the difference for the homeowners association is that you agreed to that contract.

And then there are Homeowner's Associations....

I wanted to pump a bullet in to the bastard.

I particularly liked the husbands character. He was just like my farmer father in law from NC in his desire to do what he could to get by and make his situation better for his wife and to get along the best he could. He was just like my father when he was working on a project...way over thinking and engineering everything. Even items that xcould just be knocked together were done with meticulous care and planning...just for the personal joy of doing it. Other details were excellent in the movie...like for instance the wood used in the house. They used actual sawn, un-planed 2X4s. My brother in law has a portable band saw mill and makes lumber just like this. All my father in-laws barns are built of it.

Excesses of what progressives call governance is everywhere, our town is trying to make money by selling electricity, imagining some huge windfall from the margin between some third party supplier and the power company, all with a seventy year old delivery grid design. Just wait till the next storm when they find they've got to repair it all.

Watched it last night..........excellent! Would like to know how much play it gets (possible).....and how many "get it" (elusive).....and how many liked it (outside of The Gulch)....(probably impossible).

Footnote: The actor who played the building inspector could have been well cast as one of the moochers/looters in AS 2 or 3.

Dino just added the DVD to my Netflix queue and clicked it up to first place. It should be in my mailbox by Wednesday.

If you're looking for action entertainment, this is not the movie to watch. If you're interested in a good story, with good acting, based on real life events, then you'll enjoy this one.

By coincidence, I just watched this two days ago. Very good movie. Makes you want to strangle the bureaucrats. The fact that you need to ask permission to build something on your own property is terrible. The parasites in government just can't leave people to be free. I recently bought a parcel in Maine with the plan to build a retirement home. Permits for putting in a driveway, for clearing trees, for building a shed, for digging a basement, for drilling a well, for approving building plans, building permits, occupancy permits .... Regulations about everything,: number of bathrooms, electrical outlets, wiring codes, plumbing codes, fireplaces, heating, .... there is no end. You can't pee without a permit. I'm trying to figure out what I bought when I purchased the property ... I guess the right to be tormented.

Just finished it. I agree. One of the best movies I've seen in some time. Disgusting that many communities in America are on the same path.

I am watching it right now. Very good so far.