TV/Movies Megathread

[Darth Wagtaros]

Haven't seen it, but it sounds like some sort of weird Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 movie adaptation.

[Savonarola]

He said western country.  Doesn't have to be the US.

Bleu Dawn:

Provincial Habitants conquer Montreal and send Anglos to Provincial French re-education camps.  As the English speaking population suffers through Jerry Lewis films a group of brave teenagers form a resistance.  Can they save the Anglos or is it already too late?

[Scipio]

Red dawn remake- meh. They at least lampshade fairly early the stupidity of a north Korean invasion. And it has its cool points. But even beyond the base idea the whole thing is just stupid. Stupid in  a way over and beyond the original. It would be nice to see a film about urban resistance in a western country done well....

The first problem is choosing a reasonable enemy invader that passes the laugh test. 

"The invaders from Canada are burning down the White House ... again!"

Maybe a vast Liberal-socialistic conspiracy raises secret armies recruited from Americorps to take over the country?


I should note that this scenario was proposed rather seriously by some Republican friends of mine. They were considering moving to South Carolina to join the resistance and arm themselves.

Americorps?  Those commie fuckers couldn't rack a shotgun.

[Ideologue]

Wags is on the right track, though: you'd need a Second American Civil War.

Or maybe a European civil war.  But who'd watch that?

[viper37]

Saw an old John Wayne movie, part of it.  Can't fathom the english title, I know I've seen this, just can't remember the small details like the title...  It's the one where he's hired to find someone's niece, captured by the Comanches.

So there's this scene... about 50 indians, charging accross a river toward 4-5 guys.  They have guns on both sides.  Most defenders are hidden behind tree trunks.  John Wayne is standing up, one leg on the tree trunk, in a red shirt, taking his time to shoot the indians.

I got to wonder why some people insist movies were better in the distant past...

[Tonitrus]

Sounds like "The Searchers".

He wasn't hired...that is his niece.

4-5 guys vs 50+ indians?  It's a 50's western...that's the wrong thing to be dwelling on when rating the film.

[viper37]

Sounds like "The Searchers".

He wasn't hired...that is his niece.

4-5 guys vs 50+ indians?  It's a 50's western...that's the wrong thing to be dwelling on when rating the film.

Yeah, that's the one.

if it was in itself, it wouldn't be bad, it's just that most western of the time look alike to me.  And standing there, upright, higher than everyone else, in a red shirt (plainly visible), I get the image, the hero with no fear, untouchable... but over time, it gets silly.

[Queequeg]

The Searchers is generally considered to be one of the great American movies. 

[Razgovory]

It's certainly one of Wayne's better Westerns.

[Queequeg]

It's usually up there with Cane and Treasure of the Sierra Madre for pre-60s Classics. 

Rollerball.  Surprised how interesting that was.  Weak central character development, fascinating mood and worldbuilding.  Also, surprisingly conservative costume for 1975.

[CountDeMoney]

It's certainly one of Wayne's better Westerns.

And his most complex character until The Shootist;  granted, that's not saying much, but for Wayne, it is.

[Eddie Teach]

Portlandia. Hilarious.

[garbon]

Portlandia. Hilarious.

Has its moments.

[The Larch]

I hope to see fahdiz in one episode.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Wags is on the right track, though: you'd need a Second American Civil War.

Or maybe a European civil war.  But who'd watch that?

THere was a movie made about a 2nd Civil War.