http://www.andrewferrier.com/blog/2006/09/03/syriana/ Economics; Travel; Film; and Technology. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:34:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.andrewferrier.com/blog/2006/09/03/syriana/comment-page-1/#comment-13249 Andrew Ferrier’s Blog » 2007 » January » 22 Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:57:49 +0000 http://www.new-destiny.co.uk/andrew/blog/2006/09/03/syriana/#comment-13249 [...] Recent Comments Andrew Ferrier’s Blog » Blog Archive » Team America: World Police on Syrianaandrewferrier on Cancelled LOVEFiLMAndrew Ferrier’s Blog » Blog Archive » Cancelled LOVEFiLM on Signs of Strife in LOVEFiLM LandChris Tomkins on Cancelled LOVEFiLMA Beadle on Screenselect Merges with LOVEFiLM [...] [...] Recent Comments Andrew Ferrier’s Blog » Blog Archive » Team America: World Police on Syrianaandrewferrier on Cancelled LOVEFiLMAndrew Ferrier’s Blog » Blog Archive » Cancelled LOVEFiLM on Signs of Strife in LOVEFiLM LandChris Tomkins on Cancelled LOVEFiLMA Beadle on Screenselect Merges with LOVEFiLM [...]

]]> http://www.andrewferrier.com/blog/2006/09/03/syriana/comment-page-1/#comment-13248 Andrew Ferrier’s Blog » Blog Archive » Team America: World Police Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:56:59 +0000 http://www.new-destiny.co.uk/andrew/blog/2006/09/03/syriana/#comment-13248 [...] The film pokes fun at plenty of folks, on both the American left and right (it’s no coincidence the film’s creators are basically libertarians). At times, it almost feels like it’s closer to hitting the truth than its far more complex and serious rivals like the more recent Syriana, which alludes to some of the same topics. It’s not surprising also, what with the film being from the creators of South Park, that it’s both offensive and politically insensitive (Derkaderkastan is apparently a Central Asian country now). Put simply: if you don’t like swearing for the hell of it and (comically well-constructed) childish behaviour, you won’t like this film. [...] [...] The film pokes fun at plenty of folks, on both the American left and right (it’s no coincidence the film’s creators are basically libertarians). At times, it almost feels like it’s closer to hitting the truth than its far more complex and serious rivals like the more recent Syriana, which alludes to some of the same topics. It’s not surprising also, what with the film being from the creators of South Park, that it’s both offensive and politically insensitive (Derkaderkastan is apparently a Central Asian country now). Put simply: if you don’t like swearing for the hell of it and (comically well-constructed) childish behaviour, you won’t like this film. [...]

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