What's with you Brits and music?

[OTTOL]

Ranger have you ever seen Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, or Snatch. They're both Guy Ritchie movies and British. IMO some of the best  material put out in a while. American movies IMO (and I'm American mind you) are like listening to a broken record, it's the same thing over and over. Good guy vs Bad Guy--Bad Guy beats up good guy--Good Guy makes miraculous comeback---followed by cheesy 1/2 hour long fight scene--with a few sex scenes sprinkled on for good measure.

[Hagar]

Ok, but I never seen any Euro movie that I liked.

Maybe that's because you don't get the chance. It's not easy to persuade the US distributors to show or promote anything other than home-produced stuff.

Please don't confuse Britain with Europe. This is a common mistake with Americans & maybe the reason for the general lack of interest. There are many fine films produced in countries all over Europe but each one has its own distinctive methods & should be treated separately. The British film industry is unique. This is why directors like Spielberg often make their films here & insist on British film crews & technicians.

[Loafing Smurf]

[quote]Ranger have you ever seen Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, or Snatch. They're both Guy Ritchie movies and British. IMO some of the best

[Fozzer]

"Soldier Blue" came out at about the same time as "Clockwork Orange" and thinking of Soldier Blue gives me nightmares even now for it's violence.... ...!

...now Chevy Chase's "Christmas Lampoon" or "The Money Pit", etc,  films are more my idea of entertainment for a good-old laugh...!

As for Composers...
Henry Purcell, John Dowland, J.S. Bach, Handel and Mozart.. ...!
I play their pieces on my instruments... ...!

Paul.

[Hagar]

[quote]Sorry, my mistake. Please accept my apology.

[Woodlouse2002]

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I dread to think what the proposed

[Woodlouse2002]

Oh yeah, and talking about British movies. What about Monty Python and the Holy Grail? Or the Life of Brian? Or the Meaning of Life?

[ATI_7500]

Please don't confuse Britain with Europe. This is a common mistake with Americans & maybe the reason for the general lack of interest.  The British film industry is unique. This is why directors like Spielberg often make their films here & insist on British film crews & technicians.

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just because britain is an island,it doesn't mean that it's not european...

[Hagar]

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just because britain is an island,it doesn't mean that it's not european...

I'm not saying that Silent. You're missing the point I was trying to make. I was referring to the different film industries. German films are different to French films which are different to British ones. Lumping them all together as "Euro" films is a mistake. There's no such thing as a typical ""European" film.

[ATI_7500]

hm,mkay. but you haven't pointed that out so exactly the first time..

[Hagar]

hm,mkay. but you haven't pointed that out so exactly the first time..

I'm sorry but that was the precise point I was trying to make. I always try very hard to explain things as clearly as possible without confusing anyone. This isn't always so easy on an international forum. I must be slipping in my old age.

[WebbPA]

As Rush Limbaugh would say, "I told you so".  We're in Music now.  How we got into movies/cinema I'll never know.

To Will, the staunchest defender of England next to Winston Churchill (and I mean that in a good way), the US is almost but not as bad as the UK in its adoption of classical tunes as secondary national anthems.

The Star Spangled Banner was based on a drinking tune.  So what?  I feel a rush of pride every time I hear it  I also share a sense of national pride when I hear "God Save The Queen" and "Oh, Canada".  I admit my ignorance in not knowing Germany's current national anthem but "Deutschland, Uber Alles", based on Haydn, also moved me.  There is a Protestant hymn based on the same tune.

[Politically Incorrect]

Hagar, you amaze me!!
How in the world can you post info on music and then say you don't know much about it?  Do you sit at the computer with a encyclopida? incredible!!
Didn't I see you on Jepordy once?

[Hagar]

Fretnstuff. I've been interested in music for as long as I can remember. That must be well over 50 years & among other things I was/am a musician myself.

I don't know much about modern "rock" music & have very little knowledge on classical. I checked my facts on Google before commenting in this thread to prevent making myself appear an idiot. The WWW is my encyclopedia.

[Politically Incorrect]

Your knowledge is appreciated!!
I love learning something new everyday!!!!