The Reagans played on Showtime amid some minor controversy over the historical accuracy. This film was terrible. It is revisionist history at its most blatant. There was no mention of "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." There was no mention of his tax cuts. There was no mention of the arms treaty he signed eliminating an entire class of nuclear weapons. There was no footage of the wall coming down. There was no mention of the funding appropriated for AIDS under Reagan. There was only a left-wing agenda to portray President Reagan as a war hawk who created the AIDS epidemic single-handedly. Oh and it made sure to include Bonzo, his chimp sidekick in Bedtime for Bonzo, but no Berlin Wall. Do they think the public is THAT stupid?

If a filmmaker's agenda is to slant history, let him be intelligent and honest enough to create a fictional satire. To portray these lies as history is not only dishonest, but morally reprehensible.

James Brolin (not worthy of a link) has long had a ultra-left-wing agenda with his wifey, Barbara Streisand and I am sure he couldn't wait to jump into this project. Hell, he probably funded it. The hypocrisy of this loser is apalling. Ronald Reagan ended the freaking Cold War - what has Brolin done? That role as the manager in "Hotel" was certainly earthshattering. Or perhaps the multi-million dollar wedding to Babs while lamenting that the 'rich' Republicans should be more giving like 'us' poor Democrats.

RATING 1 out of 10

- posted by Chris @ 9:07 PM