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| ACTORS: | Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Niels Mueller |
| MANUFACTURER: | New Line Home Entertainment |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 794043785023 |
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Customer Reviews of The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Interesting film...great acting Genre: Political Thriller/Drama <
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>While Sean Penn gave an excellent performance in this film, the extremely slow pace of the story was barely enough to keep me from turning it off. However, if you can get through the thick plot, there is a great story to be told. This movie is based on a true story about a man who decided to "go all out" back in 1974 during the Watergate scandal. <
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>Obviously his attempts are defeated in the end, as Nixon was never assassinated. However, the views brought forth by Sean Penn's character (one I'm sure he loved taking on) are disturbing to me. Not because I think they're wrong, but because I think they're right. While some of the ideas this man had might have been over-the-top, I could clearly see the reasoning for his motives. There were some very powerful lines in this film that I would love to hear a conservative try to argue their way out of without sounding like an insensitive prick. Not about this madman's views on assassinating a president he doesn't agree with, but on his views of America being controlled by power-hungry bastards. This point is strengthened in the analogy of the power structure of businesses and the lack of respect for employees. <
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>While this movie might be politically over-the-top or confusing for some viewers, I think it holds some strong statements that people should think about. Whether you agree with the ideas this film presents or not, I would hope you would at least see the message that sitting back quietly while the greedy liars take over our country is not the answer. <
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>It is my belief that being apolitical is dangerous and could be compared to burning the flag. While you have every right to not care what your government officials are doing behind closed doors, you should respect your country by taking a stand for what is right. <
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>Samuel Bicke: "The meek shall not inherit the earth. The earth belongs to the bullies who do not care how they get to the top...as long as they arrive. I am an honest man. If that is to be my undoing then so be it. But I will not go quietly."
Where is the Commentary from writer-director Niels Mueller
This film is nothing like Taxi Driver, a very lazy comparison, the only similarites are in the time period both films take place in, and the simple fact that President Richard Nixon is the crook that corrupts two nations. The fact that very few REAL Bickle's or Bicke's have carried out such desperate actions, out-lined in both films, is testament to the overall good of the masses suffering under the weight of the evil few. NIXON, REGAN, BUSH times 2 THATCHER, BLAIR, and oh so many more down the pipe of history.
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>The most important message this film has is that to succeed in a capitalist society an individual should be as corrupt as the power elite who decide how the world is governed.
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>Superb film, very much a bitter pill, Sean Penn, America's most underrated actor, why has he not won more awards? Answer : because someone like Mr America "mom's apple pie" Tom Hanks is more pallatable, in feel-good ignore all, movies.
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>My only complaint is that I bought this dvd under the knowledge that there was a commentary track from writer-director Niels Mueller. Not on my dvd. In fact all you get as extras is two trailers for the film.
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>I think this dvd is over-priced considering it is all, but a bare-bones release.
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>Superb film, not so hot dvd
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>5 for the film only 3 for the dvd which means I score this dvd an overall 4 / 5
Shows how the little man tries to strike back...
Sean Penn plays Sam Bicke in this slow moving drama. Bicke is like a billion guys out there. He's a nice guy, he's honest, and he's surrounded by the opposite. His bosses are telling him how to lie in order to be a successful furniture salesman, his wife leaves him, and he cannot get a loan for a tire service company because his partner is black.
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>Like the title of a Megadeth record: THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED. All systems have postives and negatives, and this one shows how in 1974 (It's not really much different 30 years later...is it?) that dishonesty can be the best policy.
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>Bicke won't take it any more, he decides to do something about it. Something about...all of it.
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>I think there are TONS of modern day Sam Bickes out there. This does not mean they will do something bad, it just means that there is still always the common man, working for peanuts, who despite having honesty, integrity, honor, and courage, will never get out from under being oppressed by the government system that is meant to help, but more often than not, continues to hurt. Shows how we all feel when no matter how many times we try and do the right thing, the crooks always seem to have more success!
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>I enjoyed the movie, SEAN PENN IS AWESOME as Sam Bicke. Based on a true story. If you are into movies about character development etc. this is definitley your movie!