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Has anyone been deceived by the "Based On A True Story" Ruse?
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:47 pm
Just watched "Bad arse". Based on a two minute YouTube bus video. Movie quickly wandered from that premise - and became a comic vendetta film. I felt cheated.
Should the Filmmakers be held accountable for their their subterfuge?
Should the Filmmakers be held accountable for their their subterfuge?
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Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:50 pm to Blind Boy Grunt
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Should the Filmmakers be held accountable for their their subterfuge?
How, exactly?
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:51 pm to magildachunks
"Based on" is such a broad term
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:52 pm to magildachunks
For veering away from the "Story", and embellishing the facts, with fiction.
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:52 pm to Blind Boy Grunt
I like to do my research after seeing films based on "true events."
I have seen many people boast sequences in films based on "true events" only to look foolish when none of that ever happened.
2008's The Strangers is a great example of Hollywood stretching the "based on true events" label in order to grab your attention.
I have seen many people boast sequences in films based on "true events" only to look foolish when none of that ever happened.
2008's The Strangers is a great example of Hollywood stretching the "based on true events" label in order to grab your attention.
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:53 pm to Blind Boy Grunt
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For veering away from the "Story", and embellishing the facts, with fiction.
I didn't ask why.
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:53 pm to gizmoflak
Argo was "based on" a true story. Took a lot Iiberty with facts. A good movie, not a historical reinactment
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:53 pm to Tactical1
Good answer. Research, sometimes, does little to alleviate a film's BS.
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:55 pm to magildachunks
Maybe, Shot At Dawn?
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:56 pm to Blind Boy Grunt
Jesus, lighten up.
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:56 pm to Blind Boy Grunt
JFK
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:57 pm to jrodLSUke
The Hurricane
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:57 pm to Blind Boy Grunt
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Maybe, Shot At Dawn?
Well, if you're not going to take this conversation seriously...
Posted on 4/21/13 at 9:57 pm to Blind Boy Grunt
Sorry. Perhaps a Refund of Ticket?
Posted on 4/21/13 at 10:02 pm to magildachunks
Why are they allowed to take Cinematic Liberties, that bears no resemblance to the Truth. Shouldn't there be a "Disclaimer" ("An allusion to Truth".)
Posted on 4/21/13 at 10:04 pm to Blind Boy Grunt
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Why are they allowed to take Cinematic Liberties, that bears no resemblance to the Truth
Because they are not documentaries, they are fictional stories meant for entertainment.
Posted on 4/21/13 at 10:07 pm to magildachunks
Allegedly, "Based On A True Story".
Posted on 4/21/13 at 10:08 pm to Blind Boy Grunt
I like the completely ridiculous Based on a True Story claims, like Texas Chainsaw Massacre. And I especially love the off the wall "quotes", like
-Eleanor Roosevelt
quote:
"America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, bad-arse speed."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Posted on 4/21/13 at 10:08 pm to Blind Boy Grunt
You are really proving your sig quote.
Do you not understand that "Based" does not mean the absolute truth?
Based on Actual Events does not equal true story.
Do you not understand that "Based" does not mean the absolute truth?
Based on Actual Events does not equal true story.
Posted on 4/21/13 at 10:12 pm to magildachunks
That gives them license to inundate the Film with Lies? Why even lead with that "Untruth"?
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