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This movie generally gets a poor to middling rating, but oddly a lot of people like it. I'm betting this is an early discrepancy similar to what we see in the ratings by the "critics" vs the audience. In fact Rotten Tomatoes has it at 20% (critics) vs 57% (audience).
Turk 182 is primarily billed as a comedy. But that's odd, since the message of the movie really isn't very comedic, and it deals with some fairly tense situations (the main character being shot at throughout one main scene). There is some humor, but not in a standard "ha ha this is a comedy" way.
And even more weirdly, it's really difficult to find. I haven't yet found a decent copy online (better than 360p resolution).
So what gives?
I have a theory: The movie was largely panned because it demonstrated a form of rebellion that WORKS. In the movie, the main character continuously hijacks various displays and public projects to state a message about a wrong being done by a particular politician. (I don't want to give away too many details here in case you want to see it.) And the public loves it.
I think this movie was panned and is being disappeared from the web because TPTB don't want people getting ideas about communicating ideas at large throughout the public. Think about graffiti used during WWII and how it helped to organize a resistance. There are plenty of other historical and fictional depictions of such communications or statements of disapproval influencing populations and movements.
I remember seeing Turk 182 in the theater at Squaw Valley, CA (we were on vacation), and I liked it. Certainly not the best movie ever made, but it sent me a powerful message. The message it sent me is that any of us can rally people to a cause with a good message, action, and determination.
If you haven't seen it, check out Turk 182 (if you can find it). Keep in mind it's not the best movie, and try to listen to what it's telling us.
And why is it so hard to find?
This movie generally gets a poor to middling rating, but oddly a lot of people like it. I'm betting this is an early discrepancy similar to what we see in the ratings by the "critics" vs the audience. In fact Rotten Tomatoes has it at 20% (critics) vs 57% (audience).
Turk 182 is primarily billed as a comedy. But that's odd, since the message of the movie really isn't very comedic, and it deals with some fairly tense situations (the main character being shot at throughout one main scene). There is some humor, but not in a standard "ha ha this is a comedy" way.
And even more weirdly, it's really difficult to find. I haven't yet found a decent copy online (better than 360p resolution).
So what gives?
I have a theory: The movie was largely panned because it demonstrated a form of rebellion that WORKS. In the movie, the main character continuously hijacks various displays and public projects to state a message about a wrong being done by a particular politician. (I don't want to give away too many details here in case you want to see it.) And the public loves it.
I think this movie was panned and is being disappeared from the web because TPTB don't want people getting ideas about communicating ideas at large throughout the public. Think about graffiti used during WWII and how it helped to organize a resistance. There are plenty of other historical and fictional depictions of such communications or statements of disapproval influencing populations and movements.
I remember seeing Turk 182 in the theater at Squaw Valley, CA (we were on vacation), and I liked it. Certainly not the best movie ever made, but it sent me a powerful message. The message it sent me is that any of us can rally people to a cause with a good message, action, and determination.
If you haven't seen it, check out Turk 182 (if you can find it). Keep in mind it's not the best movie, and try to listen to what it's telling us.
And why is it so hard to find?
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