Bulguruguay

I notice several posts are related to the cinema – a worthwhile topic. Specifically I’d like to talk about Steven Seagal and his film “Submerged” (this has to do with Latin America). I’ve not seen this film, but I am confident of having enough Seagal experience to comment. This film is set in Uruguay and apparently has an interesting depiction of the country. Here is a description I found: “In this gem, Uruguay is ruled by a cruel dictator, who is opposed by angry citizens wielding English-written banners. There's a street battle in Independence Plaza, which, oddly enough, looks like Bulgaria….Hey, wait a minute! They actually filmed this thing in Bulgaria. No wonder the street signs are in Cyrillic! At some point in the movie, you discover that cow beef is no longer Uruguay's main export, as it turns out that we are full of goats. I guess we'll probably have to replace the cow in our national coat of arms with a goat. Or Steven Seagal's chubby face, maybe….By the way, let me point out that the goats are herded by beautiful blond women. Come to think about it, that would't be a bad idea after all ...As you can see, this Bulgarian Uruguay is completely identical to the real one ... ... Except for the Mayan ruins, of course.”

As ridiculous as this may be it may be even more ridiculous that the government of Uruguay was threatening legal action (I could not find out if they actually ever got around to it). Kazakhstan perhaps is justified in doing so against Sasha Cohen (Ali G, Borat, etc…) as the British comic is fairly popular… but Steven Seagal straight to DVD??? By the way, Mr. Seagal wants to come here next.

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