Spawned from the shallow end of the gene pool

Rating: 1/10 (26 February 2007)

This turd was served unto me thanks to my 13 yr old. I expected an evening reminiscent of Chuck E Cheese birthdays parties- you suffer through it for the kid, but if a little creative, you can find ways to enjoy yourself. Its for the kiddo, fine. We pay the fees. We sit. We chat and laugh. Time well spent with my offspring.... and then this turd falls into our lap and something that can only be described as torture began.
We stayed. We persevered. We have overcome. However, this film adds yet another nail into the coffin of our society. The idea that there a significant percentage of people who enjoyed this movie scares me. They "thought" it was great. There is a reason why this movie was made. There is a reason why there is a mile of cleavage 4" per frame. There is a reason Peter Fonda cameoed (which was a most unexpected irony). There is a reason that any depth or substance was removed and replaced with flames, explosions, cheesy graphics/effects, 200 C/D cup extras in tight low cut shirts, and the underlying theme of this stool sample. it was as if the creators intentionally attempt to hypnotize you with the sub-par special effects. Its as if the creators were making a film for a nation of testosterone fueled high school quarterbacks that live in the projects. I can just picture the campus military recruiter taking his prey out to see this on a Friday night. WHOA!! that was Awesome!!.... well that is kinda dumb, Why is th... WHOA!! Did you see those t!ts?!!.... HM...DAMN!!! did you see that Harley? WOW!!!" The military needs a few good men just like you boys. I got up to leave and as we were walking out, the helicopters were flying into the stadium. It was too much. I stood in awe and found myself to mesmerized. "Are they f*cking serious??" It was over the top and like a toothache, I couldn't leave it alone. We stayed just to see how far this would be taken. With the country being at "war", you have to expect Hollywood to step up and provide plenty of "feel good" movies for family members and even more Gun-ho movies to inspire future recruits. It's become so commonplace that subtle isn't even necessary. Apparently, neither is depth or intelligence. Edward Bernays would be proud. As a matter of fact, this is EXACTLY what Bernays would do. Unjustified and unsupported war that the country cannot back out of.... in fact it requires more support... HM... let's see- people are stupid and they are dangerous in masses. Aha! Solution- use emotion. Use the media. Make retarded films for retarded masses and then stir up their emotions. Irrational and emotional are keys to control. I really wish people would wake up. Watch the ending as the "hero" denies his personal life and his love so that he may go fight crime and somehow spite Mephisto for killing his father. The World Trade Center should have been in the background with some firefighters logo fading out with a transparent flag slowing flowing in the wind.... This film IS the dumbing down of our society. This is the catalyst for our retardation. This type of "entertainment" along with video games are crucial right now. This is the realization I have come to from reading and learning history. This film appears to be made at the request of the DOD or least partially financed by them. The Nazi's weren't the only ones with propaganda, nor were they the best at it...
It will be a long time before I return to the theater because of this film. If by some remote chance, I am blowing this out of proportion and simply being paranoid- then it will get better. Soon our troops will be home and Hollywood will go back to making decent films. If not, it is only going to get worse as the entropy increases and more aggressive measures are taken. BTW- Frank Miller's "300" (a glorious and heroic depiction of Sparta) is coming soon to theater near you... uh oh.