moral force or the lack thereof
I think you have a great point, Honi, although something I thought was wonderful—in a profound and profoundly disturbing way—about this movie is that it sorta manages to have it both ways. The old deputy's monologue about the 1909 killings where the murderers "spoke Indian" seems to…

Oh please; I bet all those adorable subplots fit together in the most delightful way in the end, wrapped up like the veritable Christmas gift that is this movie.

Ahh. Your description of this alone gave me a bit of a headache.

…i have mixed feelings about this feedback system. I swear I only entered that comment once.

I kind of thought Asswipe's bad grammar was in reference to Mind Blown's bad grammar [ie: "Me and my girlfriend" instead of the correct "My girlfriend and I"].

Byrne/Eno
This maybe doesn't count for enough to save this movie from its own excesses, but how great was that Brian Eno & David Byrne stuff on the soundtrack? I don't know why the hell it was there, or how Stone ended up with a copy of "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts", but it was cool to see it getting some…

ernie
I am sorry.

Sad
Why, because of "They Live"? That's a decent argument, I admit, if only for his delivery of the "Chew gum/kick ass" line.

the cycle of mediocrity
Does anyone else remember that old Comedy Central promo that featured Janeane Garofalo talking to group of kindergarteners? She's explaining the concept of "evil" and says something along the lines of, "Most people think of evil as one big, tangible entity, but it's not…" then goes on to list…