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Old 13-05-2009, 10:52 AM
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For me it would have to be that God-awful scene towards the end of Independence Day when ‘our’ pilots are in the desert spouting lines like, “Gosh, chaps! The Americans have found a way to lower the shields – it’s about bloody time!”

I hate that bit to this day.

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The bit in Pearl Harbour where the Brit pilots thank Ben Affleck for winning the Battle of Britain for them.
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That episode of Friends where someone gets a round of applause for "If it wasn't for us Americans you'ld all be speaking German" and no-one objects, let alone hits him.
Bit of a Bay Window, what??
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The bit in Pearl Harbour where the Brit pilots thank Ben Affleck for winning the Battle of Britain for them.
I bowed to the awful reviews that film got and chose never to see it. On hearing that, I'm glad I didn't!
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I bowed to the awful reviews that film got and chose never to see it. On hearing that, I'm glad I didn't!
Ditto....
Bit of a Bay Window, what??
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Tim Roth in Made in Britain (1982) (TV)

I hope no-one mentions Jack Lemmon in Irma La Douce!
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I hope no-one mentions Jack Lemmon in Irma La Douce!
You just did!
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I hope no-one mentions Jack Lemmon in Irma La Douce!
Or Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins

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Or Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins
Yeah, that was pretty bad, but at least I didn't feel it was too patronising to the British - things like ID4, Pearl Harbour and that episode of Friends mentioned above I think are worse because they're a lot more condecending.
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Mel Gibson's The Patriot.
"Aha Mr Aubergine ... that's where you're wrong!"
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You just did!
Does not count as Jack Lemmon played a French Policeman.
There's a lot of dignity in that, isn't there? Going out like a raspberry ripple.
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Terry Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World as Lt.Col. J. Algernon Hawthorne................... still hilariously funny in it's stereotypes though
Rude, antagonistic,tiresome, sarcastic, yet aloof and sensitive.. and those are my good points
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I bowed to the awful reviews that film got and chose never to see it. On hearing that, I'm glad I didn't!
Actually,the film wasn't that bad. Although Tora,Tora,Tora was better.
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Actually,the film wasn't that bad. Although Tora,Tora,Tora was better.
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I agree Marky, I can't be doing with one-sided 'reviews' and if a Film takes my fancy and i'll go and see it regardless, Pearl Harbour is a bit shmaltzy admittedly but i quite enjoyed it and glad i saw it as it's meant to be seen.......BIG!
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That episode of Friends where someone gets a round of applause for "If it wasn't for us Americans you'ld all be speaking German" and no-one objects, let alone hits him.
"Bones" did two equally cringe worthy episodes set in London. However at least their producers are consistant because Japan got the same treatment.
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