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Black Flag tattoo?

posted 17 years ago by jrs_oldskool
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wassup with yee haw cowboys black flag ink on his back shoulder? I thought this movie was morbidly dreamy, completley disjointed in the plot and reality, (coulda nabbed him after the shooting by refering back to the previous arrest with the horses). Cowboys riding around in suburban streets shootin people left right and center!! Don't they have a show called cops in the US with helicopters, heat sensors etc. No real moral in the story for me, characters didn't learn anything and the same goes for the audience. Question, what happened to the kids real parents, we'd Wade come from? it gets 4 from me. Had some sort of inter-textuality with K. Costners Perfect World but that was a much better film.

[–] richardwheatley 17 years ago

You like everything straight forward? Nicely boxed and all wrapped up to devour in a small but managable size?

morbidly dreamy? I am not sure what you mean by this, ironically those two words fit very well with the piece in it's entirety!!! Actually it's a fantastic metaphor for the film, morbid might be over stating the case though.
Although morbidly would reflect his self destructive actions and his ultimate death and the death of others. The dreamy element should be self explanatory.

*beep* it, I can't even be bothered to continue.

You have totally missed the whole point of this movie, and it sounds like you have not gained anything by watching it, when you easily could have. I hope you understand films like this more in the future.

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[–] f1racer 17 years ago

You gotta love it when people come on to reply to someone with the same old tired IMDB cliche.
Diss the person for expression his/her opinion, make out that they didn't get nor understand the movie as if they are somewhat inferior, then offer nothing of their own explanation to go some way as to enlighten them with their infinite wisdom.

Give it a rest Richard. Bottle your ego and don't be so sad and pathetic as to be drawn in to writing such cliched and tired responses.
If, as you say, he`s missed the whole point of the movie, then maybe you can explain as to why. Tell us what you thought the point of the movie was (apart from the money).

[–] richardwheatley 17 years ago

I can't help it if someone is a total retard. If a skilled film maker and equally skilled actors can't get through to someone how the hell can I (in relation to the film). I'd just say, watch it again.

What does '(apart from the money)' mean?

P.S Movies aren't required to have a 'point'

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