tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616982860776135414.post3254941862842843179..comments2023-10-18T09:35:55.767+02:00Comments on LUDWIG'S ROHRSTOCK-PALAST: Movie Review: An American Brat in LondonLudwighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14975294529532823252noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616982860776135414.post-22761703622013844632009-02-27T21:55:00.000+01:002009-02-27T21:55:00.000+01:00This blog is not a humorous institution, Miss Flyn...This blog is not a humorous institution, Miss Flynn, and questions of imperialism are no laughing matter.<BR/><BR/>In case there was any doubt in your mind, I wasn't trying to be funny by consciously being unfunny. No such complex meta-trickery here. The truth is, I simply couldn't think of anything appropriately sarcastic to say to surpass Indy's "American Empire" remark. Since sarcasm is the only kind of humour I allow myself (once a week, and only after 5 PM), I had no choice but to make a serious reply.<BR/><BR/>As for Herr Schenkmann: I pride myself on knowing a lot of excruciatingly lame jokes, but I have to say, that one might just qualify as the single worst joke (not-joke?) I have ever heard. My compliments, he is truly an adornment to our nation.Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14975294529532823252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616982860776135414.post-64595556800532104792009-02-27T19:09:00.000+01:002009-02-27T19:09:00.000+01:00Gosh, so serious, Ludwig! You remind me of Klaus S...Gosh, so serious, Ludwig! You remind me of Klaus Schenkmann's response to a query in Old Git magazine about why Germans have no sense of humour. He claimed that Germans had a long tradition of comedic jokes and proceeded to share some of his favourites, including this one:<BR/><BR/>Why did the Czech tourist cross the road?<BR/><BR/>Because he was impressed by the excellent crossing facilities on major German routeways, compared to the relatively poor facilities constructed by his own Czech government. He was so distracted by the quality of the road that he did not see the car speeding towards him. Look out, Mr Czech!<BR/><BR/>;-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616982860776135414.post-54061818461040044822009-02-26T18:02:00.000+01:002009-02-26T18:02:00.000+01:00Well, arguably, the practical purpose of reviews i...Well, arguably, the practical purpose of reviews is to read about films you haven't seen, in order to decide if you want to see them. But I'm glad you liked it. (And I agree, I find it interesting to read reviews of films I have already seen, too...)<BR/><BR/>As for the "American Empire", that's an interesting (and controversial) question to begin with - are the US an empire or not? My answer would be that they aren't an empire in the classical sense, but that they have quite a few characteristics of one. The same is true of the European Union, in my view.<BR/><BR/>But this is a kinky blog, and I am not interested in getting involved in ideologically charged political questions like that here! So they are best discussed in other corners of cyberspace.Ludwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14975294529532823252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-616982860776135414.post-90824209851319191312009-02-26T15:18:00.000+01:002009-02-26T15:18:00.000+01:00I wonder what this film says about the reasons beh...I wonder what this film says about the reasons behind the decline of the American Empire...<BR/><BR/>Fun to read a review of a film I've actually seen!Indyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11949593044223905786noreply@blogger.com