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Obsession

Drunk commies deleted
15-05-2007, 23:18
http://www.obsessionthemovie.com/

What do you think?
Fassigen
15-05-2007, 23:20
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Those are some mighty prestigious "film" "festivals".
Zarakon
15-05-2007, 23:20
I'm far too lazy to click the link, but I'm guessing it sucks.
Drunk commies deleted
15-05-2007, 23:22
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Those are some mighty prestigious "film" "festivals".

I think I might have heard of the Newport Beach film festival before. Not sure though.
Siap
15-05-2007, 23:22
Looks fair and balanced.
Whatmark
15-05-2007, 23:22
Not sure that's a popcorn sort of movie.

But I bet the explosions will kick ass.
Drunk commies deleted
15-05-2007, 23:23
Not sure that's a popcorn sort of movie.

But I bet the explosions will kick ass.

I'd be willing to bet you're right.
Zarakon
15-05-2007, 23:25
I'd be willing to bet you're right.

I think an hour and a half of just fucking huge explosions would keep most of us entertained.
Mikesburg
15-05-2007, 23:26
Wait a minute... that movie doesn't appear to be about perfume at all...
Drunk commies deleted
15-05-2007, 23:27
Wait a minute... that movie doesn't appear to be about perfume at all...

It's as much about perfume as those Calvin Klein's Obsession commercials were.
Mikesburg
15-05-2007, 23:30
It's as much about perfume as those Calvin Klein's Obsession commercials were.

touche'
Thumbless Pete Crabbe
15-05-2007, 23:31
Looks compelling; however, I'll have to wait 'till it airs on t.v.
Neo Undelia
15-05-2007, 23:39
I'll bet they'll have tons of opinions from the other side.

"Jihad has come to America." Please. America wouldn't know a proper Jihad if it assassinated the president.
Fassigen
15-05-2007, 23:44
"Jihad has come to America." Please. America wouldn't know a proper Jihad if it assassinated the president.

Hmm, compelling test that would be.
Sumamba Buwhan
15-05-2007, 23:50
The plot seems a little thin from the trailer. At least it looks like there will be an absence of a love story.
Whatmark
16-05-2007, 00:04
The plot seems a little thin from the trailer. At least it looks like there will be an absence of a love story.

Bullshit. Ten bucks says Bush and some Saudi royals make out by the end of the movie. Hot man-on-man-with-headscarf action!
Johnny B Goode
16-05-2007, 01:16
Bullshit. Ten bucks says Bush and some Saudi royals make out by the end of the movie. Hot man-on-man-with-headscarf action!

That just makes me feel all woozy.
The Nazz
16-05-2007, 01:21
"Obsession is without exaggeration one of the most important films of our time. "
–Glenn Beck, CNN Headline News

That said it all for me.
Dobbsworld
16-05-2007, 02:15
I think an hour and a half of just fucking huge explosions would keep most of us entertained.

Speak for yourself.
The Brevious
16-05-2007, 03:58
"Jihad has come to America." Please. America wouldn't know a proper Jihad if it assassinated the president.
No matter how much one might wistfully go on and on about such a situation here on NS or on some BBC miniseries.

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CthulhuFhtagn
16-05-2007, 04:52
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Those are some mighty prestigious "film" "festivals".

The only one of those that has any prestige whatsoever is the Newport Beach one, and that's only because I'm assuming it's the same one as the one in Newport, Rhode Island.
Wallonochia
16-05-2007, 12:37
Wait a minute... that movie doesn't appear to be about perfume at all...

And here I thought it was about Animotion (http://youtube.com/watch?v=NqVNXRrvuLM).
Swilatia
16-05-2007, 12:48
Sounds like a biased set of explosions.
Eraeya
16-05-2007, 15:07
Oh. I thought it was a commercial for the army.
Grave_n_idle
16-05-2007, 15:12
http://www.obsessionthemovie.com/

What do you think?

That's a shame. I had hoped this was going to be about the song by "Army of Lovers"...
Hamilay
16-05-2007, 15:17
Well, the producer of 24 approved of it. It's clearly going to be a balanced assessment of terrorism and radicalism, with a realistic depiction of counter-terror forces and complex relationships between characters.

*tries to keep a straight face*

Hey, don't get me wrong, 24 is still great.
Pwnageeeee
16-05-2007, 15:53
It has blockbuster written all over it. But then again so does this:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8602483019158148765&q=Muslim+Rave+Party+Sensation%21+Funny%21

:cool:
Nodinia
16-05-2007, 16:32
http://www.obsessionthemovie.com/

What do you think?


I think I'd have to see it. However

Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West, also called Obsession, is a 2006 documentary movie about Islamist teachings and goals which uses extensive Arab and Iranian television footage. Obsession compares the threat of Islamism with that of Nazism before World War II, and observes the parallels between Islamists and the Nazi Party during the War, specifically Adolf Hitler's relationship with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem as an inspiration for radical Islamic movements in the Middle East today.

The film features expert analysis by notable counterterrorism figures such as Nonie Darwish (the daughter of a Fedayeen terrorist), Alan M. Dershowitz, Steven Emerson, Brigitte Gabriel, Martin Gilbert, Caroline Glick, Alfons Heck, Glen Jenvey, John Loftus, Salim Mansur, Itamar Marcus, Khaleel Mohammed, Daniel Pipes, Tashbih Sayyed, Walid Shoebat, Khaled Abu Toameh, Robert Wistrich and interviews with Israeli officials and a former PLO terrorist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsession:_Radical_Islam%27s_War_Against_the_West

If you seriously think that a bunch of yahoos blowing up buses and supermarkets - on the very very rare occassions that they do so in the West - are the least bit comparable to large numbers of German divisions massing on the border seeing catchy yet vaguely menacing songs, you need to get readin the history books.

I get tired of the whole Grand Mufti business too, as his significance is wildly exaggerated.

A third minus is the name Alan M. Dershowitz.