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Travolta played a stereotype......had you been in the military it would have meant more. *

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In Reply to: RE: The Thin Red Line had the worst miscast of modern film. posted by tinear on October 29, 2007 at 06:21:20

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RE: Travolta played a stereotype......had you been in the military it would have meant more. * - Peter H-son 13:51:15 10/29/07 (0)
I've been in the military. I do not see how that changes anything. But then, I have never liked Travolta.
I attended a military school, an admiral's kid was my - tinear 09:48:14 10/29/07 (3)
best HS friend, and a guy who's a retired general lives a couple of streets away.
Travolta ain't no general, okay?
- He represented a "young turk" who pushed his way into Gen Staff, whereas..... - mr grits 13:20:57 10/29/07 (0)
  Nolte was old-line and passed over. It was WWII and anything could happen. Use your brain.
  
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- So, having encountered a couple of general officers... - EBerlin 10:53:37 10/29/07 (1)
  ...constitutes proof of your own knowledge of how all generals comport themselves? I've interviewed a large handful of them and they are as different as you and me. There isn't a stereotype that holds up.
  I don't remember Travolta's performance and I'm not supporting it. I just found it quite unconvincing that encountering two generals in your life makes you an expert in "generalness."
  (Ooops...I didn't realize I was replying to Tinear before submitting the message. This thread ends here for me.)
  
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  - Don't be so skittish, you're not - tinear 14:52:11 10/29/07 (0)
    harboring a grudge or any such nonsense, are you?
    Anyhow, seeing as you didn't delete the message, I'll guess your post had a small tongue-in-cheek aspect.
    Generals do have something in common: they're used to ordering large groups of people around and they have a superior bearing w/out posturing, which exactly is what Travolta did. He quite obviously was acting the way he thought such a powerful figure would act, overdoing it as any poor actor would.
    We've all had too much opportunity to see many generals on television and not one bore any similarity to the Travolta caricature.

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