One of my all time favorite fantasy films.

For those who relish irony, there's a comical extent to which liberals are the new conservatives, exactly where the old principled Republicans used to be -- reluctant to get involved in foreign wars, suspicious of foreign entanglements, harping on fiscal responsibility and worried about constitutional freedoms.

I keep askin them self-labelled 'Conservatives' WTF it *IS* they want to conserve (and think they are!) via the wackos they seem drawn to..

(Most just seem to grimace a bit, order another gun (and a beefier iron gate + floodlights) and count the C-notes in the wallet, while walkin away)

Jes love Molly's drawl.. and "Working Assets" is a nice idea too; dunno how effective it is overall - but 'investing' in Companies which appear not to be grabbin a big-bite outta that 8.2 B$ new Star Warz pork barrel, set up for Rumsfeld's Apocalypse Riders \ufffd -- can't be all bad. I'll bet that body-bag futures are way up, though (?)

Hope the Real Patriots kicked in a few extra $$ this year to the ACLU fund drive - we'll be needing them as if our very lives depended on it..

Ashton

PS - she didn't much like Sinclair Lewis's opus - see her point but, after all - he wrote that one in 1935! Imagine what he coulda done with TODAY's 'news' of War for Peace!!

Post #65,588 by Silverlock 11/28/02 12:35:56 AM Reply	One of my all time favorite fantasy films. Even with Rutger hamming it up, it was still a good story. I thouhgt M. Brodericks portayel of "Mouse" was inspired. All the asides to God, All the promises weaseled out of.. Great movie. Best scene- The high-stepping horse in the cathedral. Why should we ask our military to die for cheap oil when the rest of us aren't even being asked to get better mileage? -[link\|http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=14107\|Molly Ivins]
Post #65,659 by static 11/28/02 8:29:53 PM Reply	Rutger Haeur was upstaged. He played a not very complex character. Imperius, Mouse even the Bishop of Aquila* were more complex than he. Broderick was indeed inspired casting. Michele Pfeiffer did well, too - she knew her character was limited and stayed within it. I have the novel somewhere. IIRC, the movie is quite faithful to it. Wade. * I think that's right. "Ah. One of the difficult questions."
Post #65,675 by Ashton 11/29/02 4:04:48 AM Reply	Pregnanat Molly Ivins sig there.. For those who relish irony, there's a comical extent to which liberals are the new conservatives, exactly where the old principled Republicans used to be -- reluctant to get involved in foreign wars, suspicious of foreign entanglements, harping on fiscal responsibility and worried about constitutional freedoms. I keep askin them self-labelled 'Conservatives' WTF it IS they want to conserve (and think they are!) via the wackos they seem drawn to.. (Most just seem to grimace a bit, order another gun (and a beefier iron gate + floodlights) and count the C-notes in the wallet, while walkin away) Jes love Molly's drawl.. and "Working Assets" is a nice idea too; dunno how effective it is overall - but 'investing' in Companies which appear not to be grabbin a big-bite outta that 8.2 B$ new Star Warz pork barrel, set up for Rumsfeld's Apocalypse Riders \ufffd -- can't be all bad. I'll bet that body-bag futures are way up, though (?) Hope the Real Patriots kicked in a few extra $$ this year to the ACLU fund drive - we'll be needing them as if our very lives depended on it.. Ashton PS - she didn't much like Sinclair Lewis's opus - see her point but, after all - he wrote that one in 1935! Imagine what he coulda done with TODAY's 'news' of War for Peace!!

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