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Kurtzman And Orci Strike Again!! It's President Cruise -vs- Sinister Denzel In THE 28th AMENDMENT!!

Published at:  May 15, 2008 8:42:40 AM CDT


Merrick here...



Tom Cruise is angling to become President of the United States in THE 28th AMENDMENT.

Cruise would play President Ben Cahill in Warners action thriller, which follows the adventures of an American President (Cruise) that discovers the United States is actually being controlled by a super secret organization (run by Denzel Washington) that terminates those that get in its way.


...says THIS ARTICLE at Moviehole.

THE 28th AMENDMENT will be directed by, Phillip Noyce (CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, PATRIOT GAMES) and will be scripted by the omnipresent Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.







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  • May 15, 2008 8:44:07 AM CDT

    fiznerst

    by g-ride9000

    gride rulz

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  • May 15, 2008 8:44:29 AM CDT

    M night sux

    by g-ride9000

  • May 15, 2008 8:44:48 AM CDT

    Speed Racer was exellent

    by g-ride9000

  • May 15, 2008 8:45:01 AM CDT

    Indian will rule

    by g-ride9000

  • May 15, 2008 8:45:35 AM CDT

    thats Indiana Jones and the Kindom of the Crystal Skulls

    by g-ride9000

  • May 15, 2008 8:45:53 AM CDT

    witch will rule

    by g-ride9000

  • May 15, 2008 8:46:28 AM CDT

    President Dipshit is more like it

    by g-ride9000

  • May 15, 2008 8:47:46 AM CDT

    Sounds Awesome

    by crow3711

    I don't care what any one says about Tom Cruise, he makes good movies consistently. He might be one crazy douche in real life, but I always enjoy his movies (even Lions for Lambs was watchable). I can't wait to see him as President taking down a shady organization. This is probably the best original plot I've heard in some time. I look forward to this about as much as Valkyrie.

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  • May 15, 2008 8:50:55 AM CDT

    presidential height requirement?

    by thinboyslim.

    is there one?

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  • May 15, 2008 8:52:12 AM CDT

    Oh, THIS is a good idea.

    by yakmalla

    To get an sense of the likely reaction to this film, go Google "Protocols of the Elders of Zion", and then add racism and Scientology to the mix.

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  • May 15, 2008 8:52:51 AM CDT

    I'll Bet Cruise Uses All His Acting Power In This One

    by aquatarkusman

    Gritting his teeth, pinching a loaf, shooing away invisible Thetans, standing on phone books, grimacing, and yelling like a petulant 8-year-old.

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  • May 15, 2008 8:52:54 AM CDT

    movies about presidents

    by gatsbys west egg omlet

    are not entertaining. not even Gary Oldman can bring me back to watch Air Force One.sorry, Ford.

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  • May 15, 2008 8:52:56 AM CDT

    Ummmm

    by butternipples

    Uh oh, I guess someone at the church of Fakeintology leaked the plans again. Only Problem is Tom Cruise actually didn't get the memo and made a movie about it? OH BOY! Time for plan #497 Mr. Xenu

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  • May 15, 2008 8:59:33 AM CDT

    So it's a documentary?

    by yeti

    Is Michael Moore directing?
    And did Cruise clear this with his lords & masters on Planet Loon?

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  • May 15, 2008 9:00:33 AM CDT

    Pondscum

    by wickedjester

    But if we stopped making them, UK Cinema would go broke with no movies/genres to make fun of...

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  • May 15, 2008 9:05:14 AM CDT

    SO BY MAKING A FICTIONAL FILM ABOUT THIS...

    by ray gamma

    SOMEONE HOPES TO DEFLECT ATTENTION FROM THE FACT THAT IT'S ACTUALLY THE WAY THE REAL AMERICAN GOVERNMENT IS NOW WORKING?

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  • May 15, 2008 9:09:27 AM CDT

    Kurtzman and Orci

    by kwisatzhaderach

    The zero talent guys.

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  • May 15, 2008 9:19:07 AM CDT

    Release date...

    by bobjustbob

    ... will be pushed back at least 4 times. Although it will still open before Valkyrie.

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  • May 15, 2008 9:19:58 AM CDT

    but Denzel is black

    by holodigm

    i mean, this group is obviously going to be behind JFK, RFK, etc. but also MLK and Malcolm X, so why would Denzel be their leader if one of their goals is to keep the black man down?unless their goal was to make them martyrs and mainstream racial equality, and thus being the reason Denzel is so loyal? that would be an interesting twist.

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  • May 15, 2008 9:27:16 AM CDT

    Affirmative Action Casting?

    by greggers

    I for one would like to commend Hollywood for its progressiveness in the area of "shadowy conspiracy leader" casting.
    For far too long, shadowy conspiracies was the exclusive domain of the white man. But recently, in such movies as Mark Wahlberg's SHOOTER, and now THE 28TH AMMENDMENT, people of color are finally given the opportunity to say "Yes, although traditionally the *victim* of shadowy conspiracies, we can come forward from behind the desk of the 'Crusty Police Captain Who Yells at the Hero,' and actually *lead* these evil cabals."
    I applaud Hollywood for these efforts, and look forward to the day when Will Smith can say to a beleaguered low-level CIA analyst who has been thrust into a world he never knew existed: "Don't you get it? There is no Republican or Democrat! There's just *power*! You never had a chance!"

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  • May 15, 2008 9:27:50 AM CDT

    super secret organization

    by random dude

    sounds evil

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  • May 15, 2008 9:29:18 AM CDT

    This, and then 'Knights of the Templar'

    by ingloriousjedi

    They just gotta do a remake of 'They Live' now. With Russel Crowe playing Nada.

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  • May 15, 2008 9:34:30 AM CDT

    Reverse the leads' roles...

    by potsmokinalien

    and give me Mr Obama Goes To Washington.And then 2 years later they can do Mr Obama Goes To Washington: Smash The State.And then in another 2 years they'll shorten the title for easy brand recognition, so #3 will just be OBAMA: Reelection Day.

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  • May 15, 2008 9:38:08 AM CDT

    State of the Union Address

    by arcadiands

    I LOVE THIS COUNTRY!!!!!!!!!!!
    *jump jump jump jump*

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  • May 15, 2008 9:42:57 AM CDT

    i agree about swapping the lead roles

    by thinboyslim.

    but then again remember when AICN reported Terrence Howard as Tony Stark so you never know.

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  • May 15, 2008 9:44:41 AM CDT

    HI ROBERTO!!!

    by bringingsexyback

    Now THIS is an interesting premise for a movie. But Denzel as head of the Illuminati ... poor casting. I'm not being racist but let's get real. The head of any shadow world government organization is not gonna be black. White, Jewish, Middle Eastern even. Possibly Japanese?

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  • May 15, 2008 9:46:03 AM CDT

    Pondscum

    by potsmokinalien

    I'll give you the rest of the list, but Introspective Westerns have historically been the only way a lot of the people in the US are able to even consider the other, uglier, facets of patriotism besides flag-waving zombiedom.

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  • May 15, 2008 9:49:53 AM CDT

    Bring Sexy Back says what I'm thinking

    by g-ride9000

    I didn't think it needed to be said. But there you go...the rockafellers and JP morgan iluminate types are white. You know, the man.

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  • May 15, 2008 9:51:18 AM CDT

    POTSMOKINGALIEN

    by bringingsexyback

    "Reverse the roles" ...

    I'd buy that for a dollar.

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  • May 15, 2008 9:52:59 AM CDT

    I always said. . .

    by nice marmot

    . . . they'd pull out the big guns to help out ol' Tom. He's either going to costar w/ Will Smith or Denzel Washington.

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  • May 15, 2008 9:55:58 AM CDT

    HARRY KNOWLES IS HEAD OF THE ILLUMINATI

    by bringingsexyback

    Talkbacks are part of his mind-control network.

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  • May 15, 2008 9:57:32 AM CDT

    WWW.AINTITSHADOWGOVERNMENTPROPAGANDA.COM

    by bringingsexyback

    They drink your milkshake and you don't even fucking know it. Wake the fuck up people!!!!!!

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  • May 15, 2008 10:12:39 AM CDT

    But pondscum....

    by zodou

    If all of the movies you listed are eliminated, there would be no more movies.

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  • May 15, 2008 10:16:19 AM CDT

    Not one iota of originality in this premise

    by jackrabbitslim

    Sounds like that intensely shitty Charlie Sheen movie The Shadow Conspiracy - spare yourself the excruciating agony of watching it. Even the title sounds like The 37th Amendment - a novel i bought for the ex a few years ago. If she wasn't such a cast-iron bitch id call her and ask her what it was about.

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  • May 15, 2008 10:20:28 AM CDT

    And this aint the first time for Denzel

    by jackrabbitslim

    to be mucking about as the baddie in a politically nefarious cabal. He was involved in some shadowy hijinks as a young feller in that 1986 movie Power with Richard Gere - though that was at much lower levels

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  • May 15, 2008 10:41:12 AM CDT

    Idiotic!!

    by freeman fury

    This is so idiotic - I can just see Cruise in his Lions for Lambs mode (idiotic), but even worse is the idea of Denzel Washington playing.......a BLACK MAN at the head of a secret org that's pulling the strings of ultimate controll of the world!! Get real for godssake - who on earth could ever believe that?!... sounds like "General Disarray"

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  • May 15, 2008 10:44:07 AM CDT

    big bucks

    by smutpeddlar

    might as well pay them both 50 million apiece,this will be huge

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  • May 15, 2008 10:52:03 AM CDT

    I hate these "slice of life" drama's.

    by cookylamoo

    Couldn't they come up with something that hasn't already happened?

    Reply to Talkback

  • May 15, 2008 10:54:19 AM CDT

    Cruise as bad guy would make more sense

    by quintana007

    Praying the songs of Hubbard and world domination. Come on, it would be perfect and you now it

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  • May 15, 2008 10:56:55 AM CDT

    Sounds like some cheap novel

    by reel american hero


    Like something I'd buy to read on an airplane or something, entertaining, but nothing really of substance to it.

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  • May 15, 2008 11:02:51 AM CDT

    Cruise not credible in either role....

    by chromedome

    ...a Hitman for the super secret organization, maybe, but not President of the Country or the organization. ReCast this, please.

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  • May 15, 2008 11:09:20 AM CDT

    hasn't the 28th amendment been used twice in 24?

    by newc0253

    Noyce is an excellent director, though, and Orci et al did good work on Alias.

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  • May 15, 2008 11:19:45 AM CDT

    This Might Actually Turn Out Pretty Good

    by fassbinder79

    Noyce has made some pretty solid political action films with the Jack Ryan series and Denzel as the villain going after Cruise should be interesting. Alot of this film will depend on the script. The concept is there...The talent is there. Is the script in tip top shape? That is the question. A bad script could sink this puppie quicker than the Titanic. But I'll see this for Denzel at the very least. He is the only dependable leading man in Hollywood right now in my humble opinion. Gary Oldman would be my second choice (accept that he isn't always in good films). But both actors are always good in their respective films. But with Denzel I have a certain assurance that the film won't completely suck.

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  • May 15, 2008 11:21:49 AM CDT

    it took *that* long for a documentary joke?

    by theseeker7

    I'm surprised when scrolling down the TB's that it took as long as it did for someone to make a crack about this not being a fictional story.

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  • May 15, 2008 11:25:55 AM CDT

    RE: Reel American Hero

    by fassbinder79

    "Sounds like some cheap novel."

    Sounds like an 80's movie to me which is why I'm so there! If Noyce can do to this what TS did with Enemy Of The State then I am so there. And to all the talkbackers who don't buy a black man being in that position (which is more than a bit racist)...What about Condi and Powell having such close ties to Bush...And another thing? Maybe its a person like Denzel because it would be the thing people would least suspect. Either way I think its silly to debate the point in today's society and more than a little offensive.

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  • May 15, 2008 11:28:23 AM CDT

    PEED RACER sucked royal monkey dick!

    by motoko kusanagi

    With that out of the way, I dunno what to think about Cruise being Mr. President. I like him as an actor even if he's a fucking scientology jerkoff bitch. But the President?Denzel on the other hand, rocks! Like that guy in every role!

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  • May 15, 2008 11:35:07 AM CDT

    Jeff Bridges

    by fassbinder79

    I really wish that he was playing the president role (a sort reprise of his work in The Contender which is amazing). But if Cruise is playing a John Edwards type that might work. I could buy that.

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  • May 15, 2008 11:37:52 AM CDT

    Pondscum

    by sidestepper

    Amerikkka? Are you kidding me?
    Bash away all you want, we just don't care.

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  • May 15, 2008 11:40:18 AM CDT

    The adventures if an American Prez?

    by diagnostic

    Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha.
    Only if it is something like this: President Ben Cahill and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!

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  • May 15, 2008 11:58:48 AM CDT

    Sounds like it'll be fun

    by bass ackwards

    Though I think it'd be more interesting if Cruise and Denzel swap roles.

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  • May 15, 2008 12:09:51 PM CDT

    Since when is Exxon Mobil a super secret organization?

    by hawaiian organ donor

    I'm watching their stock soar and profits skyrocket on MSNBC right now.

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  • May 15, 2008 12:19:34 PM CDT

    What happens when

    by hawaiian organ donor

    They pass the actual 28th Amendment (prohibition of jagoffs) in a few years? The studio going to send out "29th Amendment" labels to stick on DVD cases?

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  • May 15, 2008 12:25:57 PM CDT

    GATSBYS_W_E_O: no love for Dave?

    by murdermostfowl

    Dave was a good president flick!

    Me thinks this movie will end with the president flying Airforce one with nukes into a Volcano to bring the 2nd coming of L. R. Hubbard.

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  • May 15, 2008 12:34:10 PM CDT

    whoa, whoa, WHOA

    by smoke monster loves kate

    Introspective Westerns rule. And so do shitty remakes of '80s movies.

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  • May 15, 2008 12:48:21 PM CDT

    NATIONAL TREASURE 3: VIRTUOCITY

    by adrianveidt

  • May 15, 2008 1:03:13 PM CDT

    Bring back the Magnolia Talkback!!!

    by betaraybill07

    Hey- how ironic...

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  • May 15, 2008 1:07:00 PM CDT

    Poor Denzel...

    by mattbsx

    well sorry Denzel you signed up for a Tom Cruise guaranteed clunker... Sorry thing is Denzel will get the blame if it dont make money and the scientoligist moron will keep getting his payday???

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  • May 15, 2008 1:12:54 PM CDT

    Sounds like the PHILOSOPHER from METAL GEAR SOLID

    by proman1984

    Hmmm, could be good

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  • May 15, 2008 1:18:38 PM CDT

    Sounds like a winner1

    by ganymede3010

    Tom and Denzel, bring it on.

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  • May 15, 2008 1:26:59 PM CDT

    anchorite

    by hawaiian organ donor

    Exxon Mobile are still jagoffs because they increase the cost at the pump the same day the cost of a barrel goes up rather than continue to charge us what they paid for the gas in the ground weeks or months ago. And I agree that the majority of jagoffs are in Washington. We need an army of Daniel Plainviews to bludgeon them with bowling pins. The gas tax holiday? F'in hell that's a jerkoff idea.

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  • May 15, 2008 1:35:22 PM CDT

    The problem with this premise

    by teddy artery

    Is that an "outsider" could actually ever make it into the office of President. There is no possibility of that ever happening, therefore, it is impossible to provide the audience with a plausible sense of shock or discovery.

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  • May 15, 2008 1:42:56 PM CDT

    **swallows pride** I gotta agree with anchorite

    by hawaiian organ donor

    Old white guys running the show? Not no more. The times have changed. I would hardly call the House of Saud or the Beijing Brigade white guys.

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  • May 15, 2008 1:53:57 PM CDT

    I'd rather eat my own shit

    by drunken rage

    than see this movie or anything else with Tom Cruise. Pondscum, your posts made me laugh out loud.

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  • May 15, 2008 1:56:33 PM CDT

    A Black Guy as the Villain?

    by bill brasky



    I just can't believe it. Hollywood better watch out! Obama's people might accuse Noyce, Kurtzman and Orci of being...wait for it...wait for it... a bunch of racists!!! You racist!!!!

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  • May 15, 2008 1:59:03 PM CDT

    denzel looks nothing like karl rove

    by bacci40

    this flick needs new casting

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  • May 15, 2008 2:16:02 PM CDT

    For those who are against a black man...

    by amadeo zeller

    leading an Illuminati-ish shadow operation, needs to broaden their thinking. You're implying that a person of color is incapable of looking at the big picture in regards to furthering his/theirs' agenda? Think again...So in keeping with that mindset, if a "NIGGA, HONKY, JAP, CHINK, TOWELHEAD, KIKE, etc." has to die to further his plans then so be it! Trust! In the words of that great urban poet Too $hort: "IF IT AIN'T MAKIN' DOLLARS, IT DON'T MAKE SENSE".

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  • May 15, 2008 2:19:20 PM CDT

    What a fucking loser...

    by bill brasky

    Dude, it was a joke. Oh, and any time anyone has a name with a dollar symbol in it, they can just shut the fuck up then and there. I won't be listening.

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  • May 15, 2008 2:20:19 PM CDT

    HEY YACK

    by bringingsexyback

    If anyone can write a masterful script on the Illuminati controlling all world governments, it's Orci and Kurtzman. I can't wait to see the scene where the dog pees on the Aleister Crowley's leg.

    Let's put it this way - I do think the premise is exciting, but the casting and the writers are all wrong. Instead of a taut thriller, it may end up something akin to National Treasure or Enemy of the State, just something shallow and glossy. I'll wait to see what Noyce comes up with - hope it's good.

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  • May 15, 2008 2:22:48 PM CDT

    A THOUSAND POINTS OF LIGHT!!!!!

    by bringingsexyback

    Your milkshakes are being drunk ... right now!!

    Wake the fuck up!!!!

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  • May 15, 2008 2:27:50 PM CDT

    America...

    by bill brasky

    is a shining city upon a hill whose beacon light guides freedom-loving people everywhere - and don't forget it BSB.

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  • May 15, 2008 2:28:48 PM CDT

    BRASKY GIVE IT UP!!!

    by bringingsexyback

    McCain is not going to be President. I'm sorry, but the writing is on the wall. I wish him well, but no one wants Dubya Part Deux, and the Republicans have had their day in the sun and fucked it up royally.

    Special elections have led to a string of Democratic victories in Republican strongholds. It's over ... check this out:

    http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/14/miss.election/index.html

    OBAMA 08! We gonna party like it's 1999!!!

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  • May 15, 2008 2:31:12 PM CDT

    I think my favorite word is "jerkoff"

    by hawaiian organ donor

    And due to the nature of these TBs, it can be applied in just about every post. Any thoughts from the group as to what words need a larger presence in our lexicon?

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  • May 15, 2008 2:40:10 PM CDT

    Missing: Jamie Fox's Movie Career....

    by cookylamoo

    Brother, Where Art Thou?

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  • May 15, 2008 2:46:00 PM CDT

    Proman 1984

    by blindambition238

    Actually its more like the Patriots. The Philosophers were the Post WWII superpowers (China, Russia, US, and I forgot the others). The Patriots are the American offshoots of that.

    And that was the geekiest post I ever did.

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  • May 15, 2008 2:46:08 PM CDT

    BSB...

    by bill brasky

    The Myopian has returned. Ok, good points (if not read right from Obama's flash cards,) but I digress. You really think that scores and scores of primarily white, blue-collar counties are going to walk into a voting booth where no one can see them, and pull the lever for Barry? Hillary's 70% in WV proves that America is still living with segregation (perhaps not physical, but definitely mental.) For a black candidate to ever win the Presidency, he (or she) will have to be a middle of the road candidate = non-threatening to Mom & Pop America. Instead, who has your cesspool of a party nominated? The most liberal member of congress; not to mention one of the least experienced. You have pandered to the FAR left, where the GOP made the smart move and nominated a moderate who has a history of working with both parties and reaching across the isle. Has Mr. Obama? The answer is simply no. For as much as he claims that he is a true force for ‘change’ in Washington, his brief political record only proves the opposite he is a liberal hack who votes only with the power-brokers on his side of the isle and who could never cooperate with anyone who wasn’t as fiercely leftist as he is.

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  • May 15, 2008 2:47:45 PM CDT

    Gotham

    by hawaiian organ donor

    You mean those GI Joe episodes where the good guys weren't all dressed in black costumes that looked like ass and had men in the roles instead of Abercrombie kids? Go Joe! I thought CONTROL ran the country. Remember Bushie doing his soft shoe in front of the reporters in the Rose Garden garden recently? That was his attempt to disable his shoe phone so he wouldn't have to take on any more secret missions and go after Mr. Big and KAOS.

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  • May 15, 2008 2:48:55 PM CDT

    Remember "The Star Chamber" with

    by skimn

    Michael Douglas? Sounds like that on a grand scale.

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  • May 15, 2008 2:49:31 PM CDT

    Maybe it's set in the future?

    by stardogg

    A brother might be running some evil shit 50 years from now.

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  • May 15, 2008 2:54:02 PM CDT

    BILL

    by bringingsexyback

    The populace has woken up to the fact that working across the aisle is not a Republican trait. The Bush Administration and Republican majority Congress have done nothing but engaged in dirty politics, and the electorate have shown they don't trust the Republicans. And why should they? What have the Republicans done with this country in the last 8 years? McCain will only continue the trend because he knows that to garner the support of his "cesspool" of a party, he needs to capitulate on the same policies and tactics that are the heart of that party.

    But the important thing is that Americans no longer care about the Republican party's goals. They realize that those goals are at odds with the goals of the citizenry.

    I've no doubt there will be people who will vote against Obama, or perhaps not vote at all, because of his race. But they will be a miniscule portion of our society. The majority of America have more senses about them, finally.

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  • May 15, 2008 2:54:29 PM CDT

    Cruise is toast

    by thegreatwhatzit

    Little wonder that LIONS/LAMBS laid an ostrich egg at the boxoffice (Cruise's agent tried to blame Robert Redford for the movie's failure). The public is sick of Cruise's "I'm not gay" defenses (all lame)...the phony marriage...the plugs for his equally phony theology (channeling the likes of Kang and Kodos, or Cloyd and Gidney for you BULLWINKLE fans)...etc. His latest epic, VALKYRIE, has been bumped for "major" post-production repairs (among other problems, Cruise's German accent was likened to a hybrid of Hitler and Donald Duck). And now he's trying to make amends while poor Katie Holmes flashes a tired, rehearsed "Get me out of here!" grin. "The Soup" paid homage to Cruise's reunion with Oprah; hilarious stuff, what with the rehearsed "banter" and Cruise repeating everthing that Oprah gushed. Total asswipe.

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  • May 15, 2008 2:55:51 PM CDT

    OK, stop twisting my arm, guys

    by hawaiian organ donor

    I'll run for President.And when I'm assassinated taking the oath of office all the TBers can look back on my presidency and say, "Wasn't that a great 30 seconds? For once the entire country was united in their hate for that cocksucker."

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  • May 15, 2008 2:58:57 PM CDT

    Obama is the next prez, get used to it

    by thegreatwhatzit

    Without a doubt. Hillary Clinton's victory at the Klan rally (West Virginia) was hilarious; one black guy was visible in the background crowd, planted to insure some sort of representation (and this poor dude looked scared to death; little wonder!).

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  • May 15, 2008 3:01:08 PM CDT

    Anchorite

    by amadeo zeller

    It's not about color. It's about power, influence and money, and who wields it...That transcends all the racist bullshit. Only the poor and great unwashed holds on to petty bullshit.

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  • May 15, 2008 3:03:26 PM CDT

    ANCHORITE

    by bringingsexyback

    If this were 2000 I'd be more supportive of McCain. But it's 2008 and look around. I'm voting against the party that spent a trillion on Iraq, caused untold death and suffering, created a far more dangerous situation in the MidEast than was there before, that encouraged and enabled war profiteers to suck the life out of our military and treasury, et cetera ad infinitum.

    Apparently a lot of Conservatives are doing the same, judging from the changing face of Congress.


    If McCain were an Independent, I'd consider him. But his alignment with this disgraceful, corrupt party, and his intimate ties with lobbyists make him no better than Bush. I wish him no ill will. Just don't want him as President. This country has had enough.

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  • May 15, 2008 3:05:43 PM CDT

    I'm not looking forward to it

    by hawaiian organ donor

    But McCain will win in November. I remember racing home on Nov. 4, 2004 so I could watch the results on the big screen. The exit polls all day had me orgasmic even though I was way less than enthusiastic about Kerry. But better to have a turkey in the White House than a poo-flinging monkey.And I don't need to remind y'all how that particular night turned out.Once again, I'm not at all digging on the Democratic leadership but I'm willing to give them control of the joystick for a while because they sure as hell aren't going to give it to me.But Obama or Hillary don't stand a chance.

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  • May 15, 2008 3:06:29 PM CDT

    Anchorite

    by amadeo zeller

    It's just as wrong to vote for someone because of their color...
    by anchorite May 15th, 2008
    02:56:06 PM
    as to NOT vote for them because of it. Blacks are showing themselves to be the most racist group in America. Ain't that a stinker?

    Nigga Please! Over two hundred years of wrinkly white men running the white house (if not the world) and yo' ass is getting your panties in a bunch because for once this country has viable black candidate? Just be honest bitch, you're just another slave to the "STATUS QUO".

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  • May 15, 2008 3:08:06 PM CDT

    HAWAIIAN

    by bringingsexyback

    You underestimate Obama. Wait until the first debate. The choice will be clear then - President Obama.

    The question looming at the moment is - who will be the VP candidates?

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  • May 15, 2008 3:11:05 PM CDT

    Obama should pick John Edwards as his v.p.

    by thegreatwhatzit

    And promptly shoot down rumors that Hillary "I survived sniper fire" Clinton is a contender.

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  • May 15, 2008 3:11:53 PM CDT

    It never fails.

    by stardogg

    Let a "fictional" movie about a black man running shit you (you know who you are) people loose your fuck'n minds. I bet you shat yourselves when you found out Lando owned the Millenium Falcon first. Also I don't get the Tom Cruise hate, I could care less about his personal life, he's done nothing to offend me personally. Wouldn't most actors (with common sense) want to work with Denzel Washington? Cruise aint dumb.

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  • May 15, 2008 3:18:22 PM CDT

    Democrats are equally corrupted

    by thegreatwhatzit

    Jesse Jackson, Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, Al Sharpton...I'm a card-carrying Democrat but my allegiance is not with the party, it's with whomever is best qualified for the job. Over and out.

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  • May 15, 2008 3:21:39 PM CDT

    ANCHORITE

    by bringingsexyback

    There is a WORLD of difference between the Democratic and Republican parties. And some of the reasoning you gave is why I'm now supporting Obama and not Clinton. I liked Hillary - until this campaign dragged out to the point where it was evident that she reminds me of the establishment, like McCain does, more than I'm confortable with.

    As for voting against the Republican party? How could anyone not, considering the last 8 years?

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  • May 15, 2008 3:26:13 PM CDT

    Anchorite

    by amadeo zeller

    We have a two party system. It ain't like we have a treasure trove of choices...As always, it boils down to who we think is going to do the less damage to an already fucked up situation...Now if you are happy with the way this country has been running for the last 8 years, then so be it...Me i'm more concerned about the health of my 401k and my Roth IRA accounts. Fuck Iraq!...And don't get it twisted, i'm not a big fan of Obama or Clinton, but given the choice of those two and McCain, i'll opt for the Obama's simple platitude: "WE NEED CHANGE!" over McCain's: "WE NEED TO STAY THE COURSE!"...And don't even think about bringin' up the Independants or the Green Party. They ain't on the map of even being remotely viable, let alone relevant.

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  • May 15, 2008 3:31:46 PM CDT

    OBAMA/WRIGHT 08!!

    by bringingsexyback

    A Thousand Points of Fright!!!

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  • May 15, 2008 3:38:39 PM CDT

    DAIRY QUEEN 08!!!

    by bringingsexyback

    Milkshakes for one and all!!

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  • May 15, 2008 3:45:29 PM CDT

    Bill and Hillary showed their "true colors"...

    by thegreatwhatzit

    Closet racists.

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  • May 15, 2008 3:46:32 PM CDT

    ANCHORITE

    by bringingsexyback

    You just contradicted yourself. You said Blacks are likely to support Blacks unless they're Republican.

    Assuming you're right (and that rings true), you're saying that Blacks hold their political beliefs in higher regard than color. Because if race is the prime criteria for the black vote, they'd vote overwhelmingly for Obama if he were Republican. But somehow I find that highly doubtful.

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  • May 15, 2008 3:50:21 PM CDT

    SLEESTAK 08!!!

    by bringingsexyback

    Now that's what I call change!

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  • May 15, 2008 3:56:49 PM CDT

    President Cruise - that is a fucking scary idea

    by br1947

    I really like evil Denzel, but I just generally wish anything involving Cruise to crash, burn, and die. Orci, in this instance, having a giant robot take a piss on Cruise IS ACCEPTABLE. Possibly encouraged.

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  • May 15, 2008 3:56:58 PM CDT

    Why can't shatner be the president??

    by theonecalledshoe

    Or even the baddie.... or both?! :)

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  • May 15, 2008 3:58:22 PM CDT

    ANCHORITE

    by bringingsexyback

    You have got to stop listening to Limbaugh. How can you stand that guy? Spend more time on talkbacks instead.

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  • May 15, 2008 4:02:51 PM CDT

    So is Tom Cruise playing John Edwards?

    by pops freshemeyer

    How come nobody ever lets Tom Cruise go the Eddie Murphy route and play like 87 roles in one of his movies? That would totally roxor and drink Xenu's milkshake.

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  • May 15, 2008 4:09:33 PM CDT

    Wow, Denzels the dirty milkshake drinker

    by quin the eskimo

    and I didn't even know it.

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  • May 15, 2008 4:11:37 PM CDT

    Anchorite

    by amadeo zeller

    Uhhh, Colin Powell never ran for president. What's your point? Like i said, if you're happy with the way things have been running for the last 8 years, then more power to you...Just don't seek validation by posting bullshit statistics on black folks voting habits. It's null and void considering that for the most part a large portion of them are part of the disenfranchised.

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  • May 15, 2008 4:14:15 PM CDT

    SLEESTAK/MANDRILL 08!!!

    by bringingsexyback

    "I am Sleestak and I approve this message."

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  • May 15, 2008 4:14:58 PM CDT

    HEY! NEW PICS OF BUSTED TEE GINGER GIRL!

    by bringingsexyback

    Hail Illuminati!

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  • May 15, 2008 4:18:32 PM CDT

    LiberalWarrio

    by quin the eskimo

    Some of the are, and your alliteration lacks originality.

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  • May 15, 2008 4:19:26 PM CDT

    Breaking News

    by yakmalla

    This post is about a movie with Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington. Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton, God willing, will not appear in this film.

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  • May 15, 2008 4:19:57 PM CDT

    Metal Gear Solid has already done this!

    by j-dizzle

    The super secret organization are called the Patriots! Damn the Patriots!

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  • May 15, 2008 4:22:41 PM CDT

    Lord Xenu . . . we are honored by your presence!

    by nico toscani

    I want a scene where Xenu's ship lands in a hanger with Denzel and Cruise waiting to meet him. They both bow on one knee as he exits his ship and says "rise my friends." We all know who really controls this sector of the galaxy!

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  • May 15, 2008 4:34:16 PM CDT

    LiberalWhatever

    by quin the eskimo

    I thought I could maybe have a real conversation with you. If you really believe in your ideas shouldn't you present them in a clear articulate manner?
    If your philosiphies are correct they should stand up to debate.
    You do your cause a diservice by representing it.

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  • May 15, 2008 4:42:25 PM CDT

    Orci and Kurtzman writing an Illuminati movie

    by youhatestarwars

    Oh the irony.

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  • May 15, 2008 4:44:02 PM CDT

    With Cruise no less

    by youhatestarwars

    Someone is sucking dicks in very high places.

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  • May 15, 2008 4:46:09 PM CDT

    traditional 'societies of secret power'

    by arcadiands

    have histories that stem back to the Templar Knights and the Illumnati - to periods in time when there were no minorities in any way shape or form, in any seat of power. The CLOSEST you might find would be some of the assassin guilds under Saladin. Other than that, you nefarious secret orders have been closeted rooms full of white guys.
    A black man in charge of a secret society that rules nations from the shadows would be, what, 8 years old at best?

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  • May 15, 2008 4:52:17 PM CDT

    Shatner can't be president.

    by christopher3

    He's Canadian.

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  • May 15, 2008 4:55:51 PM CDT

    Denzel is the best actor. American Gangster proved

    by creasybear

    that yet again. But I don't trust Transformers' scriptwriters. Yeah, I know Akiva Goldsman went from Batman and Robin to an Oscar, but still, I have no faith in a Transformers' writer to make a movie that's anything more than an excuse for CG eye candy. Kurtzman and Orci are like the poor man's Elliot and Rossio, which is faint praise to begin with.

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  • May 15, 2008 5:00:02 PM CDT

    Maybe Airforce One will urinate on John Tuturro in this

    by photoboy

    Kurtzman/Orci = Fail.

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  • May 15, 2008 5:14:44 PM CDT

    Reverse the Roles

    by cory849

    No one wants to see Tom Cruise play the perfect noble hero anymore because we think he's nuts. But I'd love to see him play the villain in this one. I think it's a fantastic fun premise too. So have Denzel Washington be the President and Cruise be the smarmy CIA head villain. Now that's a movie I'd pay to see.

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  • May 15, 2008 5:18:35 PM CDT

    I guess Jonah Hill was too busy to write/produce this one?

    by wickedjester

  • May 15, 2008 5:52:56 PM CDT

    scientologists

    by d_fens1969

    run the country. that is all.

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  • May 15, 2008 5:54:35 PM CDT

    wait

    by d_fens1969

    "assassin guilds"? get back to WoW, buddy.

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  • May 15, 2008 6:14:22 PM CDT

    So, what, will the President have to go "on the run?"

    by bswise

    Because, everybody runs, right?

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  • May 15, 2008 6:38:27 PM CDT

    Noyce has been HOT lately!

    by womb2doom

    Rabbit Proof Fence, Catch a Fire and one of my all time favourites - The Quiet American!This is exciting news!!

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  • May 15, 2008 7:23:39 PM CDT

    Amazing G

    by silentp

    That's... not what they were called.

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  • May 15, 2008 7:27:14 PM CDT

    Tom Cruise as President?

    by flickchick85

    Is it a horror movie?

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  • May 15, 2008 7:48:43 PM CDT

    LIONS FOR LAMBS II: The Presidency

    by uga

    I can't wait.

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  • May 15, 2008 8:55:22 PM CDT

    SHIA AS THE HEAD OF Z.O.G.!!!

    by bringingsexyback

    How else to explain his casting in every other movie?

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  • May 15, 2008 9:08:33 PM CDT

    Will Denzel Washington

    by jodet

    ever tire of making 'America is evil' movies? I'll bet he has a reserved seat at Reverend Wrights church.

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  • May 15, 2008 9:10:23 PM CDT

    YO YACK!

    by bringingsexyback

    I'm getting hitched in just a few weeks ... I'm exhausted from all the planning. Can't wait until it's done. Hopefully by this time next year I'll have a Mini-BSB to title spam the talkbacks with! How are things up north?

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  • May 15, 2008 9:54:23 PM CDT

    Bad-Ass idea for a film

    by johnnys2

    Yes, I will pay to see it. In IMAX no less.

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  • May 15, 2008 9:59:35 PM CDT

    BLACK RACIST VOTE BLACK and CONGRATS TO MY MAIN MAN

    by phategod2

    I cant believe anyone stating that black people are voting for Obama cause he's Black. Can someone explain the absurdity of this. 1st there are 3 canidates, not alot of to choose from. and regardless of what you think Hillary Does not equal Bill Clinton. She does not have the Charisma of Bill And right Now she sounds more like G-Dub with a better dictionary, just like McCain. truth be told Obama, isn't your average politician look at how he has raised money opposed to everyone else, when it comes to Commander And Chief I'll pick the guy who owes the least ammount favors to corporate fat cats and thats why he has my vote and why Most Afro Americans have his vote because he stands for change and a change in the way things are done. and he has a Charisma that can be compared to JFK and Clinton. And Would someone tell me how experienced Hillary Is What has she accomplished that makes her so much more experienced. If I need heart surgery the last person I want touching me is a heart surgeon's wife.

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  • May 15, 2008 10:57:06 PM CDT

    body snatcher in the oval office!

    by alice 13

    must... stay.... awake.... stay... awake!!!

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  • May 15, 2008 11:40:40 PM CDT

    Jack Colby

    by boborci

    We wrote this script ten years ago.

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  • May 16, 2008 12:59:09 AM CDT

    Twit Twoo...

    by foonacha

    The Great Owl Controls all western leaders who bow down before it.
    You can't get elected in the USA unless you're prepared to kiss a little feathered ass.
    Hollywood = Disinformation Machine.
    You *know* its true...

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  • May 16, 2008 1:22:33 AM CDT

    Damn you, Steven Spielberg!

    by motoko kusanagi

    Damn you!

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  • May 16, 2008 1:35:17 AM CDT

    ANCHORITE

    by bringingsexyback

    Thanks, and yes, she's Gotham's toothless shiksa sister who excels at those blowjobs Xiphos is talking about. Marraige will be saving me a lot of pesos.

    This'll be a full blown church thang to appease the future missus and both families. Personally I'd rather get married in a small private ceremony but it's been apparent for a long time that it's best to keep my opinions to myself and let the wedding be handled by others ...

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  • May 16, 2008 1:43:30 AM CDT

    DAMN THE CONSERVATIVES, DAMN THE LIBERALS, AND....

    by j-dizzle

    DAMN THE PATRIOTS. You're all pawns of the Patriots! Real freedom loving Americans such as Solid Snake, will save the world from the grubby hands of the Patriots! La Li Lu Le Lo?? Not today, not ever! This day we fight back! This day we make sure that Metal Gear is no longer a threat to world peace! Come my friends, we must unite and join Philanthropy! Snake will need more help than Colonel Campbell, Raiden, and Meryl Silverburgh.

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  • May 16, 2008 1:48:31 AM CDT

    THANKS XI

    by bringingsexyback

    Got bit by the bug and hearing stories of Abom playing Empire Strikes Back in the snowy driveway with his kids really helped!

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  • May 16, 2008 3:47:05 AM CDT

    Wasn't this the plot to The Firm?

    by rosasaks

    Only that had lawyers instead of the government. The Firm of course had that astonishing third act in which Holly Hunter and Jeanne Tripplehorn have to do a lot of photocopying whilst Gene Hackman is sleeping. Wow. What an exciting premise for a movie.

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  • May 16, 2008 3:49:39 AM CDT

    In this one...

    by rosasaks

    Tom Cruise has to ratify the 28th amendment before the audience wakes up.

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  • May 16, 2008 4:15:39 AM CDT

    Kurtzman and Orci are like the poor man's Elliot and Rossio

    by youhatestarwars

    "which is faint praise to begin with." I laughed at this, although I really shouldn't have, because Elliot and Rossio have done some solid work.

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  • May 16, 2008 5:31:45 AM CDT

    Damn you, George Lucas!

    by motoko kusanagi

    Damn you to hell!

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  • May 16, 2008 6:43:35 AM CDT

    BSB

    by toadkillerdog

    I extend congratulations as well!

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  • May 16, 2008 7:14:48 AM CDT

    super secret organization called neocons

    by pipergates

    quasi nazis and hardline jews and big business run the usa...but it isnt that secret anymore.

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  • May 16, 2008 8:56:11 AM CDT

    An interesting premise!

    by max314

    This sounds like a really interesting premise. Plus Cruise always rocks. As does Denzel.Vincent and Alonzo in the same fucking movie?Bring it on!

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  • May 16, 2008 9:02:53 AM CDT

    BSB keeps his opinions to himself?

    by chrth

    So he's the exact opposite in real life than he is on AICN? Wow.
    Congrats bud.

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  • May 16, 2008 11:17:45 AM CDT

    Ben Cahill : "Get Off My Plane!!"

    by darthbakpao

  • May 16, 2008 11:37:15 AM CDT

    BSB, fyi (because you obviously did not know this)

    by proman1984

    Jewish people are white (if you want to follow the whole racial thing at all)...

    But you already knew this. And, Black people could be heads of shadowy organizations too. In many ways, this could be a very effective thing. I'm also (somewhat) pleasantly suprised more people aren't aking the Scientology = Sculls and Cruise is the real shadowy leader jokes.

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  • May 16, 2008 12:00:13 PM CDT

    As long as Cruise doesn't "laugh"...

    by irritable

    ... because if he comes out with that fraudulent, mirthless, insincere "laughter-style" racket again, I'm going to jump into the screen and smash his bleached teeth down his throat.
    (Sorry about the nasty Thetan infestation)

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  • May 16, 2008 2:32:43 PM CDT

    "Dumbness is garanteed."

    by mr. nice gaius

    HA, HA, HA, HA, HA!That sentence is irony on a base level but I like it.

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  • May 16, 2008 7:23:36 PM CDT

    THANKS TO ALL FOR THE GOOD WISHES

    by bringingsexyback

    Toad, Chrth and all ...

    Yack - that's some pretty great news about the gal in your life. I wish you the best. Hope it gets serious enough to talk marraige? As daunting as it is, I'm really excited to refer to "my wife". As for great movies ... I STILL haven't see Iron Man. Dammit. But Netflix keeps fueling my cinematic appetite. Just got Jesse James and No Country. I don't know if there are any great films along the lines of TWBB later this year, but that one came out of the blue for me last year. I'm sure we'll get some modern classics come Oscar submission time.

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  • May 17, 2008 2:57:24 PM CDT

    GOD this sounds lame!

    by doctorwho?

    Of course, not as lame as the EVERYDAY TBer's who applaud such tripe as 'gritty' and 'topical. Please continue to rail against "The Man" and shake your fist with righteous indignation...while sitting at the keyboard for 4 hours a night like the mindless consumer nincompoops that you are and damning everyone else for being 'ignorant'...but not YOU of course...no no no...you watch movies THAT MATTER! Go get 'em TOM CRUISE and DENZEL WASHINGTON. "Fight the good fight for us while we talk about the newest zombie flick, buy figurines of Hellboy and discuss the finer points of Michael Bay's Tranformers". No doubt you'll be there to buy your $12 ticket and $9.50 popcorn soda combo...but that 'Question Authority" bumper sticker on your car seperates you from the rest doesn't it?

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