Americans. Bless 'em. What would they know if Hollywood didn't tell 'em?

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19-11-2007, 12:49 PM
friscofrankie

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Originally Posted by smart fucker

Yeah, we is smart. No brag, just fact.

Fuckin' A. an' we be knowin' shit too
19-11-2007, 12:54 PM
zipcode

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Originally Posted by Sir Burr

Von Staffenburg planted a briefcase at the conference table.
Someone moved it so that it was behind a table leg thus deflecting the blast so that Hitler survived.
All the conspirators were rounded up and hung with piano wire.

Not exactly "little known".

Well, that certainly ruined the movie for me!
19-11-2007, 02:55 PM
Sir Burr

^
Sorry.
19-11-2007, 03:04 PM
Fast Eddie

I'm sure that under Tom Cruise's skillful direction, history will have somehow changed dramatically. So in a way, i'm sure it will be 'little known'.
19-11-2007, 06:37 PM
blackgang

If Cruise is directing then it will Scientologists that whip ass on the krauts and the yanks will stay in London and screw the chamber maids.

Like Winny said when asked what he thought of Yanks.
He said," well they are over"

What do you mean by over?

"Well they are over paid, Over sexed and Over here"..

Silly old prick..
19-11-2007, 07:06 PM
Ivor Biggun

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Originally Posted by chinthee

Yeah, we is smart. No brag, just fact.

So smart that when the film 'King George V", or what ever reign it was, had to be renamed 'The madness in King George' because American audiences wouldn't understand that they handn't seen the previous King George films. Similar to Rocky 3
19-11-2007, 07:45 PM
Texpat

Any prick monarch whose name is the same as his father, grandfather, great grandfather and great, great grandfather solely because of his "superior bloodline" is not worth making a movie about. Jazz up the title, apply bells and whistles, and it's still a turd waiting to be flushed in theaters around America.

That's sooo 230 years ago.
19-11-2007, 07:49 PM
DrAndy

Texpat, you are digging yourself a big hole

enjoy it
19-11-2007, 08:05 PM
Agent_Smith

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Originally Posted by Sir Burr

Von Staffenburg planted a briefcase at the conference table. Someone moved it so that it was behind a table leg thus deflecting the blast so that Hitler survived. All the conspirators were rounded up and hung with piano wire. Not exactly "little known".

It probably is little known to the 18 - 35 year old males in America, which is the usual target demographic for war films.
19-11-2007, 08:06 PM
Texpat

^^eh? come again?
19-11-2007, 08:11 PM
Agent_Smith

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Originally Posted by Agent_Smith

Quote: Originally Posted by Sir Burr Von Staffenburg planted a briefcase at the conference table. Someone moved it so that it was behind a table leg thus deflecting the blast so that Hitler survived. All the conspirators were rounded up and hung with piano wire. Not exactly "little known".

It probably is little known to the 18 - 35 year old males in America, which is the usual target demographic for war films.

There you go.
20-11-2007, 12:02 AM
Marmite the Dog

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Originally Posted by mellow

s it true that in the UK you can no longer display the British flag?

I believe that you've always required permission to fly the Union Flag in public places, but it's a law that is never enforced.

We do fly the flag for worthwhile things like sporting events. Sending our citizens to die at the hands of a bunch of freedom fighters in an illegal and immoral war doesn't really stir up national pride for some reason.
20-11-2007, 12:11 AM
Boon Mee

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Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

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Originally Posted by mellow

s it true that in the UK you can no longer display the British flag?

I believe that you've always required permission to fly the Union Flag in public places, but it's a law that is never enforced.

We do fly the flag for worthwhile things like sporting events. Sending our citizens to die at the hands of a bunch of freedom fighters in an illegal and immoral war doesn't really stir up national pride for some reason.

Not much does anymore does it unless it's some soccer hooligans showing their ass on the continent...:rolleyes:
20-11-2007, 12:37 AM
Sir Burr

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Originally Posted by Texpat

^^eh? come again?

Maybe because the USA is the only country where men are named John Smith, John Smith Jnr, then John Smith the third.
20-11-2007, 10:39 AM
baldrick

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Originally Posted by Sir Burr

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Originally Posted by Texpat

^^eh? come again?

Maybe because the USA is the only country where men are named John Smith, John Smith Jnr, then John Smith the third.

I knew a texan John Roberts Jr . - I always wondered if his son would be JR Jr Jr.
20-11-2007, 11:53 AM
Luckydog

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Originally Posted by Fast Eddie

I'm sure that under Tom Cruise's skillful direction, history will have somehow changed dramatically. So in a way, i'm sure it will be 'little known'.

In my OP FE I was repeating what the reporter said on Fox.

Apparently it is so in the States. Like lots of other Historical events that
occurred elsewhere.

Can't wait to see what Hollywood does with the Hitler Assassination attempt.

Actually, Adolph turned it round rather cleverly. Said the fact that he survived proved he was invincible.......
20-11-2007, 04:08 PM
Islander

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Sending our citizens to die at the hands of a bunch of freedom fighters in an illegal and immoral war doesn't really stir up national pride for some reason.

It does if you're winning, we need another war against a country that's easy to beat. Never liked the Maldives much, always thought they could be hiding nukes under all those atolls.
20-11-2007, 04:53 PM
Luckydog

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Originally Posted by zipcode

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Burr

Von Staffenburg planted a briefcase at the conference table.
Someone moved it so that it was behind a table leg thus deflecting the blast so that Hitler survived.
All the conspirators were rounded up and hung with piano wire.

Not exactly "little known".

Well, that certainly ruined the movie for me!

Don't worry Zippy. The Hollywood version won't be like that........Never spoil a good story for the truth is their motto.
20-11-2007, 06:31 PM
AntRobertson

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Originally Posted by Luckydog

The Hollywood version won't be like that

Well to be fair why should it? They are in the business of entertainment, not making historically accurate documentaries. That's what the History Channel et al are for.

Movies - - - - - - - - > Reality

As my helpful illustration shows the two can be mutually exclusive ;)
20-11-2007, 06:37 PM
barbaro

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Originally Posted by Luckydog

Tom Cruise's soon to be released epic tells America the 'Little known' story
that some German Generals once tried to assassinate Adolph Hitler!

LITTLE BLUDDY KNOWN!

I am very fond of Americans as a rule (Yeah I freely admit it Old Bean) but their ignorance of anything that has or is happening, beyond their shores is laughable at times.

Even more laughable, of course, will be their slant on this piece of history.

I agree. 'Merkins in general, are not that well versed in history, be it their own or other parts of the world.

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Bet Milky will be spitting blood when he sees it............

I don't watch movies. I am no fan of Hitler. Recently I have been studying his use of propaganda to influence people/masses/the public.
20-11-2007, 06:44 PM
Texpat

^^ a master of computer generated illustration. Your movie-reality spectrum looks amazing similar to a dashed line.
20-11-2007, 06:58 PM
AntRobertson

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Originally Posted by Texpat

a master of computer generated illustration. Your movie-reality spectrum looks amazing similar to a dashed line.

Pixar Studios and my animated, historically and anotomically correct biographic masterpiece on Jenna Jameson beckons! :D
20-11-2007, 10:55 PM
Agent_Smith

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Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Pixar Studios and my animated, historically and anotomically correct biographic masterpiece on Jenna Jameson beckons!

Too late, I just inked a deal with them. Here's a promo pic:

https://teakdoor.com/images/smilies1/You_Rock_Emoticon.gif
21-11-2007, 12:33 AM
zipcode

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Originally Posted by Ivor Biggun

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Originally Posted by chinthee

Yeah, we is smart. No brag, just fact.

So smart that when the film 'King George V", or what ever reign it was, had to be renamed 'The madness in King George' because American audiences wouldn't understand that they handn't seen the previous King George films. Similar to Rocky 3

The posters for "Titanic" listed the movie as being "2 hours 74 minutes" in duration; industry consensus was that people wouldn't want to watch a film longer than three hours.

Keep me out of the American love/hate battle; I am in California, which is it's own sovereign nation. [Well, more like part of Mexico actually...]
21-11-2007, 05:04 PM
Luckydog

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Originally Posted by AntRobertson

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Originally Posted by Luckydog

The Hollywood version won't be like that

Well to be fair why should it? They are in the business of entertainment, not making historically accurate documentaries. That's what the History Channel et al are for.

Movies - - - - - - - - > Reality

As my helpful illustration shows the two can be mutually exclusive ;)

Trouble is Ant old Bean. People see the Movie and THINK IT"S THE WAY IT WAS! I know they SOMETIMES put up "Based on a true set of events" but who reads the captions......?

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