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      <title>Film:Flatliners</title>
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<strong>Title:</strong> Flatliners<br/>
<strong>Year:</strong> 1990<br/>
<strong>Director:</strong> Joel Schumacher<br/>
<strong>Plot:</strong> Despite its occasional lapses into silly self-consciousness, Flatliners is one of the most intriguing and well-constructed supernatural thrillers of the 1990s. A group of brilliant medical students decide to literally play with life and death. They put themselves in suspended animation, electronically inducing a near-deathlike state and then pulling out of it at the last possible moment. Things get hairy when one of the students (<a href="/players/P____69200/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Kiefer Sutherland</a>) becomes obsessed with the notion of <I>really</I> dying, the better to experience the Afterlife before being revived--if he <I>can</I> be revived. In her first dramatic starring role (playing a sensitive young lady on a misguided guilt trip), <a href="/players/P____60634/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Julia Roberts</a> is very, very good--completely bereft of movie-star mannerisms. Audiences flocked to see Flatliners back in 1990 due to the highly publicized off-screen romance between Roberts and Sutherland. Oh, yes: <a href="/players/P_____3164/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Kevin Bacon</a> and <a href="/players/P_____3536/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>William Baldwin</a> are in the picture, too. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide<br/>
<strong>Times Tagged:</strong> 32<br/>
<strong>Number of Lists:</strong> 19<br/>
<strong>Number of blog posts:</strong> 3<br/>
<strong>Number of discussion threads:</strong> 1<br/>
<strong>SpoutRating:</strong> 3<br/>
</td></tr></table>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 01:56:45 GMT</pubDate><spout:Title>Flatliners</spout:Title><spout:Year>1990</spout:Year><spout:Director>Joel Schumacher</spout:Director><spout:Plot>Despite its occasional lapses into silly self-consciousness, Flatliners is one of the most intriguing and well-constructed supernatural thrillers of the 1990s. A group of brilliant medical students decide to literally play with life and death. They put themselves in suspended animation, electronically inducing a near-deathlike state and then pulling out of it at the last possible moment. Things get hairy when one of the students (&lt;a href="/players/P____69200/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Kiefer Sutherland&lt;/a&gt;) becomes obsessed with the notion of &lt;I&gt;really&lt;/I&gt; dying, the better to experience the Afterlife before being revived--if he &lt;I&gt;can&lt;/I&gt; be revived. In her first dramatic starring role (playing a sensitive young lady on a misguided guilt trip), &lt;a href="/players/P____60634/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Julia Roberts&lt;/a&gt; is very, very good--completely bereft of movie-star mannerisms. Audiences flocked to see Flatliners back in 1990 due to the highly publicized off-screen romance between Roberts and Sutherland. Oh, yes: &lt;a href="/players/P_____3164/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Kevin Bacon&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/players/P_____3536/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;William Baldwin&lt;/a&gt; are in the picture, too. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide</spout:Plot><spout:TimesTagged>32</spout:TimesTagged><spout:taglevel>Tag Target (&gt;10)</spout:taglevel><spout:Numberoflists>19</spout:Numberoflists><spout:NumberOfBlogPosts>3</spout:NumberOfBlogPosts><spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads>1</spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads><spout:SpoutRating>3</spout:SpoutRating><spout:FilmCoverURL>http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36376jgg3l.jpg</spout:FilmCoverURL><spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL>http://www.spout.com/films/Flatliners/11904/default.aspx</spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL><spout:type>Film</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: A Decent Outing By Schumacher And Company</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/jakestevens/archive/2007/11/19/21790.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36376jgg3l.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/98071/default.aspx'>JakeStevens</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/jakestevens/default.aspx'>JakeStevens Blog</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 11/19/2007 6:27:33 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> True, this film is a little silly, but it&#39;s good for a nothing-else-to-do-on-a-Saturday-night watch. Some decently directed moments of suspense by Joel Schumacher, who in my opinion, has an undeserved bad rap (everyone makes a bad movie now and then...even Kubrick, folks). Give it a watch, I don&#39;t think you&#39;ll be disappointed.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:27:33 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>JakeStevens</spout:postby><spout:postto>JakeStevens Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>11/19/2007 6:27:33 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>True, this film is a little silly, but it&amp;#39;s good for a nothing-else-to-do-on-a-Saturday-night watch. Some decently directed moments of suspense by Joel Schumacher, who in my opinion, has an undeserved bad rap (everyone makes a bad movie now and then...even Kubrick, folks). Give it a watch, I don&amp;#39;t think you&amp;#39;ll be disappointed.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re: Total Film's Greatest Directors Ever List</title>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/15574/default.aspx'>GradysGhost</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/groups/Directors/406/discussions.aspx'>Directors</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 9/8/2007 7:56:37 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> I agree with pippin06 on the vast majority of his points.I kinda see Shyamalan as the new Joel Schumacher.  Shall we compare?Schumacher&#39;s Flatliners -- A fun movie with an eye for grandiosity about death and the afterlife, whatever it is.  It turns into a sort of horror flick with heart as the film wears on.  The characters find themselves haunted by the horrors they&#39;ve commited themselves, but find redemption in the act of apology.Compare to Shyamalan&#39;s The Sixth Sense -- A really fun movie with a focus on the individual about death and the afterlife, whatever it is.  In the end it&#39;s remembered as a horror film, but it has a sort of heart as well.  A small child brings realization to a middle-aged man who never realized he&#39;d actually passed away, and brings a sort of redemption to his mother who always doubted her own mother.Schumacher&#39;s The Lost Boys -- This makes for one hell of a popcorn flick and it&#39;s got a popular cast: The Two Coreys (as they are called) and the slightly less popular but still recognizable Diane Weist.  It&#39;s a stupid movie with very little purpose.Compare to Shyamalan&#39;s The Village -- I found the movie to be entertaining, if a little predictable (or a lot predictable) with a few cast members who&#39;d been getting a fair amount of press at the time like Adrien Brody.  The movie didn&#39;t really have anything new to say.  You know, it&#39;s all about how man cannot suppress his very nature of hostility and how any society has always crumbled from the Greeks to the Romans to maybe America?  It&#39;s also a stupid movie with very little purpose, but that&#39;s all The Lost Boys or The Village were ever really meant to be.One more:  Schumacher&#39;s Batman Forever.  Stop cringing.  It does you no good.  Batman Forever was a cheap attempt to capitalize on a successful franchise.  The movie made good money, I&#39;m sure, but it&#39;s generally regarded as the second worst Batman movie to date (the worst being Batman and Robin).Then look at Shyamalan&#39;s Lady in the Water.  Again with Paul Giamatti, good actor that he is, in a role that makes him look childish.  In a way it&#39;s a continuation of a franchise because that&#39;s how it was advertised.  The wording in the trailer is probably close to, "An M. Night Shyamalan Film."  People went to see it because he directed.  In a way, it&#39;s a franchise.  But it&#39;s not a very good movie in any way, shape, or form.I see a lot of commonalities between the two, and I think we just need to watch Shyamalan&#39;s films for the entertainment value and overlook his frequent plot holes, his trademark plot twists, and his hack style.  I can watch his movies just for fun in the same way that I can&#39;t say no to a viewing of The Lost Boys.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:56:37 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>GradysGhost</spout:postby><spout:postto>Directors</spout:postto><spout:postdate>9/8/2007 7:56:37 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>I agree with pippin06 on the vast majority of his points.I kinda see Shyamalan as the new Joel Schumacher.  Shall we compare?Schumacher&amp;#39;s Flatliners -- A fun movie with an eye for grandiosity about death and the afterlife, whatever it is.  It turns into a sort of horror flick with heart as the film wears on.  The characters find themselves haunted by the horrors they&amp;#39;ve commited themselves, but find redemption in the act of apology.Compare to Shyamalan&amp;#39;s The Sixth Sense -- A really fun movie with a focus on the individual about death and the afterlife, whatever it is.  In the end it&amp;#39;s remembered as a horror film, but it has a sort of heart as well.  A small child brings realization to a middle-aged man who never realized he&amp;#39;d actually passed away, and brings a sort of redemption to his mother who always doubted her own mother.Schumacher&amp;#39;s The Lost Boys -- This makes for one hell of a popcorn flick and it&amp;#39;s got a popular cast: The Two Coreys (as they are called) and the slightly less popular but still recognizable Diane Weist.  It&amp;#39;s a stupid movie with very little purpose.Compare to Shyamalan&amp;#39;s The Village -- I found the movie to be entertaining, if a little predictable (or a lot predictable) with a few cast members who&amp;#39;d been getting a fair amount of press at the time like Adrien Brody.  The movie didn&amp;#39;t really have anything new to say.  You know, it&amp;#39;s all about how man cannot suppress his very nature of hostility and how any society has always crumbled from the Greeks to the Romans to maybe America?  It&amp;#39;s also a stupid movie with very little purpose, but that&amp;#39;s all The Lost Boys or The Village were ever really meant to be.One more:  Schumacher&amp;#39;s Batman Forever.  Stop cringing.  It does you no good.  Batman Forever was a cheap attempt to capitalize on a successful franchise.  The movie made good money, I&amp;#39;m sure, but it&amp;#39;s generally regarded as the second worst Batman movie to date (the worst being Batman and Robin).Then look at Shyamalan&amp;#39;s Lady in the Water.  Again with Paul Giamatti, good actor that he is, in a role that makes him look childish.  In a way it&amp;#39;s a continuation of a franchise because that&amp;#39;s how it was advertised.  The wording in the trailer is probably close to, "An M. Night Shyamalan Film."  People went to see it because he directed.  In a way, it&amp;#39;s a franchise.  But it&amp;#39;s not a very good movie in any way, shape, or form.I see a lot of commonalities between the two, and I think we just need to watch Shyamalan&amp;#39;s films for the entertainment value and overlook his frequent plot holes, his trademark plot twists, and his hack style.  I can watch his movies just for fun in the same way that I can&amp;#39;t say no to a viewing of The Lost Boys.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: B4 24 - The Passion of Kiefer Sutherland</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/marymcilwain/archive/2007/7/13/13858.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36376jgg3l.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/49916/default.aspx'>marymcilwain</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/marymcilwain/default.aspx'>Dollar Video Curator</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/13/2007 4:00:23 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Kiefer Sutherland is a passionate man. Indeed, how could anyone who has ever sat through one episode of 24, with Kiefer alternating between his soft intense snarl, and his flat-out crazed roaring ever accuse him of passionlessness? We suspect the war on terror would have ended in early 2002, had the government actually employed such a solider. Imagine Kiefer, staggering over the rocky mountain passes of Afghanistan, sneaking up on Taliban fighters, MacGyver-ing some torture devise out of his personal, stand-by nipple clamps and some rogue lightning, while grabbing them by their scruffy necks and growling, “I need you to take me to Bin Laden, and I need you to do it NOW.”     But what of the early years? Has Kiefer always been so intense, or has his life as a Federal Counter-Terrorism Field Op hardened his demeanor, forcing him to put aside all of his own interests, for the good of all of us ungrateful, unpatriotic, and clueless Angelinos?     Let us take a look and rate: Lost Boys, Young Guns, Flatliners    The Lost Boys  Kiefer leads a pack of swellheaded vampires and is looking to expand the family.  They may indeed appear to be a harmless bunch of pseudo rock star wannabes, guilty only of raiding a high school band uniform store for their wears, but it is  leadership that keeps them in check.Kiefer first targets the young Jason Patric as a food source, but quickly comes to realize he was in error by initially deciding to sacrifice such a strong addition. Was it Jason's willingness to participate in a motorcycle race? Or was it his eagerness to eat worms, maggots and drink blood?  His inability to resist the monotonous chanting of “Join Us”? Whatever the case, Kiefer knows a good bet when he sees it.  This of course sets Kiefer in opposition to young heart throbs, Coreys Haim and Feldman. He must have known what he was up against by antagonizing the impenetratible force-field that was “The Coreys.” But stick to his vampiric ideals he does, even to his death, as is forced-through “by stereo.”    Passion rating: 4 fangs.Youthful passion and belief in one’s chosen life style more than adequately displayed, misguided as it may be.    Young Guns  Starring as cowboy and plagiarizing poet Josiah Gordon “Doc” Scurlock, Kiefer here is one of Billy the Kids’ gang from imagined beginnings. He steals the show by demonstrating his understated sensitivity whilst swimming in a sea of testosterone.   Doc is quick on the draw in a fight, always there for a pal, and damn if he can’t sweep a Celestial woman off her feet with some lifted Shakespeare or Edgar Allen Poe.  His flower bunch may be withered, but it is the thought that counts, and fresh flowers are particularly hard to come by in the wilds of eastern New Mexico, we can attest. He may not always agree with the gang mentality, but he’ll be there, stepping in where needed, most of the time.      Passion rating: 3 1/2 wilted flower petals.Passion for the lady strongly represented, but not equally so for the boys. Dicks should at least be on equal footing with chicks.    Flatliners  Kiefer’s passion is contagious in Flatliners, as he infects four of his fellow med students with a lust to discover what lay beyond the grave.  These five doctors in training decide to step on God’s toes and kill themselves, relying on their fellow egomaniacal students to bring them back to life, for the greater good of finding out what exactly happens.  Passion? Oh yes. When the group discovers they have brought their haunted pasts into the present, Kiefer’s not too proud to get his ass kicked by some kid. Repeatedly. It’s all for the good of the plot after all, and far be it from Kiefer to ever stray from the object of his character’s intensity.        Passion rating: 5 heart blips.Angry, narcissistic and with a God-complex to boot, followed by vulnerability and humble acceptance of the Universe? Kiefer, you had us at “Today is a good day to die.”    Conclusion: 24 ain’t got nothing new.  Originally posted on:Dollar Video Curator<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:00:23 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>marymcilwain</spout:postby><spout:postto>Dollar Video Curator</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/13/2007 4:00:23 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Kiefer Sutherland is a passionate man. Indeed, how could anyone who has ever sat through one episode of 24, with Kiefer alternating between his soft intense snarl, and his flat-out crazed roaring ever accuse him of passionlessness? We suspect the war on terror would have ended in early 2002, had the government actually employed such a solider. Imagine Kiefer, staggering over the rocky mountain passes of Afghanistan, sneaking up on Taliban fighters, MacGyver-ing some torture devise out of his personal, stand-by nipple clamps and some rogue lightning, while grabbing them by their scruffy necks and growling, “I need you to take me to Bin Laden, and I need you to do it NOW.”     But what of the early years? Has Kiefer always been so intense, or has his life as a Federal Counter-Terrorism Field Op hardened his demeanor, forcing him to put aside all of his own interests, for the good of all of us ungrateful, unpatriotic, and clueless Angelinos?     Let us take a look and rate: Lost Boys, Young Guns, Flatliners    The Lost Boys  Kiefer leads a pack of swellheaded vampires and is looking to expand the family.  They may indeed appear to be a harmless bunch of pseudo rock star wannabes, guilty only of raiding a high school band uniform store for their wears, but it is  leadership that keeps them in check.Kiefer first targets the young Jason Patric as a food source, but quickly comes to realize he was in error by initially deciding to sacrifice such a strong addition. Was it Jason's willingness to participate in a motorcycle race? Or was it his eagerness to eat worms, maggots and drink blood?  His inability to resist the monotonous chanting of “Join Us”? Whatever the case, Kiefer knows a good bet when he sees it.  This of course sets Kiefer in opposition to young heart throbs, Coreys Haim and Feldman. He must have known what he was up against by antagonizing the impenetratible force-field that was “The Coreys.” But stick to his vampiric ideals he does, even to his death, as is forced-through “by stereo.”    Passion rating: 4 fangs.Youthful passion and belief in one’s chosen life style more than adequately displayed, misguided as it may be.    Young Guns  Starring as cowboy and plagiarizing poet Josiah Gordon “Doc” Scurlock, Kiefer here is one of Billy the Kids’ gang from imagined beginnings. He steals the show by demonstrating his understated sensitivity whilst swimming in a sea of testosterone.   Doc is quick on the draw in a fight, always there for a pal, and damn if he can’t sweep a Celestial woman off her feet with some lifted Shakespeare or Edgar Allen Poe.  His flower bunch may be withered, but it is the thought that counts, and fresh flowers are particularly hard to come by in the wilds of eastern New Mexico, we can attest. He may not always agree with the gang mentality, but he’ll be there, stepping in where needed, most of the time.      Passion rating: 3 1/2 wilted flower petals.Passion for the lady strongly represented, but not equally so for the boys. Dicks should at least be on equal footing with chicks.    Flatliners  Kiefer’s passion is contagious in Flatliners, as he infects four of his fellow med students with a lust to discover what lay beyond the grave.  These five doctors in training decide to step on God’s toes and kill themselves, relying on their fellow egomaniacal students to bring them back to life, for the greater good of finding out what exactly happens.  Passion? Oh yes. When the group discovers they have brought their haunted pasts into the present, Kiefer’s not too proud to get his ass kicked by some kid. Repeatedly. It’s all for the good of the plot after all, and far be it from Kiefer to ever stray from the object of his character’s intensity.        Passion rating: 5 heart blips.Angry, narcissistic and with a God-complex to boot, followed by vulnerability and humble acceptance of the Universe? Kiefer, you had us at “Today is a good day to die.”    Conclusion: 24 ain’t got nothing new.  Originally posted on:Dollar Video Curator</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: B4 24 - The Passion of Kiefer Sutherland</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/marymcilwain/archive/2007/6/26/12277.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u36376jgg3l.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/49916/default.aspx'>marymcilwain</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/marymcilwain/default.aspx'>Dollar Video Curator</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 6/26/2007 6:35:35 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Kiefer Sutherland is a passionate man. Indeed, how could anyone who has ever sat through one episode of 24, with Kiefer alternating between his soft intense snarl, and his flat-out crazed roaring ever accuse him of passionlessness? We suspect the war on terror would have ended in early 2002, had the government actually employed such a solider. Imagine Kiefer, staggering over the rocky mountain passes of Afghanistan, sneaking up on Taliban fighters, MacGyver-ing some torture devise out of his personal, stand-by nipple clamps and some rogue lightning, while grabbing them by their scruffy necks and growling, “I need you to take me to Bin Laden, and I need you to do it NOW.”     But what of the early years? Has Kiefer always been so intense, or has his life as a Federal Counter-Terrorism Field Op hardened his demeanor, forcing him to put aside all of his own interests, for the good of all of us ungrateful, unpatriotic, and clueless Angelinos?     Let us take a look and rate: Lost Boys, Young Guns, Flatliners    The Lost Boys  Kiefer leads a pack of swellheaded vampires and is looking to expand the family.  They may indeed appear to be a harmless bunch of pseudo rock star wannabes, guilty only of raiding a high school band uniform store for their wears, but it is  leadership that keeps them in check.Kiefer first targets the young Jason Patric as a food source, but quickly comes to realize he was in error by initially deciding to sacrifice such a strong addition. Was it Jason's willingness to participate in a motorcycle race? Or was it his eagerness to eat worms, maggots and drink blood?  His inability to resist the monotonous chanting of “Join Us”? Whatever the case, Kiefer knows a good bet when he sees it.  This of course sets Kiefer in opposition to young heart throbs, Coreys Haim and Feldman. He must have known what he was up against by antagonizing the impenetratible force-field that was “The Coreys.” But stick to his vampiric ideals he does, even to his death, as is forced-through “by stereo.”    Passion rating: 4 fangs.Youthful passion and belief in one’s chosen life style more than adequately displayed, misguided as it may be.    Young Guns  Starring as cowboy and plagiarizing poet Josiah Gordon “Doc” Scurlock, Kiefer here is one of Billy the Kids’ gang from imagined beginnings. He steals the show by demonstrating his understated sensitivity whilst swimming in a sea of testosterone.   Doc is quick on the draw in a fight, always there for a pal, and damn if he can’t sweep a Celestial woman off her feet with some lifted Shakespeare or Edgar Allen Poe.  His flower bunch may be withered, but it is the thought that counts, and fresh flowers are particularly hard to come by in the wilds of eastern New Mexico, we can attest. He may not always agree with the gang mentality, but he’ll be there, stepping in where needed, most of the time.      Passion rating: 3 1/2 wilted flower petals.Passion for the lady strongly represented, but not equally so for the boys. Dicks should at least be on equal footing with chicks.    Flatliners  Kiefer’s passion is contagious in Flatliners, as he infects four of his fellow med students with a lust to discover what lay beyond the grave.  These five doctors in training decide to step on God’s toes and kill themselves, relying on their fellow egomaniacal students to bring them back to life, for the greater good of finding out what exactly happens.  Passion? Oh yes. When the group discovers they have brought their haunted pasts into the present, Kiefer’s not too proud to get his ass kicked by some kid. Repeatedly. It’s all for the good of the plot after all, and far be it from Kiefer to ever stray from the object of his character’s intensity.        Passion rating: 5 heart blips.Angry, narcissistic and with a God-complex to boot, followed by vulnerability and humble acceptance of the Universe? Kiefer, you had us at “Today is a good day to die.”    Conclusion: 24 ain’t got nothing new.  Originally posted on:Dollar Video Curator<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:35:35 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>marymcilwain</spout:postby><spout:postto>Dollar Video Curator</spout:postto><spout:postdate>6/26/2007 6:35:35 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Kiefer Sutherland is a passionate man. Indeed, how could anyone who has ever sat through one episode of 24, with Kiefer alternating between his soft intense snarl, and his flat-out crazed roaring ever accuse him of passionlessness? We suspect the war on terror would have ended in early 2002, had the government actually employed such a solider. Imagine Kiefer, staggering over the rocky mountain passes of Afghanistan, sneaking up on Taliban fighters, MacGyver-ing some torture devise out of his personal, stand-by nipple clamps and some rogue lightning, while grabbing them by their scruffy necks and growling, “I need you to take me to Bin Laden, and I need you to do it NOW.”     But what of the early years? Has Kiefer always been so intense, or has his life as a Federal Counter-Terrorism Field Op hardened his demeanor, forcing him to put aside all of his own interests, for the good of all of us ungrateful, unpatriotic, and clueless Angelinos?     Let us take a look and rate: Lost Boys, Young Guns, Flatliners    The Lost Boys  Kiefer leads a pack of swellheaded vampires and is looking to expand the family.  They may indeed appear to be a harmless bunch of pseudo rock star wannabes, guilty only of raiding a high school band uniform store for their wears, but it is  leadership that keeps them in check.Kiefer first targets the young Jason Patric as a food source, but quickly comes to realize he was in error by initially deciding to sacrifice such a strong addition. Was it Jason's willingness to participate in a motorcycle race? Or was it his eagerness to eat worms, maggots and drink blood?  His inability to resist the monotonous chanting of “Join Us”? Whatever the case, Kiefer knows a good bet when he sees it.  This of course sets Kiefer in opposition to young heart throbs, Coreys Haim and Feldman. He must have known what he was up against by antagonizing the impenetratible force-field that was “The Coreys.” But stick to his vampiric ideals he does, even to his death, as is forced-through “by stereo.”    Passion rating: 4 fangs.Youthful passion and belief in one’s chosen life style more than adequately displayed, misguided as it may be.    Young Guns  Starring as cowboy and plagiarizing poet Josiah Gordon “Doc” Scurlock, Kiefer here is one of Billy the Kids’ gang from imagined beginnings. He steals the show by demonstrating his understated sensitivity whilst swimming in a sea of testosterone.   Doc is quick on the draw in a fight, always there for a pal, and damn if he can’t sweep a Celestial woman off her feet with some lifted Shakespeare or Edgar Allen Poe.  His flower bunch may be withered, but it is the thought that counts, and fresh flowers are particularly hard to come by in the wilds of eastern New Mexico, we can attest. He may not always agree with the gang mentality, but he’ll be there, stepping in where needed, most of the time.      Passion rating: 3 1/2 wilted flower petals.Passion for the lady strongly represented, but not equally so for the boys. Dicks should at least be on equal footing with chicks.    Flatliners  Kiefer’s passion is contagious in Flatliners, as he infects four of his fellow med students with a lust to discover what lay beyond the grave.  These five doctors in training decide to step on God’s toes and kill themselves, relying on their fellow egomaniacal students to bring them back to life, for the greater good of finding out what exactly happens.  Passion? Oh yes. When the group discovers they have brought their haunted pasts into the present, Kiefer’s not too proud to get his ass kicked by some kid. Repeatedly. It’s all for the good of the plot after all, and far be it from Kiefer to ever stray from the object of his character’s intensity.        Passion rating: 5 heart blips.Angry, narcissistic and with a God-complex to boot, followed by vulnerability and humble acceptance of the Universe? Kiefer, you had us at “Today is a good day to die.”    Conclusion: 24 ain’t got nothing new.  Originally posted on:Dollar Video Curator</spout:body></item>
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