Ignorant Bastard

The game starts off with an introduction of it being the year 2001 and proceeds to show clips of the spread of terrorism throughout the world. Relevant for obvious reasons and it's no coincidence that the game is the sequel to Tom Clancy's computer company's first game, Rainbow Six. Perhaps the most amazing thing in the game is a mission where a group of Arab terrorists have hostages on board a 747, and you can guess what the objective is... simply incredible. They interviewed Clancy who wrote about such events as those that happened on September 11th in one of his novels... and his "crazy" ideas don't seem that crazy anymore. His messages about terrorism in our world have not only reached the public through his books, but also through computer games. Great game too. Highly recommended.

The color red holds so many facets of symbolism in this picture. If you've seen Woody Allen's "Manhattan", then you may remember when he called Ingmar Bergman the only person he could truly consider to be a cinematic genius. Like Nathaniel Hawthorne, Bergman digs deep into the human psyche... only he does it cinematically, which is an even greater achievement. This is just one of those rare, important films. *****/*****

I agree, this movie has a completely weak plot, weak character development, weak screenwriting, weak direction (when it comes to actors, which is probably the most important aspect, but anyway...) if for nothing else, enjoy this film because of it's technical mastery. Right, by definition this is not a good film, however, you sometimes have to give in and just be, ya know, "blown away" by everything this film does right, even if it misses some of the most important elements. I don't know what a critic like Pauline Kael wrote about this film, but it was either one of two things: praised the craftsmanship, ignored the acting, etc., or, damned the whole film. Well, that's fine because a movie like "Titanic" will always be remembered for it's absolutely glorious special effects and amazing editing/cinematography. See the movie just to sit back and be truly entertained by Hollywood grandeur. 9.5/10 (technical achievement), 4/10 (most of the important stuff [acting and what have you]), 6.7... okay I'll give in! 7/10 (overall)