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The Starmaker · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 682

American Gangster

movie review by The Starmaker

Okay, I saw "American Gangster" in a movie theater.

This is not a movie review...

It's a movie about gangsters
but it looks to me like *everyone* in the movie is a gangster!

All the Black guys are all gangsters
All the Italian guys are all gangsters
All the races seem to be gangsters...
Every race seems to be totally put down in one form or another...
The whole New York city is trashed.
Even the cops, the whole entire police force are either gangsters
or corrupt....
the only good guy
the only good cop
the only honest cop
the only person having a reputuation
of being the only good honest person in the whole city
played by Russle Crow,
guess what race he plays?
Jewish!

You screenwriters should be ashamed of yourself.

You don't deserve a cut of DVD or Internet sales. You should be robbed!

The Starmaker

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Rob Jensen · Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 2

On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:07:20 -0800, The Starmaker
wrote:

>American Gangster
>
>movie review by The Starmaker
>
>
>Okay, I saw "American Gangster" in a movie theater.
>
>This is not a movie review...
>
>It's a movie about gangsters
>but it looks to me like *everyone* in the movie is a gangster!
>
>All the Black guys are all gangsters
>All the Italian guys are all gangsters
>All the races seem to be gangsters...
>Every race seems to be totally put down in one form or another...
>The whole New York city is trashed.
>Even the cops, the whole entire police force are either gangsters
>or corrupt....
>the only good guy
>the only good cop
>the only honest cop
>the only person having a reputuation
>of being the only good honest person in the whole city
>played by Russle Crow,
>guess what race he plays?
>Jewish!
>
>
>You screenwriters should be ashamed of yourself.
>
>You don't deserve a cut of DVD or Internet sales. You should be robbed!

Hey, you want to tell Frank Lucas, the actual person whose life the
movie depicts, that his life is a collection of movie cliches? Be my
guest. Just wear full SWAT gear when you do so.

-- Rob
--
LORELAI: I am so done with plans. I am never, ever making one again.
It never works. I spend the day obsessing over why it didn't work
and what I could've done differently. I'm analyzing all my shortcomings
when all I really need to be doing is vowing to never, ever make a plan
ever again, which I'm doing now, having once again been the innocent
victim of my own stupid plans. God, I need some coffee.

The Starmaker · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 682

Rob Jensen wrote:
>
> On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:07:20 -0800, The Starmaker
> wrote:
>
> >American Gangster
> >
> >movie review by The Starmaker
> >
> >
> >Okay, I saw "American Gangster" in a movie theater.
> >
> >This is not a movie review...
> >
> >It's a movie about gangsters
> >but it looks to me like *everyone* in the movie is a gangster!
> >
> >All the Black guys are all gangsters
> >All the Italian guys are all gangsters
> >All the races seem to be gangsters...
> >Every race seems to be totally put down in one form or another...
> >The whole New York city is trashed.
> >Even the cops, the whole entire police force are either gangsters
> >or corrupt....
> >the only good guy
> >the only good cop
> >the only honest cop
> >the only person having a reputuation
> >of being the only good honest person in the whole city
> >played by Russle Crow,
> >guess what race he plays?
> >Jewish!
> >
> >
> >You screenwriters should be ashamed of yourself.
> >
> >You don't deserve a cut of DVD or Internet sales. You should be robbed!
>
> Hey, you want to tell Frank Lucas, the actual person whose life the
> movie depicts, that his life is a collection of movie cliches? Be my
> guest. Just wear full SWAT gear when you do so.

Not movie cliches, stereotypes.

Skipper · Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 4

In article , The Starmaker
wrote:

> Rob Jensen wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:07:20 -0800, The Starmaker
> > wrote:
> >
> > >American Gangster
> > >
> > >movie review by The Starmaker
> > >
> > >
> > >Okay, I saw "American Gangster" in a movie theater.
> > >
> > >This is not a movie review...
> > >
> > >It's a movie about gangsters
> > >but it looks to me like *everyone* in the movie is a gangster!
> > >
> > >All the Black guys are all gangsters
> > >All the Italian guys are all gangsters
> > >All the races seem to be gangsters...
> > >Every race seems to be totally put down in one form or another...
> > >The whole New York city is trashed.
> > >Even the cops, the whole entire police force are either gangsters
> > >or corrupt....
> > >the only good guy
> > >the only good cop
> > >the only honest cop
> > >the only person having a reputuation
> > >of being the only good honest person in the whole city
> > >played by Russle Crow,
> > >guess what race he plays?
> > >Jewish!
> > >
> > >
> > >You screenwriters should be ashamed of yourself.
> > >
> > >You don't deserve a cut of DVD or Internet sales. You should be robbed!
> >
> > Hey, you want to tell Frank Lucas, the actual person whose life the
> > movie depicts, that his life is a collection of movie cliches? Be my
> > guest. Just wear full SWAT gear when you do so.
>
> Not movie cliches, stereotypes.

Why don't you just drive right over there and let ole Frank know. He's
so mellow these days.

The Starmaker · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 682

Skipper wrote:
>
> In article , The Starmaker
> wrote:
>
> > Rob Jensen wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:07:20 -0800, The Starmaker
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >American Gangster
> > > >
> > > >movie review by The Starmaker
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Okay, I saw "American Gangster" in a movie theater.
> > > >
> > > >This is not a movie review...
> > > >
> > > >It's a movie about gangsters
> > > >but it looks to me like *everyone* in the movie is a gangster!
> > > >
> > > >All the Black guys are all gangsters
> > > >All the Italian guys are all gangsters
> > > >All the races seem to be gangsters...
> > > >Every race seems to be totally put down in one form or another...
> > > >The whole New York city is trashed.
> > > >Even the cops, the whole entire police force are either gangsters
> > > >or corrupt....
> > > >the only good guy
> > > >the only good cop
> > > >the only honest cop
> > > >the only person having a reputuation
> > > >of being the only good honest person in the whole city
> > > >played by Russle Crow,
> > > >guess what race he plays?
> > > >Jewish!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >You screenwriters should be ashamed of yourself.
> > > >
> > > >You don't deserve a cut of DVD or Internet sales. You should be robbed!
> > >
> > > Hey, you want to tell Frank Lucas, the actual person whose life the
> > > movie depicts, that his life is a collection of movie cliches? Be my
> > > guest. Just wear full SWAT gear when you do so.
> >
> > Not movie cliches, stereotypes.
>
> Why don't you just drive right over there and let ole Frank know. He's
> so mellow these days.

What's all this deflecting, was Frank Lucas in charge of production? You WGA screenwriters need to
be shot at two minutes intervals. You screenwriters are in the line of fire, I don't care if you're
responsible for the unbalance sterero or not...you're name is on the script, you're going down with the
rest of them....

Rob Jensen · Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 2

On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:17:12 -0800, The Starmaker
wrote:

>Rob Jensen wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:07:20 -0800, The Starmaker
>> wrote:
>>
>> >American Gangster
>> >
>> >movie review by The Starmaker
>> >
>> >
>> >Okay, I saw "American Gangster" in a movie theater.
>> >
>> >This is not a movie review...
>> >
>> >It's a movie about gangsters
>> >but it looks to me like *everyone* in the movie is a gangster!
>> >
>> >All the Black guys are all gangsters
>> >All the Italian guys are all gangsters
>> >All the races seem to be gangsters...
>> >Every race seems to be totally put down in one form or another...
>> >The whole New York city is trashed.
>> >Even the cops, the whole entire police force are either gangsters
>> >or corrupt....
>> >the only good guy
>> >the only good cop
>> >the only honest cop
>> >the only person having a reputuation
>> >of being the only good honest person in the whole city
>> >played by Russle Crow,
>> >guess what race he plays?
>> >Jewish!
>> >
>> >
>> >You screenwriters should be ashamed of yourself.
>> >
>> >You don't deserve a cut of DVD or Internet sales. You should be robbed!
>>
>> Hey, you want to tell Frank Lucas, the actual person whose life the
>> movie depicts, that his life is a collection of movie cliches? Be my
>> guest. Just wear full SWAT gear when you do so.
>
>Not movie cliches, stereotypes.

A distinction without difference.

-- Rob
--
LORELAI: I am so done with plans. I am never, ever making one again.
It never works. I spend the day obsessing over why it didn't work
and what I could've done differently. I'm analyzing all my shortcomings
when all I really need to be doing is vowing to never, ever make a plan
ever again, which I'm doing now, having once again been the innocent
victim of my own stupid plans. God, I need some coffee.

Skipper · Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 4

In article , The Starmaker
wrote:

> Skipper wrote:
> >
> > In article , The Starmaker
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Rob Jensen wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:07:20 -0800, The Starmaker
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >American Gangster
> > > > >
> > > > >movie review by The Starmaker
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Okay, I saw "American Gangster" in a movie theater.
> > > > >
> > > > >This is not a movie review...
> > > > >
> > > > >It's a movie about gangsters
> > > > >but it looks to me like *everyone* in the movie is a gangster!
> > > > >
> > > > >All the Black guys are all gangsters
> > > > >All the Italian guys are all gangsters
> > > > >All the races seem to be gangsters...
> > > > >Every race seems to be totally put down in one form or another...
> > > > >The whole New York city is trashed.
> > > > >Even the cops, the whole entire police force are either gangsters
> > > > >or corrupt....
> > > > >the only good guy
> > > > >the only good cop
> > > > >the only honest cop
> > > > >the only person having a reputuation
> > > > >of being the only good honest person in the whole city
> > > > >played by Russle Crow,
> > > > >guess what race he plays?
> > > > >Jewish!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >You screenwriters should be ashamed of yourself.
> > > > >
> > > > >You don't deserve a cut of DVD or Internet sales. You should be robbed!
> > > >
> > > > Hey, you want to tell Frank Lucas, the actual person whose life the
> > > > movie depicts, that his life is a collection of movie cliches? Be my
> > > > guest. Just wear full SWAT gear when you do so.
> > >
> > > Not movie cliches, stereotypes.
> >
> > Why don't you just drive right over there and let ole Frank know. He's
> > so mellow these days.
>
>
> What's all this deflecting, was Frank Lucas in charge of production? You WGA
> screenwriters need to
> be shot at two minutes intervals. You screenwriters are in the line of fire,
> I don't care if you're
> responsible for the unbalance sterero or not...you're name is on the script, you're going down with the
> rest of them....

What stars do you actually make, jerkwad? Star noodles in your soup at
the rest home?

The Starmaker · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 682

Rob Jensen wrote:
>
> On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:17:12 -0800, The Starmaker
> wrote:
>
> >Rob Jensen wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:07:20 -0800, The Starmaker
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >American Gangster
> >> >
> >> >movie review by The Starmaker
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Okay, I saw "American Gangster" in a movie theater.
> >> >
> >> >This is not a movie review...
> >> >
> >> >It's a movie about gangsters
> >> >but it looks to me like *everyone* in the movie is a gangster!
> >> >
> >> >All the Black guys are all gangsters
> >> >All the Italian guys are all gangsters
> >> >All the races seem to be gangsters...
> >> >Every race seems to be totally put down in one form or another...
> >> >The whole New York city is trashed.
> >> >Even the cops, the whole entire police force are either gangsters
> >> >or corrupt....
> >> >the only good guy
> >> >the only good cop
> >> >the only honest cop
> >> >the only person having a reputuation
> >> >of being the only good honest person in the whole city
> >> >played by Russle Crow,
> >> >guess what race he plays?
> >> >Jewish!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >You screenwriters should be ashamed of yourself.
> >> >
> >> >You don't deserve a cut of DVD or Internet sales. You should be robbed!
> >>
> >> Hey, you want to tell Frank Lucas, the actual person whose life the
> >> movie depicts, that his life is a collection of movie cliches? Be my
> >> guest. Just wear full SWAT gear when you do so.
> >
> >Not movie cliches, stereotypes.
>
> A distinction without difference.

I'll post the differences here just so others are not *mislead* by you....

A movie cliche - is a phrase, expression, or idea that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force
or novelty, especially when at some time it was considered distinctively forceful or novel.

A stereotype - are generalizations about groups and individual members thereof, based primarily on membership in that group.
A standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group that represents an oversimplified opinion,
prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment.

I would have to say there is a BIG FUCKIN DIFFERENCE! So don't come here trying to mislead others, this is not Hollywood,
this is The Internet!

So what is the stereotype for an "intelligent person"? Is it a Black guy, a Spanish guy or a White guy?

The Starmaker

The Starmaker · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 682

Skipper wrote:
>
> In article , The Starmaker
> wrote:
>
> > Skipper wrote:
> > >
> > > In article , The Starmaker
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Rob Jensen wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:07:20 -0800, The Starmaker
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >American Gangster
> > > > > >
> > > > > >movie review by The Starmaker
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Okay, I saw "American Gangster" in a movie theater.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >This is not a movie review...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >It's a movie about gangsters
> > > > > >but it looks to me like *everyone* in the movie is a gangster!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >All the Black guys are all gangsters
> > > > > >All the Italian guys are all gangsters
> > > > > >All the races seem to be gangsters...
> > > > > >Every race seems to be totally put down in one form or another...
> > > > > >The whole New York city is trashed.
> > > > > >Even the cops, the whole entire police force are either gangsters
> > > > > >or corrupt....
> > > > > >the only good guy
> > > > > >the only good cop
> > > > > >the only honest cop
> > > > > >the only person having a reputuation
> > > > > >of being the only good honest person in the whole city
> > > > > >played by Russle Crow,
> > > > > >guess what race he plays?
> > > > > >Jewish!
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >You screenwriters should be ashamed of yourself.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >You don't deserve a cut of DVD or Internet sales. You should be robbed!
> > > > >
> > > > > Hey, you want to tell Frank Lucas, the actual person whose life the
> > > > > movie depicts, that his life is a collection of movie cliches? Be my
> > > > > guest. Just wear full SWAT gear when you do so.
> > > >
> > > > Not movie cliches, stereotypes.
> > >
> > > Why don't you just drive right over there and let ole Frank know. He's
> > > so mellow these days.
> >
> >
> > What's all this deflecting, was Frank Lucas in charge of production? You WGA
> > screenwriters need to
> > be shot at two minutes intervals. You screenwriters are in the line of fire,
> > I don't care if you're
> > responsible for the unbalance sterero or not...you're name is on the script, you're going down with the
> > rest of them....
>
> What stars do you actually make, jerkwad? Star noodles in your soup at
> the rest home?

maybe i make stars at a sticky star factory...

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I got a question for you Skipper, why is it that 99 percent members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) are
Jewish, and it seems that 99 percent of the people who write, teach and give seminars on "How To Write Screenplays" are *not* Jewish?

Skipper · Joined: 19 Oct 2007 Posts: 4

In article , The Starmaker
wrote:

> > What stars do you actually make, jerkwad? Star noodles in your soup at
> > the rest home?
>
> maybe i make stars at a sticky star factory...

Right. In Chatsworth.

The Starmaker · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 682

Alan Smithee wrote:
>
> x-no-archive: yes
>
> The Starmaker wrote:
> > American Gangster
> >
> > It's a movie about gangsters
> > but it looks to me like *everyone* in the movie is a gangster!
> > the only good guy
> > the only good cop
> > the only honest cop
> > the only person having a reputation
> > of being the only good honest person in the whole city
> > played by Russel Crow,
> > guess what race he plays?
> > Jewish!
>
> I thought that was a *religion*....

In May 1987 the United States Supreme Court handed down its decision that
Jews are a "race" for purposes of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb, 481 U.S. 615, 617-18 (1987)