Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, I spent $40 on Sunday so that you won’t have to. That’s the price I paid for myself and Mrs Zeppelin to see a showing of Matt Damon’s pedantic, fussy, Leftist trope — which included the price of admission, some popcorns, drinks and Junior Mints.
The popcorn and Junior Mints saved the day. The movie itself was a waste of space and time.
Let’s cut to the chase. DOWNSIZING is nothing more than a two hour and fifteen minute Leftist lecture on overpopulation and climate change. In other words — yawn — “we’re all gonna die.” Been there, done that, caught the trailer.
Yeah, whatever.
Make no mistake, the producers, directors and distributors knew they had a turkey POS on their hands. That’s the reason the trailers made you think it was going to be a comedy. But in truth it’s a funny as watching a dog lick its own vomit.
I’m sure its creators intended for the film to be darkly didactic. Instead it’s a piece of easily avoidable darkly-crafted shite. I’d place this easily into the same dribbling waste can of effluvium as the film MOTHER. Also to be avoided as if it possessed rippling, wet Hantavirus.
It’s the Norwegian doctors and their Caucasoid-ridden followers who first created the downsizing trend and, like Dr Strangelove’s (Arzt merkwûrdige Liebe) mineshaft suggestion, they all join hands, watch their final sunset, and trot down to their own 2017 Dr Strangelove mineshaft equivalent.
Jesus. Doesn’t anyone in Hollywood have an original thought in their head any more?
I guess none of these Leftist fucktards read Paul Ehrlich. And how he was brain-glazingly wrong.
Shocked?
Not shocked.
BZ
Oh. Please tell us how you feel BZ. Love your review of this film. This is the type of CRAP Hollywood spits out at us for the most part. Would rather spend my time in Dr. Strangelove’s mineshaft “10 women for every one man” doesn’t sound all that bad to me .. . . than watch this POS movie.
PS Save on the Jr. Mints et. al. Sneak your candy and beverages in and hide the evidence. I once nearly snuck a case of beer and a 16″ pizza into a movie theater, but that is another story.
Now that is expertise. A 16″ pizza. I am impressed.
BZ
Haven’t seen the movie or the commercials for it, but I appreciate the review, I’ll avoid it.
A Pleasant New Year to you and yours, BZ, though it may be anything but, we’ll have to wait to find out.
Thanks for reading and commenting, Grog.
BZ
Thanks for taking one for the team… Won’t waste my money!
You’re gonna have to come back on the show soon and talk about CALEXIT.
BZ
I saw it too…luckily I watched it online for free so that it didn’t cost me anything. I was kinda excited about seeing this, as I do like Matt Damon (the actor, not the liberal moron), and loved his movie “the Martian”.
The trailers looked great and it looked like a funny concept and before seeing the movie, I could only imagine the hilarity to ensue over all the small person/big world situation. But nope…as stated…it sucked. The shrinking thing seemed to only exist for the purpose of having Matt Damon’s wife leave him, thus leaving him all alone to ponder his life. After that, the character being small had absolutely NOTHING to do with the rest of the move…NOT A DAMNED THING!!!!
Kristin Wiig, Neil Patrick Harris, Jason Sudekis, all the people you see in the trailer, are in the movie for mere moments. In fact, I think the trailers encompass their total time you see them throughout the entire film. No that I think about it, the trailers are the only funny moments in the entire flick.
After the character is shrunk, the rest of the movie is worthless. It’s all about the evils of Americans killing the planet, and how wonderful (and how much more intelligent) third world immigrants are, and how they only want to help others at their own expense, and tell us how stupid we are….over and over and over. And of course, with Matt Damon’s character bumbling around awkwardly, completely out of place and without any clue as to how moronic he is, you begin to think that he represents how all American white males are. How many times did I hear the phrase…”You Americans are so stupid”, “You Americans are so lazy”, “You Americans are so greedy”, “You Americans don’t get how the world really is”, “You Americans are (fill in the blank)”…and on and on and on. OMG..I get it…you hate us and we’re idiots. You hate Americans (Or is it just white American men?), while everyone NOT American is so much smarter and fully enlightened and caring about others and the planet. The liberal message is not hidden in this movie…it mercilessly beats you about the head with it.
The only funny (and overused) line in the whole movie is how they kept mispronouncing his name, Safranek…which of course was ripped off from Young Frankenstein…or is it Fronkensteen?
This movie had such promise. It really looked interesting. And what a waste of Hans Landa. He really needs to stay with Tarantino for his acting gigs.
But yeah…what he said….stay away. Not worth it…even if you get to see it for free.
Yes, not only money wasted but time squandered.
BZ
You watched it online for free…aka you stole it? Hope you stole the pizza and popcorn as well. If you watched it for free, legally, without torrenting it. My apologies for the post.
Actually, it evens out. Had I paid for the ticket, I would have had to sue for my money back, as they advertised a fun movie that they said didn’t suck…they lied. I would have to file a civil lawsuit for False Pretenses, Breach of Contract, Intentional infliction of emotional distress, Assault, Misrepresentation, and a few more causes of action I am sure I could come up with if need be. Not to mention Punitive damages for knowingly inflicting this type of harm on society.
They should be happy I don’t sue them.
Holy carp. That is a great argument.
BZ
Yup a great argument for theft. Perhaps you could use that same argument on a restaurant…order a meal, run out without paying and then say that the meal wasn’t very good so they are lucky you didn’t sue them.
It is sad when people boast about theft.
OMG…It’s a joke. What is really sad is when people get upset over the smallest of events and seeing others making fun of things. Isn’t that a trait found mostly in liberals?
Sorry, I don’t see theft as the smallest of events. I find the concept that obeying the law of the land and the law of God is a liberal trait highly offensive!
I am so glad to meet the first and only person who has NEVER broken the law. You have NEVER gone over the speed limit, NEVER coasted thru a stop sign, NEVER jay-walked, NEVER took advantage of a situation at the expense of someone else, NEVER found money or something of value and kept it, instead, turning it into the police, NEVER a single law broken by you. And with so many laws on the books, you must be a saint. If you have done any of those things…even once, then you have broken the law. All the rest is just degrees. I certainly wish I could as perfect as you. I will strive to do better. Thank you for your guidance.
Now please, go find something to enjoy, for for gosh sake’s…laugh.
…and as for liberal traits…you have displayed the most despicable of liberal traits and one that I despise the most…your twisting of words in order to make you argument seem valid.
You make the false connection of obeying the law as a liberal trait. You TWISTED my words (a liberal trait). I in no way said obeying the law is a liberal trait.
My connection of liberal trait was to your reaction of “sadness” over what had occurred. Sadness, as in your are a victim. As in you are oh so much better than those horrible scoundrels who commit law-breaking, thus causing you to suffer bouts of sadness. How do you manage? How do you make it thru the day? You must be severely depressed to learn of what happens in the world everyday. If only those horrible people who commit law-breaking activities would learn to live a better life, like you for example, your sadness could be lifted, and you would no longer be a victim.
The liberal trait is not the obeying of the law, but your being offended and saddened by reading what I had supposedly done. That is liberal trait in which you committed. IT WAS A JOKE. And the reason you did not see it as such, is because you have a tad bit of liberal in you (which is what I pointed out). You took great offense and needed to speak out, and judge me. Who are you to judge anyone? And that is what liberals do…they search and scrutinize, and the moment they find something…ANYTHING to become offended by…they act on it. They place themselves on the moral high ground and condemn others for not being like them. THAT SIR IS A LIBERAL TRAIT. AN YOU ARE GUILTY AS CHARGED.
Sir, you stole, that is, in my opinion different from speeding, coasting through a stop sign….you chose to take something without paying….how is it different from going into a shop and walking out with a coat without paying? Yup is different in that the risk of capture is way lower…but is still theft! That was my point. Yes, I have broken the law in that I have jay walked and broken the speed limit, but I have NEVER stolen something!!!!!! Who am I to judge? I judge those who boast that they have stolen something.
twisting words? No sir, you admitted to theft, I called you out on that and you accused me of being a liberal! Yes, Sir, I AM offended by thieves!
And, Sir, you are right, I should not have said that it was “sad”when people boast they are thiefs. I should have said it is “wrong”.
Still a liberal…Justify what you do and condemn others for not being EXACTLY like you. You have set the bar for what is acceptable and what is not. Everything you do is perfectly okay, including the laws you have personally chosen to obey and the ones you have deemed it okay to break. You have set the standard by which everyone is to be judged. What about the traffic cop who thinks speeding, even 1 mph over the limit is reprehensible, or failure to come to a full and complete STOP at a stop sign is criminal, or changing lanes without using your signal? Is he to judge you and look down upon you with contempt, since you admit these are laws that are okay to break, and have done so yourself. Should he look at you in disgust, just as you do of those that watch movies for free (which was a joke, something you still do not get).
You have placed yourself on moral high ground despite the fact that you yourself break the law. People who watch movies for free are “WRONG”, and you breaking traffic laws, made for the protection of human beings, including CHILDREN…is “WRONG”. You are just as wrong as the movie watcher. In fact more so…since watching movies is at best, a crime of finance, whereas traffic laws, the ones you admit to breaking, is a crime of life or death. Watching movies does not result in the death of children, but speeding and running stop signs can and has resulted in the death of children. By your standards, me taking a few pennies out of the pocket of rich people is worse than you killing kids. Your priorities are messed up. You have placed the value of money over the lives of people…and you presume to judge me. How dare you.
What my point is, and I believe I have made it clear, is that YOU are exhibiting a liberal trait. Actually two.
ONE…You have placed yourself on moral high ground, defending your actions of breaking certain laws as acceptable, while condemning others for breaking laws that you choose follow. A law is a law…you either obey all of them or you are a criminal. But you have so magnanimously assigned certain laws as okay to break, with the ones you disobey as being perfectly acceptable to go against, then you judge everyone who disobey the laws that you follow. How convenient for you.
And TWO…you fail to laugh at a joke. It was a JOKE!!!!!!! But of course, liberals are too serious to take a joke.
Then again, I suppose liberals and progressives do come here to read up on what is important to conservatives. Some to learn, and some to judge. At this point, I am done. I have broken the first law of being a conservative…I have chosen to argue with a liberal. My bad. I had forgotten that you cannot win, and you cannot reason with a liberal, as they refuse to see rational sense in anything. It’s like wrestling with a pig in the mud. You realize that you will never win…and the pig likes it.
I am done. Only a liberal would continue, as they cannot stop until they have shouted down all opposition. You of course, may continue with your shouting.
People who steal movies are wrong…people who steal things are wrong. Stealing is theft, it is against the law of the land and against Gods law. Exodux 20v15.
Sorry if I continued to mention this, but I wanted to let you know which Bible verse you were breaking.
And to conclude, Sir, you are a thief.
Can you guess which one in the pit you are?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-WVK0piyPI
Your continued postings PROVE MY POINT.
With my current internet speed, it is taking way too long to load that video. Watching a movie for free is a joke? Theft is a joke? No in my book Sir.
I suggest that you polish up on your “recognize a liberal” check list – speaking out against theft should not be on the top of the list. You are right, I should not have said it was sad. Also saying “your continued postings prove my point” is rather a juvenile argument.
You are a thief! As for shouting….hmmmm in written paralance capital letters are the equivalent of shouting you know.
Have a nice day and enjoy your theft, I guess it is a good way to subsidize your life.
You seem to be missing my simple point. My point was, you acted like a liberal, you exhibited a liberal trait. You have committed criminal acts, by your own admission, and you somehow have placed yourself above others because in your mind, certain laws as okay to break and others as taboo. Why is this?
I said I wasn’t going to respond to you anymore, what with being the pig and mud thing, but I will, in the hope you will answer my questions honestly, and get you to see the logic I used, and what my true point was in pointing out what you did. I hope it will stick this time, but I have my doubts. I didn’t want a war…you started this. I simply wanted to point out that you were acting like a liberal in the hope you would simply recognize your error, and move on. Maybe apologize…or not…but to let you know that your comment was inappropriate, and it was not your place to admonish me. But you did…so I stepped in. I will not be chastised and accused of as a law-breaker, especially by someone who breaks the law themselves, but justifies what they do as okay, but condemns me.
Let’s look at what you accused me of, theft, and see if it does apply or not. Was your accusation correct, according to the law, or did you base it on something other than the law,? Was your accusation of theft correct?
Let’s pretend we have a defendant who is accused of watching videos online for free, and is accused of the crime of theft. Well, first we have to find out what is the legal definition of theft?
Theft is the illegal taking of another person’s property without that person’s freely-given consent. Also defined as the physical removal of an object that is capable of being stolen without the consent of the owner and with the intention of depriving the owner of it permanently.
Do we have that in our scenario here? Did the defendant commit theft? Has he deprived the owner of anything? The owner still has his movie. The owner has suffered no loss or harm in any way.
Let’s add for the record that the defendant does not go to the theater, as it is too expensive, and his only method of watching movies is when it comes out on DVD, and he then borrows it from his local library. Thus, there is absolutely no evidence that the owner of the movie suffered any pecuniary harm whatsoever as well. There is no taking of property, taking of money, or taking of anything of value. The supposed victim has suffered NO LOSS or NO HARM.
Has a theft occurred? You may not use your own opinion of what you think theft is. You are on the jury, and you have been given the strict jury instruction to follow the legal definition of the law, and must do so beyond all reasonable doubt. Is the defendant guilty. Now bear in mind, the judge will overrule you, the juror, if you try to go against this strict jury instruction and not apply the law, and instead, apply your “feelings”. When a judge does this, which happens more often that you would think, this is called in state court, a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or in federal court, judgment of acquittal. So, you can pass all the judgment you want on the defendant, but if you go against your jury instruction, than your ruling is thrown out, and the judge will act in your place. The fact is, you MUST follow the law, or the law will overrule you. By the very definition, we do not have a conviction of theft. Therefore, you accusation of Theft, is wholly inappropriate.
If you like, do your homework and present a charge you deem proper, and I will be happy to counter or accept your argument. But do your homework. You don’t get to accuse others because you “Feel” it is wrong.
So, you can base your decision on anything you like, but the fact is, no theft occurred. You cannot base your opinion on “feelings”. That is what liberals do. You must base it on facts and on law. And unless you have more experience than me in this field, I would suggest you not argue “feelings”. Just because YOU feel it is wrong, does not make it so. Liberals like to do this a lot. They do so when they do not have the law or the facts on their side. And THAT was my point…you acted like a liberal. Don’t do that. Conservatives detest liberals. You may be well traveled, but you are not well schooled in the field of criminal law. You want to tell others about the wonderful sights of Italy, I will listen. You want to accuse others of breaking the law, you better know more than me, and you better be able to back your argument up with proof…not feelings.
Now, if you want to argue who is law abiding and who is not. Let’s take your position on the fact that you think it is okay to speed…a little, run stops signs…a little, and disobey traffic laws…just a little. Let’s look at the legal definition of the traffic laws. The law is quite clear. A speed limit of say 35 MPH, means EXACTLY that. It doesn’t mean approximately 35 MPH or a few miles over is acceptable. It means 35 MPH as your MAXIMUM speed limit. And just because most cops do not issue tickets for this violation of the law, does not make it okay. Same for stop signs. They do not mean, slow down and make sure it is safe to go, then go. It means STOP. As in full and complete stop, with most judges using the definition of the vehicle rocking slightly backwards when completing the stop, and then proceeding once the intersection is cleared and you have the right of way.
But not you. You contend you are above the law. And why? Because you claim you have committed no harm? If that is your reason? If so, then the defendant’s supposed theft above would also be acceptable, as no harm was committed as well. If harm is your standard, than watching movies online for free that you would otherwise not pay to see, is acceptable.
So why is watching movies online for free worse than your traffic violations? This is the answer I want you to respond to. Tell me why you think it is okay to place human beings, including children, in harm’s way, because you think traffic laws do not apply to you, risking their very lives, but someone else, watching a movie that in no way harmed anyone, is completely unacceptable? Is it because you commit one act but not the other? Is that why?
I agree theft is wrong…as long as we have an absolute case of actual and real theft. But do we have a case of theft in our movie watching scenario? Whereas, you MUST admit, violating traffic laws is at least equally as wrong, and I contend, maybe even more so, as one of these crimes doesn’t result in dead children, while the other one surely does. Yet, the law that is in place to save people from actual and real physical harm, you think is okay to break. Why is that?
And to end it on this. And I will reiterate my initial point. I never once denied that theft was bad. I only stated that your passing of judgment of others who break the law, when you yourself do so as well, is hypocritical, and is a LIBERAL TRAIT. And that was my point. You are a hypocrite. You have broken the law, justified it as okay, but condemned me for breaking the law. You think it okay to break the laws that you violate, but judge others for breaking laws you choose to follow. That is what liberals do. That is what you did. You acted like a liberal. You passed judgment on me for breaking the law, while you yourself break the law. You condemn me, but justify your own unlawful actions.
Isn’t this what hiLIARy did? She broke the law, but claimed it was okay because she didn’t harm anyone, or because she didn’t think that the law she broke was important. Isn’t that what so many liberal politicians do today. Break laws and say it is okay, but accuse conservatives of breaking laws that only they think are important.
My initial posting was pointing out the fact that you acted like a damned liberal. And what did you do? You attacked me. You made it all about accusing me of a criminal act. You couldn’t argue that you didn’t act like a liberal, with your saddened judgement of others, so you pointed your finger at me and yelled “THEFT…CRIMINAL…THEFT”. Instead of just admitting you were wrong. You could not defend your wrongful actions, so you changed the talking point, and tried to marginalize me, so you could deflect the accusations that you exhibited a horrific liberal trait. Which is ironic, since it appears all you did was double-down on your liberal tendencies. Where have we seen tactics like this? HMMMMMM?
You can go on all day how theft is wrong and blah blah blah. But you admitted to breaking laws yourself, as long as you only “slightly” break them. Admit you are just as much a law-breaker for violating the laws that you did. Don’t judge me. Judge yourself. Did you break the law? Was it okay to do? Do you contend that your lawbreaking is perfectly acceptable while the lawbreaking you accuse me of is not? Most of all…Did you act like a damned liberal? I don’t want to hear about theft. I don’t want to hear about what I did or did not do. I want you to answer for YOUR ACTIONS. Did you pass judgment on me, despite the fact that you yourself are no better than me? It is not about what I may have done…but what you did.
I would like an answer…and maybe an apology. I respect a man more when he admits his mistakes and learns from them, than I do, someone who continues in his wrongdoing, and continues to blame others, while refusing to admit his or her own failings.
And to quote your primary source “Let he who has not sinned, cast the first stone”. You cast a stone in my direction. Are you without sin. Are you in a position to judge me or anyone else? Who are you to accuse me of wrongdoing and condemn me, while you yourself are no better. Doesn’t Jesus tells us to look at our own sins before judging someone else?
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (Matthew 7:1-5)
I expect an apology. I doubt I will get it. You say you adhere to the bible. What does it say about your own actions? What say you?
I apologize!
You are not a thief….that was sloppy short hand. You are guilty of copyright infringement. Up to five years in jail and $150,000 fine.
My apologizes you are a copyright infringer.
BTW I don’t think the charge would be for “watching online movies for free”. Let me help you out here, the illegal act is the redistributing not the watching.
You seem to be getting rather hot under the collar….why not illegally download another movie to watch, or some soothing music to listen to?
Wow…more liberal accusations. Accusing me of being “hot under the collar”, and then with the belittling by telling me to watch another illegal video. Typical liberal…thru and thru.
I am not hot at all…I am retired…with lots of time on my hands and don’t mind using my legal skills to run roughshod over you. I am not upset, I am having an absolute blast toying with you. Much better than any movie I could watch. Liberal melt downs are a blast. And you played your part so well. You ended it with false accusations and put downs…so so liberal of you. Of course, I knew the ending when I started.
And as for copyright infringement accusations…you better check your research…as that would NOT be appropriate at all. I am a retired cop and a retired lawyer…so I am going to guess that when it comes to legal knowledge, you are not in my league, and you know nothing of the law. You are not even close. You have proven that by your writings.
You are a liberal and nothing more. You still carry the anger and resentment from your wasted hiLIARy vote and a Trump presidency. You are lost and so, you troll blogs sites and insult others just to make yourself feel something.
I tried so desperately to reach you, to make you see something differently, and you resisted with such ferocity, as to give no doubt as to your true ideology. As I said, liberals come to these sites to either learn or ridicule. You came for the latter. You took your high and mighty stand, and you shouted down on those you believe to be beneath you. You are unable to understand a joke, and you will never see reason. I pity you. You will live the rest of your life in denial of what you are, and you are the reason why America is in the state it is. Of course, you will never see it that way. You will laugh at me, and still arrogantly claim the moral high ground. You are unreachable. Sadly for you, Trump is the President now, and you world is being unraveled. That hurts you, and so, you look to hurt others. You have failed. I take nothing personal and you are simply a toy I have played with, but now I am bored, and I am casting you aside.
With that, I know what you are. I am done. I will not check in on this comments section again as I no longer wish to read your rants. I will have had the last word in that respect. You will of course, now allow that, and you will have to respond, as it is in your nature to get the last word…it’s what liberals must have. So, goodbye.
PS: Will you let me have the last word…or will you respond? I know the answer already.
Of course I will reply. Oops is calling someone hot under the collar a liberal rant!
BTW I have never noted for a Clinton.
I have checked my research. If you obtained that movie by torrenting you have illegally distributed the movie and could be charged. So glad you have enjoyed “toying with me” – a pity that you had to resort to insults and assumptiions.
I also think that a rant needs a few more words than I have used…..your posts are slightly longer than mine.
Have a nice day assuming that anyone who challenges you is a liberal!
Now THAT was some good, clean fun!
Thanks guys!
BZ
And your illegal download was a cam!
Oooops am showing libtard tendencies by challenging illegal activity.