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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Post subject: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 9:59 pm

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Meaningless.

Call it a true story or STFU.

Everything is "inspired by a true event".

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Don Tiny

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:09 pm

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Fantastic nomination.

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beni hanna

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:10 pm

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

Everything is "inspired by a true event".

I beg to differ. You haven't met the better half. Lovely lady but get her riled up...Whooa Nelly there is some inspiration not inspired by true events.

Otherwise agreed.

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:25 pm

Don Tiny wrote:

Fantastic nomination.

I can never tell if you are being sarcastic or not, DT.

But, I'm still inspired.

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WaitingforRuffcorn

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:31 pm

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

Meaningless.

Call it a true story or STFU.

Everything is "inspired by a true event".

You mean that Harriet Tubman was not basically the man with no name?

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tommy

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:33 pm

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First one who besmirches Something for Joey will get my foot up they ass

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:36 pm

I wasn't being specific. Just saw an ad and it reminded me how much I hate that premise.

I'll give a pass to Law & Order's "ripped from the headlines"....that was good stuff. Love a good Lenny one-liner into the open. RIP to the Wheeling native.

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:40 pm

tommy wrote:

First one who besmirches Something for Joey will get my foot up they ass

Well that was an actual true story. That's cool.

I'm fine with embellished true stories. Brian's Song.

They didn't take Cappelletti and have him win 4 Super Bowls.

Also, it launched Marc Singer into the great V Mini-series.

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tommy

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:05 am

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

tommy wrote:

First one who besmirches Something for Joey will get my foot up they ass

Little did we know back in the 70s that Marc Singer would rule the 80s, starting with his role as The Beastmaster in The Beastmaster. He was like Luke Skywalker (the white one) on steroids.

Had hot sister, too.

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Telegram Sam

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 12:17 am

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"Inspired by true events with your Mom" was a sick burn in my salad days.

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Rod

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Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 7:54 am

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Telegram Sam wrote:

"Inspired by true events with your Mom" was a sick burn in my salad days.

Salads are a tough sell. Is that why you switched to burgers?

Speaking of burgers, The Founder was based on true events, and it's great, a dark allegory about the decline of America and how the corporation has consumed the individual. Go Bernie!

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 8:08 am

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I fear a movie about my life would be uninspired by true events

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Don Tiny

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Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 8:28 am

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

Don Tiny wrote:

Fantastic nomination.

I can never tell if you are being sarcastic or not, DT.

But, I'm still inspired.

Straight-up legit. True story. Not based on one.

Inception -- based on a true story ... we think we heard about a couple of white guys each with two ears and wearing shoes that had a conversation about having a dream about being chased by a baloney sandwich for what felt like forever.

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GoldenJet

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 8:42 am

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Worse than "historical fiction"?

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tommy

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 8:58 am

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GoldenJet wrote:

Worse than "historical fiction"?

Like Molotov Cocktail by John O. Virtanen, the historical fiction novel (which I have reference on here before) about the valorous Finns fighting the Reds in 1939. Chapter 3 had a steamy sex scene which could power a thousand saunas. (I was twelve when I read it, so I could be wrong.) I bought this beauty for fiddy cent at Woolworth's at Ford City. (Reader was probably there when I bought it.) It is, as the lone Amazon review below says, HIGHLY RECOMMENDABLE!

Teuvo Kalakkaakijaan, Finnish Reviewer wrote:

If you had read 'The Unknown Soldier" (Tuntematon Sotilas) written by Vaino Linna, you will like "Molotov Cocktail" by John Virtanen. Although it is a novel with ficticious characters, the historical scenario is very accurate and one can really learn a lot of how Finnish soldiers lived in their trenches during the Winter War. The creation of the famous (infamous for the Soviets!!!) Molotov Cocktail is well described and it is really incredible that such a simple and easy to get weapon could have destroyed hundreds of Soviet tanks. Even though it was already used in the Spanish Civil War, it was in the Winter War that this weapon received its name. The Finnish soldiers used to say that if Molotov brings his baskets of food, they would contribute with the drinks, "The Molotov Cocktails". It is an outstanding writing of how a tiny David could stop the gigantic Soviet Goliath. HIGHLY RECOMMENDABLE!!!

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Frank Coztansa

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:02 am

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GoldenJet wrote:

Worse than "historical fiction"?

Abraham Lincoln...VAMPIRE HUNTER!

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Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:35 am

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GoldenJet wrote:

Worse than "historical fiction"?

Funny that you mention that. I was watching trump unable to read or speak English the other night and it dawned on me which character in a big historical fiction movie he reminded me of. David Ferrie from "JFK" jumped to mind.

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Peoria Matt

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:40 am

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Regular Reader wrote:

GoldenJet wrote:

Worse than "historical fiction"?

How about Larry Rhodes from "A Face in the Crowd"?

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TurdFerguson

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:53 am

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Tonight on pbs. The story of dr kennith noisewaters meteoric rise from humble farmer, to billionaire, peaking all the way at top 100 poster on Chicagofanatics.com

Inspired by true events.

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Drunk Squirrel

Post subject: Re: Movies "inspired by true events"

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 10:15 am