{"id":24511,"date":"2011-07-11T18:50:41","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T22:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fryeblog.blog.lib.mcmaster.ca\/?p=24511"},"modified":"2011-07-11T18:50:41","modified_gmt":"2011-07-11T22:50:41","slug":"video-of-the-day-the-undefeated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/macblog.mcmaster.ca\/fryeblog\/2011\/07\/11\/video-of-the-day-the-undefeated\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of the Day: &#8220;The Undefeated&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G-sxDcBpvx0<\/p>\n<p>Trailer for the documentary about a defeated beauty pageant contestant, defeated vice-presidential candidate, and half-term governor.<\/p>\n<p>The best review so far comes from the conservative\u00a0<em>New York Post<\/em>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Its tone is an excruciating combination of bombast and whining, it\u2019s so outlandishly partisan that it makes Richard Nixon look like Abraham Lincoln and its febrile rush of images \u2014 not excluding earthquakes, car wrecks, volcanic eruption and attacking Rottweilers \u2014 reminded me of the brainwash movie Alex is forced to sit through in \u201cA Clockwork Orange.\u201d Except no one came along to refresh my pupils with eyedrops.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d sooner have watched a Michael Moore movie.<\/p>\n<p>Any Michael Moore movie.<\/p>\n<p>Even \u201cCanadian Bacon.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On the liberal side of the spectrum, James Wolcott also gets an elbow in:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>She decided to play it safe, lending her imprimatur to a movie that appeals solely to her base, much as Elvis did when he made It Happened at the World&#8217;s Fair.<\/p>\n<p>Well, let her fans attend the film next week and wank away, it can&#8217;t do any harm. 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