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Frost/Nixon *** Spoilers ***

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Lugnuts, Dec 13, 2008.

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  1. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Re: Frost/Nixon

    I think the "put it behind us" argument has been one of the most destructive ones to self-government that we've ever had. We have constitutional and legal processes. We are big enough to let those processes play out to the bitter -- or not -- end. This is how we wound up letting the Iran-Contra crooks go so they could come back into government to commit worse crimes over the past seven years -- crimes we are now being told to ignore so we can "move forward together." It was how the Supreme Court could step in and issue a fundamentally corrupt decision in 2000. If the process had played out, the Republican House would have seated an R delegation from Florida and Bush would have been elected anyway. But the Supreme Court's integrity would have been intact. Our Constitution is for grown-ups.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Dec 29, 2008
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  2. finishthehat

    finishthehat Active Member

    Re: Frost/Nixon

    I can see all that, but I can see the "practical" argument, too. Nixon wasn't going to go to jail, and he probably was never going to be put on trial -- they'd have worked out a plea agreement. Ford's pardon was limited to Nixon, not any of his gang, and Nixon had got all the punishment and humiliation he was going to get.
     
    finishthehat, Dec 29, 2008
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  3. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    Re: Frost/Nixon

    Fair enough. My quibble with the film is that it underlines the drama in a way "see? there?" fashion that's more digestible for audiences who probably don't give a shit anyway.
     
    Alma, Dec 30, 2008
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  4. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest

    Re: Frost/Nixon

    I don't know about the latter.
    My kids, who were not born during the events in question, came out fascinated by the period.
    You're probably right, but I think the movie does, at least, convey the sense of historical weight of what happened and why.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Dec 30, 2008
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  5. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    Re: Frost/Nixon

    Not too unlike Apollo 13
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Dec 31, 2008
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  6. Herbert Anchovy

    Herbert Anchovy Active Member

    Re: Frost/Nixon

    I came into possession of a bootleg and I'm watching it again right now. I think it's outstanding, and makes the slice of time come alive if the loud, the lazy and the stupid will allow it.
     
    Herbert Anchovy, Dec 31, 2008
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  7. Lugnuts

    Lugnuts Well-Known Member

    My quibble was that the phone call never happened.
     
    Lugnuts, Dec 31, 2008
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  8. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Do really need a spoiler alert on a historical film?
     
    Mizzougrad96, Dec 31, 2008
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  9. Lugnuts

    Lugnuts Well-Known Member

    When what is being spoiled didn't actually happen, yes.
     
    Lugnuts, Dec 31, 2008
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  10. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Although, every review of the film does mention the phone call...
     
    Mizzougrad96, Dec 31, 2008
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  11. Fenian_Bastard

    Fenian_Bastard Guest


    Good point, although there was a helluva lot of back story to digest on this one.
     
    Fenian_Bastard, Dec 31, 2008
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  12. Simon_Cowbell

    Simon_Cowbell Active Member

    Has Frost said that?
     
    Simon_Cowbell, Dec 31, 2008
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