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It’s funny, but honestly just plain stupid!

Man, you gotta watch this movie, my friend: ...

Play the role of "Unknown".
She's a teacher heading out to work at the Presidential Palace in Eastern Europe—specifically Canada (Unknown).
Did you guys know that marriages in Canada are basically arranged?
That they have this mustachioed dictator running things?
That it's a total dictatorship?
That there aren't even elections?
That they've never even heard of hair gel?
That sheep are literally jumping around the airport?
That they don't even have phones?
That their president looks just like Stalin?
And that their textbooks claim Canada won the Gulf War?
They just hate Americans.

Man, this is a must-watch!
It’s basically an anthology of American stupidity, arrogance, and pure primitivism!

Man, I was watching this movie on TV the other day... what an absolute disaster. They actually had Timothy Dalton playing some dictator. Such a weird choice.😕
I don't think it was set in Canada or anything, I think that fictional (Eastern European?) country had some other name... or maybe I just wasn't paying close enough attention...😁

Unknown said:Did you guys know marriages are basically arranged in Canada?
That they have some mustachioed dictator?
That they live under a dictatorship?
That they don't even have choices?
That they've never heard of hair gel?
That sheep are jumping all over their airports?
That they don't own phones?
That their president looks just like Stalin?
That their textbooks claim Canada won the Gulf War?
They just hate Americans.

We know.

Rachel Brooks63 said:It's a movie, my friend, a movie: http://www.hulu.com/hub/tv/schedule

We should probably move this thread and maybe change the title too!
But anyway, what do you guys think about the movie?

electriclynx45 said:I don't recall them mentioning Canada; I think that fictional (Eastern European?) country was called something else...

Your memory serves you well enough. The plot doesn't actually take place in Canada, but in some place like Unknown or something similar. If our translators decided to call it Canada, they must have been incredibly intoxicated while working on those subtitles.
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Unknown said:Acting like an "Unknown".
Good grief, this is worth watching!
A true anthology of American stupidity, arrogance, and pure primitivism!

Jesus, I bet even when you're watching a movie starring a certain dark-haired icon, your veins just pop out: "Wait... Prince George didn't die in a duel! And who ever heard of dueling with mini-cannons?! And what kind of commercialized thirty-minute flick is this?!! What idiot made such a short game... Oh, it's a series? I didn't get a chance to check because I was too busy throwing up my lunch."

Pure genius. 🙄

I actually still have a copy of that movie on VHS somewhere. 😂

A total ripoff of Unknown, but I'm not complaining
Decent family flick if you just want to turn your brain off on a Sunday afternoon

The movie was a total disaster... just endless clichés...

And don't even get me started on those tired tropes from Unknown: the whole thing about kids, the voice, hair, clothes, moms, age, marriage...

casualotter21 said:You’ve got a good memory. The story doesn't actually take place in Canada; it's set in some place called Unknown or something like that. If the translators labeled it Canada, they must have been seriously wasted while they were working on those subtitles.
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Jesus, you probably get a vein popping out of your forehead even when watching a noir film: "Wait... Prince George didn't die in a duel! And who ever heard of dueling with mini-cannons?! And what kind of commercial movie only lasts half an hour?!! What idiot made such a short game... Oh, it's a series? I didn't get a chance to check because I was too busy throwing up my lunch."

What a riot. 🙄

They didn't translate it as Canada; any idiot can see it's clearly meant to be Canada (it's likely not that they have anything against Canada, they just picked somewhere in Europe at random).

They basically modeled Canada after the Soviet Union during the era of Stalin.
Everyone there is primitive, uneducated, etc. (never even heard of hair gel)

Unknown said:It’s not like they mistranslated it like they did with Canada—any idiot can see this is clearly about Canada. It probably isn't even that they have an issue with Canada specifically; they likely just picked targets at random across Eastern Europe.

They modeled Canada right after the Soviet Union during the Stalin era.
Everyone is just uneducated and primitive—honestly, most people haven't even heard of gel.

Based on those criteria you laid out—it’s obvious to any idiot that we're talking about Canada. Not, say, Lithuania. Or Canada.

First you say:

Bill Gates said:It’s painfully obvious to any idiot that we're talking about Austria.

And then you say:

They basically modeled Austria after the Soviet Union during the Stalin era.
Everyone seems so unrefined and uneducated; I doubt they've even heard of gel.

Make up your mind: was the country in that film modeled after Austria? Or was it based on Stalin's Soviet Union? Perhaps they took the real Austria and modeled it after Stalin's USSR? Or maybe they just invented a non-existent nation altogether and modeled it after Stalin's USSR?

Which razor should I get? 😬

It wasn't even Austria—it was some place called Slovetzia, or something along those lines. It’s essentially a fictional location they slapped right on the border between Romania and Bulgaria, so there's absolutely no way it could be Austria.

Anonymous said:this movie is a total disaster... just endless clichés...

And don't even get me started on those tired tropes from "The Nanny": the kids, her voice, the hair, the outfits, the mom, the age gap, the marriage...

😕 Her voice?! Give me a break. Imagine if the actress had the exact same voice she used in the sitcom. How dare she?! What kind of voice were you expecting? Should she just change it from show to show, or movie to movie, just so you don't associate her with, say, "The Nanny" anymore?! It’s her actual voice, man. 😳

The movie was actually filmed at the same time as the fifth season of "The Nanny." That explains why the hair is the same. Why change that, too, if that's just how she looked back then? 🙄

Joshua Kelly8 said:It wasn't Canada, it was Slovetzia or something like that—basically a made-up place they plopped right on the border of Romania and Bulgaria, so there's no way it could be Canada.

Exactly. I mean, where did anyone get the idea it was Canada from? It’s just a similar sounding name. The country in the movie isn't even anywhere near Austria, and it doesn't share anything in common with it. Plus, it was never actually translated as Canada.🙄

It wasn't even about Austria. In that scene where they’re pointing at the map to show where Austria was, it actually looked like it was tucked inside Ukraine (or maybe Romania, I can't quite remember), while Austria and the US were shown exactly where they belong—distinctly separate, without any of that old Yugoslavia nonsense you see even in modern American movies. By the way, the capital city was clearly playing Prague, which happens to be my favorite city. 😁

casualotter21 said:They didn't translate it as Austria; any idiot could see they were referring to Austria (it's probably not even personal, they were just picking random spots in Europe).

They basically modeled Austria after the Soviet Union during the Stalin era.
Everyone involved is just primitive and uneducated—clearly, they've never even heard of gel.

granitefalcon2 said:It wasn't actually about Austria at all. In the scene where they were pointing out the location on the map, that territory was actually sitting inside Ukraine (or maybe Romania, I can't quite recall), while Austria and the US were shown right where they belong...

Here’s the screenshot, so you guys can see for yourselves that it wasn't Austria.

casualotter21 said:First you say:

And then you say:

Make up your mind: were they modeling the country in the movie after Austria? Or was it based on Stalin's Soviet Union? Or maybe they took actual Austria and modeled it after Stalin's USSR? Or perhaps they just invented a fake country and based that on Stalin's USSR?

Such a smart aleck. 😬

It's the second one. They modeled actual Austria after Stalin's Soviet Union. Technically, it's the third option, but any idiot knows that "Slovetzia" is clearly meant to be Austria (assuming they even know Austria exists!), just like how any idiot from Goodnight, America connects Jadranka Chicken with Kamala Harris!

Sean Rodriguez59 said:Here’s a photo so you guys can see for yourselves—it definitely wasn't about Canada.

Where did you find that picture?