Comments on: Review: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Is A Dense & Intense National Security Procedural https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/ Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Oogle monster https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62786 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:47 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62786 Chastain can snag a best actress nod and possibly win? Yay or nay? Good god, this year is SO MUCH better than last year in terms of film quality.

]]> By: Elle https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62785 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:47 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62785 "disciplined with a payoff" – The "payoff" being the unlawful assassination of another human being? Some payoff…. With films like The Avengers, The Expendables 2, Argo, Lincoln, Red Dawn and Zero Dark Thirty, 2012 will go down as being one of the most jingoistic years in cinema history.

]]> By: feigel https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62784 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:47 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62784 sounds kinda awesome.

]]> By: Ninja https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62783 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:47 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62783 Yeah, but did they capture him?

]]> By: gerard kennelly https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62778 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:46 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62778 i want Mary Elizabeth Winstead to win best actress for SMASHED

the reason they killed bin ladin was… if he was put on trial
like the nazi in nuremburg
there would be 2 sides to the story

]]> By: Vino https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62782 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:46 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62782 How neat & tidy that the smartest staffer at the CIA just happened to be a young attractive woman. Jeez, she could be the heroine of a movie ! "Yah, b.o. for sure." You got game?

]]> By: Strange Business https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62781 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:46 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62781 This is the 4th major review I've read today that is long, detailed but with barely a sentence about the main character's [Jessica Chastain] performance. Never seen that before. Are reviewers worried they might hurt her feelings or something?

]]> By: Mohammed https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62780 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:46 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62780 The reason reviewers don't mention Chastains character performance is because its rather shallow- as much as was said about Afflecks character in Argo. But since its a female character in an action-film and there are so few of them its left unmentioned. In the review of Argo the reviewers could not wait to scatch the movie for it, but not here.

]]> By: John https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62779 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:46 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62779 Using words like neoliberal but clearly having no idea what they mean = no credibility whatsoever.

]]> By: RealityBites https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62770 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:46 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62770 CIA- Criminals In Authority… O-Dumb-Thirty is nothing but a propaganda film made by morons for even bigger morons. Nothing but a badly made, badly acted Nazi film.

]]> By: hank https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62777 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:46 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62777 wondering how the movie ends? did they ever get the guy? I enjoy anything about Pro USA.

]]> By: StoJa https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62776 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:46 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62776 Not to nitpik too much but they're not called "Team 6 of the navy seals." It's SEAL Team Six. SEAL is an acronym and "Team Six" is their unit. It's like saying "the red socks of the city of Boston" instead Boston Red Sox.

]]> By: bluebellreach https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62775 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:46 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62775 A cursory glance at the comments on this thread is exactly why I'm not interested in a movie about 9-11 WHATSOEVER.

]]> By: Zak https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62774 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:46 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62774 Solid review. Can\’t wait to see.

]]> By: Predictable https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62773 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:46 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62773 For me, the movie lost credibility the moment I saw its title. In military jargon, it's not "zero dark thirty," it's "o dark thirty" (pronounced "oh dark thirty"). Oh, and the trailer's catchphrase is pure genius as well: "The greatest manhunt in history."

Of course this isn't another ignorant American propaganda film under the guise of an intelligent, unbiased commentary on US politics and foreign policy. Now what ever would give anyone that idea?

]]> By: jfc https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62772 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:46 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62772 It is no coincidence that this movie opened on Jan 11. That is the 11 year anniversary of the opening of GITMO (to the day).

This film is dangerous propaganda with no other purpose but to entertain people into forgetting that Torture is A CRIME. Now we've managed to make torture entertainment.

Kathrine Bigelow has become America's very own Leni Riefenstah.

]]> By: pol https://staging2.theplaylist.net/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-20130110/#comment-62771 Fri, 13 May 2016 10:47:46 +0000 http://www.indiewire.com/2013/more/uncategorized/review-zero-dark-thirty-is-a-dense-intense-national-security-procedural-102434/#comment-62771 It's also a big fucking lie. Nice to see glossing over torture apologia. How unexpected.

ZDT is bullshit, told by the biggest bullshitters out there: the CIA and their all too happy dupes.

The real CIA is a good friend to terrorists, even right now in Syria. Oliver Stone's latest Untold History sets some historical context for where we are now. Watch that instead of this jingoistic imperial gibberish. Boal and Bigelow are exploiters and Good Germans, reaping the rewards of an ignorant, flag-waving nation of wannabe bullies. So called "critics" are supposed to be a little sharper, but that's not in too much evidence. http://politicalfilm.wordpress.com/

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