Amelia: The Movie

[BoostedNihilist]

come on now niss no need to bring poor lemmiwinks into this.

[Brewguy]

...the quiet "rough around the edges" rebel pilot THAT Hollywood clearly had to go one step further and give him a lion...!!! Like...who owns a lion and sleeps with it in his tent...!!! AND NO ONE NOTICED OR SEEMED TO MIND!!!! "There's a flesh eating raptor like animal on the airfield...so...when's the next mission flyby?" ...

Well that was probably the most realistic part of the whole movie; as that sort of thing is not entirely unheard of. Ever heard of either Winnipeg the Bear or Wojtek?

And I swear I've seen a photo in a WWII book, of a group of fighter pilots sitting around, one of whom had some form of 'big cat' cub on his shoulders (I want to say it was a tiger cub, but may have been a leopard) ... just can't recall where I'd seen it.

[niss]

That is one big kitty!


http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http ... CBcQ9QEwBA

[AMM]

And a bear cub?

[TG]

the quiet "rough around the edges" rebel pilot THAT Hollywood clearly had to go one step further and give him a lion...!!! Like...who owns a lion and sleeps with it in his tent...!!! AND NO ONE NOTICED OR SEEMED TO MIND!!!! "There's a flesh eating raptor like animal on the airfield...so...when's the next mission flyby?"

As one would expect, Hollywood got it wrong!

It's two lions the "escadrille Lafayette" had
Wiskey and Soda

The Escadrille had a reputation for daring, recklessness, and a party atmosphere.Two lion cubs, named "Whiskey" and "Soda", were made squadron mascots.

History doesn't tell what has become of them.

[niss]

One of them couldn't unsee some of the stuff from the war and has taken to the drink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBMsRiNIHUs

The other one got into show business:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVEflECtfBM

[...]

am I to believe that this is based on a true story??? The lion(s) are true to fact????

Why has this NOT won 18 Oscars then????? The best scene imho is when the racist chubby redneck walked into the African American's room and asked him if he'd share a bottle of 100 year old whiskey with him after the AfAmerican saved his life...

"...is it because I saved you life today?"

Chubby white redneck..."no..it's because I was a pompous ass to you..."

United Colors of Benetton great clothing

[...]

One of them couldn't unsee some of the stuff from the war and has taken to the drink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBMsRiNIHUs

The other one got into show business:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVEflECtfBM

OMG!!! That is funny as shyte!!!! You're on a roll these days eh niss-TER???

For some strange reason...I think that chick is hot...

[niss]

OMG!!! That is funny as shyte!!!! You're on a roll these days eh niss-TER???

Thank you, Thank you.

Don't forget to tip your waitress.

[rottentomatoes]

Just spent 10 bucks and 2 hours watching this movie. The only slightly exciting part was me recognizing Union Station and YTZ, and saw the tail of a Porter Dash -8 sticking out behind Swank's head...

[AMM]

The only slightly exciting part was me recognizing Union Station and YTZ, and saw the tail of a Porter Dash -8 sticking out behind Swank's head...

Hahaha
Now that's exciting!

[Widow]

It's two lions the "escadrille Lafayette" had
Wiskey and Soda

The Escadrille had a reputation for daring, recklessness, and a party atmosphere.Two lion cubs, named "Whiskey" and "Soda", were made squadron mascots.

History doesn't tell what has become of them.

Damn, but my curiosity got the better of me ...

http://www.neam.org/lafescweb/conflict7.html

The two lion mascots “Whiskey” and “Soda” were sent to a Paris zoo where they lived out their days.

“Soda” and “Whiskey” surrounded by some of the pilots on the lions’ last day, 15 October 1917, with the squadron. Commandant Philippe Fequant ordered the lions removed after “Whiskey” playfully knocked him down and chewed his tunic and cap. The lions were sent to a zoo in Paris.

Back to Amelia - while I haven't seen the movie, I saw a documentary on Discovery the other day. Sure sounds like they've found her. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/2 ... rhart.html

[TG]

History doesn't tell what has become of them.

Funny how I would call "history" my own brain's memory or knowledge

The two lion mascots “Whiskey” and “Soda” were sent to a Paris zoo where they lived out their days.

So...I guess only one of their descendants went into show business.



Looking forward to see the Amelia movie!

[BibleMonkey]

///....

....Back to Amelia - while I haven't seen the movie, I saw a documentary on Discovery the other day. Sure sounds like they've found her. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/10/2 ... rhart.html

"The reason why they found a partial skeleton is that many of the bones had been carried off by giant coconut crabs.

The main question this thread raises is why in the hell have we never heard of giant coconut crabs?

Giant Coconut crabs-you'd think I would have heard something about giant coconut crabs before this.

Sure, a person couldn't be expected to know beetles make up 25% of all lifeforms,or something ,that's no surprise- but I would remember hearing about a giant coconut crab.

I walked past the TV yesterday-History Channel. Apparently Admiral Nimitz said she was a prisoner of the Japanese on Saipan. They had the Marine that found her briefcase on
http://www.ameliaearhartmovie.com/brief ... aipan.html

Spying for Roosevelt, she was.


Then there was the guy with exacto-match photos, that showed that she was returned to the U.S, and died a renamed New Jersey Housewife in 1980.

[fleet16b]

Yea and most likely when she did return to the states, she bore a son.
He ended up on the grassy knoll spotting for the second gunman

[niss]

[quote="BibleMonkey"

"The reason why they found a partial skeleton is that many of the bones had been carried off by giant coconut crabs.

The main question this thread raises is why in the hell have we never heard of giant coconut crabs?
[/quote]



I wouldn't be surprised if the coconut crab killed her and ate her. Jesus Christ look at that fucking thing!


Saw Amelia tonight, neat movie. I want an Electra.

But did this not seriously bother people?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lich59xsjik

[niss]

"The actors don’t make a persuasive fit, despite all their long stares and infernal smiling. ...the movie is a more effective testament to the triumphs of American dentistry than to Earhart or aviation."

LMFAO!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_(film)#Reception

[niss]

come on now niss no need to bring poor lemmiwinks into this.

That's what Richard Geer's wife said.....IN BED!

[Hotel Tango]

I smell OSCAR!!!

If history has anything to say about this, Hillary Swank does have a tendency to win Oscars playing females who get killed doing things that are considered (at the time) "masculine".