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Re: Most spectacular piece of historical revisionism in film

Post by Animavore » Tue May 04, 2010 9:41 pm

What about Valkyrie? A fucking WW2 film so stylised I thought Tom Cruises character was going to start pulling out martial arts moves in the style of The Matrix kicking his way though hoards of Nazis before a climatic showdown with Hitler who removes his gloves slowly while delivering his masterplan soliloquy before cracking his knuckles while they stand off and then engage in a bone-cracking, gravity defying final fight.
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Re: Most spectacular piece of historical revisionism in film

Post by virphen » Tue May 04, 2010 9:51 pm

Arse wrote: What was wrong with Gladiator? I thought that was pretty historically accurate.
I hope you're being ironic...
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Re: Most spectacular piece of historical revisionism in film

Post by Feck » Tue May 04, 2010 9:51 pm

Memphis Belle ....just because they missed the point of the book "Bomber" (both fiction I know but till)
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Post by Animavore » Tue May 04, 2010 9:52 pm

Oh and that film Creation.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue May 04, 2010 9:54 pm

Feck wrote:Memphis Belle ....just because they missed the point of the book "Bomber" (both fiction I know but till)
Actually, "Memphis Belle" was a real B-17, the first one to complete 25 missions and return home. The WWII short film is available online if you want to compare the two.

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Post by Animavore » Tue May 04, 2010 9:54 pm

Jeez. Gladiator has a whole Wiki page on its historical inaccuracies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical ... 00_film%29
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Post by Horwood Beer-Master » Wed May 05, 2010 7:19 pm

Animavore wrote:What about Valkyrie? A fucking WW2 film so stylised I thought Tom Cruises character was going to start pulling out martial arts moves in the style of The Matrix kicking his way though hoards of Nazis before a climatic showdown with Hitler who removes his gloves slowly while delivering his masterplan soliloquy before cracking his knuckles while they stand off and then engage in a bone-cracking, gravity defying final fight.
You mean that wasn't what really happened?
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Post by Coito ergo sum » Wed May 05, 2010 9:53 pm

Animavore wrote:What about Valkyrie? A fucking WW2 film so stylised I thought Tom Cruises character was going to start pulling out martial arts moves in the style of The Matrix kicking his way though hoards of Nazis before a climatic showdown with Hitler who removes his gloves slowly while delivering his masterplan soliloquy before cracking his knuckles while they stand off and then engage in a bone-cracking, gravity defying final fight.
And, of course, the Tom Cruise character was a "good" Nazi....
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Post by Coito ergo sum » Wed May 05, 2010 9:55 pm

Gawdzilla wrote:You have to give The Patriot one thing. They got Tarleton dead bang.


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Except they named him Tavington, didn't they?

How about "Samurai" with Tom Snooze? :|~
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Wed May 05, 2010 9:59 pm

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Gawdzilla wrote:You have to give The Patriot one thing. They got Tarleton dead bang.


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Except they named him Tavington, didn't they?
Yeah, but without that role we might have gotten somebody less nasty playing Lucius Malfoy! :shock:
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Re: Most spectacular piece of historical revisionism in film

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Sat May 08, 2010 11:30 am

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Re: Most spectacular piece of historical revisionism in film

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat May 08, 2010 11:35 am

The Longest Day. French troops fighting. :hilarious:
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Re: Most spectacular piece of historical revisionism in film

Post by Trolldor » Sat May 08, 2010 11:40 am

I will never see Tom Cruise's Valkyrie. There's German film by the same name released earlier about the same subject, and vastly superior.


Coincidence? I think not.



One film I have a problem with, though, is Downfall. They didn't have Xbox back then!
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Re: Most spectacular piece of historical revisionism in film

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sat May 08, 2010 11:48 am

Any movie about Robin Hood.

Any movie about King Arthur.

Any movie about The Old West.
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Re: Most spectacular piece of historical revisionism in film

Post by Geoff » Sat May 08, 2010 11:53 am

Gawdzilla wrote:Any movie about Robin Hood.

Any movie about King Arthur.

Any movie about The Old West.
Any movie about Pearl harbour?
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