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SilverWook

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#1102701
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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moviefreakedmind said:

Warbler said:

moviefreakedmind said:

I don’t remember that. I liked Sinead’s protest of the pope and Catholic Church, though.

I am sure RicOlie_2 would have something to say about that.

It was a great protest against the institutionalized defense of child molestation. I love incorporating music into protest and she had a clear goal in mind that didn’t involve her playing the victim. She also took a huge risk because it, to an extent, ruined her career.

What she was specifically protesting was totally lost in the noise of outrage at the time. Frank Sinatra famously threatened to “kick her ass” if ever they met. And it’s only in recent years anyone began openly talking about sexual abuse in the church.

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#1102685
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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moviefreakedmind said:

I don’t blame them for kneeling for the anthem because I think it’s a ridiculous and inappropriate ritual for a sporting event. You don’t play the national anthem before a rock concert. I still hate them because I hate it when rich people complain about how bad they have it while simultaneously doing absolutely nothing other than a publicity stunt to combat the problem they’re pretending to care about, but I don’t hate them for kneeling during the anthem.

In some venues they do. At least they did when Sinead O’Connor got into hot water.
http://articles.latimes.com/1990-08-28/entertainment/ca-409_1_national-anthem

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#1102550
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Warbler said:

SilverWook said:

Warbler said:

SilverWook said:

The world survived the sequel novel Scarlett and subsequent tv miniseries.

I know of no sequel to Gone With the Wind. I know there is spoof book and miniseries sequel called Scarlett, but that is it.

Spoof book? It was authorized by Margaret Mitchell’s estate.

I didn’t know it was authorized by her estate. Still, there is big difference between something authorized by her estate, and something authorized by her, and a much difference than something written by her(I do realize both were impossible). Not to mention the miniseries didn’t star the same actors(I do realize that would have been impossible).

Only spoof I know of is Carol Burnett’s Went With The Wind sketch.

I never saw or heard of it, but it doesn’t surprise me that she did such as sketch.

Sequels to books by long dead authors apparently is big business. I think there are more OZ, Dune and James Bond novels in print now than were ever penned by their creators. And scavenging unfinished unpublished work happens as well.

Went With The Wind is probably one of the funniest sketches the Carl Burnett show ever did. I would post a photo, but it would spoil the best gag.

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#1102537
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Warbler said:

SilverWook said:

The world survived the sequel novel Scarlett and subsequent tv miniseries.

I know of no sequel to Gone With the Wind. I know there is spoof book and miniseries sequel called Scarlett, but that is it.

Spoof book? It was authorized by Margaret Mitchell’s estate. Only spoof I know of is Carol Burnett’s Went With The Wind sketch.

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#1102479
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Warbler said:

SilverWook said:

Worth mentioning GWTW sports a G rating. Can’t get more inoffensive than that. 😛

I am surprised that GWTW has a G rating. There is violence in the movie. Adult subject matter discussed. There is a scene suggesting rape occurred. There is a famous scene where their are a whole lot of wounded people moaning and groaning. Horse is ridden to death in the movie. I think the n-word might be used in the movie, I can’t remember for certain. I am pretty certain another racial slur for African Americans, beginning with the letter d is used in the movie. Finally, there is the famous curse word at the end of the movie. I think this at least rates a PG rating.

It got a G rating in the early 70’s, which had not yet become a label for kiddie fare. The Planet of The Apes sequels got G ratings too, and have as much if not more violence.

You generally couldn’t curse in the movies in 1939, and an alternate version was contemplated, (can’t recall if they shot it) but they remained faithful to the book in the end. The motion picture production code office merely fined the producer and the sun came up the next day.
You can say hell and damn in a G film. See Star Trek The Motion Picture.

The N word is not said in the movie. David O Selznick actually toned down such things from the novel. I’m not sure it’s uttered in any movies made before the 1960’s.

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#1102469
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Info Wanted: Legality, fan-edits, and more. Legality, fan-edits, and repercussions
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Mike O said:

I am appropriately ashamed. I saw an unboxing video on eBay and just kind of went off assumption from there. I should’ve known better. It just seemed the quickest way. Apologies.

It’s no consolation, but I will never do it again. I was ignorant, and went with what seemed the quickest option. I see now the error of my ways, and had I spent more time on the forums in the proper places, I’d have known better.

Probably no consolation at this point, but I’ll be sure to never again pay for a fan edit. Again, apologies.

Give an equal amount to charity and cleanse your soul.

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#1102381
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Politics 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Why announce a year in advance the movie isn’t coming back? The whole thing smells fishy.

And somebody will get offended by LOA, you can count on it.

One theater chain out here has booked every one of those privately financed “documentaries” chock full of nuttiness about Democrats, Hillary, and Obama in recent years. I don’t have afreaking cow over it. I shrug and go see something else that’s also fictional but much more entertaining. 😉