Falling Down - Park Beggar Scene

DerekJohnson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gaJbR74ZvM

RaceBannon

Great movie

huskyhooligan

Need to watch again.

LebamDawg

Beggar too clean

having worked in engineering for years - I can relate to this movie. Many of my cow-orkers fit this guy to a tee. Scary

YellowSnow

LebamDawg said:

Beggar too clean

having worked in engineering for years - I can relate to this movie. Many of my cow-orkers fit this guy to a tee. Scary

Yeah Kirk’s son looks like a laid off McDonnell Douglas engineer from Long Beach or something.

RaceBannon

You were in Vietnam? As what the little drummer boy?

SFGbob

RaceBannon said:

Great movie

Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.

BennyBeaver

You’re not sorry.

RaceBannon

SFGbob said:

RaceBannon said:

Great movie

Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.

I don't remember neo nazis. I know he was the angry white guy that was a big narrative at the time but he was good at it

I thought it got off track with the domestic violence. Too much angry white guy

SFGbob

RaceBannon said:

SFGbob said:

RaceBannon said:

Great movie

Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.

I don't remember neo nazis. I know he was the angry white guy that was a big narrative at the time but he was good at it

I thought it got off track with the domestic violence. Too much angry white guy

https://youtu.be/0jSVwZ8w3C4

RaceBannon

SFGbob said:

RaceBannon said:

SFGbob said:

RaceBannon said:

Great movie

Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.

I don't remember neo nazis. I know he was the angry white guy that was a big narrative at the time but he was good at it

I thought it got off track with the domestic violence. Too much angry white guy

https://youtu.be/0jSVwZ8w3C4

Ok. I recall it now. Frederick Forrest is insane

SFGbob

RaceBannon said:

SFGbob said:

RaceBannon said:

SFGbob said:

RaceBannon said:

Great movie

Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.

I don't remember neo nazis. I know he was the angry white guy that was a big narrative at the time but he was good at it

I thought it got off track with the domestic violence. Too much angry white guy

https://youtu.be/0jSVwZ8w3C4

Ok. I recall it now. Frederick Forrest is insane

Met him in a Blues bar in Santa Monica a long time ago.

alumni94

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z75DN5r_6H4

YellowSnow

SFGbob said:

RaceBannon said:

Great movie

Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.

Oh for love of god, it's a make believe Hollywood movie. LA sucks ballz. Much of the film did a good jerb of portraying the shitieness of LA. And I say that as I guy who lived in San Diego county when that flick came out. We couldn't get through that place quick enough on our way north.

SFGbob

YellowSnow said:

SFGbob said:

RaceBannon said:

Great movie

Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.

Oh for love of god, it's a make believe Hollywood movie. LA sucks ballz. Much of the film did a good jerb of portraying the shitieness of LA. And I say that as I guy who lived in San Diego county when that flick came out. We couldn't get through that place quick enough on our way north.

That's not the way the movie was marketed or discussed. It was held out to be some kind of realistic, slice of modern America and a social commentary. They weren't trying to create a fantasy movie. Would you have the same opinion of a version of Boys in the Hood that depicted white people are the real victims of police brutality in LA?

Maybe we can remake Menace II Society using the same locations and story line but make Mormons the lead characters.

Hey, just a make believe Hollywood movie, so no big deal.

YellowSnow

SFGbob said:

YellowSnow said:

SFGbob said:

RaceBannon said:

Great movie

Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.

Oh for love of god, it's a make believe Hollywood movie. LA sucks ballz. Much of the film did a good jerb of portraying the shitieness of LA. And I say that as I guy who lived in San Diego county when that flick came out. We couldn't get through that place quick enough on our way north.

That's not the way the movie was marketed or discussed. It was held out to be some kind of realistic, slice of modern America and a social commentary. They weren't trying to create a fantasy movie. Would you have the same opinion of a version of Boys in the Hood that depicted white people are the real victims of police brutality in LA?

Maybe we can remake Menace II Society using the same locations and story line but make Mormons the lead characters.

Hey, just a make believe Hollywood movie, so no big deal.

I don't read anything into the surplus store scene as suggesting Neo Nazis representing some major threat to LA. And Douglas's character tells that guy to F.O. anyhow.

Apparently Koreans were pissed off about the movie and it got banned in S Korea.

At any rate, I don't really give a crap about Hollywood's agenda here. It remember enjoying the movie when it came out and thought it was entertaining. I don't need to pick it apart further than that.

dnc

YellowSnow said:

SFGbob said:

YellowSnow said:

SFGbob said:

RaceBannon said:

Great movie

Sorry to disagree. As someone who lived in LA when the movie came out the thought that neo-Nazis represented some kind of threat in LA was laughable. They purposely pulled their punches when it came to making this a realistic movie. They should have based the movie is "Springfield" because it had no basis in the reality of LA in the early 90s.

Oh for love of god, it's a make believe Hollywood movie. LA sucks ballz. Much of the film did a good jerb of portraying the shitieness of LA. And I say that as I guy who lived in San Diego county when that flick came out. We couldn't get through that place quick enough on our way north.

That's not the way the movie was marketed or discussed. It was held out to be some kind of realistic, slice of modern America and a social commentary. They weren't trying to create a fantasy movie. Would you have the same opinion of a version of Boys in the Hood that depicted white people are the real victims of police brutality in LA?

Maybe we can remake Menace II Society using the same locations and story line but make Mormons the lead characters.

Hey, just a make believe Hollywood movie, so no big deal.

I don't read anything into the surplus store scene as suggesting Neo Nazis representing some major threat to LA. And Douglas's character tells that guy to F.O. anyhow.

Apparently Koreans were pissed off about the movie and it got banned in S Korea.

At any rate, I don't really give a crap about Hollywood's agenda here. It remember enjoying the movie when it came out and thought it was entertaining. I don't need to pick it apart further than that.

Some people view everything through a political lens.

Other people enjoy movies.

SFGbob

So if we remade Menace II Society and put white people in the lead roles changing nothing else you'd be cool with it. Okay.

The decision to pull their punches in making Falling Down was entirely political.

YellowSnow

SFGbob said:

So if we remade Menace II Society and put white people in the lead roles changing nothing else you'd be cool with it. Okay.

The decision to pull their punches in making Falling Down was entirely political.

NOC

SFGbob

May be so, doesn't mean it didn't happen. Ignorance is bliss.

dnc

SFGbob said:

So if we remade Menace II Society and put white people in the lead roles changing nothing else you'd be cool with it.

Who fucking cares?