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#3531105 - 03/03/12 05:13 AM Movies that re-write history  
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#3531108 - 03/03/12 05:16 AM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Snap]  
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Oh wait, do you mean rewrite history as in change or actual retelling of history?

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#3531109 - 03/03/12 05:17 AM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Snap]  
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#3531111 - 03/03/12 05:17 AM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Snap]  
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#3531118 - 03/03/12 05:23 AM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Snap]  
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#3531179 - 03/03/12 08:09 AM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Snap]  
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#3531191 - 03/03/12 08:55 AM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Snap]  
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#3531198 - 03/03/12 09:35 AM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Snap]  
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#3531208 - 03/03/12 10:08 AM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: EAF331 MadDog]  
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#3531216 - 03/03/12 10:26 AM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: EAF331 MadDog]  
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#3531217 - 03/03/12 10:30 AM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Snap]  
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#3531256 - 03/03/12 12:32 PM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Mad Max]  
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'The Patriot' (AKA Braveheart II...This time its Colonial ) Christ, I feel like throwing a fecking brick through the telly every time I see it. Outrageous! biggrin

'U-571', but at least Levey eventually apologised for it lol. 'It was a distortion...a mercenary decision...to create this parallel history in order to drive the movie for an American audience. Both my grandparents [sic] were officers in World War II, and I would be personally offended if somebody distorted their achievements.'

Even Bill Clinton wrote an apology too! 'Merikins, eh? biggrin

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#3531259 - 03/03/12 12:44 PM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Snap]  
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It would be much more difficult to name ONE movie that does NOT concoct history. Especially if it's from Hollywood (or Bollywood lol).
Please do not tell me you believe what is shown in .. films ??

#3531261 - 03/03/12 12:47 PM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Snap]  
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#3531298 - 03/03/12 02:23 PM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Snap]  
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All theatrical movies rewrite history for the sake of entertaining some are really good for preserving a few history or acurately portraying the written personanities of state of the world at the time,but if you want history lesson read a fcking book or watch a documentry

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#3531308 - 03/03/12 02:33 PM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Snap]  
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#3531316 - 03/03/12 02:46 PM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Vitesse]  
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U-571


Wait what? I thought U-571 was a documentary! wink


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#3531361 - 03/03/12 03:58 PM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Snap]  
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Actually I thought Titanic followed the book "A Night to Remember" very closely, including details of the lifeboats, the smokestack collapsing, and even the quartet playing right up to the end. I was surprised at it's accuracy.

#3531365 - 03/03/12 04:04 PM Re: Movies that re-write history [Re: Patrocles]  
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Wait what? I thought U-571 was a documentary!


And therein lies the problem. 90% of your Country probably thinks so, too! rofl

Point taken (lol), but you can understand people who were actually involved personally and still alive being a bit irked by it....No? smile If you're making a film about a historical event, at least make some effort to contain a bit of truth. A good start would be not blatantly lying about who did it, its the 'little things' like this that can make all the difference. biggrin

RE: 'The Patriot', don't get me effin started. hahaha

I remember a Battle of Britain film was mooted and supposed to star Tom Cruise as 'Billy Fisk'....mercifully it appears to have been shelved. I can see it now.

Fisk: Get me the Goddamn President....Of Britain on the phone!!!

Churchill: Fisk? I don't like this guy....HE'S DANGEROUS. However, we need every swinging d*ck in the air to save Blighty, and this kid is good. He just might swing the balance......

Fisk: You're GODDAMNED RIGHT I'M MUTHA-F*KKIN DANGEROUS!!! Hold tight President Churchill, here comes the Cavalry, tuh save all O' Y'all asses!!! WHOO-HOO!!!

Etc etc....Fisk shoots down 42 Huns and saves Britain single handedly, US audience believes it, you get the picture. biggrin

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