Talk:The Untouchables (film)

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[edit] Synopsis

The film's synopsis originally carried a parenthetical note about the difference between Nitti's ulitmate fate and his fate in the movie. I removed it because having that note in alone leaves the impression that the article is saying that rest of the movie is essentially historically accurate, which is far from the truth. Capone, Nitti and Ness were real people, of course, but there is almost nothing depicted in the specific events of the movie that actually happened.

Rather than pick out that one thing to provide a side note about, perhaps a full "reality vs. the movie" section of the article would be in order. Mwelch 22:49, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 2007 continuation

I don't mean to sound critical of the author, but the article's synopsis is more like a report of the sequence of events as portrayed in the movie. To avoid spoiling a book or movie the point is to be as brief but informative of the general subject matter as possible. Anynobody 12:12, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree. I guess I will write up a new plot of the film with fewer than 900 words, as according to the MOS of WikiProject Films.--Kylohk 10:51, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
It is done now, the synopsis has no more than 650 words. A lot of excessive stuff has been removed.--Kylohk 11:58, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Potemkin links

I wasn't sure if this would qualify as a minor edit, so I thought I'd point it out. The links in the Trivia section referring to the film "The Battleship Potemkin" led to the article on the actual battleship. I have changed the links to direct to the film's article, as I assume they were meant to. Rex Dart 00:13, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:UntouchablesThe.jpg

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BetacommandBot 11:31, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 2007???

According to the text:

Antoine Fuqua was originally attached to direct in 2004,[2] but DePalma took over the reins a year later.[3] Shooting was set to begin in June 2007,[4] but was delayed to October. Gerard Butler signed on to star in May 2007,[5] and Nicolas Cage was negotiated with to play Al Capone, but left due to scheduling difficulties.[6] In a November 2007 interview, De Palma said that if he could not cast the lead role and begin production within the next month that he may move on to other projects; De Palma stated that he needed to be shooting during the winter to recreate the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.[7]

I think you meant 1984 and 1987?

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No, he didn't mean 1984 and 1987. The text above refers to the supposed upcoming prequel to this movie.ArcAngel (talk) 17:42, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:The untouchables group.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 02:35, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Link to Quotations from the film via WikiQuote

Due to it being a dramatization, the writers no doubt took some liberties with actual quotes. I'm going to add the link under synopsis unless anyone objects. Hutch1970 (talk) 17:35, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Found correct way to link to WikiQuote - added. Hutch1970 (talk) 17:56, 8 June 2008 (UTC)