tdaxp

Loosely inspired by real events, Der Tunnel is the story of escapes from East Germany trying to get their family out. Tunnel's story is solid, but fake events added for dramatic effect drag the movie out a longer than is needed. The German view of victimization can be tiring, as real events of Statsi blackmail are compared to entirely imaginary accounts of the duplicity of Hollywood producers. The central romance never happened. 7 out of 10 stars.


Mind-bogglingly stylish, this combination of 300's impossible battle and American Splendor's (reviewed below) narrative-with-in-a-narrative is one of the greatest films of all time. Stylistically inspired by the Book of Hours, this color, 1944 adaption of Shakespeare's play transitions the viewer from "what a cute old movie" to "this movie, if made now, would be groundbreaking." The play is meant to follow Henry IV, and as such an otherwise pointless death scene doubtless makes more sense in the broader context. The romance with Catharine appears to be tacked on. Henrvy V gets 9 out of 10 stars.

"Military In The 21st Century," by Thomas P.M. Barnett, CSPAN, http://www.fromtheedge.us/Psychological/Barnett%201.htm.

"Toymaker says man in hostage photo looks like action figure," Associated Press, http://www.newswatch50.com/news/world/story.aspx?content_id=4BF90176-4C5C-4A82-BD32-3C7E2ED2B293, 1 February 2005 (from Drudge Report).

Not everybody can handle the content flows. Good example - Barbie the Doll was kicked out of Iran about 2 years ago. Barbie had infiltrated Iranian toy stores through the connectivity of global retail. She began appearing on shelves. The Mullahs called her Trojan horse of western influence. They created Sarah, moon faced doll, covered head to toe in black cloth. Put her next to Barbie on the shelf. Sarah did not sell like hotcakes so Barbie got a sort of a fatwa issued against her. Detain Barbie wherever you see her was the order. Barbie became, for all practical purposes, a doll on the run

If somehow a terrorist was killed in the making of the picture, I doubt he'd qualify as a "martyr."





Will the Muslims vs. Dolls Holy War never end? How many more toys must be removed from their original packaging? Oh the plastic facsimile of humanity!

Update: Coming Anarchy and South Dakota Politics pick up the story.
- tdaxp 2 February 2005