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Europeans and Australians can't make good movies

posted 13 years ago by lockon_stratos
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Their movies are all boring. Lame comedies, lame actions, lame dramas, lame horrors, lame, lame, lame, chavs, chavs, chavs. They definitely can't compare to Hollywood. Movies from Europe are usually either about young kids running around doing stupid shiet like the recent Heartless, Sket and his one of course. Then the older ones like Green Street Hooligans, Dean Man Running, Neds, Trainspotting, The Business, Cashback, Human Traffic, etc. Same crap over and over sex, drugs, violence, yelling and swearing with accents. Then the other kinds are Notting Hill type movies. The horrors are somewhat watchable but they are still about the youngsters running around doing stupid shiet. Kill them all off. Australians don't fare any better. Time for the countries to allocates some budget for big movie studios. The Asian countries can at least make cool action and some cool effects.

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[–] lockon_stratos 13 years ago

i made this same thread over on the Avengers board and am getting better responses, some are like the ones here as well

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[–] lockon_stratos 13 years ago

damn we make such good movies

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[–] ponstan 13 years ago

La Femme Nikita
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
The transporter

also....isn't 20th century owned by Rupert Murdock, an Australian? And Universal is owned by some french group? Columbia is under Sony, that i'm well sure.

So i guess by we you mean us. you are welcome.

[–] lockon_stratos 13 years ago

Nah those movies aren't anything special compared to the US like Terminator, Aliens, Predator, Pirates of Caribbean, Iron Man, Last Action Hero, Indiana Jones, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Short Circuit, Deep Star Six, The Monster Squad, The Neverending Story, Legend, Willow, The Karate Kid, etc.

Those are interesting info about the owners but the fact remain the same. The movies has to come from the US to be great. The other countries as still trying to catch up to our 80s movies. If those Aussie and French guys are so great then why are their countries' movies suck?

This movie is crap compared to The Monster Squad which came out almost 30 years ago. That's why the discussion here has been crap compared. I made a thread like this over on the Avengers board and got 10 pages. Most are ignorant of course.

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[–] Chasb78 13 years ago

Sadly, people are really that moronic. Just look at the other posts for this film *shaking head* I thought Attack the Block was an excellent movie myself.

[–] lockon_stratos 13 years ago

make some good action movies gotdammit, stop wasting time already

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[–] Loincloth 13 years ago

You really are quite a peculiar young man, aren't you? As in, not just a troll? Simply a personality disorder or do you have genuine mental problems, I'm quite curious?

[–] lockon_stratos 13 years ago

i guess so, i m just giving other countries a kick to get them going, i don't so soft and sappy to try to help

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[–] dslacker 13 years ago

If all your opinions are this stupid, you'd be better off keeping them to yourself. 90% of American movies are repeats of movies made less than two years before. The same lame plots, mindless action sequences, and brain-dead romcoms. Australian and British films good enough to make it to America are nearly always a cut above the crap we're buried under here. Original and with a different perspective. Attack the Block is a perfect example. We've all seen this plot before, but never with characters like this, aliens like this, and craziness like this.

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[–] nilsatis123 13 years ago

American have still produced many great authors, such as Faulkner, Steinbeck, Kerouac, Hawthorne, Bukowski, Henry Miller, Hemingway. Cormac McCarthy, Paul Auster, James Ellroy, Chuck Palahniuk and Bret Easton Ellis all write quality contemporary fiction.

It might be nowhere near the amount of great European writers but claiming Steven King (who is vastly overated) and Poe to be the only decent American authors is just wrong. As for Bram Stoker, he is a poor example to use for great European authors. Stoker was amateurish who was clumsy at structuring his stories. The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker is one of the most badly written novels i have read.

I do agree with the rest of your post.

The original poster is an idiot if he thinks the only important movies are action films. He insults Brits and Australians as making no decent action films, but tries to claim Mad Max and James Bond as US films.

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[–] lockon_stratos 13 years ago

Yay new bloods. I will reply to all three here, dslacker, carlsmith and nilsatis.

So what if some American movies are generics and repeats of one another? What's the law regarding it? The industry is about making money so renewing and retooling to make them fresh to make more money is every man or woman's rights. I doubt the mentality of Europeans are to make just original movies but don't care if it makes a lot of money. Not that Attack of the Block was anything original or special.

I want cool actions, chase scenes and special effect. Sue me if I don't want to watch people talking all day and drink tea. I want to see cool action and such from Europe and Australia but that's just a pipe dream. They don't do them at all so all I can do is just watch the cool ones in the US.

And what's the deal with bringing up authors and writers of schoolyard books? We are talking about movies here. Those authors listed were born way before the US even existed 230 years ago. The US is like the youngest nation but we've progressed further than any other countries overall and movies are a prime example. You would think we should be last behind Europe and all but it's the total opposite.

The idea that everything sucks compared to Europe is ridiculous. There are plenty of talents in all fields in the USA. So stop praising this movie just because it's one of the few that comes out of Europe. I am happy for the director and actors but they are not on par with the US. Until I go out of my way to watch foreign movies for action and drama, I am gonna keep it here for everything I need because they are more entertaining than elsewhere.

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[–] Psychedelics8 13 years ago

You sound kind of stupid and/or.. STUPID!

Honestly people like you make me dislike Americans and Hollywood movies. you name a bunch of movies, some of which are good, and you categorize them as lame..

The amount of RETARDED American Hollywood movies would be too much to be listed in one reply. Coming from Africa with a neutral viewpoint, piss off and find another movie to troll

[–] lockon_stratos 13 years ago

Yeah yeah yeah, it's not stupid just because you don't agree. Don't blame me for pointing out the info.

You dislike Americans because you are jealous. Don't blame people for being proud of their country and its accomplishments. Makes you look like a jerk who likes to ruin things for others.

The retarded American Hollywood movies are still light years ahead of any other countries. Of course not all movies are great but overall we are great thank you. I don't even need to bother about how Africa cant make any movies at all. But we all know they watch more American movies than any other countries. Make you look like a twat now.

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[–] Psychedelics8 13 years ago

Dude shut up. All you're telling me is that you ARE stupid. Makes me feel greatful for being intelligent. So thank you :)

If at first you don't succeed, call it version 1.0

[–] lockon_stratos 13 years ago

dumbass, you're not intelligent, you're in denial with your movies and your IQ, you're not fooling anyone except the other dumbasses

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[–] bringonthelucie 13 years ago

I'm not sure if you deserve this kind of attempt at thoughtful reply but my answer is this: Money.

There simply isn't enough money to produce a big budget action film in the UK or in European countries. And yet I think that money is not a symbol for quality. Not at all. I've seen some fairly low budget action films that have impressed me a lot more than the flashy, big-budgeted Hollywood flicks.

[–] lockon_stratos 13 years ago

No shiet it's money. The US is a first world country and so are many in Europe and Australia. So why can't they get as much money together to make something cool like Pirates of the Caribbean? The question is rhetorical to see if people can find that easy answer but many people always miss it due to ignorance, stubbornness and jealousy of the US. And there are plenty of low budget movies from the US as well. We make all kinds. Good, bad and the ugly. High budget, medium budget and low. Other countries are just low low low budget. Get your shiet together if you want to reach our level. Create a movie industry like us already. World War 2 was over 70 years ago. Stop using that as an excuse. The Japanese and Chinese have moved on and created good stuff as well. Better than Europe and Australia but nowhere near the US.

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[–] beersandshots 13 years ago

The US is a first world country and so are many in Europe and Australia.

Sooo... How many countries are there in Australia?

"In a time of universal deceit,
telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
George Orwell

[–] lockon_stratos 13 years ago

Hey idiot. Australia is a whole country. One that can't make any good movies. I wanted to keep it simple but of course someone like you had to pick it apart. Look at the title of the thread. I wanted to relate back to it.

But if anything they should just call Europe one country with many states like the US. There are no border patrol and they all use the same currency. They just want to be special and separate themselves.

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[–] beersandshots 13 years ago

Hey idiot.

A quaint little epithet is always a great way to get someone's attention.

Australia is a whole country.

Atta boy! Good job answering the rhetorical question. Rhetorical, yet perfectly valid based on the syntax of the English language, and the arrangement of your words.

I wanted to keep it simple but of course someone like you had to pick it apart.

If by "someone like you" you meant someone who continued their education in the English language past the fourth grade, then yes, I'm proud to admit that that's me.

blah...blah...blah

Asinine and inflammatory ranting that I won't dignify with a response.

"In a time of universal deceit,
telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
George Orwell

[–] lockon_stratos 13 years ago

We have ourselves a new smartass. And valid my ass. Stop trying to sound so smart and go make some good movies for us. The first half of that post was good but the second half was low grade just like your country and its movie industry.

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[–] beersandshots 13 years ago

We have ourselves a new smartass.

Believe me, being a smart@ss is eminently preferable to being a dumb@ss. However, based on the reactionary content of your posts, I'm afraid that you're destined to be in the latter category for a long, long time.

The first half of that post was good but the second half was low grade just like your country and its movie industry.

Really, just out of curiosity, what country do you think I'm from, and why?

"In a time of universal deceit,
telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
George Orwell

[–] lockon_stratos 13 years ago

I agree it's better to be a smartass than a dumbass but what does that have to do with me?

And from your posts I have come to know what you're from the US as well but you have no pride in our country. That's why I had to call you a traitor. On our day of freedom and after as well. Shame on you.

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[–] beersandshots 12 years ago

We have ourselves a new smartass.

"Believe me, being a smart@ss is eminently preferable to being a dumb@ss. However, based on the reactionary content of your posts, I'm afraid that you're destined to be in the latter category for a long, long time."

I agree it's better to be a smartass than a dumbass but what does that have to do with me?

As I pointed out in another post,(to which you also took umbrage), the U.S. is ranked seventh in literacy. Thanks for helping me make my point.

"In a time of universal deceit,
telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
George Orwell

[–] lockon_stratos 12 years ago

yay beerhead is back, who cares about literacy, i care about our movies you damn traitor

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[–] lockon_stratos 13 years ago

Yes, Koreans make good movies for themselves but compared to the US they are way behind. Just how it is. Enjoy.

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[–] theendisnear1 12 years ago

As another American, I am ashamed of people like this guy existing. Please die. You embarrass and shame our country and make everyone hate us. As for the Europeans on here, drop it. You can't lump an entire nation in with this *beep* Martian.

"Let's go get sushi, and not pay!"

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[–] lockon_stratos 12 years ago

Greetings. US makes the best most and best movies period. Anyone who try to argue are idiots and just like to hate on the US. It's always the same replies that "Hollywood just do remakes and copy from other countries and nothing is original blah blah" and "they only make crap like Transformers and GIjoe with crazy FX and explosions blah blah." Of course not all movies made in the US are great. Afte so many movies made already, the Hollywood is more than entitled to doing remakes or copy. The 80s and 90s movies are enough to beat any country for the next 50 years.

I hate the idea that just because a movie is low budget or foreign or both that we have to love it regardless. That's the mentality of Europeans and Australians. They will claim their movies might not be as grand as US movies but they are special, original, intelligent and down to Earth. Just as the case with this movie Attack the Block.

Non-Americans will try to pick at the smallest things to put down the US like if a movie is filmed on foreign soil then it's a foreign movie. Or if it has a foreign actor then that what makes it great. And producers and shareholders still have the final say if they want over the directors and managers.

Screw consistency. Hollywood is about making movie. They will churn out 10 and if 1 can be a blockbuster then that's it. Stop trying to make every movie art where they don't make anything. There is nothing wrong with a high budget if we can afford. Dont blame the US if other country can't get their shiet together. They are a first would country. The European Union make more than the US just because there are 20 countries there. I do agree comedy is dead here. It peaked in the early 90s. Now the only humor I like are in serious movies like X-Men and Iron Man where they incorporate in light humor.

But you are so wrong about action movies. The US are the best as well. The east is second. I don't see anything from the east like Transformers, GiJoe, Lord of the Ring, The Avengers, Terminator, The Abyss, Pirates of Caribbean, Matrix, Speed Racer, Prince of Persia, Clash of the Titans, Fast and Furious, Mission Impossible. I like martial arts movies as much as the next guy but that's all they have over there. People around the world watch more US movies and shows than the other way around.

That theendisnear1 guy is a traitor

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[–] lockon_stratos 12 years ago

better than being a traitor like you

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