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In reply to the discussion: So you can't badmouth China or they ban you and your work. [View all]Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)95. I have seen a number of Chinese films that were great and some that were crappy.
I have no doubt that China has produced the equivalent of "Red Dawn" and it was probably just as crappy as the American version.
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I vote directing my ire at all of the above. China, and the companies who coddle them. n/t
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#3
Big deal. The studios had to switch a couple of crappy movies bogie-men.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2012
#12
Seeing as how you're so upset by what China does you should catch the flick somewhere else.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2012
#25
No. You can put me down as not giving a rip about the trials of Hollywood movie makers.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2012
#40
Do you feel the same regard for freedom of experession about child porn or graffitti on synagogues?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2012
#55
"Red Dawn is worse than child porn"? You know, a jury should hide a comment as outrageous as that.
Zalatix
Nov 2012
#123
Who's the person who doesn't understand website "censorship" vs Government censorship?
Zalatix
Nov 2012
#137
Upon what could you possibly base that supposition? Have you seen Chinese films?
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2012
#61
I have seen a number of Chinese films that were great and some that were crappy.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2012
#95
I've seen hundreds of Chinese films. You're way off base. Hong Kong has a vibrant cinema, and has
Romulox
Oct 2012
#105
What's the world-wide distribution rate and what are the gross receipts
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#106
If we didn't, our $7 t-shirts would cost $10! And a $400 handbag would cost $450!!!!!! NO ONE WOULD
Brickbat
Oct 2012
#5
Prices would only go up a little bit, but their profit margins would collapse.
reformist2
Oct 2012
#17
Why are you so opposed to the idea of a movie with evil China or evil Chinese characters?
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#20
Nobody's demonizing Chinese individuals. Now you're spouting deliberate falsehoods and distractions.
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#56
Making the villain of the Red Dawn remake Chinese doesn't demonize Chinese people...
Chan790
Oct 2012
#96
But you're not a person. And neither are African Americans or Hispanics. (Sarcasm alert!)
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#98
As usual, you are so far off the mark you need directions to the right stadium.
Egalitarian Thug
Oct 2012
#62
Well, would most Americans want to watch a movie that portrays the USA as the evil power?
tarheelsunc
Oct 2012
#8
Did the Chinese outlaw it? Or did the producers just change it, like this film:
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2012
#21
Any foreign movie shown in a theater in China must be pre-approved by the government.
limpyhobbler
Oct 2012
#22
But that doesn't mean the Chinese government insisted on the change in Red Dawn
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2012
#29
The change in Red Dawn was made because it would not make it past Chinese censors.
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#32
You think anything America does is a hoot. What do you even like about this country?
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#36
you're close to coming upon using "what do you hate america!" ala glan beck as your new catch phrase
dionysus
Oct 2012
#51
no i'm just laughing my ass off at the silly things you continue to post, and the wierd arguments
dionysus
Oct 2012
#87
And I am laughing my ass off at your silly, puerile arguments you use to defend censorship.
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#90
Right they don't have the legal power to dictate to US big US film companies,
limpyhobbler
Oct 2012
#42
Many many Chinese people would love to see a movie about garment sweatshops and electronics factori
limpyhobbler
Oct 2012
#48
So you're intentionally ignoring the big issue of catering to a dictatorship in favor of
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#50
Yes; this is like complaining that someone decided not to make "The Innocence of Muslims"
muriel_volestrangler
Oct 2012
#70
I'm no fan of censorship and fanatacism in the Muslim world, either. You keep forgetting
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#73
Wow, you must have some serious vested interest in coddling undemocratic dictatorships.
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#76
I'm laughing at you and your all-too-predictable justifications and contortions.
Zalatix
Oct 2012
#81
Kinda sad how many of the responses here just don't get it, isn't it? (nt)
Posteritatis
Oct 2012
#15
It's the near-unanimity of the censorship cheerleaders that's depressing me. (nt)
Posteritatis
Oct 2012
#72
Do some research on US censorship history from the 1940s through the 1970s and....
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#115
Oh, please. Skip the simplistic lecture. We all know censorship exists in a big way in China....
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#129
Your defense of China is pretty crazy. It would fit right into their propaganda machine.
Zalatix
Nov 2012
#139
Plenty of folks on Freeperville will want to discuss your "China censorship" issue....
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#131
China should welcome you with open arms for defending their undemocratic policies.
Zalatix
Nov 2012
#138
Wow. I guess reading comprehension is not your thing! What's your personal motto?....
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#142
You support Chinese censorship. That is reality on Terra Firma. Denial is your thing.
Zalatix
Nov 2012
#143
LOL!! Stop lying about my beliefs. I don't support censorship of any kind...
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#145
LOL! I'm not lying about your beliefs at all. You just keep avoiding and denying the facts. Period.
Zalatix
Nov 2012
#146
Wow. Looks like I struck a nerve! I get the sense you've gone off your meds...seek help. nt.
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#149
LOL, backed into a corner, you flee to personal attacks. Who struck a nerve again?
Zalatix
Nov 2012
#150
LOL. Who do you think is REALLY dictating the banning of the use of Chinese villains?....
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#114
I think it's that the producers believe the box office returns are more important
LanternWaste
Nov 2012
#124
Your nonsense is getting really old. It's straight out of the NeoCon/Cold War playbook....
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#148
First, you lied about me believing that China has no internal censorship....
OldDem2012
Nov 2012
#153