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Wednesday, March 4, 2009

National Review's "Best Conservative Movies"

http://nrd.nationalreview.com/article/?q=YWQ4MDlhMWRkZDQ5YmViMDM1Yzc0MTE3ZTllY2E3MGM=

Forrest Gump: "... an amiable dunce who is far too smart to embrace the lethal values of the 60s."

Groundhog Day: "Murray begins the film as an irony-soaked narcissist, contemptuous of beauty, art, and commitment. His journey of self-discovery leads him to understand that the fads of modernity are no substitute for the permanent things."

Juno: "The film has its faults, including a number of crass moments and a pregnant high school student with an unrealistic level of self-confidence. Yet it also exposes a broken culture in which teen sex is dehumanizing, girls struggle with "choice," and boys aimlessly try--and sometimes downright fail--to become men."

Ghostbusters: "You have to like a movie in which the bad guy is a regulation-happy buffoon from the EPA, and the solution to a public menace comes from the private sector."

The Dark Knight: "In his fight against the terrorist Joker, Batman has to devise a new means of surveillance, push the limits of the law, and accept the hatred of the press and public."

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