Aug 21 2008'Frost/Nixon' Trailer Battles 'W' for Best President Impersonation
Here's the trailer to Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard's adaptation of Peter Morgan's play about the battle between the former president and a British talk show host. I recommend it solely because it includes the line, "I will ruin you if it takes the rest of my life," just as I recommend any movie that includes such a line. It's just pulls you right into the film because it's so real. I can't even count the number of times I've said I would ruin someone even if it took until my death, or that someone has promised the same to me. It's getting to the point I need an Excel spreadsheet just to keep track of who I have left to ruin, who is going to ruin me, and who's already died without managing to ruin me (I win). It's exhausting, but such is real life.
Reader Comments
1. Nick - August 21, 2008 12:53 PM
But he's not a crook!
By the way, IWatchStuff guy, you can add me to that list. Because I will ruin you if it takes the rest of my life.
2. Ben - August 21, 2008 1:05 PM
Nick, I will ruin you if it takes the rest of my life.
3. Nick - August 21, 2008 1:36 PM
Now all we need is for our fearless blogger to declare that he will ruin you if it takes the rest of his life, and we'll have a triangle of ruination threats.
4. Ben - August 21, 2008 1:53 PM
Everybody wins.
5. wendy - August 21, 2008 2:42 PM
Wouldn't it be a better threat to say "I'll ruin sometime tomorrow, probably after lunch."?
6. edward teach - August 21, 2008 3:46 PM
i saw this at school during a screening ron howard put on, and the dude who plays nixon, don't remember his name, does a damn fine job. the movie made me feel bad for nixon, and gave me the impression that if i knew more about bush, and all the behinds the scenes shit that is involved in making decisions, i would feel bad for him also. it's like, "if only you really knew" you wouldn't be so hard on him, kinda thing. ron took questions and wanted feedback after, and couldn't decide if he should premiere this before, or after the election. he really thinks this is going to have an impact on the election. what a douche, right? i mean, it focused a lot on accountability and abuse of power, but i think that's overshadowed by nixon's guilt/shame/personal drama and made me more sympathetic than anything.
7. Nick - August 21, 2008 3:55 PM
Frank Langella. He played Skeletor in Masters of the Universe. Yes, that's what I'll always remember him for.