Heh. Though, it's Eric D. Snider's comment that really had me rolling.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
The makers of "Band of Brothers" were also interested in stirring a future conflict between the United States, and 1940's Germany.
I thought this was a nice touch given the topic:
quote: First, it's important to note that the Russian Communist Party isn't a tiny cabal of pamphleteering loonies à la the American Communist Party. The Russian Party got 11.6% of the vote in 2007's parliamentary elections (that's about 8 million votes), and its representatives actually hold seats in Parliament; it's the largest opposition party in the country, and the Communist presidential candidate tends to be competitive. Second: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Posted by Puffy Treat (Member # 7210) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orincoro: The makers of "Band of Brothers" were also interested in stirring a future conflict between the United States, and 1940's Germany
"Also"?
Orincoro, you believe Spielberg and Lucas genuinely do intend to incite a new Cold War? Posted by LargeTuna (Member # 10512) on :
I saws da movie and i not sure if i liked it er not, the originals wer awesome, but this new one was about aliens and stuff and it was realy bizarre. Did anyone else see it yet?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I had read about this before seeing the movie. When I saw the movie, I thought they were crazy.
After all, the Russians act in a ludicrous way that no one would believe. Come on, KGB agents with heavy accents are going to be able to just show up at a soda shop and no one's going to give them a second look?
The FBI, however, was entirely believable. They actually DID treat respected citizens with admirable records like crap during their Commie witch-hunt.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by LargeTuna: I saws da movie and i not sure if i liked it er not, the originals wer awesome, but this new one was about aliens and stuff and it was realy bizarre. Did anyone else see it yet?
It is worthwhile to point out that this is an interesting example of how news travels and is received around the world. Clearly, this was intended for a specific audience in Russia and not for, well, us.
Basically, Sharon Stone suggested at the Cannes that the Sichuan earthquake may be a result of karma, which is obviously not being received so well by some in Hong Kong, let alone China proper since they had their three days of mourning last week for 65,000+ deaths.
The interesting thing is that the news clip is from Hong Kong TV and is mostly in English, but also has short Cantonese and Mandarin bits. However, the majority of the interviewed are Columbian, Japanese, and French reporters at the Cannes speaking English. Globalisation and the media is pretty cool sometimes.
In any case, both pieces are interesting illustrations of the problems of how messages targeted at some domestic groups can be received quite differently somewhere else in the world.
Posted by theamazeeaz (Member # 6970) on :
While we're on the topic of the FBI agents distrusting citizens, I didn't buy that even after all the KGB got killed in the Amazon, Yale would let Indy have his job back.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
quote:Originally posted by theamazeeaz: While we're on the topic of the FBI agents distrusting citizens, I didn't buy that even after all the KGB got killed in the Amazon, Yale would let Indy have his job back.
Ditto. Unless he was personal friends with someone Very High Up.
Posted by C3PO the Dragon Slayer (Member # 10416) on :
Indy always chooses the most interesting friends.
Posted by theamazeeaz (Member # 6970) on :
quote:Originally posted by ketchupqueen:
quote:Originally posted by theamazeeaz: While we're on the topic of the FBI agents distrusting citizens, I didn't buy that even after all the KGB got killed in the Amazon, Yale would let Indy have his job back.
Ditto. Unless he was personal friends with someone Very High Up.
Yeah. The big man in the sky. Which explains why he, Marion and Mutt didn't DIE in the movie, even though they should have about ten times over.
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
quote:Basically, Sharon Stone suggested at the Cannes that the Sichuan earthquake may be a result of karma, which is obviously not being received so well by some in Hong Kong, let alone China proper since they had their three days of mourning last week for 65,000+ deaths.
It's kinda eerie to hear Sharon Stone channeling Fred Phelps.
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