the sole reason I refuse to re-subscribe to Salon.

...explain to me whatever happened to the letter "s." Why doez everything end in z now? When did it start? (Boyz n the Hood? Boyz to Men?) And more important, when will it end?

And although thiz iz irrelevant to my plea (I'm serious; pleaz explain the z thing!), I have a feeling I'll find this movie funnier in 2008.

...at least, I like her writing. I think her reviews exhibit balance and taste. I mean, she has the good taste to have taste like mine! But seriously, she's the kind of writer who gets me thinking, 'I wonder if she's cute?'. Because I can't resist cute and smart, with good taste. Why, if I weren't happily married.... But hey, thanks, Steph, and keep it up. I like your writing, maybe the best overall of any reviewer, and I bet I'd like you, too, if I had a chance to meet you. Thanks, Ted Rigley

wrote a smart and entertaining review. A positive one, by the way, for all the people who says she never likes anything. As far as not renewing your Salon subscription: cool. I honestly don't know what the chorus of people who keep saying that expect. Head for the hills, you're not renewing your subscription. Surely end times are upon us.

As far as the z thing goes, fair enough, but I think its weird you used two examples from well over ten years ago.

"Salon, once again, you have shown that you can't do anything right. Your article was by a (white woman) (educated person) (someone other than me) who does not see things as I do. When are you going to stop having articles that disagree with my views? Salon, I am really getting testy with you. Everything you have on the website is (the same as the MSM) (anti-Semitic) (boring). I am going to cancel my subscription any day now. Complain complain complain. And if other readers are annoyed with my complaints, sc*** them--I am justified in my complaints and I want to complain, so there."

I've always liked her reviews. There are a lot of professional trolls around, and every time anyone on Salon writes anything, they attack. It's becoming a little suspicious.

I love Stephanie Zacharek's review. I'm sitting here in cubicle of a multi-national company that just gave us miniscule raises while trumpeting that they are one of the most profitable companies in the US and I'm laughing out loud reading this review. It is a beautiful day but I'm skipping the yard work, the walk around the lake, and my dog's need for exercise because I'm going to the movie and expect to have a fabulous time. Thanks Stephanie.

Break's over - back to work!

Just what the country needz, another 3rd rate movie with 2nd rate talent masquerading smart ass as satire.

Hollywood has well demonstrated that it does not have the intellectual depth make make truly political satire.

Not for years anyway.

More than anything, these films are vehicles for those with repressed frustration at things political and use these movies as outlets for all the snide one liners and rants in hopes that someone will actually take the thinly veiled message as serious commentary.

No thanks, I'll pass on the kool-aid.

Why does it seem so impossible a president would guest on a game show? Clinton played sax on Arsineo Hall.

Why? Just for the heck of it. Because I have fun reading all this stuff -- it's called entertainment writing and it's gosh-darned entertaining! I even like the letters. And posting them when I have nothing better to do. And if I don't like the movie as much as Stephanie Zacharek does, I'm still going to re-subscribe. I'm just stupid that way. And cute. I'll bet I'm even cuter than Stephanie is, and I don't care if you're married, Theodore. I'll watch "American Dreamz" with you. And "American Idol." And "American Pie."

Yeah a kind of 20-something Brokeback Spacestation version of the early years at Starfleet Academy when young Kirk and young Spock first met. I just hope Freddy Prinze Jr. finally makes his dramatic debut in it.

From Richard Nixon on Rowan and Martin's "Laugh-In."

I'd love to see Bush on American Idol - giving singing tips to Paris, trading dance steps with Taylor. Bring it 'on. Eh-Eh-Eh.

Can't wait to see this film. Nice review, Stephanie.

For your take on this. I hadn't planned on seeing this, but now I will.

One thing which had bothered me in the trailers was the narrator's booming voice declaring: "Imagine a country where more people vote for their favorite performer than the next president" I thought that was facile reasoning. For one thing, most people don't have to take time off work and stand in the polling stations to "vote" for their favorite performer! It was a cheap shot, the type of soundbyte that most people take as a fact without really thinking about it.

(By the way,in this time of caller id, why are we not able to vote entering in our unique vote registration and last four digits of our SS# - blocked after one use - vote, then confirm our vote?) But I digress.

I do like a smart satirical take on issues, and this sounds good, having redeemed itself - based on your analysis.

I enjoy reading Salon, but the movie reviews written by Stephanie are ridiculous. She's the best advertisment that Hollywood need not actually spend money for. Does she like every movie out there? Just for once I'd like her to give an actual review, really being critical. However, I don't think she has it in her.

I enjoy reading Stephanie's reviews. She's literate and coherent. She's been asked to put her opinion out in front of a whole bunch of other very opinionated people. (Us.) Every time she does, she takes flak for it. I suspect she's stopped losing sleep over it a long time ago.

Sometimes I read her reviews after I see a given movie, and sometimes before. If I agree or disagree, I neither hate her or love her more. She's a person, and I don't expect her to nail every movie perfectly or synch her views to my own.

I know my reaction to this movie probably seems silly, but as I watched it, I often felt a sort of "preachin' to the choir" itch of discomfort.

It appears to be the kind of movie that the Libs (us, well me admittedly) are going to find funny/entertaining, but that THEY (the big THEY, them, the same ones who hate Hollywood, think Hollywood tries to manipulate public discourse to its own benefit, think liberal values are generated by Hollywood and are essentially ruining the country) are going to point to as another example of Liberal sniping.

Of course, it's been a while since a movie has really set a fire in this country, so my touchiness is probably unfounded. "Brokeback Mountain" and "Thank You for Smoking" generated a deafening yawn among the right, so chances are good that "Operation Ignore" is well underway for this flick, too.

P.S. Love the "standardized fill-in-the-b*tching form" above.