tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154975217436010407.post7717108955128777750..comments2023-11-07T16:08:07.585-08:00Comments on Kingdom of God Media: Southland Tales, Idiocracy and American DreamzPat Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02397839550090715753noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154975217436010407.post-75143273437262756102008-07-21T08:34:00.000-07:002008-07-21T08:34:00.000-07:00huh, i'll have to look into it... i haven't read T...huh, i'll have to look into it... i haven't read The Stand either to be honest, i'm not much of a Steven King fan<BR/><BR/>thx much for the cross-referencePat Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397839550090715753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154975217436010407.post-15808436391660799902008-07-18T12:58:00.000-07:002008-07-18T12:58:00.000-07:00I have no idea if the folks from Southland Tales h...I have no idea if the folks from Southland Tales have read "The Stand" or not -- I realize I may be one of the few sentient creatures in this galaxy who hasn't -- but the line you reference is not from King. The line in King is a reference to the actual author of the phrase, T.S. Eliot, whose apocalyptic poem "The Hollow Men" has been tremendously influential on many, many science fiction and Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197640406885293301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154975217436010407.post-85641219295211641262008-07-10T18:31:00.000-07:002008-07-10T18:31:00.000-07:00Thanks for the reviews on the three movies. I hav...Thanks for the reviews on the three movies. I haven't seen American Dreamz, but will agree that Idiocracy is the better and more redeeming as far as having a "story" and a moral to tell goes.<BR/><BR/>I happened to have watched Southland Tales this past weekend; having bought it as 1 of 3 DVDs for $20 at Blockbuster.<BR/><BR/>The opening 5 to 10 minutes worth of the movie did have me slightly onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com