Offensive To Scottish People
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uncapie — 19 years ago(January 30, 2007 09:30 PM)
I'm half-Scot(1st generation Yank.) and I see it just as an actor playing a role in a film. Great movie but, the ending is a cop-out though. It was directed by Albert Band whose son is the notorious Charles Band who has screwed a lot of people over in Hollywood. Now THAT'S offensive!
"What? Mr. Llewllan a Scotsman?"
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Strazdamonas — 14 years ago(October 12, 2011 11:40 AM)
Actually, his race is Indo-European. Humans are clasified as "family" not as "race". Race is part of "family". It is true though that Scottish is not race. It has a distinct culture however.
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vpilutis — 16 years ago(May 23, 2009 01:12 PM)
Ever notice how in films where most of the actors are black, the bad guys are darker skin then the good guys?
Roger Ebert once pointed this out in a boxing film, but I've seen it in other films as well
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Teaboy33 — 18 years ago(June 26, 2007 07:35 AM)
I'm a Scot and it never entered my head to find this film in any way offensive.
There are things in this world worth taking offense from. This film isn't one of them.
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artistathome — 13 years ago(May 03, 2012 12:13 PM)
I personally enjoyed hearing that musical accent. If anyone should be offended it is Southern people when actors murder the southern accents in movies.
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arode — 18 years ago(August 15, 2007 07:43 PM)
If you found the great actor Theodore Bikel playing a part of a Scottish handyman in a fifty year old horror movie ethnically offensive, I recommend that you urgently seek professional help or relocate to Htrae.
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balkaster — 16 years ago(March 30, 2010 06:21 AM)
Bikel was a great folk singer too. Some people seem to be born multitalented and interesting, and he was one. I bet he didn't have a thin skin, either.
I think Theodore Bikel would be offended that you think he is no longer multitalented or interesting. Especially since (according to you) he no longer has a thick skin. -
vpilutis — 16 years ago(May 23, 2009 01:19 PM)
With that makeup etc I didn't notice it was Theodore Bikel till near the end, some job he and the makeup people did.
BTW two STAR TREK related things in this film:
Gerald Fried who also did music for ST
and WESTHEIMER sp who did FX for ST.
Now STAR TREK TOS had a Scot
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arode — 18 years ago(August 15, 2007 07:44 PM)
If you found the great actor Theodore Bikel playing a part of a Scottish handyman in a fifty year old horror movie ethnically offensive, I recommend that you urgently seek professional help or relocate to Htrae.