Courtesy of Media Matters:
Wow! That was...that was...wow, what the hell was that?
Fox News is trying to pimp this movie as this great opus that will resurrect Palin's hemorrhaging political career, and the only part they can get their hands on is about a legal argument with Exxon over oil lease agreements? If the whole film is like that they better spike the popcorn with amphetamines just to keep everybody conscious.
But I do have to say it was nice to see that they were able to drag Meg Stapleton back in front of the camera to help sell Palin to the masses yet again.
God how I have missed you Meg! You always know EXACTLY what to say to provide damage control for your erratic self destructive ex-boss. Such as in this quote from the ADN yesterday.
"I don't know where Sarah's mind is; I don't think anyone knows that," said Meg Stapleton.
(And hey folks, don't forget that Meg was a paid spokesperson for the Palin administration AND a journalist, so you can bet she knows what she is talking about!)
However a movie with a boring subject, and less than enthusiastic participants, may in fact be a moot point, as apparently theater owners in Iowa (The place where the filmmakers hope to premiere this steaming pile of cinema.), are not exactly enthused with the idea of showing it in the first place.
“Typical political movies don’t do two cents at the box office,” said Brian Fridley, a co-owner of R.L Fridley Theatres Inc., which has 22 locations and 89 screens in Iowa. “No one cares but the Kool-Aid drinkers, whether they’re on the right or the left.”
Denise Mahon, owner of the Varsity Theatre near Drake University in Des Moines, said no one has approached her about running the picture, and she has little interest in it. But out of curiosity, Mahon called her New York distributor today to try to track down details about where in Iowa the film will debut.
Fridley, who described himself as an independent-thinking Republican, said he hasn’t been asked to carry the film — and won’t unless film tracking surveys show it would be popular. “We give films priority as to what’s going to do business at the box office and what are good films we’d like the public to see that may have been looked over,” Fridley said.
Fridley said he personally finds Palin “annoying.”
“Why would you do a movie? Are you going to judge your candidacy on whether people want to see the movie or not?” he said. “I think she really shot herself in the foot when she couldn’t put up with the pressure as governor. How is she going to be as president? If she’s under pressure, is she just going to resign?”
Oooh, that has to hurt!
Not that I want to help Palin in anyway (Trust me, not in ANYWAY at all!), but I think these theatre owners are not visualizing the possibilities.
Just imagine marketing this movie as a midnight cult classic, in the tradition of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
They could invite people to dress up like Palin in fake designer glasses, red Naughty Monkey Double Dare Pumps, and their very own strap on pregnancy belly!
They could even sell Red Bull and Atkins protein bars in the concession stands, and encourage audience participation.
For instance every time Palin says something stupid the audience could yell out "Ya Betcha!" Or every time Todd shows up on screen calling out "Have you SEEN Todd?" Or even having the film stop halfway through, which elicits an "I Quit!" from the audience, as they then stomp out of the theatre to the sound of geese honking in the background.
Hell, even I would go to see that!
After all EVERYBODY knows this campaign commercial masquerading as mainstream film will be nothing more than a joke, so why not be in on the joke rather than the butt of the joke?
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