Actors want to protest? Protest this!

[Dennis Miller]

Good article on freakin Hollyweird.

http://www.alpa.org/alpa/DesktopModules/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=3006

 

[FL000]

As much as I hate to, I have to agree with the Hollywood gang on this one. It's just a movie. It's not a documentary. The only movies I've heard touted as accurate from those who were there in real life were Blackhawk Down (though much was left out for simplicity) and the Normandy scene in Saving Private Ryan. Other than that, Hollywood has never put out anything that was entirely historically accurate.

 

[dixieflyer]

I could not agree more. Hollywood is more concerned with dramazation and PC than historical accuracy. To add to the previous thread, "Gods and Generals" was the most historicaly accurate war drama I have ever seen. That's why it floped at the box office. No tochie, feelie PC just historical accuracy.

 

[CaptainBrazilia]

I lost ALL respect for the movie (and the makers of it) when, during the main character's training on the B-25, they advanced the throttles to maximum and switched to an exterior shot of the aircraft as it started rolling.

The tires squealed as if it were a 1968 Shelby GT500 leaving the starting line of a quarter-mile race.





Um...yeah.

Since then, it'll take quite a bit to drag me into a theater.

 

[bigD]

The bottom line is that Hollywood is in the business of making money. They know that in most cases, they have to sacrifice historical accuracy to put butts in seats at the theatres. That's all there is to it.

 

[HoursHore]

The movie sucked hind teat

 

[FlyLawyer]

Airport '77

The most absurd use of creative license that I have ever seen was comically depicted in Airport '77. If you will recall, the 747 sank to the bottom of the sea. The pax and flight attendants were terrified that the aircraft would soon implode due to the underwater pressure. Cool, calm, and collected, the captain (played by Jack Lemmon) reassured everyone with this immortal quote:

"Don't worry - it's pressurized."

I left.

 

[C150Heavy]

Loser

I can't decide who is the biggest looser, you guys for caring what Hollywood does or me for reading all of the post and the article.

 

[TWA Dude]

Re: Airport '77

The most absurd use of creative license that I have ever seen was comically depicted in Airport '77. ...
I left.

Jeepers, you take things too seriously. Plus, by walking out you missed the great scene where the Captain "rewires" a panel to get "the only door that opens in" to open electronically. It was a silly, yet entertaining movie. The sight of the 747 bubbling up out of ocean is a classic.