Amen. Preach on.

No troll here. And I'd rather be my type of idiot than be the type of idiot who enjoys this movie. Hell, there's a lot of people who like this movie without even recognizing the snarky satire.

Paul Verhoeven sucks
I hate this movie more than I can clearly express on this fine comment board. The fact is, whether any of us like it or not, sometimes war *is* necessary. It's ugly, brutal and dehumanizing, but unless we prefer to live under someone else's flag and rules, it sometimes has to happen.

The Road or No Country For Old Men might be easier books to read — and are excellent in their own right — but I strongly recommend you try to tough it out. While there are parts of Blood Meridian that make you feel like you've been tossed into the end of the pool, there are scenes of complete, horrible clarity.

Meridian is latin for south. I think that can apply to Mexico.

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Bell, I agree The Road is every parent's worst nightmare, but the book makes it clear that you have to let go eventually. If you teach them right and provide for their future the best you can, the most basic result a parent can hope for is that they die before their…

I'm guessing he avoids his neighbors.

That, and the concept of avoiding an NC-17 raiting seems pretty much impossible.

I disagree. While it may point out that hope is not something you can expect to feed you, it is hope (in part) that enables the characters to keep going in the midst of the bleakest possible situation.

Well said, Werdsmiff. Well said.

Maybe it requires no explanation, but I love the sharp comparisons of noir conventions (and dialogue) with the institutionalized world of high school and teenagers. After all, when the gods of noir talk about mean streets, why *wouldn't* they be talking about high school? It's well-acted, smart as hell and heartfelt…

Um, speaking of free, there are these neo-socialist institutions known as libraries. You might have one in your town or commune. Go to the person at the front desk and ask them to order a copy — if they don't have one already. They will then check it out to you for a couple of weeks and you give it back so the next…

Actually, it's "Hooah." And it does come from the Army, but in the clips I've seen Pachino seems to think it has two distinct syllables. Which it does not.

What I can never figure out is why the hell are they not mad at each other? I would think at least one would start screaming at the other for wanting to cheat on them, then pretend they were only there to catch the no-good cheating partner.

Trope,

I hear you can buy bootlegs of this book.

It would be nice if some other network picked this up after the numbnuts at FOX cancel it.

FOX = Evil.

I'd like to kick that 26-year-old in the teeth.

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