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Does this movie need cancelling?

posted 16 days ago by SkyeRiley (316)
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I swear I've seen movies get grief from muppets online for having one joke using a homophobic slur... only for this movie to have some of the most hilarious language I've ever heard and I don't see many people mentioning it.

The screenplay would make Tarantino blush.

My favorite was that one scene where R. Lee Ermey referred to them as "negree's". That's how he pronounced it! Is that even a word? Hahahaahahaha!

Looking at the wikipedia page it seems some people weren't happy when it was first released. Partly due to the black characters all being meek helpless victims and it's focusing on a bunch of white people fighting racism and saving the day.

[–] Tam87 (1592) 15 days ago

That's how he pronounced it! Is that even a word? Hahahaahahaha!

I laughed when their talking to the dumb guy Lester in the car about his involvement in the murders, and in a panic he says "I only shot him in the ass!"

some people weren't happy when it was first released. Partly due to the black characters all being meek helpless victims and it's focusing on a bunch of white people fighting racism and saving the day.

Well, the film is a true story told from the FBI's perspective, and 2 of the 3 murder victims were white jews, hence the focus on that side. Nothing was stopping Spike Lee from making his own racebaiting version.