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gordonzola ([personal profile] gordonzola) wrote2009-03-18 05:49 pm
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Battle in Seattle: The Movie

This is likely not a surprise to anyone, but Battle in Seattle is just awful. I saw it last night with [livejournal.com profile] smallstages* and it was truly worse than I thought it would be. Sure, some of the action scenes are fun -- and even memorable -- but I think [livejournal.com profile] sabotabby put it best before the movie was even released when she wrote that Battle in Seattle "looks like it's going to not just suck, but actually suck the entire universe into an epic ocean of its own fail."

Put it this way, it made This Revolution look intellectual in comparison.



*We thought we might fight about questions of tactics and international strategy but BIS brought us together in outrage. We stand in solidarity with the people demeaned in this movie including (but not limited to): anarchists, activists, consensus facilitators, NGO workers, Africans, pregnant women, TV reporters, Sea Turtles, Teamsters, Mayors, riot cops, and agent provocateurs.

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[identity profile] villagecharm.livejournal.com 2009-03-19 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
Ray Liotta is in the movie and he doesn't play some kind of crooked, evil cop? Talk about poor casting decisions. Liotta-as-Scumbag can make any movie worthwhile.

[identity profile] thisisthenow.livejournal.com 2009-03-19 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Agreed. Plus you add in the magic that is Woody Harrelson...well, I don't see how this movie could fail!