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jzero
11-06-2005, 06:09 PM
"God rot all royals!"

Pay no attention to the title.

/jzero
blankslatejoe
11-07-2005, 02:26 PM
time for a new hint?
jzero
11-07-2005, 02:53 PM
How about some random guesses first? You guys gotta show how far off the mark you are before I render any assistance.

/jzero
danr
11-07-2005, 03:01 PM
well, it's not Cromwell or a Tale of Two Cities .ht..

the Six Wives of Henry Viii?
A Man for All Seasons?
blankslatejoe
11-07-2005, 03:24 PM
a man for all seasons... there's a good guess.

along those lines: Beckett??
danr
11-07-2005, 03:27 PM
The Man in the Iron Mask?
blankslatejoe
11-07-2005, 03:42 PM
hahah lets name every movie that takes place in 1700-1880 europe... are we at least thinking the right genre?

three muskateers? Four muskateers?
danr
11-07-2005, 03:54 PM
the scarlet pimpernel?

if we're not on the right lines i'll eat my bonnet. Random guesses out of the way, give us a DATE!
blankslatejoe
11-07-2005, 04:02 PM
the lion in winter?

that does me in for random guesses too..
jzero
11-07-2005, 04:35 PM
You guys are on the job. You're pretty close on the period. Tell you what, how about a hint?

The full quote is: "God rot all royals! Give us the wisdom of the Americans!"

That should throw the period into sharp relief.

/jzero
danr
11-07-2005, 05:28 PM
Master and Commander?
blankslatejoe
11-07-2005, 05:32 PM
gotta be 1800ish... gotta be england/england related.. hrmm...along the ship lines:

mutiny on the bounty?

wild guessing in the dark won't really do it for us though.. another quote might, or another hint...
Dukester
11-07-2005, 06:45 PM
LOL Good movie quote Jzero (I cheated!)
There are a few people around these boards (damn few) that might guess it from a line, but it will be more likely guessed from clues /images/graemlins/smile.gif

I've seen it and it is a GREAT movie, but I would have never guessed a line from it.

Well done sir!
Rhinokey
11-07-2005, 11:30 PM
robocop
Mister Sentient
11-08-2005, 04:35 AM
Les Miserables
jzero
11-08-2005, 08:43 AM
Blankslatejoe is right about the time period. No ships in the movie, though. It's more.... political. I'll wait a few more guesses before I throw another hint. Don't worry, I have one quote that will give it away for sure.

Dukester, thanks, that means a lot coming from a Quotemaster™ like yourself!

/jzero
danr
11-08-2005, 08:48 AM
1800-ish would make it regency-ish ... er ...

Waterloo
or
The Madness of King George?
jzero
11-08-2005, 09:42 AM
Whoop! Danr got it! Good guessing.

"The Madness of King George"
As Dukester says, a great film. You wouldn't believe that anyone could make you feel sympathetic with George V, but it does, even though it still shows he was a monumental jerkwad. This is a movie that you have to know some British history for, i.e. who William Pitt was, and so forth. Good thing I watched a lot of 'Blackadder the Third'!

And the giveaway quote? --> "The King's water is blue!"

/jzero
blankslatejoe
11-08-2005, 11:00 AM
nooo man, the giveaway quote would have been:

"I control the weather... with my mind!"

good film... haven't seen it in YEARS though..
danr
11-08-2005, 12:42 PM
pssstt ... George III
jzero
11-08-2005, 02:09 PM
Oh, WHATEVER! Poindexter!

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danr
11-08-2005, 02:25 PM
i saw JFK the other day ... didn't think it painted a particularly accurate picture of Lincoln's assasination. It was all a bit too modern really