Did you have a problem with "The Godfather", or "Blazing Saddles"?
Posted on 11/26/2023 8:06:44 PM PST by Rummyfan
It was an excellent movie. I encourage everyone to try to see it. The battle scenes are epic. The only CGI in the movie are the visible cannon balls. Scott hired thousands of extras.
This movie is very very shocking.... in that they did not find a black person to play napoleon.
Lol
Excellent point 👉
My grandfather was named Napoleon.
My father in law was named Lafayette.
Yeah ... we are an odd crew for down here in the old south.
Or a woman. If Disney made it, they’d put a chick in it and make her gay...
I’m a huge Ridley Scott fan, especially The Duelists and Bladerunner. He did get a bit sidetracked with CGI for a while, but still one of the greatest visual film makers.
They would if the movie was on Netflix!
🤔🤪
Oddly, the soundtrack does not contain Eroica.
I’ve read about the praise for the battle scenes, but a noted Napoleon historian did not give it high praise for accuracy.
I have a feeling I will find its ‘liberties’ with history offensive.
There’s a town in Louisiana called Napoleonville.
I love Ridley Scott and I have great interest in the French Revolution and Napoleon, BUT
IF THEY HAVE TO KILL A HORSE AT THE START OF THE FILM, LIKE ANOTHER POPULAR SERIES, I HAVE NEITHER TIME NOR INTEREST IN IT.
Ridley, you disappoint me. Even if what happened was true...it is just too barbaric to depict.
I know, I know...this is real life...grow up.
Some things I just cannot take.
Yea I read that about the historian. Scott’s response was to him was get a life or something like that.
Lots of French named places in Louisiana
since it was originally a French Colony.
“...is just too barbaric to depict...”
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Killing a horse is barbaric,
but killing thousands of humans is OK?
(war is hell)
Are you NUTS.
Is that what you got out of an expression of terrible barbarism which is a thousand times worse than the savagery of WAR.
Thanks, Repeal
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