Sold to Fortress Vultures at 12 Cents ?
This is hysterical
I found the line "I'm standing on Goldman's Trading Floor Now" spoken in German by Hitler's aide drenched in nearly cringe-worthy irony . . .
The Spiral, part II
via Going Private
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Maybe it is just the mood I am in but I was laughing so hard I cried. Thanks!
Posted by: sport | Aug 16, 2008 3:42:19 PM
Remember the Giants beating the Cowboys?
I think it was better :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_9UTvESBIc
Posted by: wnsrfr | Aug 16, 2008 4:27:47 PM
But this one was pretty good too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cKtFhArBps
Posted by: wnsrfr | Aug 16, 2008 4:31:27 PM
Clever work by EP. Both videos were cleverly subtitled.
The other one is found here:
http://equityprivate.typepad.com/ep/2008/08/the-spiral---pa.html
Posted by: David Merkel | Aug 16, 2008 4:58:42 PM
too effin funny. pretty creative too.
Posted by: craig | Aug 16, 2008 5:17:10 PM
I agree. The Giants video is hilarious - "Not Peyton, Eli! Eli, f'n Manning!"
And how sweet were the victories - Tampa, Dallas, Green Bay and New England. True Blue!
Posted by: lithuania | Aug 16, 2008 5:23:48 PM
Pretty good, BR.
Can hardly wait for when Adolf gets Paulsen on the phone.....
Posted by: Chief Tomahawk | Aug 16, 2008 6:17:01 PM
Does anyone know what's the original movie? Looks like it could be a decent WW2 docu-drama type film.
Posted by: dimitris | Aug 16, 2008 7:52:53 PM
I can only imagine the parodies that will emerge in the future starring Paulson, Bernanke, Bush and Co. Good Stuff.
Posted by: RDM | Aug 16, 2008 8:17:48 PM
@dimitris
this is taken from:
"Der Untergang" (Germany, 2004)
aka "The Downfall" - (literal English title)
aka "Downfall" - UK
aka "The Downfall: Hitler and the End of the Third Reich" - USA
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Cast: Bruno Ganz : Adolf Hitler
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/
..by the way: In the clip, the spoken German was not changed from the original; only the subtitles.
Posted by: j | Aug 16, 2008 8:26:34 PM
We have major problems that are just now starting to surface. Look at what's starting to happen in Orange County, CA, and surrounding areas:
Friday, August 15, 2008
Chic O.C. dining chain files bankruptcy
"Citing a drastic downturn in the economy, Newport Beach-based Culinary Adventures – operator of upscale eateries in Southern California including French 75 – has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection."
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/bankruptcy-culinary-french-2126154-adventures-wilhelm
Posted by: Donny | Aug 16, 2008 8:53:40 PM
Resubbing this film has become a cottage industry. It is like Hitler Mad Libs.
Posted by: Walker | Aug 16, 2008 10:15:35 PM
The original movie, "The Downfall," was superb. It is a movie every American should see, although, naturally, very few did.
More than anything else, it is a movie about faith, and highly instructive about the American mindset, especially its evangelical Christian subset.
Posted by: Jim | Aug 17, 2008 12:51:51 AM
My favorite mashup featured Senator Clinton going off on Obama. Good stuff.
Posted by: Robert | Aug 17, 2008 1:42:18 AM
I think I watched this movie, or something similar to this that documented Hitler's last days in the bunker. At the end of it you actually feel sorry for Hitler. Knowing all that other atrocities he committed it was easy for me to get over that sorry feeling. But I wondered how easy it was to take Hitler and paint him as a sorry loser worth the viewer's pity. The power of images!
Posted by: rational | Aug 17, 2008 2:13:27 AM
I came across to this movie on one of the cable channels awhile back, I actually found it realistic rather than biased... I think the Germans did a good job on this movie. I recommend it.
Posted by: Mich(^IXIC1881) | Aug 17, 2008 10:00:28 AM
Not bad!
Hank didn't even need any make-up.
Posted by: BG | Aug 17, 2008 12:11:55 PM
Starring Dick Fuld as "The Fuhrer"
Posted by: lunatic_fringe | Aug 17, 2008 6:13:21 PM
Wow, that is super hilarious. Thanks for making my day!
Posted by: GWTMMO | Aug 18, 2008 12:22:23 PM
