American films nicking other countries' history!

[Bushmaster]

I know we have discussed this a lot, but I saw the most blatant, re-writing of history yet and almost choked on my digestive biscuit.

"Wonder Woman - The Feminum Mystique" - is a witty, critically acclaimed film in the 'Arthouse' style that deals with saving the first jet fighter, the American XPJ-1, from the clutches of evil Nazis, by using a golden lassoo and a perfectly-filled, spangled, swimsuit.

This is a still of the XPJ-1:



As a PHers, I am sure you will agree that the fictional XPJ-1, "the world's first jet fighter", looks remarkably like a well known BRITISH aircraft, the Gloster Meteor!

I am shocked and appalled by this blatant re-writting of history!

Wonder Woman, be ashamed!



Americans, NO!

[cazzer]

Bushmaster said:

When women still had shape. *sigh*

[Cara Van Man]

That U-boat film....

[dwilkie]

That sort of thing happens all the time these days, I've given up on being outraged by it tbh.

Except U-571, that still annoys me!

[fathomfive]

They only steal it because they have no history of their own.

[aclivity]

classic case: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141926/

[Cara Van Man]

Basically, you could include anything and everything that was invented or thought up by anyone.

[pits]

To be honest most things to do with WW2, which show the Americans coming in single handedly winning WW2 like they started it and finished it there and then, and throw a couple of British or Russian characters in, because they were there

[G'kar]

Pearl Harbour.

Wing Commander Chappie: Some people frown on the Yanks for not being in this war. I'd just like to say that if there are any more back home like you, God help anyone who goes to war with America.





Bay, you hateful, hateful, .

Edited by G'kar on Tuesday 27th January 15:41

[Bushmaster]

G'kar said:

Pearl Harbour.

Wing Commander Chappie: Some people frown on the Yanks for not being in this war. I'd just like to say that if there are any more back home like you, God help anyone who goes to war with America.

It's understandable, Yanks can make Spitfires fly like jets! It's because they were brought up on crop-dusters. They know planes.

[krallicious]

dwilkie said:

That sort of thing happens all the time these days, I've given up on being outraged by it tbh.

Except U-571, that still annoys me!

First film that came to mind when I read the title of this thread. Shocking

[pits]

G'kar said:

Pearl Harbour.

Wing Commander Chappie: Some people frown on the Yanks for not being in this war. I'd just like to say that if there are any more back home like you, God help anyone who goes to war with America.





Bay, you hateful, hateful, .

Edited by G'kar on Tuesday 27th January 15:41

without American aid and support we would have been fked, infact I am suprised it took America so long to come in, they lost alot of people and boats to U boats, before coming in. I just tire of seeing video clips/cartoons/films of America winning the war from the British or Russian sides, as if Britain were only there to help, whilst America kicked down the doors of Germany etc.

I am fully aware that America was in the war, and ended the war, but not single handedly. As for people frowning upon America not being in the war, they should be beaten with a shovel and told to do there history, and realise without America most of us would be speaking German.

So dont call me a , because you assumed I didnt know about the war and Americas part, I appreciate Americas part in the war, and the Americans in the war on the European fronts

[BigLepton]

pits said:

G'kar said:

Pearl Harbour.

Wing Commander Chappie: Some people frown on the Yanks for not being in this war. I'd just like to say that if there are any more back home like you, God help anyone who goes to war with America.





Bay, you hateful, hateful, .

Edited by G'kar on Tuesday 27th January 15:41

without American aid and support we would have been fked, infact I am suprised it took America so long to come in, they lost alot of people and boats to U boats, before coming in. I just tire of seeing video clips/cartoons/films of America winning the war from the British or Russian sides, as if Britain were only there to help, whilst America kicked down the doors of Germany etc.

I am fully aware that America was in the war, and ended the war, but not single handedly. As for people frowning upon America not being in the war, they should be beaten with a shovel and told to do there history, and realise without America most of us would be speaking German.

So dont call me a , because you assumed I didnt know about the war and Americas part, I appreciate Americas part in the war, and the Americans in the war on the European fronts

You have as subtle and accurate an understanding of history as McDonalds do of haute cuisine.

[G'kar]

Erm...

My post was regarding that it was highly unlikely that the character would have said something so jingoistically 'Go America' before they had entered the war, and more specifically the hackneyed cliche ridden way the scene was constructed.

Michael Bay was the director of said travesty, and target for my ire.

Which only leaves the question: What the fk are you on about?

[DrTre]

G'kar said:

Erm...

My post was regarding that it was highly unlikely that the character would have said something so jingoistically 'Go America' before they had entered the war, and more specifically the hackneyed cliche ridden way the scene was constructed.

And yet still we wonder why Team America fared so badly in its home country....

[MartG]

Hot Shots ! All the 'advanced American jets" were British Folland Gnats, as used by the Red Arrows before they moved on to Hawks

[Semi hemi]

cazzer said:

Bushmaster said:

When women still wore incontinence pants. *sigh*

EFA

Edited by Semi hemi on Tuesday 27th January 20:30

[Dakkon]

pits said:

G'kar said:

Pearl Harbour.

Wing Commander Chappie: Some people frown on the Yanks for not being in this war. I'd just like to say that if there are any more back home like you, God help anyone who goes to war with America.





Bay, you hateful, hateful, .

Edited by G'kar on Tuesday 27th January 15:41

without American aid and support we would have been fked, infact I am suprised it took America so long to come in, they lost alot of people and boats to U boats, before coming in. I just tire of seeing video clips/cartoons/films of America winning the war from the British or Russian sides, as if Britain were only there to help, whilst America kicked down the doors of Germany etc.

I am fully aware that America was in the war, and ended the war, but not single handedly. As for people frowning upon America not being in the war, they should be beaten with a shovel and told to do there history, and realise without America most of us would be speaking German.

So dont call me a , because you assumed I didnt know about the war and Americas part, I appreciate Americas part in the war, and the Americans in the war on the European fronts

Not sure what your really on about, your mixing a few things up, G'Kar was on about Michael Bay and his cringe worthy film.

Regarding the Americans not coming into the war sooner, it is simply to do with money, they were making st loads out of us through the lease lend agreement, Churchill is even quoted as saying thank god when he heard about Pearl Habour as he knew the Americans would enter the war.

We only finished paying off the leas lend agreement a couple of years ago.

[AJS-]

I thought about making a film where the British land on the moon in the 1950s. Anyone else up for it?

[s2art]

AJS- said:

I thought about making a film where the British land on the moon in the 1950s. Anyone else up for it?

Make it a Commonwealth and Empire thing and assume an Orion design, and its just possible we could have.