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Feb 6 10 12:10 AM
Hollywood has gotten soft.
As you mentioned G.I. Joe dropped the "Real American Hero" tag. God forbid we can't even be proud of an American toy line, that portrays soldiers as action heroes and freedom fighters.
I am surprised that the Captain America filmed hasn't been renamed Captain United Nations...
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FiveYearsLater is right...Scary, huh?
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Punisher89 wrote:I am surprised that the Captain America filmed hasn't been renamed Captain United Nations...
Five Years Later wrote:3. For the time being it doesn't seem like non-drama/straight action big budget films about the US military are a good investment. I don't think it's any big conspiracy and I don't think it's "political correctness" although that's an incredibly vague term at best. All art is subject to trends. Think of all the war titles that DC published in the 60s and 70s. Why can't they sell even one now on a regular basis? By the way, I don't think it's just the USA. I can't think of a single, recent, non-dramatic, pure action WWII - Present war movie made by any country!
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Quote: Middle 12 wrote: And finally, if you really want to see a good-live action Sgt. Rock, the 1960's COMBAT series is available on DVD.
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And finally, if you really want to see a good-live action Sgt. Rock, the 1960's COMBAT series is available on DVD.
I remember watching Combat on television back then thinking the same thing. But that's probably even closer to the truth than you may realize, primarily as far as the time frame is concerned. For my money, the best opportunity for mounting a truly classic cinematic adaptation of Sgt. Rock was during the early to mid-1960s; the era of big budget A-list war pictures like The Longest Day and The Guns of Navarone. Highly unlikely in the extreme, I know, but that would have been ideal. For in addition, the other main reason for choosing that decade is that the perfect major film star was available in his prime to fill the title role.
Which would be Robert Mitchum...
That's Sgt. Rock right there.
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