Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utcsri.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsri!arcorp From: arcorp@utcsri.UUCP (Alias Research Corp.) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: Rambo Redux Message-ID: <1235@utcsri.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 01:26:17 EDT Article-I.D.: utcsri.1235 Posted: Wed Jul 10 01:26:17 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 10-Jul-85 01:47:15 EDT References: <623@umd5.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: CSRI, University of Toronto Lines: 28 > Just when you thought this film could be closeted away, what happens? Mr. > Ronald Reagan, in hailing the release of the American hostages, cited the > methods of the above intrepid hero as entirely appropriate and effective > means in dealing with future similar situations. One would (or maybe it's > just me) think that some lessons could be derived from the trauma of the past > two weeks, that ranting, raging and frothing at the mouth do not have much > effect on the actions of terrorists. Reagan belittled Carter's efforts and > his words came back to him in the form of reportorial digs. Now that it's > over and done with (except for the current dozen[?] or so Americans held > by the Shiites under less dramatic circumstances), the lessons learned are > those taught by Hollywood's recent spate of chauvinistic cinematic atrocities. > All we need do to generate more ill-will against us is to screen the film for > our third-world neighbors. I'm fairly certain they would not derive the same > message from "Rambo" as did our president. > -- > Jay Elvove ..!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umd5!jay > c/o Systems, Computer Science Center, U. of MD. As a matter of fact , they're just packin' 'em in at Beirut screenings of "Rambo ...". (trivia) Doesn't such preaching belong in net.politics? Stephen Yuri Trutiak alias!steve