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  • Re: Amazing similarity

    From Sawfish@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 08, 2026 09:19:36
    On 1/8/26 6:51 AM, *skriptis wrote:

    Maximilian Schell, Austrian, later Swiss actor, playing Nazi officer in Counterpoint vs Charlton Heston.

    Christoph Waltz, Austrian actor, playing Nazi officer in Inglorious Bastards vs Brad Pitt.


    Tarantino's fantasy is not a "real" movie, but still I can't not to notice similarities, in their real life backgrounds, their physical appearances and most importantly their characters as charming, smiling Nazis.


    AI says Tarantino hasn't ripped off anything, but imo it's heavily influenced.



    Generally, without Hitler, we would have like 30-40% less great movies?

    The superheroes crap would have started decades earlier, no?


    Good points.

    Waltz's Nazi officer's party chit-chat with the main actress in
    Inglourious Basterds, about how she broke her leg mountain climbing, is
    one of the all-time great short scenes. Everything about it, from the
    supposed introductions of the American as Italians--and the accompanying stereotypical gestures and posturing--to his react to the supposed cause
    for the cast made me watch it again and again.

    For your pleasure:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZNw71CZpXA

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  • From TT@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 08, 2026 22:22:10
    *skriptis kirjoitti 8.1.2026 klo 16.51:

    Maximilian Schell, Austrian, later Swiss actor, playing Nazi officer in Counterpoint vs Charlton Heston.


    Schell of course is more known for his other roles as a Nazi, it appears
    I've seen all of them (even "The Condemned of Altona") - except
    Counterpoint.



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  • From TT@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 08, 2026 22:24:09
    Sawfish kirjoitti 8.1.2026 klo 19.19:
    On 1/8/26 6:51 AM, *skriptis wrote:

    Maximilian Schell, Austrian, later Swiss actor, playing Nazi officer
    in Counterpoint vs Charlton Heston.

    Christoph Waltz, Austrian actor, playing Nazi officer in Inglorious
    Bastards vs Brad Pitt.


    Tarantino's fantasy is not a "real" movie, but still I can't not to
    notice similarities, in their real life backgrounds, their physical
    appearances and most importantly their characters as charming, smiling
    Nazis.


    AI says Tarantino hasn't ripped off anything, but imo it's heavily
    influenced.



    Generally, without Hitler, we would have like 30-40% less great movies?

    The superheroes crap would have started decades earlier, no?


    Good points.

    Waltz's Nazi officer's party chit-chat with the main actress in
    Inglourious Basterds, about how she broke her leg mountain climbing, is
    one of the all-time great short scenes. Everything about it, from the supposed introductions of the American as Italians--and the accompanying stereotypical gestures and posturing--to his react to the supposed cause
    for the cast made me watch it again and again.

    For your pleasure:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZNw71CZpXA


    Amazing how well Pitt imitates the Italian accent here. :))
    Perfect.

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  • From TT@3:633/10 to All on Thursday, January 08, 2026 22:39:58
    *skriptis kirjoitti 8.1.2026 klo 16.51:
    AI says Tarantino hasn't ripped off anything

    The scene Saw posted does remain me of BBC series Secret Army or more
    like the parody version of it.

    Tarantino rips off everything. If I recall correctly Basterds also had
    some over the top violence & slow motion, no doubt copied from Peckinpah
    & influenced by spaghetti westerns.

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  • From bmoore@3:633/10 to All on Friday, January 09, 2026 00:28:01
    In article <10joov9$1mjc7$1@dont-email.me>,
    Sawfish <sawfish666@gmail.com> wrote:
    On 1/8/26 6:51 AM, *skriptis wrote:

    Maximilian Schell, Austrian, later Swiss actor, playing Nazi officer in Counterpoint vs Charlton Heston.

    Christoph Waltz, Austrian actor, playing Nazi officer in Inglorious Bastards vs Brad Pitt.


    Tarantino's fantasy is not a "real" movie, but still I can't not to notice similarities, in their real life backgrounds, their physical appearances and most importantly their characters as charming, smiling Nazis.


    AI says Tarantino hasn't ripped off anything, but imo it's heavily influenced.



    Generally, without Hitler, we would have like 30-40% less great movies?

    The superheroes crap would have started decades earlier, no?


    Good points.

    Waltz's Nazi officer's party chit-chat with the main actress in
    Inglourious Basterds, about how she broke her leg mountain climbing, is
    one of the all-time great short scenes. Everything about it, from the >supposed introductions of the American as Italians--and the accompanying >stereotypical gestures and posturing--to his react to the supposed cause
    for the cast made me watch it again and again.

    For your pleasure:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZNw71CZpXA

    Thanks. Helluva movie.

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