great movie ! this is going to be a block buster i wonder if ole bushie will keep a copy in his library next to my pet goat .
On Feb 9, 6:30 am, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > yeah right murky. liberal insanity being pushed as fact. a glimpse > into the liberal fantasy world of fairies and trolls, where reality is > unrecognizable and fantasy becomes real. the world of insanity. your > world murky. > > On Feb 9, 3:59 am, "liberal mike532 !" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Brydon becomes the thinking man's James Bond as he uncovers > > a plot, largely engineered by the U.S. Secretary of Defense (who is > > the Cheney, not Rumsfeld, figure due to having headed a Halliburton- > > like company) to start a war with a Middle-Eastern country to secure > > their oil fields and a national gas pipeline. > > > art imitating history ! > > > On Feb 8, 9:02 am, Cold Water <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This garbage is nothing more than the BBC's "24" ripoff. The Brits are > > > the > > > most paranoid, delusional and conspiratorial people on the face of the > > > earth > > > (with the possible exception of the Aussies). LOL This didn't "fly under > > > the radar", it was shown in the UK in 2006. You didn't hear anything > > > about > > > it because it is just not that great (well maybe if you are British). > > > LOL!! > > > > CW > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Ohio mark" <[email protected]> > > > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 08:01 > > > Subject: Re: Conspiratorialists and Just Mild Skeptics About 9/11 and Iraq > > > Will Find This a Gripping "Hold Onto Your Seats" Dramatic Parable, With > > > the > > > Best of BBC Production Values. > > > > maybe it "flew under the radar" because it is just more liberal, anti > > > American tripe. and let us not forget the usual liberal conspiracy > > > theory based on paranoid, mental retardation. > > > > On Feb 8, 7:27 am, swamp fox <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Conspiratorialists and Just Mild Skeptics About 9/11 and Iraq Will > > > > Find This a Gripping "Hold Onto Your Seats" Dramatic Parable, With the > > > > Best of BBC Production Values. > > > > > "The State Within" -- a 2 Disc, 360 Minute Smashing Political > > > > Thriller DVD > > > > BuzzFlash.com's Review (excerpt) > > > > We don't know how this riveting political thriller mini-series that > > > > came out awhile back flew under our radar screen until recently. We > > > > stayed up all night over the New Year's holiday watching the six > > > > episodes. > > > > > Essentially, this is a BBC show that takes place in the U.S., with > > > > the > > > > British Ambassdor to America as the hero. Sir Mark Brydon is a > > > > decent, > > > > pragmatic (at least as the feature begins), man of integrity. > > > > > But events immediately change the trajectory of his political and > > > > personal life as a UK bound plane explodes over the expressway > > > > leading > > > > to Dulles Airport. > > > > > Suddenly, Brydon becomes the thinking man's James Bond as he uncovers > > > > a plot, largely engineered by the U.S. Secretary of Defense (who is > > > > the Cheney, not Rumsfeld, figure due to having headed a Halliburton- > > > > like company) to start a war with a Middle-Eastern country to secure > > > > their oil fields and a national gas pipeline. > > > > > "The State Within" is a roman a clef that will have you constantly > > > > thinking about 9/11 and how we got into Iraq, that is if you have the > > > > time to ponder such potential similarities given the rapid pace of > > > > "The State Within." You'll need all your attention just reserved for > > > > keeping up with the action, character development, political > > > > information, and unfolding plot. > > > > > There are a couple of developments toward the end that appear > > > > slightly > > > > off-note, but they don't take away from the scintillating production > > > > values and intrigue of "The State Within" -- and the revelation (no > > > > surprise here) that the state within is driven by the profit and > > > > power > > > > motives of the military-industrial-complex. > > > > > This is not a television program that would be made in the United > > > > States. Our version is the jingoistic, fear-mongering, torturing > > > > "24." > > > > > "The State Within" is cynical in its premise, but uplifting because > > > > of > > > > the courage and restored idealism of the British Ambassador, and the > > > > course of action he embarks upon. > > > > > That is all we're going to reveal. You'll have to watch the rest. > > > > > Here is a trailer for the The State Within . > > > > > Here is the official website . > > > > > From an online reviewer: > > > > > Leave it to British TV to deliver the slickest, most intense take on > > > > terrorism on U.S. soil (with apologies to 24, of course). The State > > > > Within is a BBC production of the highest order, tense, dense, and > > > > absolutely riveting. The miniseries starts with a bang--actually, a > > > > horribly realistic explosion of a U.S. airliner bound for London, and > > > > the production values are every bit as detailed and impressive as any > > > > big-screen action film. Chunks of plane and passengers fall along the > > > > freeway outside Dulles airport in Washington, creating havoc and > > > > collateral damage in a truly visceral fashion. And then the real > > > > action begins. Our hero is Sir Mark Brydon, British ambassador to > > > > Washington, played with sangfroid by Jason Isaacs (slightly > > > > reminiscent of Daniel Craig as James Bond). Sir Mark has not only an > > > > international crisis on his hands, but quickly learns treachery, > > > > deceit, and murder lurk within the governments he's learned to trust. > > > > The plot is complex but extremely satisfying, far superior than most > > > > mass-market thrillers released in theaters in the U.S. Especially > > > > delicious is a small but key role as the U.S. Secretary of Defense by > > > > Cagney & Lacey's Sharon Gless, whose eyes glitter like shards of ice. > > > > Savor The State Within, but be prepared to be rattled the next time > > > > you go to the airport--or try to go to sleep. > > > > Read The Full Review > > > > >>>http://www.buzzflash.com/store/reviews/1433-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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