Posted on 04/19/2007 12:05:23 AM PDT by Mobile Vulgus
Well, here we go again. Another Eurotrash, elitist whining that there is a US flag in an American movie...
Ending an inconsequential review of the upcoming movie Spider-Man 3, Timesonline reviewer Leo Lewis complains:
Also disappointing is the inability of the director, Sam Raimi, to end the romp without a fleeting shot of the American flag. The Stars and Stripes just happens to be fluttering behind Spidey as he makes his triumphal return to honour, probity and good honest fist-fighting.Lewis acts as if an American movie based on an American icon of the American comic book industry must somehow remove all aspects of what made it an Icon, apparently. If we are to make the "correct" movie, apparently, we must remove all those gauche American things from our movies to appease America hating reviewers from England, I guess.
I have an idea, Mr. Lewis. If you hate America so much, don't go see our movies. We can do without your business and your elitist attitude.
Screw this limey POS. Has there ever been a brit super-hero?
Nope, didn’t think so. He’s jealous of a comic character.
Isn’t this like being upset about the blue on a bluebird?
Given the honor bestowed on the late Leni Riefenstahl by the notoriously anti-American and traitorous Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, I am not surprised that one of their British counterparts would find the Stars and Stripes offensive.
Bite me, Lewis, you lime-sucking Drunkistani chatteratus.
Clicking on the source link shows a banner ad with dozens of flags — related to cricket teams. Hypocrisy? Yes. Just more American-envy Euro-whinners.
Buck the Fritish.
Ament that to. Buck that Frit. Not all the Fritish are bad.
Sam Raimi is a post-911 Republican, I believe, so he won’t be phased by this kind of crap. I did see the article and have to shake my head.
Captain Britain, who was created by American comic writers and is not much of a stretch from Captain America. Union Jack, who I believe was also created by Americans. Both are/were Marvel characters. There is probably native British superheroes, but I can’t name them. Maybe Judge Dredd, who is an anti-hero at best.
Sounds like an imperialist meglomaniac who can’t handle that the US kicked their butts twice and broke away from the Empire. He obviously believes that the director should take out the flag so as to be deferrent to a ‘global’ perspective, (read eurocentric)
There *are* probably British superheroes. . . . I changed the sentence structure but missed that word.
I’d love to see his review if they made a movie of Captain America. He’s probably be found in the fetal position foaming at the mouth.
“Has there ever been a brit super-hero?”
The closest I can think of is The Scarlet Pimpernel written in the early 1900s. I guess he might not be considered “super” by today’s standards,he had no extraordinary powers, but he was a hero and he was British. He pretended to be a fop, but actually was into feats of daring-do. Just like Clark Kent/Superman, nobody seems to recognize him under his other guise. Now that I think about it, Clark sure got his money’s worth from those horned rimmed glasses.LOL!
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Summary
The novel tells of the mysterious and much spoken-of League of the Scarlet Pimpernel. This group is led by the cunning and noble Sir Percy Blakeney who with accomplices risks life and limb rescuing the innocents caught up in the Reign of Terror in Paris. His disguises and other inventive ways of eluding capture stretch to his anonymity even amongst the English.
That’s funny...well, maybe we’ll get a chance to see if my speculations regarding this reviewer prove accurate.
Okay, now that I have read the entire thread, I concede that the Pimpernel is very much outdated. Union Jack is quite impressive. :)
British superhero......Camilla Parker Bowles.
Well, I’m sure she’s a superhero in the eyes of that moonbat Prince Charles.
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