Angel ,'Not Fade Away'
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Nah… it’s more along the lines of a poisoned cup of wine Vizzini has to avoid, which he profoundly does not after a long rambling speech that somehow references the Vietnam War (!)
OMG. I never thought about what that line meant. Ha!
Fun review, Kathy. I skimmed after a while, but, man, that is such a great movie.
Um, I never imagined Vizinni's speach referencing Viet Nam directly. "A land war in Asia" could just as easily be referencing Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Moscow is technically in Asia. I think the recapper just doesn't have as firm a grasp on history and geography as he/she imagines.
Um, I never imagined Vizinni's speach referencing Viet Nam directly. "A land war in Asia" could just as easily be referencing Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Moscow is technically in Asia.
See also, Hitler's invasion of Russia.
Yeah, I always assumed that line referred to Russia.
I couldn't make it through the recap. Neon text on black = instant headache.
It had never occurred to me that it was anything other than Vietnam.
Neon text on black = instant headache
Or exacerbation thereof.
It had never occurred to me that it was anything other than Vietnam.
That and Korea, but same here.
I always assumed he was referring to Napoleon.
Um, I never imagined Vizinni's speach referencing Viet Nam directly. "A land war in Asia"
I thought that was kind of a truism - that a land war in Asia never goes well, not for U.S., France, Russia, etc. So yes, Vietnam, but more like the history of Western intervention in Asia since 1700 or something.