Talk:Mr. Bean's Holiday

message: So.. does this mean he is NOT playing mr bean in this movie? Or does it mean this will be the last time he plays mr bean?
Means its the Last time he will play bean. -asbad
Thats a dang shame. AppleRobin 20:11, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  IMDB has confirmed that Rowan will never play Mr. Bean again 

message: Atkinson has stated that the Mr. Bean character was partially inspired by Jacques Tati's character Monsieur Hulot.  The first M. Hulot film was called Monsieur Hulot's Holiday.  Is it just me, or is this an homage?  Should this be mentioned in the article, perhaps? Esn 14:52, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Hmm, yes I wondered about that, although I thought it might be best to wait until it's stated in an interview or something. That said, it seems quite a clear homage, so you could add it if you like. Bob talk 15:37, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: In an interview on the DVD Rowan Atkinson says something like (quoted from memory): "Monsieur Hulot's Holiday spends five minutes getting to the beach and ninety minutes at the beach, whereas this film spends ninety minutes getting to the beach and five minutes at the beach, so it's the inverse of Hulot if you like." Lee M (talk) 02:43, 15 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: M. Hulot's Holiday

message: well i thought the story is set in france.. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.55.41.2 (talk) 16:38, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's an English film, that's why. --Soetermans 22:47, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Country: United Kingdom 

message: What was the music in that scene where Bean was on the bicycle? --Cuddly Panda 10:39, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Check IMDb. --Soetermans 17:42, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: "Crash" by Matt Willis. Radical3 21:16, 24 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Music

message: "Universal cut out the language" 
I haven't actually seen this film, but... interesting, if true :) 86.143.120.114 17:38, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Odd sentence 

message: Disclaimer: I love British comedies and am generally bored senseless by American comedies (and American movies in general.) 
I don't understand why so many people insist on calling "Bean" Americanized.  Yes, it takes place in America, but that's about it.  Peter MacNicol (who played the other main character) is one of the least-(stereotypically)American actors I can think of, short of perhaps Kelsey Grammer.  Many (most?) of the jokes were recycled from the (100% British) TV series.  
The only major change from the series was that Mr. Bean's antics had actual (bad) consequences. This resulted in a fairly darker tone and an actual plot arc, but I didn't think that America was particularly known for darker comedies or coherent plots (on the contrary, we're often criticized for making syrupy-sweet/goofy movies with shallow or non-existent plots.)
I've added a citation needed tag and toned down the language slightly. I'm sure someone can find sources to support the "Americanization" claim, but I urge you to consider carefully just how useful or reliable these claims are.  
Does merely setting a movie in America make it Americanized?  Does having a plot (instead of nothing but two straight hours of non-stop sight gags) make it Americanized?  Does giving Mr. Bean a *few* speaking lines (which is generally important if you want an actual plot) make it Americanized?  Does having a few stereotypically American supporting characters when they're clearly being satirized precisely for their American-ness (witness the "I don't know much about art... damn Frenchies..." speech made by Burt Reynold's character) make it Americanized?  --Lode Runner 22:15, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe you should discuss this at the talk page of the first Bean movie? JIP | Talk 19:34, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The first movie wasn't really "Americanized" 

message: Dvd and is there a 2disc version.
Does anyone know?
Thanks
--Li-0001 08:32, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  DVD 

message: Mr. Bean's Holiday is actually not as well-received as the original 1997 Bean movie. This is reflected through more critical praise, sales, and, content- and originality-wise, generally higher quality. Therefore, some changes should be made to reflect this.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by EliotAndrews (talk • contribs) 01:07, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reception Issue 

message: The reception section seems far too long and rambling to be useful or meaningful. I added shorten tags so hopefully somebody will review it and/or clean it up --TheFreezer89 01:01, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The section does quote critics who gave the film positive reviews. Are there particular citations you would like removed from the section? --Pixelface (talk) 15:21, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reception 

message: What was that (rap sounding) song?   I think it was also in Barnyard?  Should it be added to the article along with O mio babbino caro? LethalReflex 01:52, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Song

message: Were the scenes where Mr Bean is parading around in costume like a Nazi cut from the German release? The C of E (talk) 09:07, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Of course not. (What an outlandish idea.) --37.49.59.85 (talk) 19:49, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cut Scenes 

message: I've removed this as being uncited, verging on Original Research. There might be some bits for a possible production section, though: Bob talk 08:43, 10 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia 

message: Could someone fix the spelling mistake in the 'Music' section? "simple musical repetitions anb features" should read "simple musical repetitions and features".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.0.97.236 (talk) 21:49, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: You can do it yourself, hence "anybody can edit". Bob talk 23:05, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spelling Mistake 

message: I feel the Reception section is far far too long and (before I split it into paragraphs) hard to read.   I would be in favour of either heavily pruning it back or rewriting it in a far more condensed form rather than quoting ad-verbatim from every source going. NKTP (talk) 18:59, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reception Section 

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