| Posted by: Forge at April 18, 2008, 10:12 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | In article <13li04582eqmu93ftqh4v0uh47uqqo78vo@4ax.com>, howard@brazee.net says... Quote:On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:02:26 GMT, Halmyre <no.spam@this.address wrote: Heh, Moore was actually older than Connery when he got the part! And he looked it, especially with his shirt off. And he moved more like an old man than Connery does today. Moore is/was a poncey assbag and should never, EVER have been picked to play Bond. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Howard Brazee at April 18, 2008, 9:10 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:02:26 GMT, Halmyre wrote: Quote: Heh, Moore was actually older than Connery when he got the part! And he looked it, especially with his shirt off. And he moved more like an old man than Connery does today. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Halmyre at April 18, 2008, 12:02 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | In article wrote: In article wrote: John Doe wrote: "Steven L." wrote: In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. You mean like every James Bond movie. Well, yeah, I don't usually think of James Bond as "science fiction" though. Hmm. Moonraker? Bond never seems to age all that much, either. You've never seen "View To A Kill"?!? This is part of my theory that James Bond is actually Doctor Who. Whenever old age starts creeping on him, he regenerates. Simple. Heh, Moore was actually older than Connery when he got the part! -- Halmyre That's you that is. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Howard Brazee at April 14, 2008, 8:04 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:09:30 -0700, "Frank R.A.J. Maloney" wrote: Quote:This is part of my theory that James Bond is actually Doctor Who. Whenever old age starts creeping on him, he regenerates. Simple. He was a Navy Commander during WWII. How old did Navy Commanders tend to be? | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Anim8rFSK at April 14, 2008, 7:46 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | In article wrote: Quote:Halmyre wrote: In article wrote: In article wrote: John Doe wrote: "Steven L." wrote: In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. You mean like every James Bond movie. Well, yeah, I don't usually think of James Bond as "science fiction" though. Hmm. Moonraker? Bond never seems to age all that much, either. You've never seen "View To A Kill"?!? This is part of my theory that James Bond is actually Doctor Who. Whenever old age starts creeping on him, he regenerates. Simple. By that reasoning, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is Doctor Who as well. -- Star Trek 09: No Shat, No Show. http://www.disneysub.com/board/noshat.jpg | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Frank R.A.J. Maloney at April 14, 2008, 5:09 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | Halmyre wrote: Quote:In article wrote: In article wrote: John Doe wrote: "Steven L." wrote: In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. You mean like every James Bond movie. Well, yeah, I don't usually think of James Bond as "science fiction" though. Hmm. Moonraker? Bond never seems to age all that much, either. You've never seen "View To A Kill"?!? This is part of my theory that James Bond is actually Doctor Who. Whenever old age starts creeping on him, he regenerates. Simple. -- Frank in Seattle ____ Frank Richard Aloysius Jude Maloney "Millennium hand and shrimp." | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Halmyre at April 14, 2008, 4:29 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | In article wrote: In article wrote: John Doe wrote: "Steven L." wrote: In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. You mean like every James Bond movie. Well, yeah, I don't usually think of James Bond as "science fiction" though. Hmm. Moonraker? Bond never seems to age all that much, either. You've never seen "View To A Kill"?!? -- Halmyre That's you that is. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Avoid normal situations. at April 14, 2008, 4:15 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | In rec.arts.movies.past-films Anim8rFSK wrote: Quote:In article wrote: John Doe wrote: "Steven L." wrote: In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. You mean like every James Bond movie. Well, yeah, I don't usually think of James Bond as "science fiction" though. Hmm. Moonraker? Bond never seems to age all that much, either. -- alt.flame Special Forces "The world is turning into a cesspool of imbeciles." -- Harlan Ellison | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Steven L. at March 18, 2008, 11:55 am | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | Michael Urban wrote: Quote:In article wrote: I think the only one that I know of is Independence Day when all the countries around the world united to fight the spaceships over their cities and made it a true global Independence Day..... ----- Oh please. "The Americans have a plan!" "It's about bloody time!" It would have been more tedious, but perhaps more interesting if the cracking of the alien computer had required expertise from all around the world, communicating via Morse code or whatever. I hear the Chinese are rather good at this sort of thing. Part of Ronald Emmerich's style is to have the heroes always be representative of some idealized multiethnic American culture. In "10,000 B.C.," even the good guy caveman tribe looks like an average cross-section of Americans from Southern California. This Paleolithic cavewoman is named Evolet. She comes from prehistoric Beverly Hills: http://i31.tinypic.com/2zfocwl.jpg -- Steven L. Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Hallvard B Furuseth at March 18, 2008, 11:12 am | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | Steven L. writes: Quote:In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. (...) Soviet movies used to have Soviet scientists (from Russia) saving the world. I'm sure there must be some American world-savior movies where the Shocking Surprise Ending is that the good guys are Russian. -- Hallvard | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Michael Urban at March 18, 2008, 4:04 am | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | In article wrote: Quote:I think the only one that I know of is Independence Day when all the countries around the world united to fight the spaceships over their cities and made it a true global Independence Day..... ----- Oh please. "The Americans have a plan!" "It's about bloody time!" It would have been more tedious, but perhaps more interesting if the cracking of the alien computer had required expertise from all around the world, communicating via Morse code or whatever. I hear the Chinese are rather good at this sort of thing. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Steven L. at March 17, 2008, 10:09 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | Anim8rFSK wrote: Quote:In article 97f44445-a108-4ad4-9bcb-b462ef57a63f@d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, jessica_smith_nyc wrote: I think the only one that I know of is Independence Day when all the countries around the world united to fight the spaceships over their cities and made it a true global Independence Day..... But it's Apple Computer that actually saves the world. Actually in that movie, it's an American cable guy (played by Jeff Goldblum) from some cable TV company in New York who saves the world. He's the one who programs the Apple computer. -- Steven L. Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Anim8rFSK at March 17, 2008, 8:42 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | In article wrote: Quote:Steven L. wrote on 17/03/2008 : In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. Soviet movies used to have Soviet scientists (from Russia) saving the world. Have any movies been made in which it's some other nation entirely that saves the world from destruction, rather than the usual suspects like America? France? Germany? Brazil? Just curious which other nations have had the honor of saving the Earth from destruction in movies over the years. Why worry let it burn. Wait Ireland has been featured as a nation that saved the world. Then of course there are all that Starfleet material from Star Trek. Yeah, but Star Trek doesn't seem to have countries any mor... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Anim8rFSK at March 17, 2008, 8:42 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | In article wrote: Quote:I think the only one that I know of is Independence Day when all the countries around the world united to fight the spaceships over their cities and made it a true global Independence Day..... But it's Apple Computer that actually saves the world. Quote: ----- http://www.moviesitearchive.com On Mar 17, 9:34 am, "Steven L." wrote: In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. Soviet movies used to have Soviet scientists (from Russia) saving the world. Have any movies been made in which it's some other nation entirely that saves the world from destruction, rather than the usual suspects like America? France? Germany? Brazil? Just curious which other natio... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Anim8rFSK at March 17, 2008, 8:36 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | In article wrote: Quote:John Doe wrote: "Steven L." wrote: In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. You mean like every James Bond movie. Well, yeah, I don't usually think of James Bond as "science fiction" though. Hmm. Moonraker? -- Star Trek 09: No Shat, No Show. http://www.disneysub.com/board/noshat.jpg | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Opry phantom at March 17, 2008, 7:42 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | On Mar 17, 8:30 pm, Jared wrote: Quote:A couple of Scandinavian attempts thwarted by the normally helpful Yanks: A lone Norwegian was trying to finish of THE THING before the Amercians turned up and shot him. The Finns rescue the survivors from 28 DAYS LATER. The US took over in 28 WEEKS which didn't go quite so well. Not saving the world, but saving America: Mexico in THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. << You're kiddin', eh? >> | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Steven L. at March 17, 2008, 6:53 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | John Doe wrote: Quote:"Steven L." wrote: In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. You mean like every James Bond movie. Well, yeah, I don't usually think of James Bond as "science fiction" though. -- Steven L. Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Howard Brazee at March 17, 2008, 6:44 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:56:10 -0500, "Mike Combs" wrote: Quote:Heh. Kinda reminds me of the accusation that the reason why Europe embraced Kyoto is that they figured, "It'll hurt our economy, but it will hurt the American economy even worse, so let's say yes." Except they used dates to appear to have done something without doing anything. I do believe that the reason the Bush admistration is embracing global warming is because of our competition with China. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Howard Brazee at March 17, 2008, 5:39 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | In article wrote: Quote:Have any movies been made in which it's some other nation entirely that saves the world from destruction, rather than the usual suspects like America? France? Germany? Brazil? The Dutchy of Grand Fenwick. James Bond is British. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: endy9 at March 17, 2008, 5:32 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | "Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:13tt7crs9tkto3c@corp.supernews.com... Quote:In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. Soviet movies used to have Soviet scientists (from Russia) saving the world. Have any movies been made in which it's some other nation entirely that saves the world from destruction, rather than the usual suspects like America? France? Germany? Brazil? Just curious which other nations have had the honor of saving the Earth from destruction in movies over the years. It's a reach, but in Close Encounters of the Third Kind it is the French guy leading the effort to communicate with the aliens. If he doesn't, perhaps the America... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Jared at March 17, 2008, 5:30 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | A couple of Scandinavian attempts thwarted by the normally helpful Yanks: A lone Norwegian was trying to finish of THE THING before the Amercians turned up and shot him. The Finns rescue the survivors from 28 DAYS LATER. The US took over in 28 WEEKS which didn't go quite so well. Not saving the world, but saving America: Mexico in THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Stone me at March 17, 2008, 2:20 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | "Steven L." <sdlitvin@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:13tt7crs9tkto3c@corp.supernews.com... Quote:In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. Soviet movies used to have Soviet scientists (from Russia) saving the world. Have any movies been made in which it's some other nation entirely that saves the world from destruction, rather than the usual suspects like America? France? Germany? Brazil? Just curious which other nations have had the honor of saving the Earth from destruction in movies over the years. -- Steven L. Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. In Logan's Run(1976) Michael York(British) and Jenny Aggutter (Aussie) s... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Baldoni at March 17, 2008, 1:58 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | Steven L. wrote on 17/03/2008 : Quote:In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. Soviet movies used to have Soviet scientists (from Russia) saving the world. Have any movies been made in which it's some other nation entirely that saves the world from destruction, rather than the usual suspects like America? France? Germany? Brazil? Just curious which other nations have had the honor of saving the Earth from destruction in movies over the years. Why worry let it burn. Wait Ireland has been featured as a nation that saved the world. Then of course there are all that Starfleet material from Star Trek. -- Count Baldoni | | Static Link |
| Posted by: John Doe at March 17, 2008, 12:57 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | "Steven L." wrote: Quote:In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. You mean like every James Bond movie. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Mike Combs at March 17, 2008, 12:56 pm | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | "Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy" <taustinca@gmail.com> wrote in message news:Xns9A6467831DBC5taustingmail@69.16.186.7... Quote: Only Americans would think it worth saving in the first place. Most of the rest of the world would figure, "Well, if the world is destroyed, then America will be destroyed, so it's OK." Heh. Kinda reminds me of the accusation that the reason why Europe embraced Kyoto is that they figured, "It'll hurt our economy, but it will hurt the American economy even worse, so let's say yes." -- Regards, Mike Combs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- We must be staunch in our conviction that freedom is not the sole prerogative of a lucky few, but the inalienable and universal right of all human beings... It would be cultural condescension, or worse, to say that any people prefer dictatorship to democracy. Ronald Reagan at Westminster Abbey, 1982 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Marv Soloff at March 17, 2008, 11:47 am | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | Steven L. wrote: Quote:In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. Soviet movies used to have Soviet scientists (from Russia) saving the world. Have any movies been made in which it's some other nation entirely that saves the world from destruction, rather than the usual suspects like America? France? Germany? Brazil? Just curious which other nations have had the honor of saving the Earth from destruction in movies over the years. No. The French are too busy eating to save the world. The Germans are too busy driving like maniacs from place to place to save the world. The Brazilians are all too busy down at Ipanema Beach ogling the women to save the world. I doubt if anyone o... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Steven L. at March 17, 2008, 11:34 am | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. Soviet movies used to have Soviet scientists (from Russia) saving the world. Have any movies been made in which it's some other nation entirely that saves the world from destruction, rather than the usual suspects like America? France? Germany? Brazil? Just curious which other nations have had the honor of saving the Earth from destruction in movies over the years. -- Steven L. Email: sdlitvin@earthlinkNOSPAM.net Remove the NOSPAM before replying to me. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Opry phantom at March 17, 2008, 11:34 am | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | On Mar 17, 9:34 am, "Steven L." wrote: Quote:In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. Soviet movies used to have Soviet scientists (from Russia) saving the world. Have any movies been made in which it's some other nation entirely that saves the world from destruction, rather than the usual suspects like America? France? Germany? Brazil? Just curious which other nations have had the honor of saving the Earth from destruction in movies over the years. -- << Oh Canada! When the new Ice Age descends (totally bewildering global warming crowd.) Hosers show all the wogs and Yanks how to survive on ham and beer. El Paso Bandidos win Stanley Cup! >> | | Static Link |
| Posted by: jessica_smith_nyc at March 17, 2008, 11:34 am | | Topic: Which Nation Saves The World? Forum: groupsrv | | I think the only one that I know of is Independence Day when all the countries around the world united to fight the spaceships over their cities and made it a true global Independence Day..... ----- http://www.moviesitearchive.com On Mar 17, 9:34 am, "Steven L." wrote: Quote:In most science fiction movies, it's always American scientists and/or the American military and/or ordinary American folks who save the world from destruction. "Independence Day" is just one of those. In some science fiction movies, Japan saves the world (or at least has an active part in it). Godzilla movies, Rodan movies, etc.. There are one or two where Britain saves the world. Soviet movies used to have Soviet scientists (from Russia) saving the world. Have any movies been made in which it's some other nation entirely that saves the world from destruction, rather than the usual suspects like America? France? Germany? Brazil? Just curious which other nations have had the honor of saving the Earth from destruction in movies over the ye... | | Read Entire Entry |
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