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Old March 17th, 2019 #6
Mike in Denver
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The English Patient. Lots of people think this is the worst movie ever made, but I think re-edited with some deletions and additions, it could be a good movie. I have to admit I've only seen a cut-down TV version.

The movie has enough good stuff, how could it not be a good movie? It has airplanes, a bunch of desert. It has Nazis, Arabs in robes, guys in uniform...it could of been a damn fine movie. It even had a scene with a nurse cutting off the fingers of a guy being interrogated by Nazis.

Here's what it needs. Cut the damn thing down to 90 minutes. Take out most of...no, all of... the death bed stuff. Cut the flying over the damn desert scenes way down. Make the Nazis the good guys. Throw in some sword fights. (Were there any sword fights in the movie? I can't remember.) Well, throw in lots of sword fights. And if possible, add a spaceship or two. Bela Lugosi wouldn't hurt either. He's dead, but I'm sure there's lots of archived film you could use.

There you have it. The English Patient Redux. Can't wait.

Mike
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