Punchline 9/11

From politico.com:

The conflict in Iraq may go on for years, but it appears the end is nigh for Hollywood’s ponderous, heavy-handed treatment of the war on terror. That’s because most new movies about the subject this season are lowbrow and cringe-inducing comedies.

Over the next few weeks, theaters will be screening far-out fare such as an Osama bin Laden documentary by the maker of “Super Size Me”; an absurdist slam against merchants of war featuring John Cusack; a zombie soldier flick with XXX star Jenna Jameson; a stoner movie about Guantanamo Bay; and a Sept. 11 parody — yes, parody — made by Uwe Boll, a little-known filmmaker often ridiculed as the worst director in Hollywood since Ed Wood.

I am indifferent about Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and Zombie Strippers (though the former is doing well on Rotten Tomatoes and the latter earned the approval of one of my most trusted filmic resources, Jordan Hoffman). Where In the World is Osama Bin Laden? sounds decent on paper, but then it involves Morgan Spurlock, whose projects always tend to be pretty ham-fisted and obvious. And War, Inc. has potential to be great. But Uwe Boll’s Postal? Now there’s something to sink your teeth into. Certainly the director of Alone in the Dark, BloodRayne and In the Name of the King possesses the deft cinematic touch needed to satirize a subject that remains an open wound on the American psyche:

On second thought, does anybody know about 800,000 people who’d like to sign a petition?