Bit of a double standard.

[jackdanson]

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-roland-emmerich-fatwa.html

When I interviewed director Roland Emmerich a few months ago about his upcoming disaster flick "2012," the first question I asked was, "Why do you like killing the world?" His response: "It makes for a good story."

Over the past fifteen years, Emmerich has crafted some great tales about global doom, featuring some spectacular scenes of destruction. He had aliens zap the White House in "Independence Day," he let a massive lizard flatten New York City in "Godzilla," and he sent killer tornadoes through downtown Los Angeles in "The Day After Tomorrow."

For "2012," Emmerich set his sites on destroying the some biggest landmarks around the world, from Rome to Rio. But there's one place that Emmerich wanted to demolish but didn't: the Kaaba, the cube-shaped structure located in the center of Mecca. It's the focus of prayers and the site of the Hajj, the biggest, most important pilgrimage in Islam.

"Well, I wanted to do that, I have to admit," the filmmaker told scifiwire.com. "But my co-writer Harald [Kloser] said, 'I will not have a fatwa on my head because of a movie.' And he was right."

More at link.

So I guess terrorism works, eh?  I'm going to start putting fatwas out on Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas everytime they release a new song.. maybe they'll stop.

I am soo not wanting to see this movie.  All of this guys movies seem to be "oh noes I'm being chased by a wall of fire/ice/earthquake/cheesey wolves.

oh yeah, move to politics if neccessary.

[FTA84]

If you're married you understand;

Sometimes doing what is right/fair/legal is not worth the trouble of the fall out.

[BlueStarLizzard]

i fast forword through the cheesy wolves. makes life easier. as for '2012'.... i'm gonna go with, i'll see it eventually because it will be used/on sale real cheap and i'm really really bored.

i second the notion for Lady Gaga. not so much hate in my head for the Black Eyed Peas, but madam Gaga is just too much.

[Gowen]

I, don't blame him.  These people are nuts.  They will try to kill you.  He could be walking in Paris and he and his family get machined gunned.  This is not far fetched at all.

[BlueStarLizzard]

I, don't blame him.  These people are nuts.  They will try to kill you.  He could be walking in Paris and he and his family get machined gunned.  This is not far fetched at all.

excactly. its not so much 'oh scared and the terrorist win' but more don't poke the rabid dog with a stick type thing. the first is weeny, the second is just commen sense.

[Headless Thompson Gunner]

I've seen what kind of movies they make.  I wouldn't want to risk my life over one of those movies, either.