Death of President

[Stan]

Today I went to rent "Last King of Scotland" about Uganda's , Idi Amin..

The lady in front of me rented "death of a president" a fictional story about the assassination of GWBush, I was told that this was another one of the movies that was not allowed to be sold or shown in the US. Not sure that is true..

WHAT-is FUNNY though, is that if this is true, they still have the warning about violating US law if this is copied illegally etc..

How ironic is that?

[Dr. Shane]

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I was told that this was another one of the movies that was not allowed to be sold or shown in the US.

I have heard that too. It may be true as the laws about making threats on the President are pretty strict. Even joking about it is taken as a serious matter by the Secret Service. I guess it is kind of like joking about hijacking when in an airport.

[Amelia]

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I was told that this was another one of the movies that was not allowed to be sold or shown in the US. Not sure that is true..

It's for sale at Amazon. For rent at Blockbuster. And also for rent through Netflicks.

IMDb reviewed it at 6.3 out of 10 stars. Blockbuster rated it a 2.3 out of 5 and Netflicks 3 out of 5 stars.

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This provocative mockumentary imagines the assassination of President George W. Bush and the fallout that follows, including the media's reaction, the rush to convict an assassin and the machinations of President Cheney. Directed by Gabriel Range (The Day Britain Stopped) and starring Hend Ayoub, Brian Boland, Becky Ann Baker and Robert Mangiardi, the film was awarded the Critic's Prize at the 2006 Toronto Film Festival.

Several reviewers said it was much like a history channel documentary; well made but not very interesting. ROFL