Why are movies "Americanized" ?

[Malphas]

Short answer: Hollywood is a business.

This. Can we lock the thread now? 

If you can't have a reasonable discussion like the majority of other people then why bother participating in the thread in the first place?

There's nothing left to discuss...hence my previous post. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out either. You're free to continue discussing, course, if you prefer repeating yourself.

If there's nothing left to discuss then presumably the thread will die naturally, and not require being locked. Locking is reserved for threads which break the rules or become disruptive, which - aside from yourself - this thread has not. What I was actually questioning - and what you failed to answer - was what's the deal with your unwarranted hostility?

Yawn... It seems you have a low tolerance for what you perceive as "hostility". American movies are Americanized because Hollywood is located in America. What's there really to discuss? I've left my opinion, as short as it is. There's no need for you to escalate a simple statement.

Well perhaps not hostility then and more "douchebaggery" then. Suggesting a thread should be locked (facetious or not) because you don't think it warrants discussion makes you a douchebag. Protip: Next time, perhaps make your statement without the "and now let's lock the thread already" snark, or don't post at all.

I rather not resort to name calling, so I'll just say that you're obnoxiously overreacting. There's a reason why I said "this" and /lock the thread because I rather not repeat what a few people have already said. If you perceive that as "snarky" and is a problem to you, then keep the insults to yourself. There's no reason to launch a foolish tirade.

So if the thread isn't locked, you'd have to repeat what people already said, as opposed to just, y'know, not doing that? I'm not really going out of my way to insult you, I'm just calling you out on your behaviour and the fact it's insulting is an unintended side-effect. If you didn't behave like a douche in the first place, you would have never have been in this position. You might think it's foolish, but I think it's interesting to see how people react when confronted over their Internet behaviour - backtracking, denial, dismissive attitude, passive-aggressiveness, etc. rather than back down or admit culpability.

[keymaster]

Short answer: Hollywood is a business.

This. Can we lock the thread now? 

If you can't have a reasonable discussion like the majority of other people then why bother participating in the thread in the first place?

There's nothing left to discuss...hence my previous post. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out either. You're free to continue discussing, course, if you prefer repeating yourself.

If there's nothing left to discuss then presumably the thread will die naturally, and not require being locked. Locking is reserved for threads which break the rules or become disruptive, which - aside from yourself - this thread has not. What I was actually questioning - and what you failed to answer - was what's the deal with your unwarranted hostility?

Yawn... It seems you have a low tolerance for what you perceive as "hostility". American movies are Americanized because Hollywood is located in America. What's there really to discuss? I've left my opinion, as short as it is. There's no need for you to escalate a simple statement.

Well perhaps not hostility then and more "douchebaggery" then. Suggesting a thread should be locked (facetious or not) because you don't think it warrants discussion makes you a douchebag. Protip: Next time, perhaps make your statement without the "and now let's lock the thread already" snark, or don't post at all.

I rather not resort to name calling, so I'll just say that you're obnoxiously overreacting. There's a reason why I said "this" and /lock the thread because I rather not repeat what a few people have already said. If you perceive that as "snarky" and is a problem to you, then keep the insults to yourself. There's no reason to launch a foolish tirade.

So if the thread isn't locked, you'd have to repeat what people already said, as opposed to just, y'know, not doing that? I'm not really going out of my way to insult you, I'm just calling you out on your behaviour and the fact it's insulting is an unintended side-effect. If you didn't behave like a douche in the first place, you would have never have been in this position. You might think it's foolish, but I think it's interesting to see how people react when confronted over their Internet behaviour - backtracking, denial, dismissive attitude, passive-aggressiveness, etc. rather than back down or admit culpability.

I think it's interesting that you've decided to be argumentative today, so since you like to "call people out" on silly things. I guess I'll tell you what I think, Mr. Internet Police. You're pretty pathetic for giving so much care for such a silly thing that was posted half-heartedly. So here's my PROTIP to you, champ: go outside, get laid, stop insulting users when you feel offended for being such a pissy moron. If your attempt in "calling me out" was to keep the thread on topic, then you've clearly failed. Idiot.

[Malphas]

Short answer: Hollywood is a business.

This. Can we lock the thread now? 

If you can't have a reasonable discussion like the majority of other people then why bother participating in the thread in the first place?

There's nothing left to discuss...hence my previous post. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out either. You're free to continue discussing, course, if you prefer repeating yourself.

If there's nothing left to discuss then presumably the thread will die naturally, and not require being locked. Locking is reserved for threads which break the rules or become disruptive, which - aside from yourself - this thread has not. What I was actually questioning - and what you failed to answer - was what's the deal with your unwarranted hostility?

Yawn... It seems you have a low tolerance for what you perceive as "hostility". American movies are Americanized because Hollywood is located in America. What's there really to discuss? I've left my opinion, as short as it is. There's no need for you to escalate a simple statement.

Well perhaps not hostility then and more "douchebaggery" then. Suggesting a thread should be locked (facetious or not) because you don't think it warrants discussion makes you a douchebag. Protip: Next time, perhaps make your statement without the "and now let's lock the thread already" snark, or don't post at all.

I rather not resort to name calling, so I'll just say that you're obnoxiously overreacting. There's a reason why I said "this" and /lock the thread because I rather not repeat what a few people have already said. If you perceive that as "snarky" and is a problem to you, then keep the insults to yourself. There's no reason to launch a foolish tirade.

So if the thread isn't locked, you'd have to repeat what people already said, as opposed to just, y'know, not doing that? I'm not really going out of my way to insult you, I'm just calling you out on your behaviour and the fact it's insulting is an unintended side-effect. If you didn't behave like a douche in the first place, you would have never have been in this position. You might think it's foolish, but I think it's interesting to see how people react when confronted over their Internet behaviour - backtracking, denial, dismissive attitude, passive-aggressiveness, etc. rather than back down or admit culpability.

I think it's interesting that you've decided to be argumentative today, so since you like to "call people out" on silly things. I guess I'll tell you what I think, Mr. Internet Police. You're pretty pathetic for giving so much care for such a silly thing that was posted half-heartedly. So here's my PROTIP to you, champ: go outside, get laid, stop insulting users when you feel offended for being such a pissy moron. If your attempt in "calling me out" was to keep the thread on topic, then you've clearly failed. Idiot.

Nice checklist of the most cliche weak ad hominems used on the Internet, a healthy dose of hypocrisy ("stop insulting users" followed by "pissy moron" and "idiot" in the same breath), and trying to suggest I'm the one that's worked up here when you're the one ranting while I've just been casually commenting on your antisocial behaviour throughout this thread.

[hashbaz]

Anyone else have anything to say about the topic?

[Malphas]

Actually yes, I did make a couple on-topic posts in this thread at its outset and found it interesting until it was flooded with pithy remarks and "lock this thread" comments.

[uzoc]

This is something we've all seen. We saw ads and reviews of a movie from not America. The movie looks pretty  good, from what you've seen.

Some time later, you discover a movie which looks strangely familiar - But holy ****, it's American! Fantastic! Now you can watch the... Same movie... ok...

Why does this happen? Why do movies get re-made or spun/ripped off to be more American? This isn't me bashing America, it's just that it's where all these unnecessary movie remakes get made.

The main reason... MONEY!
You CAN make money on YOUR version of it.
You CAN make MORE MONEY (than the original flick).
There's more to it... of course...

[Findecanor]

The Office ...

BTW, The Office was remade in a lot of countries to account for cultural differences, not just in the USA.

Over here in Sweden, we get both the original UK "The Office", the US "The Office" and the Swedish "Kontoret". (Not that I'm watching any of them...)

[Findecanor]

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Conway Twitty

Don't tell me that Family Guy is an American remake too...

The worst example of this would probably be the "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series. The originals were great, why remake them using American actors?

The originals had horribly stilted acting - like all Swedish movies. That's why I almost never watch Swedish movies.

The remakes were shot in the same location as the original, only with British (Daniel Craig, Christopher Plummer, Steven Berkoff) and 'huhmerican (Rooney Mara, Robin Wright-not-Penn, ) actors.
I have not seen the remake, because remakes almost always suck.

BTW, weird British and American accents are easier to understand with subtitles.

[paicrai]

Short answer: Hollywood is a business.

This. Can we lock the thread now? 

If you can't have a reasonable discussion like the majority of other people then why bother participating in the thread in the first place?

There's nothing left to discuss...hence my previous post. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out either. You're free to continue discussing, course, if you prefer repeating yourself.

If there's nothing left to discuss then presumably the thread will die naturally, and not require being locked. Locking is reserved for threads which break the rules or become disruptive, which - aside from yourself - this thread has not. What I was actually questioning - and what you failed to answer - was what's the deal with your unwarranted hostility?

Yawn... It seems you have a low tolerance for what you perceive as "hostility". American movies are Americanized because Hollywood is located in America. What's there really to discuss? I've left my opinion, as short as it is. There's no need for you to escalate a simple statement.

Well perhaps not hostility then and more "douchebaggery" then. Suggesting a thread should be locked (facetious or not) because you don't think it warrants discussion makes you a douchebag. Protip: Next time, perhaps make your statement without the "and now let's lock the thread already" snark, or don't post at all.

I rather not resort to name calling, so I'll just say that you're obnoxiously overreacting. There's a reason why I said "this" and /lock the thread because I rather not repeat what a few people have already said. If you perceive that as "snarky" and is a problem to you, then keep the insults to yourself. There's no reason to launch a foolish tirade.

So if the thread isn't locked, you'd have to repeat what people already said, as opposed to just, y'know, not doing that? I'm not really going out of my way to insult you, I'm just calling you out on your behaviour and the fact it's insulting is an unintended side-effect. If you didn't behave like a douche in the first place, you would have never have been in this position. You might think it's foolish, but I think it's interesting to see how people react when confronted over their Internet behaviour - backtracking, denial, dismissive attitude, passive-aggressiveness, etc. rather than back down or admit culpability.

get laid

"get laid"

... Yes, sex solves everything. It also makes you more pro.

[SneakyRobb]

Why are many textbooks in America the Texas version?

[Moosecraft]

Gordon ramsay shows in the UK vs USA is just heiarious

[Capitalistix]

Money. Americans have the most.

You forgot you borrowed all that money from the Communist Chinese, so lets face the facts here  .

Yeah... "borrowed"...

The majority of American debt is actually owned by the American people in the form of Treasury Bonds or T-Bills. China/foreign nations own nowhere near what the media blow it out to be.