Comments on: ‘Witch Mountain’ Remakes The Bad Guy Into The Military

By: This planned Asteroids adaptation will surely crash-land | 1800blogger

This planned Asteroids adaptation will surely crash-land | 1800blogger — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:52:24 +0000

[...] the screenwriter they’re assigning was involved in the Witch Mountain remake, which, as Big Hollywood argued, was insulting to the US military. One more reason I wouldn’t trust this planned movie [...]

By: stratomunchkin

stratomunchkin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:39:56 +0000

After having watched the trailer for "Race to Witch Mountain" I have no desire to go and watch it once it airs on my side of the Atlantic Ocean. I realize it's a kids' movie, but I find no dramatic appeal in it. The stereotypical "military = bad guys" also does not help in that regard, especially as it concerns both sides here, alien and human. The supercool alien kids with their telekinetic, matter-shifting abilities and tech gizzmos also turn me off. It just gives them too much leverage and does not create an atmosphere where it feels like they are truly outclassed, alone and on the run. A more serious approach to the topic might have worked for me. The way it is, it's just green anti-military propaganda hidden in the set of a kids movie.

By: AndrewPrice

AndrewPrice — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:21:41 +0000

LOL!!! For your own personal protection, however, don't ever repeat that on campus! ;-P

By: LawhawkSF

LawhawkSF — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:46:07 +0000

So you're a history major? Mine was American history with emphasis on the growth of the Nineteenth Century American city. Minor, political science (which, like Christian Science, is neither).

By: Jamesb

Jamesb — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:17:05 +0000

I'm fortunate enough to travel with the history department to Europe this summer and so I have to transgress into Women's Studies dept occasionally. Wow, I thought the island of Lesbos was off the coast of Turkey. It's not! It's in Women's Studies departments on universities around the country.

By: Jamesb

Jamesb — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:16:48 +0000

I'm fortunate enough to travel with the history department to Europe this summer and so I have to transgress into Women's Studies dept occasionally. Wow, I thought the island of Lesbos was of the coast off Turkey. It's not! It's in Women's Studies departments on universities around the country.

By: Jamesb

Jamesb — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:16:10 +0000

I'm fortunate enough to travel with the history department to Europe this summer and so I have to transgress into Women's Studies dept occasionally. Wow, I thought the island of Lesbos was of the coast of Turkey. It's not! It's in Women's Studies departments on universities around the country.

By: Jamesb

Jamesb — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:10:54 +0000

I'd settle for accurate insignia on general officers.

By: LawhawkSF

LawhawkSF — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:36:51 +0000

Excellent. We could use more basket-weavers and fewer polticians. Now all you have to do is learn how to weave different colored strands into the baskets so they will sport a nice red, white and blue "O." Then after graduation, you can teach a course entitled "The Politicization of Basket Weaving 101—-How Hemp Freed the Patriarchy to Utilize Their Skills Wisely, Freeing Women to Assume Their Proper Role of Running the Country." It will be in the Department of Women's Studies.

By: Jamesb

Jamesb — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:21:17 +0000

Oh, fine thank you. Made a nice basket, reguritated liberal mantra, good boy me!