View Poll Results: Better political satire?
"Wag the Dog"
23
56.10%
"Primary Colors"
9
21.95%
Neither
8
19.51%
Other (please specify...)
1
2.44%
Voters: 41. You may not vote on this poll
"Wag the Dog" or "Primary Colors"...better political satire?
09-28-07, 07:00 PM
#1
Inane Thread Master, 2018 TOTY
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Are any of us really anywhere?
Posts: 49,440
Received 912 Likes
on
772 Posts
"Wag the Dog" or "Primary Colors"...better political satire?
So between those two, which is the better political satire to learn from in a High School Government class? The one that would be more entertaining to a 17 year-old who might not particularly dig politics.
09-28-07, 10:11 PM
#4
DVD Talk Legend
Although Primary Colors is funny in parts, I don't consider it a "satire".
Wag the Dog, I would consider a "satire".
A beter question is which would a 17 year old like more?
Wag the Dog, because it is more over the top.
Wag the Dog, I would consider a "satire".
A beter question is which would a 17 year old like more?
Wag the Dog, because it is more over the top.
09-29-07, 02:38 PM
#5
Inane Thread Master, 2018 TOTY
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Are any of us really anywhere?
Posts: 49,440
Received 912 Likes
on
772 Posts
Originally Posted by DeputyDave
Although Primary Colors is funny in parts, I don't consider it a "satire".
Wag the Dog, I would consider a "satire".
A beter question is which would a 17 year old like more?
Wag the Dog, because it is more over the top.
Wag the Dog, I would consider a "satire".
A beter question is which would a 17 year old like more?
Wag the Dog, because it is more over the top.
10-01-07, 08:14 AM
#8
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Guelph, Ontario
Posts: 9,921
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I prefer Primary Colors...I thought that movie was hilarious in parts and flat out entertaining... I did a project in grade 11 on the book and then saw the movie, so I guess I do have a slight bias since I thought both were excellent... Wag the Dog I haven't seen since the theatre and then I thought it was overhyped and while it had it's moments, as a whole didn't quite work for me.
10-01-07, 12:34 PM
#9
DVD Talk Legend
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Formerly known as Groucho AND Bandoman/Death Moans, Iowa
Posts: 18,295
Received 372 Likes
on
266 Posts
Originally Posted by scott1598
that is my thinking, though they do know the whole Clinton/Monica scandal, but well? i am not so sure since they were like 2.
10-01-07, 05:20 PM
#10
Inane Thread Master, 2018 TOTY
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Are any of us really anywhere?
Posts: 49,440
Received 912 Likes
on
772 Posts
well, i'll let you all know. i decided to go with WTD and made up a nice little quiz about it so kids will have to pay attention. hopefully they get into like i did when i previewed it the other day.
10-02-07, 09:44 PM
#11
DVD Talk Hero
Originally Posted by MartinBlank
Isn't 'Primary Colors' based on the Clinton campaign?
'Wag' is more of a satire.
'Wag' is more of a satire.
it's based on the book Primary Colors originally written by Anonymous. After years of secrecy Joe Klein of Newsweek I think it was admitted to writing the book as a satire of the Clinton campaign.
People remember things differently now, but back in 1991 and 1992 the Clinton campaign was top notch entertainment. Pretty much the whole presidency was entertainment and if someone ever wrote Primary Colors II it would be a hit as well.
Too bad there is no both, but I prefer Primary Colors. The scene with Cathy Bates threatning to shoot the lawyer's balls off was classic as well as her picking out a lesbian lover from the campaign staff.
I liked Wag the Dog, but I thought it was too overboard. The modern news media would tear the fake war story apart in a minute.
