Zero Dark Thirty - Anticipation/Discussion Thread

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Dan (Jason Clarke), the most vigorous torturer, feeds ice cream to monkeys at a CIA black site. = Good Guy

saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 18:07 (thirteen years ago)

Good Cop surely

the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 18:10 (thirteen years ago)

Dan (Jason Clarke), the most vigorous torturer, feeds ice cream to monkeys at a CIA black site. = Good Guy

― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, December 18, 2012 6:07 PM (30 minutes ago) Bookmark

This reads like a joke but I don't think it is a joke.

Gukbe, Tuesday, 18 December 2012 18:38 (thirteen years ago)

I'm going with joke

set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 18:43 (thirteen years ago)

he doesn't say muc

the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 19:53 (thirteen years ago)

h

the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 18 December 2012 19:53 (thirteen years ago)

but as the closing close-up lingers on her face, what registers is a profound purposelessness

Entirely subjective; I just chalked it up to being Jessica Chastain.

saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 12:54 (thirteen years ago)

Her best work was that one episode of Veronica Mars.

this will surprise many (Nicole), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 15:13 (thirteen years ago)

http://fablog.ehrensteinland.com/2012/12/19/dancing-in-the-zero-dark/

Gukbe, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 19:47 (thirteen years ago)

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/12/19/is-zero-dark-thirty-pro-torture/

Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 19:59 (thirteen years ago)

Not reading any of these links, obv.

Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 19:59 (thirteen years ago)

this has long since been nothing more than a repository of links for future generations.

Gukbe, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:12 (thirteen years ago)

ZDT being "pro-torture" isn't even the crux for me.

saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:16 (thirteen years ago)

careful you don't stray too far from st. greenwald there or you might get kicked out of the fan club

Gukbe, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 20:18 (thirteen years ago)

Richard Brody: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2012/12/richard-brody-on-the-deceptive-emptiness-of-zero-dark-thirty.html

Gukbe, Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:41 (thirteen years ago)

my only question is "how was Chris Pratt?"

GIMME SOME REGGAE (DJP), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 21:51 (thirteen years ago)

Brody generally otm

saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 22:02 (thirteen years ago)

good read, thanks gubke

i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Wednesday, 19 December 2012 23:30 (thirteen years ago)

Senators weigh in: http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/zero-dark-thirty-grossly-inaccurate-senators-tell-sony/

Gukbe, Thursday, 20 December 2012 00:18 (thirteen years ago)

The use of torture should be banished from serious public discourse for these reasons alone, but more importantly, because it is a violation of the Geneva Conventions, because it is an affront to America’s national honor, and because it is wrong. The use of torture in the fight against terrorism did severe damage to America’s values and standing that cannot be justified or expunged. It remains a stain on our national conscience.

this is sort of gratifying to read

If I was a carpenter, and you were a douchebag (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 20 December 2012 00:23 (thirteen years ago)

more than sort of tbh

i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Thursday, 20 December 2012 14:19 (thirteen years ago)

the capitulations Feinstein and McCain made that enabled the policies in question make it ring a little more hollow than I would like

If I was a carpenter, and you were a douchebag (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 20 December 2012 16:22 (thirteen years ago)

Christopher Hayes ‏@chrislhayes
Saw Zero Dark 30. Good lord. Have lots of thoughts, which I'll save for our discussion w/ @ggreenwald @attackerman @hinashamsi on Sat.

Gukbe, Friday, 21 December 2012 19:28 (thirteen years ago)

oh man

the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 21 December 2012 19:38 (thirteen years ago)

Hot damn!

Zero Dark 33⅓: The Final Insult (Eric H.), Friday, 21 December 2012 19:49 (thirteen years ago)

hot man!

the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 21 December 2012 19:51 (thirteen years ago)

zero dark mercy!

LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Friday, 21 December 2012 19:52 (thirteen years ago)

kind of odd that the New Yorker paired up the reviews for Zero Dark Thirty and This Is 40

dmr, Friday, 21 December 2012 19:59 (thirteen years ago)

next week's double feature, 50/50 and Gone in 60 Seconds

dmr, Friday, 21 December 2012 20:00 (thirteen years ago)

kind of odd that the New Yorker paired up the reviews for Zero Dark Thirty and This Is 40

Don't worry: David Denby and his pellucid insights were on display.

the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 21 December 2012 20:00 (thirteen years ago)

Chris Hayes: the film inspired "moral revulsion" in him and it "colludes with evil."

the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 22 December 2012 14:19 (thirteen years ago)

where was this discussion?

saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 22 December 2012 14:31 (thirteen years ago)

going on now on Chris Hayes' show.

the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 22 December 2012 14:34 (thirteen years ago)

it woulda helped if Hayes had invited a film critic though

the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 22 December 2012 14:34 (thirteen years ago)

our boy Greenwald is on there too

the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 22 December 2012 14:37 (thirteen years ago)

Oh ffs

Simon H., Saturday, 22 December 2012 14:42 (thirteen years ago)

Alex Gibney lays out ZD30's pro-torture slant as methodically as I've seen it:

http://www.salon.com/2012/12/22/zero_dark_thirty_is_indefensible/

Simon H., Saturday, 22 December 2012 21:09 (thirteen years ago)

i saw this!

max, Sunday, 23 December 2012 15:41 (thirteen years ago)

and?

set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 23 December 2012 15:42 (thirteen years ago)

its too long

max, Sunday, 23 December 2012 15:42 (thirteen years ago)

good talk lol

set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 23 December 2012 15:50 (thirteen years ago)

hour in, and this is kinda boring

da croupier, Thursday, 27 December 2012 03:15 (thirteen years ago)

(viewing a screener, fyi)

da croupier, Thursday, 27 December 2012 03:15 (thirteen years ago)

a pair of law & order detectives (one a spunky redhead, one a charming brutalist) team up with the hand-held camera from Friday Night Lights to catch Bin Laden. Since I know they do, the only thing keeping me going is the alleged eventuality of Chris Pratt.

da croupier, Thursday, 27 December 2012 03:22 (thirteen years ago)

The film's tech virtues need the big screen.

saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 27 December 2012 03:35 (thirteen years ago)

i didnt get bored till after abt 2 hours

pratt is good but you just want him to be andy dwyer. he has one classic line tho

max, Thursday, 27 December 2012 03:40 (thirteen years ago)

gave up at 1h30 when committed+spunky's new boss did the "i learned from my predecessor not to disagree with you" thing zzzz

da croupier, Thursday, 27 December 2012 03:41 (thirteen years ago)

i've now seen two of the three Government's Gotta Do What A Government's Gotta Do Oscar movies. Preferred Lincoln, but I bet I'll be on Team Argo in the end.

da croupier, Thursday, 27 December 2012 03:42 (thirteen years ago)


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