Mistakes In Movies Not Noticed (2 Viewers)

[Rob]

"Heck, there's still plenty of people that believe the Sherman was the best tank in WW2."

Wait; you mean it wasn't...............lol...............

No i'm sure lt was an Italian Tank that was the best in WW2?

 

[Spitfrnd]

No i'm sure lt was an Italian Tank that was the best in WW2?

Wait now Rob, have you considered the The heavy Char B1 bis, "la fortresse" (second down the French list?
http://www.geocities.com/pentagon/quarters/1975/g_tnkfra.htm

 

[Harrytheheid]

Funny, that's what my wife says too. Anyways, consider them passed mate (or perhaps to avoid inadvertent national insult we should say pass the pork pies, sausage rolls and chips.)

H

 

[Spitfrnd]

...The Brits have always been villians in Yankee films be they war-films or Disney cartoons- tends to suit our foppish accents better
...Reb

Your jibe on this got lost in the melee here mate and I just heard a Kirk Douglas interview that prompted me to bring it back to the fore. In discussing Sparticus, Douglas noted that he tried to cast British actors as the Romans and Americans as the slaves because the thought the British speech patterns fit so much better the idea of a cultured Roman aristocracy.

Good point I'd say and it got me thinking that though we have previously exchanged good humor on this point, I thought I would take this opportunity to list (incompletely and in no particular order some Brits (and BI) actors who have had non-villian treatment in Yankee films, just for grins of course:
Michael Cane
Lawerence Olivier
Ben Kingsley
John Geilguid
David Niven
Peter Sellers
Albert Finney
Trevor Howard
Oliver Reed
Rody McDowell
Sean Bean
Clive Owen
Colin Firth
Terrance Stamp
Jeremy Irons
Alfrend Molena
Ian Holm
Orlando Bloom
James Mason
Richard Burton
Ewan McGregor
I think we should also include for this purpose these actors known for their origins and success in British film
Peter O'Toole (Irish)
Richard Harris (Irish)
Basil Rathbone (South African)

And they of course there is the little matter of Sean Connery and Daniel Craig. Of course, this is a partial list and leaves out all the splendid actresses (like Emma Thompson, Maggie Smith, Vanesa Redgrave, Judi Dench Keira Knightleythat meet this test.

Of course none of this means a cultured British accent isn't oh so tempting for a villain but even Alan Rickman has been given a white hat for some American outings.

 

[damian]

Your jibe on this got lost in the melee here mate and I just heard a Kirk Douglas interview that prompted me to bring it back to the fore. In discussing Sparticus, Douglas noted that he tried to cast British actors as the Romans and Americans as the slaves because the thought the British speech patterns fit so much better the idea of a cultured Roman aristocracy.

Good point I'd say and it got me thinking that though we have previously exchanged good humor on this point, I thought I would take this opportunity to list (incompletely and in no particular order some Brits (and BI) actors who have had non-villian treatment in Yankee films, just for grins of course:
Michael Cane
Lawerence Olivier
Ben Kingsley
John Geilguid
David Niven
Peter Sellers
Albert Finney
Trevor Howard
Oliver Reed
Rody McDowell
Sean Bean
Clive Owen
Colin Firth
Terrance Stamp
Jeremy Irons
Alfrend Molena
Ian Holm
Orlando Bloom
James Mason
Richard Burton
Ewan McGregor
I think we should also include for this purpose these actors known for their origins and success in British film
Peter O'Toole (Irish)
Richard Harris (Irish)
Basil Rathbone (South African)

And they of course there is the little matter of Sean Connery and Daniel Craig. Of course, this is a partial list and leaves out all the splendid actresses (like Emma Thompson, Maggie Smith, Vanesa Redgrave, Judi Dench Keira Knightleythat meet this test.

Of course none of this means a cultured British accent isn't oh so tempting for a villain but even Alan Rickman has been given a white hat for some American outings.

I think you have left out Vivian Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor

 

[Spitfrnd]

I think you have left out Vivian Leigh and Elizabeth Taylor

Not by design, but then I am sure that is not all I left out; thanks for the assist.

 

[UKReb]

Your jibe on this got lost in the melee here mate...........

Of course none of this means a cultured British accent isn't oh so tempting for a villain but even Alan Rickman has been given a white hat for some American outings.

Of course you're right but hell we Brits make better villains in real life as well as on the screen even backed up in one of your favorites "Quigley Down Under"........

Major Ashley Pitt "In our experience Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country"

Quigley "Major- We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England"

Reb

 

[OzDigger]

It's not unusual for movie people to cast a person from another country as being a villain, but these are usually fictional characters rather than real people.

The issue I have with 'A Bridge Too Far' is that most of the put downs and misleading 'history' concerned real people in actual events. Whereas movies such as 'Diehard' and 'The Eagle has Landed' etc are fictional movies and to my way of thinking any over the top characters depicted in fictional movies can be taken with a grain of salt.

I just think it's dangerous and unethical to incorrectly depict real people in so called actual historical events. Another over the top film was 'Michael Collins' which was promoted as being a true story but the movie distorted things so much it ended up to be sad fiction imo.

And I should clarify here that most so called Anti-British themes are usually mainly Anti-English.

Btw, you have to be careful with lists of actors names as they may not be who you think they are and have their own motives. For example I have noted a few members making comments about 'Aussie' Mel Gibson. The guy was born in America and lived in Australia for several years with his Irish-American parents before moving back to America.

 

[Spitfrnd]

Of course you're right but hell we Brits make better villains in real life as well as on the screen even backed up in one of your favorites "Quigley Down Under"........

Major Ashley Pitt "In our experience Americans are uncouth misfits who should be run out of their own barbaric country"

Quigley "Major- We already run the misfits outta our country. We sent 'em back to England"

Reb

Ooo, I knew you would bring that up; great line you have to admit though.