The movie that most accurately resembles the *bush admin

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

Poll question: The movie that most accurately resembles the *bush admin

For my money it's Caligula- Despite Bob Guccione's contention that it's high art that happens to have a wee bit o' sex in it, in reality it's a cheap f*ckfest with a bit of a story thrown in, albeit a disputably "true" one. It's the tale of a mad boy emperor who takes over the rule of Rome after having his equally mad father strangled while he lies on his death bed. Although superficially popular with the masses, Caligula runs roughshod over the senate, at one point ordering the prostitution of all their wives (insert hot steamy smutty genuine orgy scene).

Caligula was real, although the finer points of the story are in dispute. A better, more accurate telling will be had by watching "I, Claudius"- Claudius was Caligula's stuttering, supposedly moronic uncle. After Caligula was killed by his own people, they grabbed Claudius and proclaimed him Emperor. He turned out to be an excellent ruler- he was a closet deep thinker and philosopher, and he ruled well, undoing much of the depravity and debauchery of the previous two "rulers".

We should be so lucky.

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[spindrifter]

1. The Gang that Couldn't Shoot Straight

[IntravenousDemilo]

2. Night of the Living Dead

Kill the brain, and you kill the ghoul!

[niyad]

4. my thought exactly!!

[NanceGreggs]

5. Seconded!

Just looked at the title of the thread, and it was my first thought!

[Arkansas Granny]

20. The first one that popped into my head also.

[Ouabache]

3. Dumb and Dumber would have been a good choice too

except they are so dangerous it is past laughing at them, huh?

[waiting for hope]

6. Animal Farm! eom...

[Mythsaje]

7. Resident Evil...

We're the good guys, see, trapped in a vast nightmare place with a bunch of zombies, see, and all we want to do is get back out to where the sun shines and the monsters don't rule.

;)

[sweetheart]

8. star trek... the one with the borg cube

the borg analogy of republican implants
reflecting in their rigid judgemental moralist puerile approach,
follows along with the rigid poles up their pants,
gratuitous waste, barbarous hostile and consuming to totally encroach.

[rwheeler31]

9. The smartest guys in the room

Enron

[mindfulNJ]

10. Titanic

I'm King of the WORLD!!!!!

and he's going DOWN!}(

[PA Democrat]

13. Great minds think alike!

[PA Democrat]

11. The Titanic

The parallels include: the rush to "launch" their war, their arrogance that they were "unsinkable", and their disregard for the huddled masses "drowning" below deck.

At this point the Bush administration is rearranging the deck chairs as their administration sinks. I just pray that they don't take too many more innocent people with them.

[Democrats_win]

12. Tora Tora Tora.

ahh, or is it Terra Terra Terra? Anyway, it's Gone with the Wind.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

14. Excellent bushbot battle cry!

TERRA TERRA TERRA!

I LIKE it!

[Karenca]

15. Being There ......... nt

[sam sarrha]

16. Keystone Cops

[TahitiNut]

17. The Saudi Arabian Candidate

(It's an imaginary sequel to 'The Manchurian Candidate.')

[Nikki Stone 1]

21. lol!!!!!

:)

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

22. I really love the original, starring Frank Sinatra

-I have it on DVD.

The "remake" starring Denzel Washington is... shall we say, "less than adequate".

[dsc]

25. I was quite disappointed as well

Remakes are always a risky business and that one didn't work.

[oasis]

18. "Triumph of the Will" (eom)

[leftofthedial]

19. V for Vendetta

even though it's set in Britain, you can't miss the parallels

[alarcojon]

26. Agreed

just got back from it. Pretty courageous movie.

[unkachuck]

23. Pee Wees Big Adventure....

....'I don't have to see it Dotty, I lived it....

[Initech]

24. Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

[Radical Activist]

27. Z

Lies, murder and cover ups from incompetent government officials. It reminds me of Bush a great deal.

[spacelady]

28. I just watched "Blazing Saddles" & was floored by the parallels. n/t

[stray cat]

29. manchurian candidate