2016 - the movie

[JKing106]

Watch Colbert destroy Mr. D'Souza.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/80900/january-16-2007/dinesh-d-souza

 

[boomerang]

Watch Colbert destroy Mr. D'Souza.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/80900/january-16-2007/dinesh-d-souza

Colbert is a racist. Everyone knows that.

 

[Incorruptible]

oooh ooh let me play!

there were rightists who tried to shut down Farenheit 9/11 because they couldn't tolerate any criticism of Bush.

Real Conservatives believe in freedom of speech, most of the bush people weren't even Conservative

 

[JKing106]

Colbert is a racist. Everyone knows that.

Racist against whom?

 

[boomerang]

Racist against whom?

Indians. D'Souza is from India.

 

[blankslate]

Real Conservatives believe in freedom of speech, most of the bush people weren't even Conservative

Sure. I bet you have a bridge to sell me if I believe that bullshit.

 

[cybrsage]

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/2016-obamas-america/

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/2016-obamas-america/showtimes/

A lot of theaters didn't show it because it wouldn't make any money where those theaters are located. There is no conspiracy not to show the film.

The documentary “2016: Obama’s America,” which paints a bleak picture of the world should President Obama be re-elected, has been in theaters for a couple of months. But Yahoo! Movies, one of the biggest online movie listings sites, does not list its theaters or showtimes
While its easy to find out when and where the likes of “Expendables 2” and “Sparkle” are playing, in addition to independent films like “Sleepwalk With Me,” there are no listings for the Dinesh D’Souza-directed “2016.” In fact, Yahoo! Movies appears not to have the documentary listed in its database at all.

“I was interested in seeing the new movie, ‘2016: Obama's America’ so I went to Yahoo! Movies as I usually do to find the time and showing. I found that you cannot search for it on Yahoo! Movies,” one disgruntled moviegoer told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column. “I checked the movie's site

and found out where it was opening on August 24th and so I checked those theaters for that date and it does not show up. Is it possible that Yahoo! is trying to keep people from watching this movie?”


Meanwhile, the film, now in 169 theaters, shows up on showtime searches through Google and Moviefone. The documentary came in 13th at the box office over the weekend, with a per-screen average of $7,391, the fifth highest average of any film over the weekend.

"When somebody goes to Yahoo!'s movie site and types in a film's name, typically hundreds of web search results come up yet when one searches for "2016: Obama's America" not one search result is returned," said "2016" executive producer John Sullivan. "The website for '2016: Obama's America' is generating nearly a million page views per day so it's not as though the information traffic is not out there. We look forward to Yahoo! updating its search capability so that viewers can easily find out information about ours and other popular movies."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...e-on-top-movie-listing-website/#ixzz24kcfurWB

It magically started to appear in Yahoo's listings after Yahoo was outed by a national news outlet.

 

[cybrsage]

Aside from the Fast and Furious scandal, and the birther thing, what do they really have? I've seen lots of posts linking to articles that say "Look at this thing Obama said or did that when taken out of context is mildly offensive!" (to paraphrase) Yet, in total, it doesn't hold a candle to the total clusterfuck that was the G.W. Bush presidency.

Seriously, I want to know.

The broken promises about both change and hope to start with. His continued attacks upon Islamic nations when he ran on a peace platform. His promise to cut the deficit in half, to close Gitmo, to allow us to see legilstation for a week before he signs it, his promise not to employ lobbyists, on and on.

But the horrible economy he promised to fix or else his administration should be considered a one term administration is probably the biggest.

 

[soulcougher73]

The broken promises about both change and hope to start with. His continued attacks upon Islamic nations when he ran on a peace platform. His promise to cut the deficit in half, to close Gitmo, to allow us to see legilstation for a week before he signs it, his promise not to employ lobbyists, on and on.

But the horrible economy he promised to fix or else his administration should be considered a one term administration is probably the biggest.

And I suppose you believe all the crap Romney says during his campaign? But how can you when nobody knows who the real Mutt Romney really is.

 

[CLite]

Bunch of paranoid folks that seem to hate capitalism working up a storm in this thread.

Let's see, first major release by this guy and shown at 169 theaters.
1,200,000 / 169 = $7,100 per theater

Michael Moore's first major release (bowling for columbine) was shown in much more limited locations than 169 theaters, but averaged around $27,000 per theater opening weekend (I think number of theaters only numbered in the dozens or so in NYC/LA).

Michael Moore's other major film after his rise to popularity and/or infamy was Fahrenheit 9/11 shown in 800 theaters.
$24,000,000 (opening weekend) / 800 = $30,000 per theater

The above numbers are ignoring inflation of course, but countering that is the fact that movie tickets probably cost more in cities/etc. than the rural areas that 2016 is probably playing in.

There is no conspiracy, if the guy releases another movie it will obviously be even more hyped and have a broader distribution because companies will know they can capitalize on it. At the end of the day the opening was weaker than Moore's other movies even at a per theater basis of comparison. This doesn't mean I consider that a gauge of what makes a film superior but it does discredit the OP's presented hypothesis.

I do consider Moore's movies bottom of the barrel dumb, but I consider paranoid assholes with delusions of grandeur stemming from their fabricated plight even more dumb.

 

[CLite]

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.c...-obama-takes-in-6-2-million-in-wider-release/

As it expanded from a more limited run to about 1,100 theaters across the country, the film took in an estimated $6.2 million over the weekend for a total of more than $9 million in domestic ticket sales since its release by Rocky Mountain Pictures on July 13.

Oh and now the movie is released in upwards of 1,100 theaters, surpassing at least the initial Fahrenheit 9/11 distribution.

 

[cybrsage]

And I suppose you believe all the crap Romney says during his campaign? But how can you when nobody knows who the real Mutt Romney really is.

Is this your way of saying "you are right, Obama sure has lied a lot about his major issues! WOW!"? It sure appears it is, since you did not address the item you quoted but instead tried to blame someone else.

 

[soulcougher73]

Is this your way of saying "you are right, Obama sure has lied a lot about his major issues! WOW!"? It sure appears it is, since you did not address the item you quoted but instead tried to blame someone else.

No im saying that anyone how falls for campaign talk is a tard. And yes of course Obama spouted crap to get people to vote for him in 2008.

Everyone knows this.

 

[cybrsage]

No im saying that anyone how falls for campaign talk is a tard. And yes of course Obama spouted crap to get people to vote for him in 2008.

Everyone knows this.

Ah, gotcha. My bad for misunderstanding you. But I do disagree with your last sentence. There are many in this forum who staunchily defend Obama and come up with some doozies to say he did not break his promises or should not be held to task for breaking them...while saying we should believe the new ones.

 

[soulcougher73]

Ah, gotcha. My bad for misunderstanding you. But I do disagree with your last sentence. There are many in this forum who staunchily defend Obama and come up with some doozies to say he did not break his promises or should not be held to task for breaking them...while saying we should believe the new ones.

True. Although its sort of sad "everyone knows this" doesnt actually apply lol.

Anything said during a campaign should automatically be dismissed into the "he will say anything to get elected" category. All candidates. But flip flopping on "he will say anything to get elected" is technically worse

 

[ichy]

That movie looks like trash, essentially a right wing equivalent of Michael Moore's propaganda bullshit. Intelligent people would be embarrassed to watch something like that.

 

[First]

And yet, nobody cares and Obama will win in November.

Meh.

 

[mshan]

Julia Boorstin on CNBC just said that Fahrenheiht 9/11 had larger start than 2016 (though I don't know how many screens each film showed at during those opening weeks): http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000112592&play=1

She also echoed the obvious (it won't make difference in election, just like Michael Moore's movie), because it is just preaching to the choir.

If it eventually shows up in Redbox machine and I have free promo code, I'll probably rent it just to see what the hype is about, but just like Fahrenheit 9/11, wouldn't pay one penny to see it otherwise.

 

[Lithium381]

Julia Boorstin on CNBC just said that Fahrenheiht 9/11 had larger start than 2016 (though I don't know how theaters each film showed at during those opening weeks): http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000112592&play=1

She also echoed the obvious (it won't make difference in election, just like Michael Moore's movie), because it is just preaching to the choir.

If it eventually shows up in Redbox machine and I have free promo code, I'll probably rent it just to see what the hype is about, but just like Fahrenheit 9/11, wouldn't pay one penny to see it otherwise.

you can see it for free here: http://www.movietorrent.com/trojan.exe
let me know how you like it!

 

[mshan]

Thanks, but no virus-laden torrents for me.

I'll wait for the Redbox machine and a free promo code.

 

[BoberFett]

People actually pay to watch propaganda? I wouldn't pay to watch a Michael Moore film, and I wouldn't pay to watch this either. Don't people have lives?

 

[Aikouka]

I saw it on the local movie theater's showtime listing, and was curious what it actually was. Since I live in Alabama, I was about 99.9% sure that it wasn't pro-Obama, but it apparently tries to link him to his evil, socialist dad or something like that.

 

[cybrsage]

True. Although its sort of sad "everyone knows this" doesnt actually apply lol.

Anything said during a campaign should automatically be dismissed into the "he will say anything to get elected" category. All candidates. But flip flopping on "he will say anything to get elected" is technically worse

Why would it be worse, if they are all to be considered lies and dismissed anyway?

 

[Mandres]

So who's seen it? What sort of scenario does it paint for 2016 assuming Obama is re-elected? Are we talking FEMA camps and Sharia law levels of absurdity?

 

[boomerang]

So who's seen it? What sort of scenario does it paint for 2016 assuming Obama is re-elected? Are we talking FEMA camps and Sharia law levels of absurdity?

I saw it. Nothing of the sort you postulated is in the movie.

The issues raised are related to our rising debt, the possibility of a united middle east armed with nukes and hostile to the West, and rising unemployment. There is nothing radical in the methods D'Souza uses to reach these conclusions. The movie is not favorable to Obama and if one cannot stomach a movie based on this I suggest they not see it. If you can go in with an open mind, you may learn something and come out thinking. There is no sensationalizing or grandstanding regarding the manner in which Mr. D'Souza conveys his information.

The portions of the movie dealing with Obama's brother have no bearing on anything IMO and should have been left out. IMO, they were nothing short of filler.

What was most concerning to me was the issues raised around our debt. I've been very concerned about it for many years. I see no interest in Washington at this time to address it or reduce it. I see nothing on the horizon with this administration geared towards dealing with it. I fully expect the status quo to be maintained in a second term. To think that we are immune to the pitfalls of countries like Greece and Spain is thinking not based in any form of logic. It absolutely can happen to us.

So, if one pays attention to the background of Mr. Obama as laid out by Mr. D'Souza (and he truly just scratched the surface) and surmise that an economic collapse of our nation just might fit Obama's agenda (remember that he said he intended to fundamentally transform the United States) it becomes a very plausible scenario. But, you have to have an open mind. Anyone with Oblinders on is never going to see it or comprehend it.