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I enjoyed Red Dawn, this time it's the Chinese...:munchin
http://www.realclearworld.com/blog/2010/03/china_gets_ready_to_invade_ame_1.html
A Chinese invasion? why? we ship them all of our natural resources as it is.
Green Light
03-22-2010, 11:46
China makes sense. Mexico is already here. :cool:
incarcerated
03-22-2010, 23:09
A Chinese invasion? why? we ship them all of our natural resources as it is.
Because the Russians are broke…
incarcerated
03-23-2011, 01:03
Heck, I’d have thought that Chinese audiences would approve…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1368199/Movie-chiefs-spend-1-million-changing-villains-Chinese-North-Koreans--offend-Beijing.html
Hollywood remake of Red Dawn spends $1m to change villains from Chinese to North Koreans... so as not to offend Beijing
By Paul Thompson
Last updated at 4:39 AM on 21st March 2011
Hollywood film-makers have changed the villains in a re-make of the film Red Dawn to avoid offending China and spoiling its chances of success at the box office.
The original action film starring Patrick Swayze and Charlie Sheen featured Russian troops invading America.
In the remake Chinese troops lead the invasion - but bosses at MGM studio are to spend more than $1 million on digital special effects to make it appear the invaders are from North Korea.
Military flags and symbols from China will be erased or changed as well as dialogue before the film starring Chris Hemsworth is released later this year.
Computer experts will make sure North Korean flags are seen in the film and the characters refer to the invading army from a country President Bush said was part of the 'axis of evil.'
Studio bosses took the decision because they were afraid having China invade the U.S. would not go down well at the box office in Beijing.
China is one of the biggest emerging markets for Hollywood and bosses at MGM studios didn't want to risk offence.
They also wanted to make sure the Chinese Government approved the film as only a handful of Hollywood movies areaccepted for showing each year.
Producers were worried their movie would be blacklisted....
The Reaper
03-23-2011, 10:35
Well, that reflect a lot of intestinal fortitude.:rolleyes:
How the Hell would any significant number of NKs get here? On their fleet of amphibs, or dropped from their vast air force transports?
TR
ZonieDiver
03-23-2011, 10:42
Well, that reflect a lot of intestinal fortitude.:rolleyes:
How the Hell would any significant number of NKs get here? On their fleet of amphibs, or dropped from their vast air force transports?
TR
Smuggled in shipping containers! :D Of course, that would have to be done by the Chinese, so it wouldn't help the movie moguls intended goal of NOT offending them.
I thought the Chinese problem was handled last Red Dawn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIMH50X0F-4
Hopefully they can't just push the release back a year, Red Dawn 2012 starring Obam-Mao...
greenberetTFS
03-23-2011, 12:41
I thought the Chinese problem was handled last Red Dawn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIMH50X0F-4
:D:D:D
Big Teddy
This really is a good example of our attitudes these days. When the Russians were the enemy we had no problem making movies showing them as evil. Then we defeated them for real. Know we are scared about offending the new enemy. I guess making them Muslims was not even considered. God we are in trouble.
Mustang Man
03-23-2011, 15:51
Muslims were not even considered due to the fact of what transportation they have. I wonder if camels can cross the pacific... :confused:
Go Devil
03-23-2011, 15:55
This really is a good example of our attitudes these days. When the Russians were the enemy we had no problem making movies showing them as evil. Then we defeated them for real. Know we are scared about offending the new enemy. I guess making them Muslims was not even considered. God we are in trouble.
In this case it's kind of like showing 8mm porn of your parents to the kids in the neighborhood.
greenberetTFS
03-23-2011, 16:01
Muslims were not even considered due to the fact of what transportation they have. I wonder if camels can cross the pacific... :confused:
Son,your defitetly in the wrong state.........You want to be around mustangs,give "wet dog" a PM to tell you all about his state and all the mustangs you want to see........;)
Big Teddy :munchin
I don't I missed it in the thread...but "Red Dawn" has been slowed for release as they are editing out the Chinese for fear of hurting their feelings and the fact that they own alot of our stuff.....Go figure, CSM-H
This really is a good example of our attitudes these days. When the Russians were the enemy we had no problem making movies showing them as evil. Then we defeated them for real. Know we are scared about offending the new enemy. I guess making them Muslims was not even considered. God we are in trouble.QP Kgoerz--
FWIW, the original version of this absolutely horrible movie caused significant controversy in the TMZ.
First, it opened during the 1984 summer Olympics. Angelenos were concerned that the film detracted from the triumph of those games.
Second, the movie was absolutely horrible. (The echoing silence in the half empty Cinerama Dome was broken only by derisive comments and laughter of angry--but not bitter--members of the audience.)
QP Kgoerz--
FWIW, the original version of this absolutely horrible movie caused significant controversy in the TMZ.
First, it opened during the 1984 summer Olympics. Angelenos were concerned that the film detracted from the triumph of those games.
Second, the movie was absolutely horrible. (The echoing silence in the half empty Cinerama Dome was broken only by derisive comments and laughter of angry--but not bitter--members of the audience.)
Avenge me, Sig! Aveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenge me!
ZonieDiver
03-23-2011, 18:39
QP Kgoerz--
FWIW, the original version of this absolutely horrible movie caused significant controversy in the TMZ.
First, it opened during the 1984 summer Olympics. Angelenos were concerned that the film detracted from the triumph of those games.
Second, the movie was absolutely horrible. (The echoing silence in the half empty Cinerama Dome was broken only by derisive comments and laughter of angry--but not bitter--members of the audience.)
How could ANY movie with Ben Johnson be "horrible"??? Bad, maybe. But, horrible??? No way!:)
Sometimes it's better to let the original movie be the "last word".
The North Koreans????? In Michigan??????? Oh, come on now......
How did they get their Army through China and Russia?
It appears Palin has a better grasp of geography than Hollywood.
Muslims were not even considered due to the fact of what transportation they have. I wonder if camels can cross the pacific... :confused:Are camels indigenous to the most populous Muslim nations <<LINK1 (http://pewforum.org/uploadedfiles/Orphan_Migrated_Content/Muslimpopulation.pdf)>>, <<LINK2 (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/800px-2003camel.PNG)>>? Or are you just going with stereotypes for a quick laugh?
Are camels indigenous to the most populous Muslim nations <<LINK1 (http://pewforum.org/uploadedfiles/Orphan_Migrated_Content/Muslimpopulation.pdf)>>, <<LINK2 (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/800px-2003camel.PNG)>>? Or are you just going with stereotypes for a quick laugh?
How about Toyota pickups, then? ;)
Pat
How about Toyota pickups, then? ;)
PatNow that would have given the producers an opportunity to placate the Chinese in an entirely different manner.
I love that movie. Probably more because it was date night with my dad and it was the day I got my cast off my arm. I still remember it now, Fargo's for dinner and chapel hills mall for the movie because the Citadel was sold out.
Great memory.
Charlie Sheen was still cute back then.
ZonieDiver
03-23-2011, 20:41
Wolverinnnnnnnnnes!
Charlie Sheen was still cute back then.I am just archiving this remark for future historical research. Or a retirement roast. Or a Tweet.
GratefulCitizen
03-23-2011, 21:53
Was 12 years old and living in western Colorado when the original was new.
Created lots of ideas for entertainment for my peer group.
Still head up into the Colorado mountains every summer, with the same friends, and continue that line of entertainment.
We just have better toys and more ammo now. :D
mark46th
03-24-2011, 08:35
My son was 5 or 6 when we saw this together. A few months later I was getting ready to leave on a hunting trip and he asked, "Are you going to drink the blood?" We both still laugh about it...
Roguish Lawyer
03-24-2011, 09:06
Wolverinnnnnnnnnes!
Beat me to it, LOL
I am just archiving this remark for future historical research. Or a retirement roast. Or a Tweet.
Just remember, paybacks are a bitch!
Just remember, paybacks are a bitch!
That's what I keep trying to tell my old buddy Sigaba. :D
Dozer523
03-24-2011, 17:23
Wolverinnnnnnnnnes! "Watch This. . . " (at :30)
A pretty good demo ambush. (Next we work a little more on fighting positions and cover and concealment.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvNDytDeh4Q&feature=related
I can only hope it's better than the first one.
Richard :munchin
I can only hope it's better than the first one.
Richard :munchin
Well, the American insurgency won in the first one, Siskel.
What changes do you have in mind?
What changes do you have in mind?
Somebody actually doing some convincing acting would be a nice addition, Ebert. :D
Richard :munchin
"Watch This. . . " (at :30)
A pretty good demo ambush. (Next we work a little more on fighting positions and cover and concealment.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvNDytDeh4Q&feature=related
WOLVERINES!!
Like to know what this movies CRY will be?
greenberetTFS
03-25-2011, 05:54
"Watch This. . . " (at :30)
A pretty good demo ambush. (Next we work a little more on fighting positions and cover and concealment.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvNDytDeh4Q&feature=related
They'd be quite a challenge for an old squad leader(former Green Beret) wouldn't you think?.......;)
Big Teddy :munchin
Dozer523
03-25-2011, 06:08
They'd be quite a challenge for an old squad leader(former Green Beret) wouldn't you think?.......;)
Big Teddy :munchinYou could handle 'em Teddy and make 'em like it.
And probably wrap the whole invasion thing up in a couple of weeks.
WOLVERINES!!
Like to know what this movies CRY will be?
Can't be that many City High Schools. They all must have a good "CRY" for sports.
mojaveman
03-25-2011, 10:10
Saw the original when I was on active duty. Agree with some of the others that we must be politically correct in this era because the Chinese hold too much of our debt.
Had a bad dream onetime that the Chinese invaded Alaska and seized the pipleline...
1stindoor
03-25-2011, 13:42
Correct me if I'm wrong...but in the original if they (Wolverines) could have held out until the spring there was talk about some green berets being dropped in to help.
My favorite quote from that movie...
"All that hate's gonna burn you up kid."
"It keeps me warm."
Team Sergeant
03-25-2011, 13:57
We (1-505 82nd ABN) did a jump just north of Boise, ID a few years prior to "Red Dawn". (I always thought it was after the movie!) Our OBJ was the ID National Guard base.
We took all the necessary measures and contacted the local media, newspapers, radio etc to let them know it WAS NOT an invasion and please do not shoot at us while we're under canopy.......:D
PedOncoDoc
03-25-2011, 15:35
Can't be that many City High Schools. They all must have a good "CRY" for sports.
If it's set in Detroit, they can still cry, "Wolverines" given the proximity to the University of Michigan... :munchin
If it's set in Detroit, they can still cry, "Wolverines" given the proximity to the University of Michigan... :munchin
Do those southerners even know what a Wolverine looks like?
Pete - the Upper
Do those southerners even know what a Wolverine looks like?
Pete - the Upper
Yea, they be stringy 'n' shit. You have to soak 'em in Texas Pete overnight, then fricasse the bitches before you fry 'em.
Yea, they be stringy 'n' shit. You have to soak 'em in Texas Pete overnight, then fricasse the bitches before you fry 'em.
Funny, sounds like I possum I once had to thaw and then eat in SERE.......
Funny, sounds like I possum I once had to thaw and then eat in SERE.......
Brother, you put one of those fuckers in a chicken wire cage, feed it clean water and corn for 2 weeks, dress it out and roast it, and it tastes just like a fucking clean 'possum; I swear!
I love that movie. Probably more because it was date night with my dad and it was the day I got my cast off my arm. I still remember it now, Fargo's for dinner and chapel hills mall for the movie because the Citadel was sold out.
The Fargo's parking lot is still packed every weekend.
There was a Chapel Hills Mall way back then? :p
DaveMatteson
04-08-2011, 07:33
Do those southerners even know what a Wolverine looks like?
Pete - the Upper
Yes we do. Wolverines have real purty mouths and squeal like pigs when they get lost on our dirt roads...Weeeeeeeeeee!! weeeeeeee!! :D