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clarice

(5,504 posts) Thu Mar 24, 2016, 07:13 PM Mar 2016

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Is there a movie that made you "Proud to be American?

I can think of a few.

Monuments Men
Bridge over the River Kw ai
Apollo 13
Miracle

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Is there a movie that made you "Proud to be American? (Original Post) clarice Mar 2016 OP

Monuments Men liberal N proud Mar 2016 #1

Maybe "The Longest Day". trof Mar 2016 #2

Just curious as to why you are no longer proud..if you feel like sharing. nt clarice Mar 2016 #17

It started with the 2000 sElection... trof Mar 2016 #22

Bowling For Columbine Oneironaut Mar 2016 #3

"The Great Escape" trof Mar 2016 #4

The Big Lebowski First Speaker Mar 2016 #5

I was thinking of the Coens in general cemaphonic Mar 2016 #24

Independence Day Luciferous Mar 2016 #6

i'm appalled there's a sequel coming fizzgig Mar 2016 #11

Maybe the aliens have updated their software by now Art_from_Ark Mar 2016 #16

I always assumed it was a Mac sharp_stick Mar 2016 #19

Woodstock jpak Mar 2016 #7

Saving Private Ryan nt steve2470 Mar 2016 #8

The Grapes of Wrath..nt Wounded Bear Mar 2016 #9

M*A*S*H rurallib Mar 2016 #10

team america: world police fizzgig Mar 2016 #12

Good Night and Good Luck. kairos12 Mar 2016 #13

Gone With the Wind...just kidding. Land of Enchantment Mar 2016 #14

This is sooooooooooo bad! (nt) So Far From Heaven Mar 2016 #25

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT staring michael douglas trueblue2007 Mar 2016 #15

I thought Ted Cruz was in that lame54 Mar 2016 #21

"Bridge Of Spies" is the latest. (nt) Paladin Mar 2016 #18

A movie? Not really. MrScorpio Mar 2016 #20

Can't think of one. Iggo Mar 2016 #23

No. nt valerief Mar 2016 #26

liberal N proud

(60,344 posts)

1. Monuments Men

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 07:23 PM

Mar 2016

The right stuff

trof

(54,256 posts)

2. Maybe "The Longest Day".

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 08:09 PM

Mar 2016

But I'm no longer proud to be an American much any more.

clarice

(5,504 posts)

17. Just curious as to why you are no longer proud..if you feel like sharing. nt

Reply to trof (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 10:12 AM

Mar 2016

trof

(54,256 posts)

22. It started with the 2000 sElection...

Reply to clarice (Reply #17)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 12:56 PM

Mar 2016

and it's been downhill from there.

Oneironaut

(5,524 posts)

3. Bowling For Columbine

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 08:09 PM

Mar 2016

I had to grow into an adult to appreciate Moore's work, but boy did he call bullshit where he saw it.

trof

(54,256 posts)

4. "The Great Escape"

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 08:12 PM

Mar 2016

Hilts.
"The Cooler King"

First Speaker

(4,858 posts)

5. The Big Lebowski

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Thu Mar 24, 2016, 08:16 PM

Mar 2016

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)

24. I was thinking of the Coens in general

Reply to First Speaker (Reply #5)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 02:30 PM

Mar 2016

Most of their movies have such a strong grounding in a particular time and place in America.

Luciferous

(6,085 posts)

6. Independence Day

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Thu Mar 24, 2016, 08:17 PM

Mar 2016

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)

11. i'm appalled there's a sequel coming

Reply to Luciferous (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 10:39 PM

Mar 2016

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

16. Maybe the aliens have updated their software by now

Reply to fizzgig (Reply #11)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 12:53 AM

Mar 2016

They were using Windows 98 in the first movie. Or maybe Windows 95.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

19. I always assumed it was a Mac

Reply to Art_from_Ark (Reply #16)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 10:27 AM

Mar 2016

At lease it was a Mac that Jeff Goldblum used to connect to the alien ship and as everyone who used a Mac in the 90's knows they didn't just connect to non-Mac networks. LOL

jpak

(41,759 posts)

7. Woodstock

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Thu Mar 24, 2016, 08:44 PM

Mar 2016

yup

steve2470

(37,457 posts)

8. Saving Private Ryan nt

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Thu Mar 24, 2016, 08:53 PM

Mar 2016

Wounded Bear

(58,707 posts)

9. The Grapes of Wrath..nt

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Thu Mar 24, 2016, 09:13 PM

Mar 2016

rurallib

(62,448 posts)

10. M*A*S*H

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Thu Mar 24, 2016, 09:14 PM

Mar 2016

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)

12. team america: world police

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Thu Mar 24, 2016, 10:40 PM

Mar 2016

the very definition of nsfw

kairos12

(12,872 posts)

13. Good Night and Good Luck.

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Thu Mar 24, 2016, 11:26 PM

Mar 2016

Land of Enchantment

(1,217 posts)

14. Gone With the Wind...just kidding.

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Thu Mar 24, 2016, 11:50 PM

Mar 2016

So Far From Heaven

(354 posts)

25. This is sooooooooooo bad! (nt)

Reply to Land of Enchantment (Reply #14)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 04:19 PM

Mar 2016

trueblue2007

(17,238 posts)

15. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT staring michael douglas

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 12:15 AM

Mar 2016

lame54

(35,321 posts)

21. I thought Ted Cruz was in that

Reply to trueblue2007 (Reply #15)

Fri Mar 25, 2016, 11:52 AM

Mar 2016

Paladin

(28,272 posts)

18. "Bridge Of Spies" is the latest. (nt)

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Fri Mar 25, 2016, 10:18 AM

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MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)

20. A movie? Not really.

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Fri Mar 25, 2016, 11:23 AM

Mar 2016

Iggo

(47,565 posts)

23. Can't think of one.

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Fri Mar 25, 2016, 02:24 PM

Mar 2016

valerief

(53,235 posts)

26. No. nt

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Fri Mar 25, 2016, 04:22 PM

Mar 2016

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