Hey Hollywood how about a movie about winning the war?

Bill O'Reilly:

Hey, Hollywood people, thanks for taking this meeting. I wish I had some good news about the new movie "Stop-Loss." But I don't. It's a bomb, a major disaster at the box office despite the presence of Ryan Phillippe. Sorry.

One thing: Why do you guys keep making these Iraq war films when nobody wants to see them? I mean, "Home of the Brave" went straight to video, and most theaters wouldn't even consider "Redacted." I understand that billionaire Mark Cuban has no clue, but come on, the guy spends more than five million bucks on "Redacted" and it grosses about $65,000. Wow, that's some write-off.

As you know, even the big boys are getting hammered with these anti-American movies. Tom Cruise and Robert Redford took in just $15 million for "Lions for Lambs." That doesn't even pay Cruise's Scientology tab. And what about Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron and Susan Sarandon grossing less than $7 million for "In the Valley of Elah," a.k.a. "In the Valley of Failure"? Most films have peaks and valleys. No such luck in Elah.

With all due respect, maybe you guys in Hollywood should actually leave Los Angeles and talk to the folks in the heartland. You see, most Americans believe their country is a noble nation. They love America. And while many are disenchanted with the war in Iraq, they don't think the USA is evil for removing Saddam Hussein. Instead, they are disappointed the war is dragging on with no clear resolution in sight.

Also, most folks deeply respect the sacrifice our military people are making in Iraq and Afghanistan. So here's a clue: People are not going to pay 10 bucks to see Mark Cuban or anyone else portray our forces as savages.

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I just finished a Vince Flynn novel called Memorial Day which would make a terrific movie. It is about a CIA assassin who uncovers a plot by al Qaeda to nuke two US cities. The novel destroys the Democrat and liberal myths about the Patriot Act and also makes the case for coercive interrogation techniques. It is just the kind of story that would drive the left into hysteria and get people back into the theaters.

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  1. Roger W. Gardner2:55 AM

    Hi. first time on your interesting blog. Some good ideas here.
    I have long thought that if Hollywood actually made just one A-list movie, with say, Russell Crow or Harrison Ford, fighting crazed Muslim jihadists -- and winning, of course -- it would do more to combat the leftist/pacifist anti-Americanism around the world than all of the government projects earmarked for this purpose put together. Young people all over America and Europe would suddenly start switching parties and joining the military to fight fanatical Islam.
    I am only being slightly sardonic here. Both the Nazis and the Allies thoroughly understood the significant power of movies to affect the emotions and the opinions of average citizens, and used these powers with great cunning and with undeniable success.
    Unfortunately, the prospects of this huge sea change coming out of our notorious Left Coast are pretty slim at best.
    But we can still hope --

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