Best Movies with Americans in foreign countries?
06-06-07 | 12:22 PM
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Best Movies with Americans in foreign countries?
I like movies where Americans are tourists in other countries, mostly I'm looking for films with more comedic situations or where Americans "appear" stupid because they're unfamilar with the daily life of people in other lands.
Only two that come to mind at the moment:
National Lampoon's European Vacation
A Fish Called Wanda -"Don't call me stupid!"
Any suggestions? Besides "leave the internet and never post again".
Only two that come to mind at the moment:
National Lampoon's European Vacation
A Fish Called Wanda -"Don't call me stupid!"
Any suggestions? Besides "leave the internet and never post again".
06-06-07 | 01:07 PM
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Eh, I was going to say FRANTIC, but you're looking for comedies. 
06-06-07 | 02:47 PM
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Americano. Not really a true comedy though. It was much better than I was expecting.
06-06-07 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Lunatikk
what was the shitty one with ashton kutcher called? It was suppossed to be a comedy but probably wasn't very funny.
06-06-07 | 03:39 PM
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Lost In Translation was funny? When does this happen?
06-06-07 | 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Arpeggi
Leave the internet and never post again.
A lot of the titles I'm familiar with but I haven't seen. So I'll be checking out Barcelona and probably Before Sunset/Before Sunrise.
I say thankya.
06-07-07 | 08:27 AM
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Another vote for Barcelona.
Woman: You can't say Americans are not more violent than other people.
Fred: No.
Woman: All those people killed in shootings in America?
Fred: Oh, shootings, yes. But that doesn't mean Americans are more violent than other people. We're just better shots.
Fred: ...one of the things that keeps popping up is this about "subtext." Plays, novels, songs - they all have a "subtext," which I take to mean a hidden message or import of some kind. So subtext we know. But what do you call the message or meaning that's right there on the surface, completely open and obvious? They never talk about that. What do you call what's above the subtext?
Ted: The text.
Fred: OK, that's right, but they never talk about that.
Woman: You can't say Americans are not more violent than other people.
Fred: No.
Woman: All those people killed in shootings in America?
Fred: Oh, shootings, yes. But that doesn't mean Americans are more violent than other people. We're just better shots.
Fred: ...one of the things that keeps popping up is this about "subtext." Plays, novels, songs - they all have a "subtext," which I take to mean a hidden message or import of some kind. So subtext we know. But what do you call the message or meaning that's right there on the surface, completely open and obvious? They never talk about that. What do you call what's above the subtext?
Ted: The text.
Fred: OK, that's right, but they never talk about that.
