Jack and Jill is favourite for the worst film Razzie, earning a total of 12 nods including worst actor - and actress - for Sandler, worst supporting actress for Katie Holmes and worst supporting actor for Al Pacino.
The other worst film nominees are Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star, New Year's Eve, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1.
Sandler's competition for the worst actress award includes sirens Kristen Stewart (Breaking Dawn, Part 1) and Sarah Jessica Parker (I Don't Know How She Does It) as well as another actor in drag, Martin Lawrence in Big Mommas.
But according to awards site Goldderby.com, Sandler's strongest challenger is Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee turned reality TV star, who delivered a cringeworthy performance in a documentary about herself called "The Undefeated".
The award ceremony will take place this year on April 1, shifting for the first time from its traditional Oscar eve spot in order to claim its own place in the spotlight. Scheduling the ignominious awards on April Fool's Day underscores the Razzie's reverse cachet.
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Re: Game Change
I haven't watched it yet, (I had forgotten it was on HBO; maybe we'll make some time to watch it over the weekend)
But I did read the book that it's based on, and the book was excellent. However the book had a much broader sweep covering a longer period of the inside of both the GOP and Democratic races, from the primaries through the general election while this movie only focuses on one portion of what was in the book...
The book was very well researched and even handed, (the proof of this can be found from the fact that it was roundly criticized by people involved in every campaign) I suspect that a film that focuses only on one portion of it won't come across that way.
But I did read the book that it's based on, and the book was excellent. However the book had a much broader sweep covering a longer period of the inside of both the GOP and Democratic races, from the primaries through the general election while this movie only focuses on one portion of what was in the book...
The book was very well researched and even handed, (the proof of this can be found from the fact that it was roundly criticized by people involved in every campaign) I suspect that a film that focuses only on one portion of it won't come across that way.
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A shame that no one who voted for the ticket had the honesty to admit it at the time, choosing instead to bend over backwards to rationalize how incredibly uninformed she was. But it's good of you to at least be able to admit it in hindsight.dgs49 wrote:SP was not ready for prime time
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