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| Hollywood Discovers Radical Islam |
| 2005-01-06 |
| Posted by:ed |
| #14 Let us just say, there's some movies you can't pay me to watch. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2005-01-06 8:03:42 PM |
| #13 I thought Elf was all about the French Oil company...boy, was I mistaken |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-01-06 7:01:57 PM |
| #12 Neville Chamberlain would be proud of Jack Valenti. |
| Posted by: John Q. Citizen 2005-01-06 6:55:36 PM |
| #11 RW, don't forget Team America: World Police. Movie of the year imho. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2005-01-06 5:42:10 PM |
| #10 CrazyFool - You are right about that, but when connecting evil to France I spread the brush as far as I can. ;) |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-01-06 4:31:18 PM |
| #9 LOTR - I dont think he was actually french. I think he only took the french accent because 'Swearing in French is like wiping your ass with silk...'. I am not sure about this - only saw Matrix Reloaded once (which was enough). |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-01-06 4:29:45 PM |
| #8 Silentbrick - The (not gonna spell this right) Merovingian in the Matrix movies was French... And on the Lilo & Stitch cartoon series there is a tiny evil overlord bunny who has an obvious French accent. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-01-06 4:12:07 PM |
| #7 Hey Silent Brick I think Oliver Martinez was supposed to be French in Unfaithful. The Chef from the Little Mermaid was a little off as well, quite possibly French. PS Good Islamic Radical shoot em up movies. Wanted Dead or Alive - Rutger Hauer True Lies - Arnold |
| Posted by: Rightwing 2005-01-06 3:42:08 PM |
| #6 Bet you're right Lucky. How's things? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-01-06 3:36:53 PM |
| #5 It's all about the accent Bulldog. The French can't be villians anymore since they are forever identified with Inspector Cluseau. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-01-06 3:14:25 PM |
| #4 Getting a quality screen play done that can pack them in is not easy. Talent is hard. Man I watched the Aviator and wanted to kill myself. I should have known though, I mean Howard Hughs going nuts, Duh! But take a look at the holliday flicks and how lame it was. And I don't see anything that compels me and I love the big screen. You could really stiff the French though and Americans would get it, I think. |
| Posted by: Lucky 2005-01-06 3:12:34 PM |
| #3 Has anyone noticed there's one group of Europeans that Hollyweird doesn't use as Villians anymore? WHERE ARE THE FRENCH VILLIANS!? I haven't seen one since Raiders of the Lost Ark. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2005-01-06 2:56:34 PM |
| #2 Since when has Hollywood balked at making decent, hard working, law abiding communities the enemies in its films? Never before. Hollywood's favourite villains: Russians, Germans, Englishmen. Are members of these communities indecent, lazy and lawless? Let me rephrase that: are members of these communities less decent, hard-working and law-abiding than Muslims? Hollywood is packed full of lying, terrified, hypocrites. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2005-01-06 2:45:24 PM |
| #1 Why the absence of movies on the current war? Jack Valenti, then-head of the Motion Picture Association of America, once replied with questions of his own: "Who would you have as the enemy if you made a picture about terrorism? You’d probably have Muslims, would you not? If you did, I think there would be backlash from the decent, hard-working, law-abiding Muslim community in this country." That’s what some call a pre-emptive cringe. Others call it dhimmitude. Thats what I call it! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-01-06 2:27:09 PM |