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theoddz · 03-11-2012, 01:21 PM

Did you see it???

What did you think about it??

Okay, I'll start off. I watched it twice last night, the second time to actually watch what was going on because I was so mesmerized by the utter stupidity of Sarah Palin (and OH MY, did Julianne Moore do a spectacular job of playing Sarah Palin!!).

I don't see how John McCain can ever hold his head up in political circles again. I really don't. To choose someone like Palin as a running mate for the second highest office in the land without spending more than 5 days to vet them, and then they turn out to be as uneducated and uninformed as the almost cartoonish Palin?? What an embarrassment to a figure like Mr. McCain, whom I have totally respected in the past (but don't really like, as a politician). Ed Harris was simply magnificent in portraying John McCain, complete with the way McCain holds his injured shoulders. McCain was portrayed as an almost sympathetic character and several scenes showed his desire of wanting to run a campaign with integrity and honesty.....and then the disaster that was Sarah Palin.

The movie was phenomenal, as far as I'm concerned. Although Palin has come out and denounced it as "mostly a work of fiction", the producers interviewed something like in excess of 25 people who were directly connected and regarded as "insiders" during the 2008 McCain/Palin presidential campaign. They have strongly asserted that the movie is "historically accurate".

So, let's discuss!!! Did anyone else see it?? I hate when they produce these kinds of movies and only offer them to paid subscribers, but these movies are, most of the time, very controversial and I'm not sure that the general media market would be very inclined to show them on regular television programming. What a shame!!!! HBO also did this same thing with "The Pacific" and "Band of Brothers", though "Band of Brothers" was eventually shown on cable television on non-subscription channels. I hope that HBO eventually does this with "Game Change", too, but I'm not holding my breath on that one.

~Theo~

03-11-2012, 01:21 PM	#1
theoddz Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Cranky Old Poop Preferred Pronoun?: Mr. Beast Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 3,532 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,086 Thanked 9,942 Times in 2,507 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	HBO's "Game Change" Did you see it??? What did you think about it?? Okay, I'll start off. I watched it twice last night, the second time to actually watch what was going on because I was so mesmerized by the utter stupidity of Sarah Palin (and OH MY, did Julianne Moore do a spectacular job of playing Sarah Palin!!). I don't see how John McCain can ever hold his head up in political circles again. I really don't. To choose someone like Palin as a running mate for the second highest office in the land without spending more than 5 days to vet them, and then they turn out to be as uneducated and uninformed as the almost cartoonish Palin?? What an embarrassment to a figure like Mr. McCain, whom I have totally respected in the past (but don't really like, as a politician). Ed Harris was simply magnificent in portraying John McCain, complete with the way McCain holds his injured shoulders. McCain was portrayed as an almost sympathetic character and several scenes showed his desire of wanting to run a campaign with integrity and honesty.....and then the disaster that was Sarah Palin. The movie was phenomenal, as far as I'm concerned. Although Palin has come out and denounced it as "mostly a work of fiction", the producers interviewed something like in excess of 25 people who were directly connected and regarded as "insiders" during the 2008 McCain/Palin presidential campaign. They have strongly asserted that the movie is "historically accurate". So, let's discuss!!! Did anyone else see it?? I hate when they produce these kinds of movies and only offer them to paid subscribers, but these movies are, most of the time, very controversial and I'm not sure that the general media market would be very inclined to show them on regular television programming. What a shame!!!! HBO also did this same thing with "The Pacific" and "Band of Brothers", though "Band of Brothers" was eventually shown on cable television on non-subscription channels. I hope that HBO eventually does this with "Game Change", too, but I'm not holding my breath on that one. *~Theo~* __________________ *"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost."* -- J. R. R. Tolkien