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Anyone know about 13 Hours: Benghazi action flick? Is this gop based? (Original Post) lindysalsagal Jan 2016 OP
I believe it's a right leaning meaningless money grab el_bryanto Jan 2016 #1
Doesn't matter, since the movie bombed lunamagica Jan 2016 #2
The release date, two weeks before the Iowa caucus is no accident brush Jan 2016 #3
I know movie lies about any order to the troops to Stand Down. RandySF Jan 2016 #4
From what I heard it mostly stays out of politics. Hillary isn't mentioned once Quixote1818 Jan 2016 #5
January is the month studios dump movies into the theater joeybee12 Jan 2016 #6
michael bay. that's all you need to know JI7 Jan 2016 #7

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
1. I believe it's a right leaning meaningless money grab
Mon Jan 18, 2016, 02:41 PM
Jan 2016

Basically arguing that we should be killing more muslims and that diplomats are useless - even if they don't reference Hillary Clinton by name there will be plenty on the right who will use this money to slander her.

Bryant

lunamagica

(9,967 posts)
2. Doesn't matter, since the movie bombed
Mon Jan 18, 2016, 02:49 PM
Jan 2016

4th place (16.0 M) this weekend, and a 59% score on rotten tomatoes.

By next month no one will even remember it.

brush

(53,764 posts)
3. The release date, two weeks before the Iowa caucus is no accident
Mon Jan 18, 2016, 03:00 PM
Jan 2016

It was timed to hurt Clinton and by extention, the Democratic party.

Quixote1818

(28,928 posts)
5. From what I heard it mostly stays out of politics. Hillary isn't mentioned once
Mon Jan 18, 2016, 03:11 PM
Jan 2016

and neither were the republican cutbacks in security that ultimately was the main problem.

 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
6. January is the month studios dump movies into the theater
Mon Jan 18, 2016, 03:56 PM
Jan 2016

January is the slowest month for movie going, cold and the big ones all came out at Christmas. Sounds like the studio didn't expect much from this. See tons of ads for this on ESPN so you know who they're gearing it towards.

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