tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post6506000986658718733..comments2024-02-16T03:35:27.972-05:00Comments on The World According to Quinn: Suggestions To Improve "Battleship" (SPOILERS)Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04691270309993277160noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post-73463455098576643842012-06-02T15:47:27.916-04:002012-06-02T15:47:27.916-04:00They actually came up with some pretty interesting...They actually came up with some pretty interesting ways to have the battle with the aliens resemble a game of "Battleship" and actually bringing a real battleship into the fight.<br /><br />(Just because the ship is not in commission doesn't mean it's not there. Of course, that leads to its own set of problems.)<br /><br />Jutland *would* make an interesting movie. If you wanted to be particularly Anglophobic, you could depict the British blockade of Germany causing mass starvation and the heroic German attempt to break it. Downer Ending when they fail.<br /><br />Of course, with foreign movie sales being such a big deal, making a movie negatively depicting another country is a commercial no-go. "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" was banned in India, which is a much bigger deal now than it was 20-odd years ago.<br /><br />That's why aliens (there aren't any, so far) or Nazis (nobody will ever sympathize with them) are such popular villains.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04691270309993277160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post-90226209871144888212012-06-02T15:26:40.901-04:002012-06-02T15:26:40.901-04:00I have a problem with the premise in general. The ...I have a problem with the premise in general. The US Navy has not had a battleship in commission since the early 90s. So the use of battleships is moot.<br /><br />How to save the film? How about the largest battle between battleships in history. The Battle of Jutland? That would have been a much more interesting film. <br /><br />"Battleship" was just a Hollywood cash in. "Hur hur, aliens." Give me a break.<br /><br />/soapboxJeffrey N. Bakerhttp://jeffreynbaker.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4000895280655907241.post-1046559848851427372012-06-02T13:50:15.076-04:002012-06-02T13:50:15.076-04:00I still don't think that would have saved the ...I still don't think that would have saved the film. Have the entire fleet trapped inside and make Laim Neeson into an Admiral Adama like figure, maybe. Fixing some of the stupid military and tactical errors would help too, as would making Kitch's charachter more likable.Korsgaardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443395238567257553noreply@blogger.com