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Boyott the Movie "Miracle"

Tmy

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Tmy
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Oh sure its a feel good patriotic movie about the 80 Olympic hockey team, and thats great. Except for one thing, THOSE HOLLYWOOD PRICKS FILMED THE MOVIE IN CANADA!!!

So its OK to make millions off patriotism but god forbid they spend the money to make the thing in the US. Where it happened!!!

Im sure people will blame the unions (theyre such a great scapegoat) but the truth is they could have done the movie in the states. Considering the topic, and how they are marketing the movie, Im offended that they didnt film it here.
 
Since I work in the film industry in Canada, I will see the movie several times to make up for the folks who don't see it because of this boycott.:p
 
Sorry, Tmy, but as an amateur hockey player, I don't feel your indignation. Or to put it another way, I see your point, but it's not something that will stop me from seeing the movie.

Consider also that things like the following American/Canadian flag patch are commonly seen in youth hockey here in Detroit. There is a lot of dual-national culture in amateur hockey, so I'm not at all surprised that the movie was filmed in Canada. Besides, have you checked out the price of ice time here in the States? :)
 
KelvinG said:
Since I work in the film industry in Canada, I will see the movie several times to make up for the folks who don't see it because of this boycott.:p
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I'm dating a Canadian film maker (or is it filmmaker or filmaker or film-maker?) so we will join you in your anti-boycott ;)
 
I don't understand why we don't just get it over with and form the United States of Americanada.

Or the United States of Americanadexico.

Or the United States of Mexicanada.

Or the United States of North America.

Or something.
 
xouper said:
Sorry, Tmy, but as an amateur hockey player, I don't feel your indignation. Or to put it another way, I see your point, but it's not something that will stop me from seeing the movie.

Consider also that things like the following American/Canadian flag patch are commonly seen in youth hockey here in Detroit. There is a lot of dual-national culture in amateur hockey, so I'm not at all surprised that the movie was filmed in Canada. Besides, have you checked out the price of ice time here in the States? :)
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Well Im up for banishing you annoying Red Wing fans to the Yucon!:p


Is it the unions, or the big compaines who buy off our lawmakers and get the OK to shop around for slave labor wh little or no financial disinsentives.
 
xouper said:
There is a lot of dual-national culture in amateur hockey, so I'm not at all surprised that the movie was filmed in Canada.
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I'm not surprised either, but not because US hockey has close ties to Canada. It's because making movies in Canada is hell-a cheaper!

And as for the "kindred spirits" in hockey, IMDB tells us that:
-During filming at a residence of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, rowdy residents disturbed filming by hanging USSR flags in the residence windows, reporting the shoot to the fire marshal, yelling distracting taunts at the actors, and even stealing 'Kurt Russell' 's chair.

-To rally the crowd of Canadian extras to cheer for the American Olympic team, First Assistant Director Pete Whyte held up a Canadian flag and skated around the ice of Vancouver's PNE Agrodome, waving it wildly.
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I wasn't planning to see the movie, I don't go that many movies anyway.

But now do I have to go to show my support for our Canadian friends who have fought with us in several wars?

Or do I have to go to show my support for free trade with the Canadians?

Or do I have to go to show that I don't support the nepotism dominated Hollywood unions?

Jeez, I don't know, I really have no interest in seeing the movie but I may have to go now.

edited to add:
I'd also like to show my support for the Canadians who were accidentally killed in a terrible friendly fire incident at the end of the first gulf war.

And in particular I'd like to show my support to the Canadians who at considerable risk to themselves helped get American diplomat personel out of Iran during when the people in the American embassy were held hostage.

If going to this movie will really accomplish all of this maybe I'll have to go.
 
aerosolben: And as for the "kindred spirits" in hockey, IMDB tells us that:
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That doesn't even begin to refute what I said about "kindred spirits" in amateur hockey. I've lived it. I've worn the double flag patches. I've played lots of youth hockey in both Canada and the States. I've lived it. :)
 
I saw the movie Saturday and thought it was excellent without being jingoistic or syrupy.

Best hockey film since the story about Ted Lindsey and the formation of the NHLPA (can't remember the actual film title...).
 
subgenius said:

Ripped the knee playing hockey, what else.
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Duh. I'm an idiot. I just hoped it wasn't something dumb like stepping in a gopher hole or shooting hoops for fun. The kind of stupid thing that makes you second guess yourself.
 
I'm with Diogenes, I wasn't planning on seeing the movie before, and I suppose after Tmy's rallying for support, I'll feel as if I made someone's day in not going.

Although, admittedly, I have my own zealous reasons for not going. The first being that it was produced by Disney *spits indignantly*, and that it's about hockey. I abhor the former, and don't care an inkling for the latter... although that goes for any sport, except cycling.
 
Tmy said:
Oh sure its a feel good patriotic movie about the 80 Olympic hockey team, and thats great. Except for one thing, THOSE HOLLYWOOD PRICKS FILMED THE MOVIE IN CANADA!!!

So its OK to make millions off patriotism but god forbid they spend the money to make the thing in the US. Where it happened!!!

Im sure people will blame the unions (theyre such a great scapegoat) but the truth is they could have done the movie in the states. Considering the topic, and how they are marketing the movie, Im offended that they didnt film it here.
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Sorry, but while such things can be irritating, they happen all the time and boycotting the movie in question will do no good.

Star Wars was not filmed in a galaxy far, far away, a long, long time ago.
Platoon was not filmed in Vietnam.
Mothman was not filmed in West Virginia.
and so on.
 
For what it's worth TMY having been on crews for various films in NY, Chicago, and DC...I can't blame the film company.

There are plenty of angry and pissed off union guys who used to make decent livings doing film work. Now they are working two and three gigs out of town just to survive. But they are not angry with the filmmakers, they are angry with the city Mayors.

It used to be a great gig to shoot in places like Chicago, Seattle, and Dallas, because you had fantastic locations, top-notch accomodations, and access to studios, development houses, hardware, and local talent and crew that were experienced and readily available, it was a win-win situation. Then the city Mayors got greedy and taxed most of these productions out of existence. Even ER doesn't shoot their exteriors here most of the time anymore because the city film offices made it too expensive. It's now actually chepaer to go further away to another frickin country than it is to shoot in Chicago.
 
Completely irrelevent, but cool:
"8 Mile" filmed in Detroit.
"Super Sucker" filmed in Jackson, Michigan.
"Escanaba in da Moonlight" filmed in Escanaba Michigan.
Jeff Daniels (last two) is a neat guy.

The producer (Weinstein?) is claiming "Cold Mountain" was snubbed by the Academy for being filmed in Romania.

The "Made in USA" squad is met by the "Freedom of Choice/Free Market" battalion.
 
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