Incredible! Freeps post "Being There" review and NO ONE GETS IT!

kskiska

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Fri Aug-01-03 11:20 PM
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Incredible! Freeps post "Being There" review and NO ONE GETS IT!

There's only one small mention of any connection with *, and none with Ronnie Raygun!

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/956805/posts

To: HitmanNY

What is Being There about?

This is a great movie and more than just a comedy. I think it works because it contains more than just a grain of truth about how we actually operate.

5 posted on 08/01/2003 8:19 PM PDT by Scenic Sounds (All roads lead to reality. That's why I smile.)
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Catshrink

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Fri Aug-01-03 11:23 PM
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1. It's a wonderful movie

I highly recommend it.... It's definitely Jr.

Don't forget to watch the outtakes at the end -- absolutely hilarious!

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ParanoidPat

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Fri Aug-01-03 11:26 PM
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2. Just tell them to substitute the words "in the garden"....

....with "on the pig farm" and they just might get it! :evilgrin:

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unblock

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Fri Aug-01-03 11:30 PM
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3. except chauncey gardener was not mean-spirited

HUGE difference.

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HootieMcBoob

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Fri Aug-01-03 11:39 PM
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4. Irony

Just another example that irony is completely over the heads of these guys. I remember thinking when I saw the movie in the early 80s that it was a great comment on the Reagan era. Now that Bush II is here it's even more timely.

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kskiska

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Fri Aug-01-03 11:53 PM
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5. There are none so blind

as those that will not see.

They even think that Hitler and Naziism were left-wing.

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otohara

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Sat Aug-02-03 12:05 AM
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6. Shirley McClain Throwing Herself

at Chauncey was priceless - I miss Peter Sellers

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ClintonTyree

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Sat Aug-02-03 12:55 AM
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7. One of my all time favorites.....................

I recomend it to many, but many fail to see the point. IMO it was Seller's finest, and I too miss his brilliance.

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