| Cacique Caribe | 13 Jun 2011 1:44 a.m. PST |
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| Little Big Wars | 13 Jun 2011 2:58 a.m. PST |
That's even less plausible than the Chinese, and the idea of the Chinese conducting a land/air invasion is preposterous. |
| infojunky | 13 Jun 2011 3:10 a.m. PST |
I like the posters… North Korea!?!… How? Even if they mobilized the entire country we out number them 10 to one…. |
| Norman D Landings | 13 Jun 2011 3:58 a.m. PST |
North Korea, is it? Right. So… how long has it been going on, then? How long have you been seeing this 'North Korea' for your movie villains? What's wrong with us, all of a sudden, eh?
We've been menacing your movies since George Sanders. We've given you decades of villainy. Does that count for nothing? What's this 'North Korea' doing for you that we couldn't?
They can't even pronounce "Clarice"! Well, go then. Go to your precious North Korea. See if I care.
But you're not taking the detonators, though. Where are my detonators? Tch. It won't last. Next time you want proper villainy, you'll be back. On your knees… like you were before Zod! |
| Ghostrunner | 13 Jun 2011 5:28 a.m. PST |
Somehow I suspect a Noth Korean invasion would get about as far as the first Costco… FOOD!!! |
Lee Brilleaux  | 13 Jun 2011 6:18 a.m. PST |
I understand the Bolivians are interested in bidding on future Hollywood villainy. |
| Rod Langway | 13 Jun 2011 6:47 a.m. PST |
Truth be told, this is what political correctness running amok has wrought, we are too afraid to offend anyone to portray them as villains in a film (such as China), so now days it is either aliens, or countries with zero political clout such as North Korea (the recent Homefront game also went this route). *sigh* sometimes I truly do miss the Cold War…… |
| skippy0001 | 13 Jun 2011 8:06 a.m. PST |
Obviously they tunneled under the Pacific. imdb.com/title/tt0061387 And we will have the obligatory 'Hot Asian Chick In Uniform' link And all the wrong tanks and weaponry |
| Cacique Caribe | 13 Jun 2011 12:32 p.m. PST |
LOL Don't forget the Chinese "ninjas", just like 300 had their Persian "ninjas". Dan |
| Oddball | 13 Jun 2011 3:04 p.m. PST |
I heard this was due to the Chinese being offended by the concept of being the "bad" guys. They do have alot of money see that what they want is done. |
| Little Big Wars | 13 Jun 2011 4:31 p.m. PST |
I heard this was due to the Chinese being offended by the concept of being the "bad" guys. They do have alot of money see that what they want is done. And that is proof positive that capitalism won… the film industry, such that it is, is not so much concerned with political correctness as they are selling their product. |
| doug redshirt | 13 Jun 2011 4:54 p.m. PST |
Sorry you cant have an invasion movie without a credible invading nation. This is like Luxembourg invading Germany. |
| Cacique Caribe | 13 Jun 2011 5:00 p.m. PST |
Doug: "Sorry you cant have an invasion movie without a credible invading nation. This is like Luxembourg invading Germany." Ever heard of Grand Fenwick? YouTube link
YouTube link Dan |
| Little Big Wars | 13 Jun 2011 5:40 p.m. PST |
There isn't a credible invading nation… the two ocean moat has largely been successful in making invasion a logistical nightmare for anyone except Canada and Mexico. Canada was fairly successful at one point, and the Mexican Empire certainly presented a somewhat credible threat in the Great War era, but invasion by an Asian nation is very nearly science fiction. Of course, that does mean it has a place on the Sci-fi discussion boards, a place where it frequently pops up. |
| capncarp | 13 Jun 2011 7:10 p.m. PST |
"And we will have the obligatory 'Hot Asian Chick In Uniform' link And all the wrong tanks and weaponry" and <Gaaaack!> the dreaded Segway Assault Force! |
| Cacique Caribe | 13 Jun 2011 7:43 p.m. PST |
Astragant, That's why the original film used the premise of years of continued infiltration by Nicaraguan and Cuban agents posing as "immigrants" from Mexico and other countries. They became the vanguard for the invasion. Prologue/Opening Narration: "Soviet Union suffers worst wheat harvest in 55 years… Labor and food riots in Poland. Soviet troops invade… Cuba and Nicaragua reach troop strength goals of 500,000. El Salvador and Honduras fall… Greens Party gains control of West German Parliament. Demands withdrawal of nuclear weapons from European soil… Mexico plunged into revolution… NATO dissolves. United States stands alone." Later on Col. Andy Tanner explains to the Wolverines: "Yeah. That's right. Infiltrators came up illegal from Mexico. Cubans mostly. They managed to infiltrate SAC bases in the Midwest, several down in Texas and wreaked a helluva lot of havoc, I'm here to tell you. They opened up the door down here, and the whole Cuban & Nicaraguan armies come walking right through, rolled right up here through the Great Plains." Dan |
| Grizzlymc | 14 Jun 2011 9:04 a.m. PST |
Bongolesia cant afford a Segway |
| The Gray Ghost | 14 Jun 2011 9:45 a.m. PST |
What's wrong with us, all of a sudden, eh?
We've been menacing your movies since George Sanders. We've given you decades of villainy. Does that count for nothing? now now We still need you for the urbane sophisticated villains but for this We need crude barbarous villains. |
| Grizzlymc | 14 Jun 2011 10:43 a.m. PST |
Im not sure that international law lets you refer to those whose lifestyle choices verge on the villanous in these derogatory terms. Crude and barbarous suggests a failure to recognise and celebrate diversity. |
| Grizzlymc | 14 Jun 2011 4:28 p.m. PST |
A President of the people then? |
| Coelacanth1938 | 15 Jun 2011 5:40 p.m. PST |
The North Korean probably bred a secret army in their underground bases. |
| Cacique Caribe | 15 Jun 2011 6:56 p.m. PST |
Politically correct or not, these are the figures I would use for the invaders: link But, if the movie producers think they are going to make more money by using a completely unrealistic enemy, they are crazy. I think they are gonna go bankrupt. My guess for an invasion 10-15 years from now . . . As fossil fuels dwindle, an invasion of Alaska and Northern Canada, by either Neo-Soviets or Chinese, to take possession of oil reserves. So sculpting near-future figures in winter gear (US, Russian and/or Chinese) would make lots of sense to me. And gaming scenarios would involve a lot of missions to retake those territories. What's YOUR guess? Who do you think would be desperate enough to attempt an invasion in 10-15 years, and what would be their motive? Or do you think it could never happen so soon? I don't mean an attack. I mean a military invasion, as in taking over large areas of USA states and/or territories. I figured that, if we can discuss these "distant" future events now, and objectively, it should help sculptors anticipate future ranges. Dan
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| Cacique Caribe | 15 Jun 2011 7:58 p.m. PST |
Or, if you'd rather discuss it outside this topic, feel free to go here: TMP link Dan |
| Grizzlymc | 16 Jun 2011 4:17 p.m. PST |
Oil is always going to be cheaper to buy than to fight over |
| Cacique Caribe | 07 Sep 2011 9:29 p.m. PST |
Get your Chinese troops now, in time for the invasion of America:
And, to me, the Chinese make a lot more sense than Koreans: TMP link Dan |
| Mako11 | 07 Sep 2011 9:51 p.m. PST |
Hmmm, while flipping channels, saw Roseanne Barr on the Joy Behar show (shudder), and behind her was a nice propaganda poster showing Roseanne in communist/socialist gear, wearing a black beret, and holding a gun, if I'm not mistaken. Would be just the thing needed to inspire the 5th Column troops! |
| Dropzonetoe | 08 Sep 2011 12:02 p.m. PST |
link Make your own wanted posters of yourself and friends… or pics of your rivals miniatures for your builings. |
| tuscaloosa | 08 Sep 2011 4:45 p.m. PST |
There is a certain amount of prestige in being the villain in a big Hollywood movie. I was in a movie theater in Albania watching a James Bond movie, and when "M" was describing the villain to James Bond, he said he was Albanian. The crowd started cheering. And after that, they only cheered for the villain, not James Bond. |
| Cacique Caribe | 28 Dec 2012 4:53 p.m. PST |
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| Richard Gaulding | 29 Dec 2012 12:04 a.m. PST |
Weird, when I read the thread title the first thing I thought was "Red Dawn" set in China. That would actually pretty awesome, I think. Who would we use as the improbably villains? I'm thinking (throws dart at map) Micronesia! Micronesia has tanks and mecha, right? |
| Moqawama | 29 Dec 2012 2:36 a.m. PST |
"Somehow I suspect a Noth Korean invasion would get about as far as the first Costco"
It's nice to see there are still people living in 1997.
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| skippy0001 | 01 Jan 2013 11:52 a.m. PST |
I say WE invade everyone and anyone just to solve our economic problems. Start with Monaco and work our way up. |
| Cacique Caribe | 09 May 2013 10:55 a.m. PST |
Now the Koreans can finally stage their invasion properly … TMP link Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 09 May 2013 2:07 p.m. PST |
Is anyone working on writing a current version of something like this?
link Either for Korea or China? Dan |
| Curufea | 10 May 2013 5:48 p.m. PST |
When are they going to do a movie about us Aussies invading and taking over a country? Huh? |
| Cacique Caribe | 11 May 2013 3:41 p.m. PST |
Nah. You chaps are just too nice to do such a thing. Dan |
| boy wundyr x | 10 Jun 2013 10:06 a.m. PST |
"Manchip" is an awesome middle name… |
| Mako11 | 10 Jun 2013 11:39 a.m. PST |
Yea, I think CC has it right. Besides, everyone knows its the Kiwis we need to be watching, since they are secretly plotting to take over the world. |
| War Monkey | 10 Jun 2013 1:46 p.m. PST |
We don't need a movie of you Aussies invading someone, thought you guys were busy fighting off your own invasion "Tomorrow when the war began"
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| Cacique Caribe | 10 Jun 2013 2:01 p.m. PST |
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| deflatermouse | 15 Jun 2013 2:48 a.m. PST |
Up to last year the Pentagon spent $10 USD billion on IT R&D. After the New Zealand's Prime Minister (a former Wall st speculator)recent allusion to NZ having WMDs (despite an antique Nuclear Free policy), can you imagine how much New Zealand is spending on stealing that imformation? |
| Cacique Caribe | 15 Jun 2013 11:10 a.m. PST |
Yeah, but Tasmania has Devils! That's way more dangerous than any nukes. Dan |
| Cacique Caribe | 16 Aug 2014 10:24 p.m. PST |
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| War Monkey | 17 Aug 2014 7:40 p.m. PST |
Haven't even heard about it but after reading some about it I want too!! |
| Cacique Caribe | 17 Aug 2014 9:17 p.m. PST |
China does not approve, as would be expected: link Thank goodness for independent films. Dan
PS. Took some doing, but it seems that the symbol that looks like a zero sliced in half is actually half of the word for China:
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| Cacique Caribe | 30 Apr 2015 6:46 p.m. PST |
Update - Just found an entirely different poster for the 2013 independent film "Dragon Day" that some of you with expert photoshop abilities might turn into a post-invasion propaganda poster:
link It almost makes me want to look for a 2 or 3 inch Mao plastic figure in that pose, to put on a pedestal base in the middle of terrain representing an American town or city square or parade ground. Anyway, I hope you guys can use it for your gaming needs, such as the original premise of the Red Dawn remake, which would have be a Chinese invasion scenario. Dan
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