forever jewel
Green Eyed Lady
It was okay for being filmed in Philly....
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Opinions???
Annapolis...
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ladylara
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rumor has it... the academy was approached. they said they wanted the final say on the script... so the producers went to philly.
carolinagirl
What's it 2 U
The DH and I were not impressed.
usnwxwfe
New Member
ladylara said:
Very true.
from CHINFO ...
On January 27, 2006, Buena Vista Pictures (a division of the Disney Studios) will release "ANNAPOLIS," a feature film that purports to be about life at the Naval Academy. This picture was made without the support of the Department of the Navy (DoN) and the Department of Defense (DoD).
Various Navy offices have been approached by Disney and their publicity affiliates to participate in screenings and promotional activities. Our policy is that we do not participate in promotional events for motion pictures which we declined to provide filming support.
CHINFO was initially approached through NAVINFO WEST for assistance with this production. In preparation of the script, the producers were given several research opportunities at the Naval Academy and were allowed to film the "I Day" induction of the Plebe Class. When the script was presented for support, it was reviewed by NAVINFO WEST and the Naval Academy. Extensive notes were provided to the producers - who provided additional drafts of the script to the Navy. Unfortunately, the story depicted in the script did not accurately portray the Academy, its standards for training, and its methods of shaping midshipmen mentally, morally and physically for service in the U.S. Navy. Based on this, the producers were not allowed access to the Academy grounds or provided with any other support for the filming.
Navy personnel should avoid the appearance of support to the film as members of the Department of the Navy. Anyone attending a screening or promotional activity for the film should not attend in uniform. Recruiters who are asked to set up booths in theater lobbies where the movie is playing should contact the Recruiting Command PAO.
Frank
Chairman of the Board
Didn't see it, but my dad, who I had dinner with Saturday - and who WENT to the Naval Academy - did.
He shrugged and said "it might as well have been named 'Princeton'. It had almost nothing to do with Academy life". He went on to say that some things that happened there would never have happened at the Naval Academy.
My mother said there was a point in the movie where the main character longingly looks across the river to the Academy, apparently from what looks like a loading dock. My guess is the makers of the movie haven't got a clue about the geography around Annapolis.
He shrugged and said "it might as well have been named 'Princeton'. It had almost nothing to do with Academy life". He went on to say that some things that happened there would never have happened at the Naval Academy.
My mother said there was a point in the movie where the main character longingly looks across the river to the Academy, apparently from what looks like a loading dock. My guess is the makers of the movie haven't got a clue about the geography around Annapolis.