http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:08:35 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/11/29/195539.php#comment-546766 Thanks for your comment, Shane. I especially like the last line, which gets at the weird hypocrisy of this kind of earnest, well-intentioned Hollywood moviemaking. From an artistic point of view, Eastwood's intentions, rather than his skill, mark the only difference b/w his prestige pictures and his conventional output. Since he doesn't have the mind or vision to live up to those intentions, I don't see any reason to give him points for what does me no good. 546766@blogcritics.org Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:08:35 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/11/29/195539.php#comment-545419 Thanks for the good review. I felt too that the movie failed. I also think it deserves a swift kick. Most families have veterans, and so does mine. But there was condescension and conceit in his theme of there being no heroes, only what we make of them. Any serviceman I've talked to would think that is a little too smart-assed of clint. They all recalled those who couldn't measure up in battle and those who went beyond the call of duty - i guess that'd be heroes, clint - something you've had the luxury of being paid millions of portraying for many years... 545419@blogcritics.org Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:34:41 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/11/29/195539.php#comment-535325 whitch one is clints son 535325@blogcritics.org Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:15:07 EST