Comments on: THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS (2003) (****) http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2004/07/15/the-barbarian-invasions-2003/ Movie Reviews from a Different View Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:43:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU by: ricksflickspicks http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2004/07/15/the-barbarian-invasions-2003/#comment-5909 Mon, 05 May 2008 23:53:55 +0000 http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2004/07/15/the-barbarian-invasions-2003/#comment-5909 I figured that would be the case. I can't remember the last really bad movie that I saw in the theaters. Disappointing ones for sure. One thing however that makes watching a bad film worth it is how they remind us what we like in other films. I figured that would be the case. I can’t remember the last really bad movie that I saw in the theaters. Disappointing ones for sure. One thing however that makes watching a bad film worth it is how they remind us what we like in other films.

]]> by: Alex http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2004/07/15/the-barbarian-invasions-2003/#comment-5908 Mon, 05 May 2008 23:47:58 +0000 http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2004/07/15/the-barbarian-invasions-2003/#comment-5908 Cool. Cool. And for the record, I usually don't say, "it was really good" after a bad movie. Instead, I usually weep silently for the $9-14 that I will never see again... Cool. Cool.

And for the record, I usually don’t say, “it was really good” after a bad movie. Instead, I usually weep silently for the $9-14 that I will never see again…

]]> by: ricksflickspicks http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2004/07/15/the-barbarian-invasions-2003/#comment-5903 Fri, 02 May 2008 14:58:21 +0000 http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2004/07/15/the-barbarian-invasions-2003/#comment-5903 Thanks for the added information. I believe the quoted text that you provided above sums up my views on the matter as well. PS... thanks for reading and I'm glad that you enjoy the reviews. Thanks for the added information. I believe the quoted text that you provided above sums up my views on the matter as well.

PS… thanks for reading and I’m glad that you enjoy the reviews.

]]> by: Alex http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2004/07/15/the-barbarian-invasions-2003/#comment-5901 Fri, 02 May 2008 07:36:07 +0000 http://ricksflickspicks.animationblogspot.com/2004/07/15/the-barbarian-invasions-2003/#comment-5901 Perhaps a strong point-maker against underfunded national healthcare. If we had the Canadian system here, but with our current per-capita level of expenditure, then it is debatable that it would be underfunded much, or at all. Some quick notes from a University of Maine study (1998-99 figures, but still useful for comparison): Health Spending/capita/U$ Infant mortality % satisfied w/system United States 4,178 7.2 40 Canada 2,312 5.2 46 Italy 1,783 6.1 20 UK 1,461 5.9 57 I'm not even sure if I know what any of it REALLY means, after all, data can be spun in many different ways. Still, something radical needs to be done, and soon. And it's probably less WHAT you spend than HOW you spend it. "It" being money and national energies, I guess. There's a pretty good opinion blog post on the subject that is worth reading, I think: http://www.hotmediaus.com/WordPress/?p=35 In it, I found a quote which pretty much sums up the issues for me: "...the problem is not specifically single-payer universal health care itself but the milieu in which such a system exists. It’s an attempt to operate such a system in an international environment where greed and self interest more than compassion and public health rule the day." Also worth taking a look at: http://pnhp.org/ A key thing to remember is that Canada has only a little more than a tenth of the population of the U.S. Anyway, just thought I'd bring this up, as you know it's one of my standard "hot button" issues. Regardless, it's a good review, like pretty much all of yours tend to be (very frustrating for those of us who typically have little else to say beyond "it was really good" after enjoying a movie). Perhaps a strong point-maker against underfunded national healthcare. If we had the Canadian system here, but with our current per-capita level of expenditure, then it is debatable that it would be underfunded much, or at all.

Some quick notes from a University of Maine study (1998-99 figures, but still useful for comparison):

Health Spending/capita/U$ Infant mortality % satisfied w/system

United States 4,178 7.2 40
Canada 2,312 5.2 46
Italy 1,783 6.1 20
UK 1,461 5.9 57

I’m not even sure if I know what any of it REALLY means, after all, data can be spun in many different ways. Still, something radical needs to be done, and soon. And it’s probably less WHAT you spend than HOW you spend it. “It” being money and national energies, I guess. There’s a pretty good opinion blog post on the subject that is worth reading, I think:

http://www.hotmediaus.com/WordPress/?p=35

In it, I found a quote which pretty much sums up the issues for me:

“…the problem is not specifically single-payer universal health care itself but the milieu in which such a system exists. It’s an attempt to operate such a system in an international environment where greed and self interest more than compassion and public health rule the day.”

Also worth taking a look at:

http://pnhp.org/

A key thing to remember is that Canada has only a little more than a tenth of the population of the U.S.

Anyway, just thought I’d bring this up, as you know it’s one of my standard “hot button” issues. Regardless, it’s a good review, like pretty much all of yours tend to be (very frustrating for those of us who typically have little else to say beyond “it was really good” after enjoying a movie).

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