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Post by agingerstokie on Jun 5, 2015 11:42:57 GMT
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Post by skip on Jun 5, 2015 11:49:07 GMT
And wtf is Tim Roth associated with this stinker is anyone's guess.
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Post by MarkWolstanton on Jun 5, 2015 11:54:26 GMT
It is hard to imagine that there has been a more ill-timed film release in the history of moving pictures!
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Post by y_oh_y_delilah on Jun 5, 2015 11:56:16 GMT
Can't wait for the sequel - United Prisons.
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Post by spitthedog on Jun 5, 2015 12:33:09 GMT
We live in a world of marketing.
It has consumed politics, sport and every other realm of our society. Totally divorced from reality.
A world devoid of traditional human values promoted by the relentless surge of capitalism.
Its vacuous and often bordering on the absurd. This is a prize example.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2015 12:38:44 GMT
dear oh dear.  |
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Post by metalhead on Jun 5, 2015 12:42:07 GMT
This might just be worth torrenting for the comedy value  |
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Post by JoeinOz on Jun 6, 2015 2:26:05 GMT
I can't believe it.
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Jun 6, 2015 6:25:00 GMT
It's getting serialised and is to be shown as episodes before each Premier League game, next season. The FA and Premier League tried to stop this from taking place, but FIFA insisted. It will be interesting to see if the decision to show it will be reversed, due to recent events.
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Post by stonewallpenalty on Jun 6, 2015 6:46:52 GMT
Absolutely no defence of FIFA, or this film, but two of the 19 ridiculous moments concern upper class English officials having racist attitudes. Does anybody really believe that is not credible?
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Post by ohbottom on Jun 6, 2015 17:11:11 GMT
Absolutely no defence of FIFA, or this film, but two of the 19 ridiculous moments concern upper class English officials having racist attitudes. Does anybody really believe that is not credible? While that is likely not so far from the truth, at that time I would suggest that was the European norm. The French and Germans have hardly been shining beacons of race relations through most of the 20th Century. The point is that FIFA & Blatter are being portrayed as crusaders for righteousness, while the hated English are evil caricatures. This is the same Sepp Blatter who thinks Women's football should be a form of soft porn, while extreme racist abuse at a football match should be brushed off & settled with a handshake. |
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Post by stonewallpenalty on Jun 6, 2015 19:20:59 GMT
Absolutely no defence of FIFA, or this film, but two of the 19 ridiculous moments concern upper class English officials having racist attitudes. Does anybody really believe that is not credible? While that is likely not so far from the truth, at that time I would suggest that was the European norm. The French and Germans have hardly been shining beacons of race relations through most of the 20th Century. The point is that FIFA & Blatter are being portrayed as crusaders for righteousness, while the hated English are evil caricatures. This is the same Sepp Blatter who thinks Women's football should be a form of soft porn, while extreme racist abuse at a football match should be brushed off & settled with a handshake. I don't think I made any defence of 1) Blatter 2) FIFA 3) German racial attitudes 4) French racial attitudes The thread highlighted 19 ridiculous moments, just an observation that two were not that ridiculous. |
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Post by Olgrligm on Jun 6, 2015 19:26:21 GMT
While that is likely not so far from the truth, at that time I would suggest that was the European norm. The French and Germans have hardly been shining beacons of race relations through most of the 20th Century. The point is that FIFA & Blatter are being portrayed as crusaders for righteousness, while the hated English are evil caricatures. This is the same Sepp Blatter who thinks Women's football should be a form of soft porn, while extreme racist abuse at a football match should be brushed off & settled with a handshake. I don't think I made any defence of 1) Blatter 2) FIFA 3) German racial attitudes 4) French racial attitudes The thread highlighted 19 ridiculous moments, just an observation that two were not that ridiculous. It seems a tad hypocritical of the film to have foreigners broadly described as savages by top hatted, monocle wearing Englishmen who represent every single person in England. |
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Post by JoeinOz on Jun 6, 2015 19:33:10 GMT
The whole thing is preposterous. It was intended to feed Blatter's fevered ego. It was ludicrous even before events of the last 10 days.
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Post by ohbottom on Jun 6, 2015 19:55:00 GMT
While that is likely not so far from the truth, at that time I would suggest that was the European norm. The French and Germans have hardly been shining beacons of race relations through most of the 20th Century. The point is that FIFA & Blatter are being portrayed as crusaders for righteousness, while the hated English are evil caricatures. This is the same Sepp Blatter who thinks Women's football should be a form of soft porn, while extreme racist abuse at a football match should be brushed off & settled with a handshake. I don't think I made any defence of 1) Blatter 2) FIFA 3) German racial attitudes 4) French racial attitudes The thread highlighted 19 ridiculous moments, just an observation that two were not that ridiculous. And I was merely observing that in context it was highly pejorative. |
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Post by stonewallpenalty on Jun 7, 2015 7:02:55 GMT
I don't think I made any defence of 1) Blatter 2) FIFA 3) German racial attitudes 4) French racial attitudes The thread highlighted 19 ridiculous moments, just an observation that two were not that ridiculous. And I was merely observing that in context it was highly pejorative. That's that cleared up then. |
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Post by ukcstokie on Jun 8, 2015 20:05:07 GMT
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Post by JoeinOz on Jun 9, 2015 2:55:45 GMT
The most ridiculous things is it got made in the first place.
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Post by ukcstokie on Jun 9, 2015 9:29:05 GMT
The most ridiculous things is it got made in the first place. ...when it's not your money. |
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Post by tijuanabrass on Jun 9, 2015 10:00:05 GMT
I think that they should lock Tim Roth up with Jack Warner for making such a poor career choice.
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Post by unknown182 on Jun 9, 2015 10:31:03 GMT
"I'd watch a movie about how Tim Roth and Sam Neill ended up in United Passions before I'd watch United Passions" This made me laugh |
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