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5 Stars—Outstanding
4 Stars—Very Good
3 Stars—Fair To Midland
2 Stars—Mediocre
1 Star—Time Waster
Matrix Of Evil..Exposed Time 2:00
This film was produced by Alex Jones in 2004 soon after his Masters
Of Terror documentary about 911. The precise 2 hour feature length
was due to its original release on VHS cassette format. The film features
speeches and interviews by various well known names in the political arena
and patriot community. Unlike previous films that feature Alex Jones frantically
reporting on the misdeeds of the U.S. government, the effort is made here
to gather a cross section of opinions on the loss of our freedoms and descent
into tyranny. The film's initial emphasis was the efforts of Alex Jones
and others to pass a Bill of Rights resolution in Austin, Texas, similar
to hundreds of other towns across the country. The intent of the resolutions
at that time was to repudiate the provisions of the USA Patriot Act that
were violations of the US Constitution. In hindsight, local activism against
the Patriot Act and other tyrannical legislation has been spotty, the lone
exception being the states' pushback against the Real ID Act. On an encouraging
note, the recent Obamacare legislation has prompted a number of states
to sue the US government or pass legislation against its enforcement using
the Tenth Amendment as justification. Alex interviews Congresswoman Cynthia
McKinney and Frank Morales at the 2004 Project Censored Awards, where Alex's
analysis of the Patriot Act was acknowledged as one of the most underreported
stories of the previous year. Frank Morales efforts are concentrated on
demilitarizing the police departments and disbanding the SWAT teams that
have sprouted like weeds throughout the country. Colonel Craig Roberts,
retired military sniper, author, and police investigator following the
Oklahoma City bombing is featured in a speech about the proliferation of
gun laws and the turning of rights into privileges. The last half of the
film is footage of a town meeting in Texas held by Congressman Ron Paul
with a long segment of Alex pontificating on the state of the US dictatorship.
In contrast to Paul's "matter of fact" presentation style regarding the
problems he has encountered with the political criminal gang in Washington
DC, Alex's speech was overly theatrical, recalling some of the hyperventilated
diatribes from his radio show. That is not to argue with the information
he presents, just the TV evangelist style that he chose to mimic.
Films that document facts well are more likely to maintain their relevancy
over time. This film is mostly op-ed rather than documentary, and does
not give us much meaningful enlightenment in the here and now. For all
but hard core Alex Jones fans, this is a mostly forgettable film.
Rating: **
Terrorstorm Time 1:52
This 2005 film was by far Alex's best documentary to date, presenting
a strong case for government intelligence service involvement in the 7-7
bombings in London and the earlier terror events on 9-11. There is
a very informative fifteen minute review of history to set the discussion
of these modern day terror events in context, a format that was used to
great effect in a few of his earlier films. Alex provides five examples
of governments' use of false flag attacks to initiate wars and overthrow
foreign governments (i.e. competing criminal gangs). The coverage of the
USS Liberty incident in this segment is excellent and its acknowledgment
long overdue. One begins to understand the close relationship of the Mossad,
the CIA and MI-5/6—and their parent governments—in these staged events.
Visor Consultants reported that a drill identical to the terror event was
being simultaneously run by the British government. This reminds us of
the drills the US government ran on 9-11 which caused NORAD not to scramble
fighter jets to intercept the hijacked airliners that day. We are shown
foreign news articles that identify 7-7 mastermind Rashid Aswat as an MI-6
agent and evidence that sophisticated military grade explosives were used.
The No. 30 bus was mysteriously diverted by police to Tavistock Square
before the explosion. In contradiction to the government story of a bomb
in a knapsack carried on by the alleged suicide bomber, the explosion clearly
came from underneath the floor of the bus Interesting also is the
report that Netanyahu was warned to avoid the area by the Mossad prior
to the explosions, similar to US politicians and bureaucrats being warned
not to fly before the 9-11 attacks. Interviews of former MI-5 agents
Davis Shayler and Annie Machon lend credibility to the government conspiracy
interpretation of events. Towards the end of the film there are segments
on the anti-war protests near George Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas and
on the controversy surrounding Charlie Sheen's going public to question
the official 9-11 story. Both of those stories seem to be nothing more
than mere filler and do little to support the hard hitting documentary
evidence provided earlier. If one can overlook that and the couple
of short bullhorn segments that Alex loves to insert in most of his films,
then this film provides us with one of the best tools out there to educate
the public on the use of terror and fear by governments to control their
populations.
Rating: ****
Endgame...Blueprint For Global Enslavement Time 2:19
The opening features a dark vision of our future, where the populations
of the world are confined to tightly surveilled and controlled cities in
a "prison planet" style global plantation. The elite's genocidal plans
for mankind as inscribed on the Georgia Guidestones are featured prominently
in the opening segment. As with other Alex Jones films, there is also a
brief ten minute history lesson to set the context for the main topics.
While there are indeed many vital topics that are covered later in the
film, the over-dramatized coverage of the 2006 Bilderberg Group meeting
in Ottawa, Canada is deplorable. Jones suffers from a common mistake of
amateur filmmakers, that of allowing your raw video footage to drive the
story of the film rather than the other way around. There is far too much
film footage wasted on the outside of the hotel building where the "Bilderberg
Group" are apparently holding their annual meeting, complete with Alex
Jones and his bullhorn yelling at the bureaucrats as they drive into the
parking garage. Particularly uninspiring is the all too frequent ramblings
of the eminently boring Jim Tucker as he is filmed wandering about the
hotel or downing a few shots at the bar, and as he regales us with tales
of chasing down the evil "Bilderbergers" in the years of yore. In
last week's essay,
I pointed out that Alex Jones' strengths are documenting
news events and legislation but not so much in identifying the true powers
behind the throne. In this film and others, Alex alleges that the "Bilderbergers"
are at the top of the New World Order power pyramid without providing any
real evidence of that. The Bilderberg Group impresses me as nothing more
than an annual meeting of the puppets where the puppet masters give out
their marching orders. Further in the film there is comprehensive coverage
of the elite's efforts to establish a North American Union similar to the
European Union, which would be a major step towards one world government.
There is an excellent segment on surveillance cameras, license plate readers
and biometric facial identification software. The totalitarian model of
control as seen in mainland China today is demonstrated to be the preferred
model of global government. The most chilling part of the film is the lengthy
segment on the Eugenics movement in the early 20th century and the evidence
that the elite are continuing these psychopathic policies in the 21st century.
From psychotropic drugs to race specific bioweapons, from dangerous vaccines
to genetically modified foods laced with chemical poisons, Alex shows how
humanity is being manipulated, sickened and murdered by these global elites.
But rather than ending the film with some concrete solutions, Alex throws
another Jim Tucker segment at us—this time at the alleged 2007 Bilderberg
meeting at the Ritz Carlton hotel in in Istanbul, Turkey. Then in
case you hadn't had enough of his antics with the bullhorn, we get one
parting shot of Alex ranting at Rick Perry outside of the Texas governor's
mansion. Although this film contains some good segments and enlightening
information, the poor segments detract from the overall credibility, reducing
what could have been a higher rating on the film to merely average.
Rating: ***
Dark Secrets Inside Bohemian Grove Time 2:00
The premise of this film is that the global elites all gather annually
at a camp in the redwood groves of northern California to engage in satanic
rituals, debauchery and devil worship ceremonies in front of a 40 foot
stone owl representing the Canaanite deity Molech. The film begins with
the usual ten minute history lesson, in this case the history of Bohemian
Grove and the elite's involvement in the club. The presentation soon digresses
into meaningless film footage of the plane trip, road trips in the rental
car, and wandering around the nearby town. The "man in the street"
interviews are silly, and the buildup to the main event borders on cornball.
After wasting the entire first half of the film in trivia and hype, we
start the main event where Alex Jones allegedly sneaks in past their lax
security, enters the club unnoticed, and clandestinely films the "Cremation
of Care" ceremony. The film purports to expose the Luciferian practices
of our leading politicians and bureaucrats...and presumably other world
leaders and corporate chieftains. But what we get to see is a mostly fuzzy
picture taken at night which doesn't reveal any faces, and doesn't really
prove anything other than somebody somewhere is putting on
a lavish stage production. One would think that while wandering among all
the big names at the grove, Alex might have gotten a few pictures of the
major players with his hidden camera...or at the very least a few more
pictures of the facilities in Bohemian Grove. What we get instead are pictures
of Alex's California vacation with his girlfriend, including "breathtaking"
footage in their hotel room (Ummm no, not THAT type of footage...). Most
of the facts presented are taken from old newspaper and magazine articles,
which are predictably sketchy and in many instances represent nothing more
than hearsay evidence. Some of the historical facts are interesting but
what is presented in this film is more appropriate for supermarket tabloids
than for a legal indictment. While it is entirely possible that the
events depicted in this film about the Bohemian Grove may be on the level,
I and many others are more inclined to view this film as little more than
a publicity stunt. If Alex's allegations about our political leaders are
true, he has committed a grave disservice by presenting his argument in
such a shoddy manner and with so little hard evidence. I am aware there
is a totally revamped version of the film, but based on the poor quality
of the original, you will forgive this film critic for not wasting any
more Federal Reserve Notes to purchase what I assume to be merely repackaged
schlock. If anyone having viewed the newer version has a significantly
different opinion, they are invited to email me at [email protected] and
I will reconsider my judgment.
Rating: *
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