American Badass: Presidential Edition

In 2007 an episode of the TV series Masters of Horror aired.  It’s title was The Washingtonians.

The premise was simple.  A man looking through some old art work came across a painting of George Washington.  Hidden behind the painting a note.  A note hand written by the first President himself.  Its contents reveal a cabal of cannibals, George Washington himself being one of them.

But this TV show would be just a beginning.  Trailers are now out for

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

and

FDR: American Badass!

The plots are simple.  Lincoln hunted vampires and WWII was a battle between the free world and a bunch of, you guessed it, werewolves.  Who are also to blame for giving FDR polio.

Now I like a good laugh like anybody else.  But I can’t help but feel this crosses the line.  I’ve laughed at everything from The Three Stooges and Looney Toons.  Too Animal House and the Goonies.  Too Carlin and Pryor.  Too Clerks and Zack and Miri Make a Porno.

I like a good raunchy dirty crazy over the top movie.

I like action movies like Terminator, the James Bond franchise, The Expendables, Dirty Harry, Predator, Die Hard, and Red State.

But this is our history.  This is who we are as a people and a country.  These Presidents were the leaders during some of our most trying times as a nation.  I truly believe in the First Amendment, but I also believe in good taste and respect.  A good spoof or parody is good fun.  But this is, in my opinion, a bit much.  There are few movies I will not watch.  These are among them.