The Movie Thread

[Red October1984]

I love movies... I couldn't pick a favorite if I tried... There's too many good ones... However, I know everybody has that one movie you like watching no matter how many times you've seen it.

Two Questions:

What's your favorite movie?
What are you currently watching?

I don't have an answer to my first question...but I do have an answer to the second question.

I've been watching Winter's Bone for the past while. This was filmed only 4 hours away from where I live. I know people that are like this. This is surprisingly accurate as far as how we talk and how some people act. We're not all like this but there are some. The drug thing in this movie is somewhat true. There is a lot of drug use. People from Southern Missouri joke that Missouri's trademark is Meth. Florida has oranges, Idaho has potatoes, Mississippi has racism ( :O: Sorry. Couldn't resist) and Missouri has Meth. :03: Now the Plot is a different story.

It's a good movie anyway. Jennifer Lawrence nails the country-girl role. The acting in this movie is really good. I like it. :yeah:

[Cybermat47]

I enjoyed all of the Alien movies. Even Ressurection.

[Betonov]

Can't think of a favorite. Probably Crna macka, beli macor (Black cat, white cat), a Serb movie

Watched The good, the bad and the ugly today :D
Still whistleling the tune

[STEED]

I enjoyed all of the Alien movies. Even Ressurection.

Ressurection was a pile of do-do, hate it 100%.

My all time film goes to...ALIEN

And the last film I watched was...The Quiller Memorandum

[u crank]

I've been watching Winter's Bone for the past while.

Agreed. I watched that movie without knowing anything about it and was very impressed. Lawrence was good but John Hawkes was outstanding as her meth addicted uncle. Good movie.

I like almost everything by the Coen brothers, especially No Country For Old Men and True Grit.

[Stealhead]

I do not have a single favorite but I can list the movies that I own which means that I deem them worthy of viewing more than once.
I might watch some Star Wars this weekend.

Every state has a meth problem Red.Florida's export is in fact prescription drugs it is a "pill mill" state folks drive from as far away as Kentucky.The state passed a "pill mill" law but that simply banned
a doctors office from also despising.So what they do now is get their "script" form a doc who knows that nothing is wrong with them besides being hooked on pain killers and then they send them to an of site pharmacy.Florida has had a huge spike in applications to open new pharmacies since the pill mill law was passed.I recall when this law was going to be passed because you would hear everyone talking about it half with a sense of happiness the other half with trepidation because they feared their "fix" would be harder to acquire.


Alien
Aliens
Alien 3(the directors cut makes this one much better)
Apocalypse Now
most of the original Godzilla films
Das Boot(in German)
Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
The Man with No Name Trilogy(A Fistfull of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good The Bad and The Ugly)
Star Wars(from I all the way to VI)
Run Lola Run(Lola Reent in German)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 version)
Mad Max
The Road Warrior(aka Mad Max II)
Come and See(in Russian subtitled)
The Dawns Here are Quiet (in Russian subtitled)
9th Company(in Russian subtitled)
Letters From Iwo Jima
City of Live and Death(Chinese subtitled)
A Clock Work Orange
Dr. Strangelove
Full Metal Jacket
Most every Mel Brooks movie but Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein are the best
Every Monty Python movie
Time Bandits
Raising Arizona
The Big Lewbowski

[Armistead]

For the last year I've been watching old movies from the 20's to 50's.

[Rockstar]

Favorite? The list is long but off the top of my head "The Last Star Fighter" is a movie I still watch from time to time. Another is "The Hill"

What Im watching now is something I havent seen since it first came out 30 or so years ago "The Wild Geese"

[Oberon]

I just watched Star Trek: Into Darkness...and...well...Abrams went there didn't he? We all hoped he wouldn't, and he did. :dead:

[Red October1984]

Agreed. I watched that movie without knowing anything about it and was very impressed. Lawrence was good but John Hawkes was outstanding as her meth addicted uncle. Good movie.

I like almost everything by the Coen brothers, especially No Country For Old Men and True Grit.

I'm gonna have to get Winter's Bone on DVD. :woot: That was great.

I saw the new True Grit a while back. I didn't like it too much. I heard that the old one was amazing but I haven't gotten around to watching it. I'm not a big western person...but some of them are okay.

I do not have a single favorite but I can list the movies that I own which means that I deem them worthy of viewing more than once.

Same for me. I don't have a favorite. I have a bunch of movies that I love watching. If we narrowed it down to genres I could probably pick a favorite in each category.

Every state has a meth problem Red.Florida's export is in fact prescription drugs it is a "pill mill" state folks drive from as far away as Kentucky.The state passed a "pill mill" law but that simply banned
a doctors office from also despising.So what they do now is get their "script" form a doc who knows that nothing is wrong with them besides being hooked on pain killers and then they send them to an of site pharmacy.Florida has had a huge spike in applications to open new pharmacies since the pill mill law was passed.I recall when this law was going to be passed because you would hear everyone talking about it half with a sense of happiness the other half with trepidation because they feared their "fix" would be harder to acquire.

I know. I was referring to the joke that Missouri is known for Meth... It's a common joke up here. :arrgh!:

[Stealhead]

"No Country For Old Men" was good but the book was many many times better.I have read most of Cormac McCarthy's books but I saw the movie "No Country" first then got around to the book.After reading the book the movie just did not seem so good.

Coen brothers wise I really like their earlier stuff more.

That scene in Fargo where Gaear is grinding Carl with the wood chipper very funny dark humor that bit.

[Red October1984]

I watched most of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective tonight... It was mildly amusing. I ended up just eating a bunch of cookies and drinking some hot apple cider. I got tired of watching it. :Kaleun_Yawn:

[Sailor Steve]

What's your favorite movie?
Any possible list would be longer than a page of this forum. No single favorite, or even a top 10.

What are you currently watching?
A trip through movie history, including big screen movies and series. Alexander, Rome, Cleopatra, I Claudius, Christopher Columbus, The Shadow of The Tower, Six Wives of Henry VIII, Anne of the Thousand Days, Lady Jane, Elizabeth R, Mary, Queen of Scots, George Washington, John Adams, A More Perfect Union. Next will be Roots, then a bunch of Civil War stuff. After that, who knows?

[Eisenwurst]

Two favourites that come to mind are both on a South American revolution type theme. One's a comedy, "Viva Maria" with Bridgette Bardot as the lead. I quite like the bit when she and her partner "invent" the striptease. And the rebel assault on the capital city is very well down and has a lot of funny bits. On the downside for a non French speaker is it's in French with English subtitles.

The other one is "The Adventurers", based on the Harold Robbins book of the same name. Starring in support roles Ernest Borgnine and Candice Bergen and good old Charles Aznavour. Be warned though, it's quite a grim movie in parts. I read the book on the making of it, it was filmed in Columbia in the late '60s and the battle scenes are truly epic, the local military advisers were very impressed with the director Lewis Gilbert's tactical nous. Cavalry along the beach, tanks through the city.

If you watch them I hope you enjoy them.

[Red October1984]

The other one is "The Adventurers", based on the Harold Robbins book of the same name. Starring in support roles Ernest Borgnine and Candice Bergen and good old Charles Aznavour. Be warned though, it's quite a grim movie in parts. I read the book on the making of it, it was filmed in Columbia in the late '60s and the battle scenes are truly epic, the local military advisers were very impressed with the director David Lynch's tactical nous. Cavalry along the beach, tanks through the city.

If you watch them I hope you enjoy them.

That second one there sounds pretty good. :hmmm:

Maybe...one of these days. :D

[Eisenwurst]

It's excellent, but very hard to get hold of. But I'm pretty sure it's been posted on you tube in 5? parts.

[Dowly]

Alien 3(the directors cut makes this one much better)


Assembly Cut, not Director's. :yep:

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Everytime I list my favorite movies, the list is different, so I'll just name one:
ALIEN

Last movie I saw was "Threads" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163/)

[Mork_417]

Favorite movie, that's a hard one, I have so many... Gun to head, at this moment, i would say "Born to Run". Acting was horrible, and story lacked depth. But, the movie struck a soft spot with me back in the day with the racing scenes, and I'd watch it again today if I could find it on DVD/Blu-Ray. :yep:


Last movie i watched was "Django Unchained", and it was pretty darn good.



Born to Run - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106467/

[Stealhead]

Assembly Cut, not Director's. :yep:

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Everytime I list my favorite movies, the list is different, so I'll just name one:
ALIEN

Last movie I saw was "Threads" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090163/)


Well the US BluRay it is simply called "2003 Special Edition":-? on the back of the box and on the disc.I did not know it was even worth looking at(again) until I saw some video on Youtube about the Alien series that I think you posted prior to that I had not planned on owning Alien 3.The person who made the video used the name "Assembly Cut" he did not get that name from the disc or box not the US one anyway.

I saw Threads a while back pretty good movie well not hunky dory good but you get the idea.

[Dowly]

Well the US BluRay it is simply called "2003 Special Edition":-? on the back of the box and on the disc.I did not know it was even worth looking at(again) until I saw some video on Youtube about the Alien series that I think you posted prior to that I had not planned on owning Alien 3.The person who made the video used the name "Assembly Cut" he did not get that name from the disc or box not the US one anyway.

Actually, the BluRay version is edited version of the Assembly Cut. Apparently,
new dialogue was recorded for it due to the poor audio quality the 2003 AC
had in it's added scenes.

I saw Threads a while back pretty good movie well not hunky dory good but you get the idea.

Yeah, it was pretty good. Surprisingly gruesome. :hmmm:

[Cybermat47]

Alien 3(the directors cut makes this one much better)

I saw the theatrical cut, and I still thought of it as a really good film. The chestburster/cremation scene was my favourite part of any Alien film :yep:

[BossMark]

Anything with Peter Sellers and Laurel and Hardy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgRJVlPJKQs

Also like those old Hammer horror films with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee

Also
Jaws
The Damn Busters
The Cruel Sea
Das Boot
Hunt For Red October
And those Resident Evil films with Milla Jovovich
:hmmm: There is loads more :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Too many to mention.

Last movies watched: Olympus Has Fallen and Fast and Furious 6.

[kranz]

The Dirty Harry series
The Great Escape
Where Eagles Dare
Bullit
Papilon
Das Boot - but only the TV series.
Mad Max 1,2
Rambo 1,2,3
Kill Bill 1,2
Death wish 1,2,3
The Dirty Dozen
Stalingrad (not to be confused with Enemy at the Gates)
Inception
The Quick and the Dead

lawl - I forgot The Star Wars...

(in no particular order)

+quite a few Polish films but you might have not heard of them

[STEED]

List of Films I watch most..

ALIEN
ALIENS
ALIEN 3
Prometheus
Downfall
Das Boot
Split Second
The Omega Man
Soylent Green
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
The OdeSSa File
The Ipcress File
Funeral in Berlin
Where Eagles Dare
The Haunting (original version)
The French Connection
The Quiller Memorandum
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Cross of Iron

[Méo]

Except ''Das Boot'' who most of people here would agree, I see:


-The Artist (silent, but surprisingly great movie)

-Princess Mononoke (a really cool japanese anime movie)

-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (I had no idea chinese could make such a great movie)

-Million Dollar Baby (a Clint Eastwood classic)

-Batman Begins (my favorite of the serie)

-La Guerre des tuques (The Dog Who Stopped the War) an epic child movie.

[Sailor Steve]

"Viva Maria"
I've never even heard of it. Sounds like fun though. I'll be on the lookout.

On the downside for a non French speaker is it's in French with English subtitles.
For some of us that's the only way to watch a foreign film. Some people say they hate to "read" a movie, but I'd rather do that than listen to bad dubbing.

I'm a fan of the German WW2 film U-Boote Westwärts, and it doesn't have any dubbing or subtitles at all. I can still understand enough of it to tell what's going on. :sunny:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Cor blimey. Another movie thread. OK, for me the usual suspects, in no particular order are -

Monty Python's Life of Brian
- " - The Holy Grail
Apocolypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
Man Bites Dog
Naked
The Ipcress File / Funeral in Berlin
Downfall
Das Boot (Duh!)
Senna (the only film guaranteed to bring tears to my eyes)
Rare Exports
Zulu (and if I now add The Italian Job - would it be too much Michael Caine?)
QED:Round Britain Whizz (not a movie, but a 30 min documentory on the geographical coast of mainland Britain, with footage (almost) all the way around from a RAF Hawk. Can be seen here (part one) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izXxieMvDBU) and here (part two) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONf8GGdCt0w), I apologise in advance for the poor quality. Inspirational to the 12 year old boy that watched it. :D
An Ungentlemanly Act.

The list goes on, and on, and on, . . .


What am I watching now? Well the other night I started Run Lola Run, I'm 54 minutes in. Next up after that is Seven Samurai.

[Jimbuna]

I could have added Zulu and Zulu Dawn in my top ten.

[BossMark]

Monty Python's Life of Brian
- " - The Holy Grail
.
These can be added to my list as well :yep:

[Herr-Berbunch]

For some of us that's the only way to watch a foreign film. Some people say they hate to "read" a movie, but I'd rather do that than listen to bad dubbing.

I sat down to watch Crouching Tiger the other night, after 30 seconds I realised it was all dubbed and turned it off. I have it on DVD from years ago, still in the wrapper, I'll just have to dig it out - but now it's going to wait for a bit longer.

[Stealhead]

Actually, the BluRay version is edited version of the Assembly Cut.


I notice with some Blurays it seems that they simply transferred the film to a higher quality and usually include the same extras that the previous DVD had when something gets changed they do not even bother to list it many times.they do that so much they do not even mention changes sometimes.


@Cybermat47 its not that the original cut of Alien 3 is bad it just has so many holes in it and the character development is just horrible after you watch it you walk away knowing that it should have been so much better.

@Herr-Berbunch if you own a Bluray you can surely change the audio to Mandarin and the subtitles to the language you want to read.You might have to do it via the set up menu or by using the pop up menus.It must just default to play dubbed.

For me it must be subtitled if it is in a different language FTW.I want to hear the emotion in the actors original language.It just does not feel right to see the words not match with a dubbed film.I was very happy to see that my Godzilla box set had both the Japanese and English version of each movie.

[Red October1984]

Prometheus

I really liked Prometheus. There have been a ton of negative reviews of it that I've read and I didn't think it was bad at all.

[Herr-Berbunch]

@Stealhead - I know, but the disc was in a bedroom cupboard where the wife was sleeping (the bedroom, not in the cupboard), I'd chosen to watch it on-demand but it was dubbed. If there was an option to use subtitles then the spoken language would still have been in English. I'll watch it one day, and it will be original language with English subtitles. :D

[Cybermat47]

I really liked Prometheus. There have been a ton of negative reviews of it that I've read and I didn't think it was bad at all.

I got it recently. Brilliant movie, and I loved the ending.

[WernherVonTrapp]

Hmmm, I've watched a lot of movies over the years. Don't know if it's possible for me to pick a favorite. I'll list some of the more exceptional ones, old and new.

The African Queen
Mister Roberts (The original one)
Heaven Knows Mr. Allison
The Longest Day
Cool Hand Luke
Deliverance
The Shawshank Redemption
Empire Of The Sun
The Aviator
Running Scared
Shutter Island
Michael Collins
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
The Boondock Saints
The Departed
Good Will Hunting
Inception

There's just too many to remember.:hmmm::wah:

[Stealhead]

@Stealhead - I know, but the disc was in a bedroom cupboard where the wife was sleeping (the bedroom, not in the cupboard), I'd chosen to watch it on-demand but it was dubbed.


That is one of the reasons why I do not really like On Demand you get the same problem in the US.I do not use Netflix or other streaming services for the same reason and they also have lower quality than a bluray will have not much but still.

Another good movie I forgot to mention is "City of God" about the favelas in Brazil in Rio De Janeiro brutal movie.I think that one is only available in Brazilian Portuguese with subs.

@Werner I like "Empire of the Sun" as well.

[u crank]

Another good movie I forgot to mention is "City of God" about the favelas in Brazil in Rio De Janeiro brutal movie.I think that one is only available in Brazilian Portuguese with subs.

That is a good movie. Seen it a couple of times. A little disturbing but well made and a good story. :up:

[Red October1984]

I watched the Chiller channel's "5 Senses of Fear" movie twice tonight. It was okay. Nothing great. It was 5 different mini stories that are loosely intertwined. Like most of the movies on the Chiller channel, it doesn't blow you away or even actually scare you.

It was a good little time-waster movie. :doh:

[Eisenwurst]

For Sailor Steve, and anyone else who might be interested, here's the "trailer" for "Viva Maria".

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdU2VKZpGd0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdU2VKZpGd0)

Bridgette Bardot really was a stunner, and a great actress.

Good luck trying to find it though. However there are a few snippets on youtube.

[Sailor Steve]

Thanks for the heads-up, but...

Good luck trying to find it though.
It's been available on DVD since 2005.
http://www.amazon.com/Viva-Maria-Brigitte-Bardot/dp/B00079ZA6S/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1370096977&sr=1-1&keywords=viva+maria

[Dowly]

For some of us that's the only way to watch a foreign film. Some people say they hate to "read" a movie, but I'd rather do that than listen to bad dubbing.


Thankfully, in Finland only cartoons and kids' movies are sometimes dubbed.
Everything else is subtitled. :yep:

[Spiced_Rum]

My list of favourite films changes with time but one that I love to watch over and over again is 'Groundhog Day'. I just wish that it was longer, and had more Phil the Groundhog scenes. I am a fan of Bill Murray's work, especially enjoy Ghostbusters and The Life Aquatic.

And I will always watch a Bond movie if it is on.

[kranz]

I forgot about one: Training Day

[Dowly]

I forgot about one: Training Day

Love those kind of movies, so: Serpico :up:

[August]

"Ted"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1637725/

A movie hasn't made me laugh this much in a long time.

[Father Goose]

What's your favorite movie?
What are you currently watching?

Favorite movie: Wizard of Oz - 1939
Currently watching: The Longest Day - 1962

Ten notables:
Casablanca - 1942
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World - 1963
Tora, Tora, Tora - 1970
Dirty Harry - 1971
The Godfather - 1972
The Pink Panther Strikes Again - 1976
The Natural - 1984
The Untouchables - 1987
Gettysburg - 1993
Titanic - 1997

[Red October1984]

I just watched Parker at a friend's place.

It's alright. If you like constant shooting, unrealistic action, unrealistic healing times and women it's a good movie...

The plot didn't suck me in and the acting was decent I guess. Jason Statham isn't the greatest in my book. I'd give this movie a 6.8 out of 10.

[WernherVonTrapp]

Love those kind of movies, so: Serpico :up:
Serpico was a great movie. If you liked that, you'll love "Prince Of The City" (like Serpico, based on a true story).:up:
http://graphics8.nytimes.com//images/section/movies/amg/dvd/cov150/dru200/u283/u28308ma8ee.jpg

[Red October1984]

Manticore - "US Soldiers in the Middle East come fact-to-face with a legendary creature that a vengeful Iraqi has unleashed"

This movie is gonna be hilarious. It's on the Syfy Channel so you already know it's gonna suck. It's a "Watch it to see how bad it is" kind of movie.

EDIT: Oh god.... US Soldiers driving a BTR's? Female soldiers? More shooting from the hip than Call of Duty? Blank tan uniforms with a sloppy 10th Mountain Division patch? I'm not even 5 minutes into the movie. I think at one point they called themselves Marines.

[Mr Quatro]

I love movies...

Two Questions:

What's your favorite movie?
What are you currently watching?



My all time favorite movie would have to be:

"The Ballad of Cable Hogue"

Ballad of Cable Hogue is a 1970 Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring Jason Robards, Stella Stevens and David Warner

My second all time favorite movie would be:

"Rio Bravo"

Rio Bravo is a 1959 American Western film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, and Ricky Nelson.

Question: Who is still alive from this 1959 western movie classic?

Cast


John Wayne (http://www.fandango.com/johnwayne/overview/p116130) - Sheriff John T. Chance
Dean Martin (http://www.fandango.com/deanmartin/overview/p121802) - Dude
Ricky Nelson (http://www.fandango.com/rickynelson/overview/p52220) - Colorado Ryan
Angie Dickinson (http://www.fandango.com/angiedickinson/overview/p19096) - Feathers
Walter Brennan (http://www.fandango.com/walterbrennan/overview/p8313) - Stumpy
Ward Bond (http://www.fandango.com/wardbond/overview/p7236) - Pat Wheeler
John Russell (http://www.fandango.com/johnrussell/overview/p109331) - Nathan Burdette
Estelita Rodriguez (http://www.fandango.com/estelitarodriguez/overview/p61015) - Consuelo
Claude Akins (http://www.fandango.com/claudeakins/overview/p589) - Joe Burdett
Malcolm Atterbury (http://www.fandango.com/malcolmatterbury/overview/p2742) - Jake
Harry Carey, Jr. (http://www.fandango.com/harrycarey,jr/overview/p10865) - Harold
Bob Steele (http://www.fandango.com/bobsteele/overview/p67813) - Matt Harris

[Stealhead]

Female soldiers?

There have been female soldiers in the Army since 1975.Solider being the term applied to any member of the US Army.They had been bared for some time from being infantry(until recently) but where in many roles that placed them into direct combat.For example AH-64 pilot/co-pilot,OH-58 pilot/copilot,UH-60 pilot/co-pilot,CH-47 pilot/copilot,E.O.D,combat engineer,Military Police, I'll stop there but the list is much longer.

The entire movie might be crap but that part is not inaccurate.

Is this person not a solider to you?(her arm got ripped off by an RPG)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ots2hCtYu-A

[STEED]

Watched the Matrix films over the weekend, I still think the two part conclusion was a error.

[Red October1984]

There have been female soldiers in the Army since 1975.Solider being the term applied to any member of the US Army.They had been bared for some time from being infantry(until recently) but where in many roles that placed them into direct combat.For example AH-64 pilot/co-pilot,OH-58 pilot/copilot,UH-60 pilot/co-pilot,CH-47 pilot/copilot,E.O.D,combat engineer,Military Police, I'll stop there but the list is much longer.

I'm just wondering...There's a few in that movie. I ended up not watching the rest after about 20 minutes. It was too terrible, but this is the 10th Mountain supposedly? :hmmm:

This female soldier had to have been infantry...she wasn't EOD, Engineer, or MP by the looks of her but it's possible since everything else in the movie was screwed up.

[Stealhead]

I'm just wondering...There's a few in that movie. I ended up not watching the rest after about 20 minutes. It was too terrible, but this is the 10th Mountain supposedly? :hmmm:

This female soldier had to have been infantry...she wasn't EOD, Engineer, or MP by the looks of her but it's possible since everything else in the movie was screwed up.



The 10th Mountain Division does no consist entirely of just infantry surely you must be aware that any military unit consists of numerous people performing numerous duties many that are equally dangerous as infantry many that both men and women perform.

It appeared by your statement that you felt that a woman being portrayed as any form of combatant was in error or undesirable.You seem to a bit unaware of what has occurred over the past 10 years in real life in relation to women in the military.Allow me to enlighten you in a modern war zone if you are in country your in combat male or female.

[August]

The UCMJ says there ain't no gender restrictions when you're fighting mythical creatures or aliens. :yep:

[Stealhead]

The UCMJ says there ain't no gender restrictions when you're fighting mythical creatures or aliens. :yep:

:har:

If you happen to know what the UCMJ is.

Umpalumpa Code of Movie Jamborees

[Red October1984]

The 10th Mountain Division does no consist entirely of just infantry surely you must be aware that any military unit consists of numerous people performing numerous duties many that are equally dangerous as infantry many that both men and women perform.

It appeared by your statement that you felt that a woman being portrayed as any form of combatant was in error or undesirable.You seem to a bit unaware of what has occurred over the past 10 years in real life in relation to women in the military.Allow me to enlighten you in a modern war zone if you are in country your in combat male or female.

I know that it's not entirely just infantry...

I don't think it's undesirable for women to fight. I am aware of how their role has changed over the years.

I honestly don't care what your gender is if you're fighting for your country. I don't think it matters.

It just seemed very out of place in this movie if that makes sense. :hmmm:

[Cybermat47]

More shooting from the hip than Call of Duty?

I think that you're a bit confused there Red. In Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, this is the training mission...

"Aim down your sights!"

"Always aim down your sights!"

"To aim down your sights..."

"Quickly, aim down your sights!"

"Ramirez, show these Afghans how to aim down their sights!"

"Ramirez, to liberate America, you have to aim down your sights!"

"Quickly Ramirez! You have to aim down your sights if you want your family to live!"

[Red October1984]

I think that you're a bit confused there Red. In Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, this is the training mission...

The moment you step into the thick of it, US soldiers start charging the enemy positions like Tropic Thunder.

[August]

Only n00bs play training missions. :)

[Stealhead]

Well you guys are clearly unaware of the action/sci-fi rules.

Here are few of them....

1.All firearms have bottomless magazines.The exception of this rule is when
a bad ass scene required where having to reload the weapon looks cool.

2.All firearms are most deadly when fired from the hip this is multiplied by 2 times when shooting a belt or drum feed weapon.Alteration sideways held handguns are more accurate.Alternation Akimobo is more accurate and deadly this one is very popular as it allows the occasional super insane reloading sequence.

3.Women are present to attract young men into watching the movie.Their direct role in the movie is either to die while a male tries to save her or in rare cases to actually be the one that saves the day Lt.Ripley for example in Alien and Aliens and Alien 3 and Sarah Connor in Terminator and Terminator 2.An alternate example is where the woman turns out to be the villain or a minion.

4.Bad guys always have some sort of really cool weapon that either just looks cool or kills people in a cool way sometimes both.Great example the bad alien in "I come in Peace".

5.Firearms always make strange clicking sounds during stand off situations.

6.Usually in a Sci-fi type movie the protagonists will start with a large group/team/unit that slowly gets picked off yet fro some reason no one seems to grasp the depth of the situation until only a handful are left.This also applies to most horror films only its a group of teenagers or young adults.

7.Typically if there is a military or similar unit it is illogical and disorganized and does not follow any real life logic.An Exception would the Space Marines in Aliens.

[Red October1984]

^^^^

FTW! :rotfl2:

That's great...

You can't forget the gear during a standoff....Everybody's equipment makes strange clicking sounds....Everything on their belt rattles when they barely move.

:rotfl2:

[August]

^^^^

FTW! :rotfl2:

That's great...

You can't forget the gear during a standoff....Everybody's equipment makes strange clicking sounds....Everything on their belt rattles when they barely move.

:rotfl2:

He could also be referring to the venerable Hollywood Hero Habit of re-cocking an already loaded weapon repeatedly, apparently for no other reason other than to punctuate whatever point the operator is making at the moment. Used most often with a pump shotgun but also with crew served machine guns. :)

[WernherVonTrapp]

A few more to add:


October Sky
Beyond The Sea
Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
Gross Point Blank
K-PAX
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Saints And Soldiers
Sprial
The Village
Sophie's Choice
The Deer Hunter

[Stealhead]

"Blues Brothers" is a good comedy.

I love the part where the Nazis are chasing Jake and Elwood and they go over that incomplete over pass and then fall from a ridiculous height past the Sears Tower
and then the driver looks at the party leader and says "I have always loved you".

[WernherVonTrapp]

"Blues Brothers" is a good comedy.

I love the part where the Nazis are chasing Jake and Elwood and they go over that incomplete over pass and then fall from a ridiculous height past the Sears Tower
and then the driver looks at the party leader and says "I have always loved you".:haha:"It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas."

[August]

:haha:"It's got a cop motor, a 440-cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas."

Yeah truly one of the great comedy movies of all time.

"It's a hundred and six miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

Hit it."

[Cybermat47]

"It's a hundred and six miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.

Hit it."

Which is then followed by an epic car chase that is only equalled by the one in Blues Brothers 2000.

[August]

Which is then followed by an epic car chase that is only equalled by the one in Blues Brothers 2000.

That rendition of Ghost Riders in the Sky was awesome.

[Stealhead]

"Animal House" is another good comedy.

Another good recent movie (2010 I think) "Kick Ass" I really like the part where Kick Ass protects the dude getting jumped and pretty much is getting beat down but he refuses to leave the man.

Seems to me like the peak for comedies was the early '80s they where just funnier.

Today most comedies try to please too many audiences and usually when they do that the humor is flat and forgettable.A recent exception would be "The Hangover" very funny movie they really should have left it at that "Hangover has some funny moments but it is pretty much the same thing only in Thailand.

Another problem these days "Romantic Comedies"....I dont really need to say more but no one really likes these.

I think the entire "satisfy" various audiences to cover the most demographics ideology with most films these days is what makes movies less interesting long term.Even the decent movies just are not as good as they used to be.There is also too much focus on bombarding the screen with too much action which makes it hard to focus on what is going on which in turn makes you less interested.


"Avatar" for example there is just too much going on in most scenes and the CGI just looks too clean or something it makes the world look unnatural.

Too much CGI is a problem in many movies.

[August]

Too much CGI is a problem in many movies.


Yeah it's an extension of the sad tendency of todays movie makers to use special effects as a substitute for a good plot.

[Stealhead]

Yeah it's an extension of the sad tendency of todays movie makers to use special effects as a substitute for a good plot.


Avatar is a great example again here basically Avatar has the plots of other James Cameron movies mixed into it a bit of Aliens here a bit of Terminator and T2 there a dash of Titanic.

I thought it was poetic justice when his ex wife got the Academy Award for best director and best picture with "The Hurt Locker" which actually had a really good plot and a protagonist that you actually cared about.It also had only minimal special effects only what was needed.

[Sailor Steve]

Another problem these days "Romantic Comedies"....I dont really need to say more but no one really likes these.
Thank you for presuming to speak for the entire planet. Going back a few years there have been several romantic comedies that I've thoroughly enjoyed. Murphy's Romance, with James Garner and Sally Field comes to mind. Don Juan de Marco, with Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway and Johnny Depp is another. More recently I've found myself liking movies like Juno and 500 Days of Summer.

No, in general I'm not fond of the genre, but there have been more than a few that tickled me, so I guess I count as "no one". :sunny:

[Stealhead]

Thank you for presuming to speak for the entire planet. Going back a few years there have been several romantic comedies that I've thoroughly enjoyed. Murphy's Romance, with James Garner and Sally Field comes to mind. Don Juan de Marco, with Marlon Brando, Faye Dunaway and Johnny Depp is another. More recently I've found myself liking movies like Juno and 500 Days of Summer.

No, in general I'm not fond of the genre, but there have been more than a few that tickled me, so I guess I count as "no one". :sunny:
I was thinking more along the lines of Friends With Benefits,Sex and the City those flicks.As a genre it has a lot of lousy movies.Anyway there are exceptions to the rule.

I just look at the DVD/Bluray shelves at my friends house and all of the romantic comedies present then I think of ways to avoid having to watch one what creative excuse can I come up with.The funny thing is I bet my friend is the one who watches them not his wife.

Of course there is no doubt that sci-fi and horror those two have the highest number of horrible films.

[August]

There are some romantic comedies I have enjoyed.

Three of my favorites:

Big Fat Greek Wedding
Blast From the Past
The Quiet Man

[Stealhead]

Anyway another great movie that I did not think of until now and this is one of my favorites Trainspotting.

[WernherVonTrapp]

There are some romantic comedies I have enjoyed.

Three of my favorites:

Big Fat Greek Wedding
Blast From the Past
The Quiet Man
Romantic Comedies?

Gross Point Blank (Dan Aykroyd, John Cusack, Minnie Driver)
Joe vs The Volcano (Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Lloyd Bridges)
Hero At Large (John Ritter, Anne Archer)

Just to name a few.:up:

[Mork_417]

Gross Point Blank (Dan Aykroyd, John Cusack, Minnie Driver)


Big John Cusack fan, loved Gross Point Blank, High Fidelity, Must love dogs, etc... :)

[Sailor Steve]

Joe vs The Volcano (Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Lloyd Bridges)
How could I have forgotten one of my all-time favorites? Three Meg Ryans for the price of one! Robert Stack..."Brain cloud". Ossie Davis in a small but wonderful role. Abe Vigoda..."Waponi Wu!" Eric Burdon doing fine justice to the Tennessee Ernie Ford classic 'Sixteen Tons'.

Thanks for reminding me! Now I have to schedule time to pull out my copy and watch it again. :D

[Herr-Berbunch]

Anyway another great movie that I did not think of until now and this is one of my favorites Trainspotting.

I'll see your Trainspotting, and I'll raise you a Twin Town. :yep:

[Red October1984]

I would be watching Run Silent Run Deep right now.....but I can't figure out how to turn the sound on.

This damn TV and it's awesomeness...has to be ruined by the sound not working.

[Runnybabbit]

If you haven't yet seen it, I can recommend "The Numbers Station", starring John Cusack, very good, well acted (obviously!), and regarding the titular subject, accurate as well. At just about 1.5 hours long, it moves at a pretty good pace as well..:O:



Big John Cusack fan, loved Gross Point Blank, High Fidelity, Must love dogs, etc... :)

[WernherVonTrapp]

How could I have forgotten one of my all-time favorites? Three Meg Ryans for the price of one! Robert Stack..."Brain cloud". Ossie Davis in a small but wonderful role. Abe Vigoda..."Waponi Wu!" Eric Burdon doing fine justice to the Tennessee Ernie Ford classic 'Sixteen Tons'.

Thanks for reminding me! Now I have to schedule time to pull out my copy and watch it again. :DMeg Ryan was so hot in all three roles in that movie. I can't decide which one I liked best. I also love Eric Burdon's version of that old classic.
How about, Dan Hedaya's role as Mr. Waturi? :haha:
"But can he do the job. I know he can get the job but can he DO the job? I'm NOT arguing that with you. I'm not arguing that with YOU. I'm not ARGUING that with you. I'm not ARGUING that with you Harry! Harry... Harry... Yeah Harry... but can he DO the job. I know he can GET the job but can he do the job?"

Big John Cusack fan, loved Gross Point Blank, High Fidelity, Must love dogs, etc... :)
I'm a fan of his too. Then you must've seen "Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil", great role as a Better Homes & Gardens journalist. It's based on a true story too: Murder Mystery.
He was also in:
1408 (great, but creepy movie)
City Hall :up:
The Grifters (His best performance IMHO)
Fat Man And Little Boy (another great performance)

[Father Goose]

I would be watching Run Silent Run Deep right now.....but I can't figure out how to turn the sound on.

How embarrassing! :oops:
C'mon Red, you're a young guy, you should know all this high tech stuff. Us old guys should be having problems like that. :har:

[Red October1984]

How embarrassing! :oops:
C'mon Red, you're a young guy, you should know all this high tech stuff. Us old guys should be having problems like that. :har:

I did figure it out. Took me about 20 minutes.

My grandma has like 500 movies...lots of old war movies...

Lots that I plan on watching.... :D I ended up watching Winter's Bone....again....I just can't say no to that movie. Tomorrow after I see the USS North Carolina I'm gonna watch RSRD and hopefully "They Were Expendable"

I'm also going to get around to watching Battle of Britain, Sink the Bismarck, Operation Pacific, Operation Petticoat, and maybe Apocalypse Now.

Not sure yet. :timeout:

[WernherVonTrapp]

If you want to watch some really good classics, watch these:

And Then There Were None
Rear Window
The Lady Eve
Zulu (1964)
Young Mr. Lincoln
Carbine Williams
Cool Hand Luke
South Pacific
Sabrina (1954)
Wait Until Dark
The African Queen
The Yearling
To Kill A Mockingbird (excellent movie)
Captains Courageous
Boys Town
Lord Of The Flies (1963)

I'll have to end it here. Too many to list.:03:

[Father Goose]

My grandma has like 500 movies...lots of old war movies...

Tomorrow after I see the USS North Carolina I'm gonna watch RSRD

Sounds like your grandma has a great collection. So many movies...so little time.

Hope to see some good pics of the USS North Carolina.
Be careful, you know you're in "Admiral Armistead country". :D

[Red October1984]

Hope to see some good pics of the USS North Carolina.
Be careful, you know you're in "Admiral Armistead country". :D

I can't wait to see it today...

And yes..I know that. I saw an old guy at the Carolina Beach yesterday metal detecting... It didn't look like Armistead though...and he didn't have the dog. :har:

[Sailor Steve]

Speaking of romantic comedies...

Father Goose. :sunny:

[WernherVonTrapp]

Or, how about "The Out Of Towners".
More like romantic hilarity.:03:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e5/Out_of_towners_1970_movie_poster.jpg/220px-Out_of_towners_1970_movie_poster.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

It's Neil Simon. Of course it's funny. After all, he wrote The Odd Couple.

[Father Goose]

Speaking of romantic comedies...

Father Goose. :sunny:

Oh yeah, I forgot about that movie. :roll:

[WernherVonTrapp]

It's Neil Simon. Of course it's funny. After all, he wrote The Odd Couple.
Haha, another great movie. Loved Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon together.

Oscar Madison: "Now kindly remove that spaghetti from my poker table."

(Felix laughs)

Oscar Madison: "What the hell's so funny?"

Felix: "It's not spaghetti, it's linguini."

Oscar picks up the linguini, hurls it against the kitchen wall and says, "Now it's garbage".

[Oberon]

I must admit, I think one of my favourite movies is Thirteen Days.

It's got political tension, military tension, some action, good scripting and is based on real events. There are some liberties taken, yes, but it was very enjoyable to watch. :yep:

Gandhi is another great film, an epic in fact, and Ben Kingsley deserves the Oscar he won for it, one of the eight Oscars that the film won. Very highly recommended. :yep:

[Red October1984]

Last night, I wanted to watch Operation Pacific...

I ended up watching The Ghost and The Darkness. That was a great movie.

Tonight, I wanted to watch Operation Pacific....

Buuuuuuutttttttt.... I'm most of the way through Goodfellas at the moment. I'm gonna finish it tomorrow.

Tomorrow, I will watch Operation Pacific. :har:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Finally finished watching Run Lola Run last night. It was ok, a good idea, but not great.

[WernherVonTrapp]

I've been watching more and more Independent Films lately. I grew up watching movies that were held together by the plot/storyline. It's hard to find that anymore in Hollywood, where the big flash bang explosions and "shoot 'em up" action thrills have taken over. That's not to say a good storyline doesn't rear it's head every once in a while.

You want to see a good Independent pyscho-thriller?
Watch "Sprial". The ending makes the entire "character study" approach, worth the wait.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YBOmcBRA51o/R4x_xGuIIkI/AAAAAAAAAMs/W4z4nRS4YCA/s320/poster_spiral-adamgreen.jpghttp://www.moviez.to/system/movies/covers/000/002/891/view/MV5BODk2NTYzOTI2M15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTk5OTk1MQ__.j pg

[Sailor Steve]

Talk in another thread about scary movies suddenly made me think of the only movie in recent years that actually terrified me: Arlington Road, with Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins and Joan Cusak. It's a minor movie, with some flaws, but it's just...different.

I ended up watching The Ghost and The Darkness. That was a great movie.
All the more so because it's a (mostly) true story.

[Platapus]

It's Neil Simon. Of course it's funny. After all, he wrote The Odd Couple.

Awesome lines in that movie!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT3BdhTyVXs

"We have brown sandwiches and green sandwiches, which do you want?"
"What's the green?"

"It's either very new cheese or very old meat" :D

and

"I saw milk standing in the refrigerator that wasn't even in a bottle!"

Classic! :up:

[Red October1984]

I finished Goodfellas last night.

I really liked that movie. Very well done. :yeah:

[WernherVonTrapp]

I finished Goodfellas last night.

I really liked that movie. Very well done. :yeah:Yeah, Goodfellas is a classic.
If you like Ray Liotta (a NJ native), you gotta see him in "Something Wild" which also stars Jeff Daniels and a very young, hot, Melanie Griffith.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2c/SomethingWildPoster.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

Awesome lines in that movie!
"'We're all out of cornflakes. F.U.' Took me three hours to figure out F.U. was Felix Ungar!"

I love the fact that big tough Oscar is almost crying at that point.

[Red October1984]

I finally watched Operation Pacific. :woot:

It was pretty good. I can see how they took real life events and put them in the movie now that I've been playing SH4 and reading all about fleet boats and the War.

I liked it. :up:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Arlington Road, with Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins and Joan Cusak. It's a minor movie, with some flaws, but it's just...different.


I always forget about that movie, and I don't know why because it is brilliant. Maybe it's time to watch it again. :yep:

[Red October1984]

Just for Father Goose, I might watch his movie tonight. :)

My grandma has it loaded in her digital collection. :woot:

[mako88sb]

I always forget about that movie, and I don't know why because it is brilliant. Maybe it's time to watch it again. :yep:


I wasn't even aware of this movie but had to order it once I read some reviews of it.

I also ordered "Nicholas & Alexandra" as my daughter is becoming quite the history buff and seemed pretty keen to watch this when I described it to her. Definitely one of my favorites.

We watched Robocop yesterday and although not on my top 10 list, I remember being pleasantly surprised when I seen it in the theater back in 1987. I hadn't even hit the play button and my daughter looking up info on her smart phone was asking me if I knew about the remake coming out next year. Huh, nope, didn't know that. Then she asked if I knew they were making a Robocop statue for Detroit. Huh? Really? Sure enough:

http://news.yahoo.com/plans-move-forward-robocop-statue-detroit-142556165.html

[Sailor Steve]

I wasn't even aware of this movie but had to order it once I read some reviews of it.
Beware of spoilers when you read about it. You don't want to know too much. Maybe better to just rent it (unless that's what you meant by "order").

I also ordered "Nicholas & Alexandra" as my daughter is becoming quite the history buff and seemed pretty keen to watch this when I described it to her. Definitely one of my favorites.
I avoided that one like the plague, as I was very depressed at the time and already knew the ending. I finally saw it and it was one of the best.

the remake coming out next year.
I don't see how they can do it without Peter Weller. For me he was the only thing that made the movie sufferable.

[mako88sb]

Thanks for the tip there Steve. I just skimmed a couple reviews and that was enough to get me interested. I can't believe I've never heard of it before.

I just watched the "Fall of Eagles" mini-series a few months ago and if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. The very first episode was a bit dull, but I really enjoyed the rest of them and learned quite a bit. Patrick Stewart does a great job portraying Lenin.

[frau kaleun]

I avoided that one like the plague, as I was very depressed at the time and already knew the ending. I finally saw it and it was one of the best.

Is that the one with Tom Baker (aka Doctor Who) as Rasputin? If so, the moment he entered his first scene was where they lost me. I couldn't stop thinking "It's the Doctor!" every time he was onscreen.

Also the fact that I found it unbelievable SLOW up to that point. I was pretty much ready to give up on it anyway. I remember thinking, I know why this movie is so long, it's because it takes forever for anything to happen in it. :O:

[mako88sb]

Is that the one with Tom Baker (aka Doctor Who) as Rasputin? If so, the moment he entered his first scene was where they lost me. I couldn't stop thinking "It's the Doctor!" every time he was onscreen.

Also the fact that I found it unbelievable SLOW up to that point. I was pretty much ready to give up on it anyway. I remember thinking, I know why this movie is so long, it's because it takes forever for anything to happen in it. :O:


Yes, that's the one. I wasn't into Dr. Who back then so I had no idea who Tom Baker was.

[Sailor Steve]

Is that the one with Tom Baker (aka Doctor Who) as Rasputin?
And the guy who remembers everything doesn't remember that.

Maybe because I saw it more than ten years before I discovered Doctor Who and haven't seen it since.

[WernherVonTrapp]

Here's a freaky movie that I almost forgot about. I loved it back in the day though I haven't seen it in over 2 decades. I think I got this on DVD
somewhere.:hmmm:
http://static.alluc.to/thumbnails/2201l/Body-Double.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

You know, it's funny how personal taste works. I have a friend who says Body Double is one of his all-time favorite movies. I like Craig Wasson, I like Melanie Griffith and Deborah Shelton had just been noticed through a series of TV ads for radio stations around the country, and I really wanted to see her in a movie. No matter how I tried I just couldn't make myself like it. I'm not knocking the movie. My friend has great judgement and in certain circles it's highly praised. It's got to be me, but I just couldn't get into it.

[WernherVonTrapp]

I loved it the first few times I watched it.
However, I had a hard time understanding parts of it, or maybe I should say keeping track of what's going on (sort of like the first time I watched "Slaughterhouse Five").
I remember Craig Wasson was a claustrophobic and was intrigued by a woman who was later brutally murdered, but there were times (maybe due to the editor or director) that I couldn't be certain what was really happening from what might've been a claustrophobic episode for Wasson. I think I'll have to watch it again, my memory seems more vague now that I think about it.
Funny, I loved a lot of the movies from that era, when I remember them in the context of my age in retrospect. There have been a number of those movies that, when I watch them again (for the first time in 20+ years), I find myself thinking: "What was that all about?"

[WernherVonTrapp]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d4/Nothing_but_trouble_poster.jpg/220px-Nothing_but_trouble_poster.jpghttp://media.screened.com/uploads/0/18/42738-running-on-empty_super.jpghttp://images.sodahead.com/polls/002874807/5712715699_poster_xlarge.png

[mako88sb]

One movie that I really enjoyed and found that few people have heard of it is "Timescape" that came out in 1992 with Jeff Daniels and Ariana Richards both giving great performances. Kind of a different time travelling movie that has tourist visiting famous man-made and natural disasters:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104362/ The full movie is available at youtube for those who might be interested.

It's nice to see Ariana Richards has become quite the accomplished artist:

http://www.galleryariana.com/

[Red October1984]

Instead of Father Goose, I watched most of The Godfather last night because I'd never seen it. I still have to finish it...but it's a great movie. :)

[WernherVonTrapp]

Instead of Father Goose, I watched most of The Godfather last night because I'd never seen it. I still have to finish it...but it's a great movie. :)You've never seen The Godfather?:huh:
Great movie. Godfather 2 is even better. Godfather 3, meh.

Have you at least watched "Casino" or "A Bronx Tale"?

[Sailor Steve]

Godfather 3, meh.
My friend Rocky once said Godfather 3 is the only time he knew of that a whole movie was made just so an actor could say a single line.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPw-3e_pzqU

"Casino"
There's one I didn't like until I read the true story, and found out it was pretty close to the facts. I watched it again and liked it a lot more.

[Red October1984]

You've never seen The Godfather?:huh:

Precisely the reason I chose it over Father Goose

Have you at least watched "Casino" or "A Bronx Tale"?

No and No....but I have seen Goodfellas. :woot: :O:

[WernherVonTrapp]

There's one I didn't like until I read the true story, and found out it was pretty close to the facts. I watched it again and liked it a lot more.
I haven't watched movies on TV for quite some time now, but I'm an old time movie buff. Usually, with a few exceptions, I get movies suggested to me by friends or family. If I get a chance to watch it, I do. If I really like it, I purchase the DVD. I have large tupperware tubs loaded with DVDs. Every once in awhile, I find one that I forgot I had. I have a very specific taste in movies, yet I'd be challenged to try and describe what those specific tastes are.

Anyway, if you liked Casino due to it's adherence to factual events, I highly suggest you watch The Departed (if you haven't already seen it, of course). Though very loosely based on factual events and not nearly as factual as Casino, it's actually a very good movie. The ending is insane. Great lineup of actors for the various roles. The characters are loosely based on famous gangster Whitey Bulger and corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, who grew up with Bulger.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Departed234.jpg/220px-Departed234.jpg

[Sailor Steve]

If I get a chance to watch it, I do. If I really like it, I purchase the DVD.
That's me. Several years ago I had a roommate who had a brother who would show up every week with a new movie. "Hey guys! You have to see this! Best movie ever!" Every week the "Best movie ever" was something like Ski Patrol 3. He would buy these sight unseen. "Why would I want to buy a movie I've alread seen?"

I never did figure him out.

I have large tupperware tubs loaded with DVDs. Every once in awhile, I find one that I forgot I had. I have a very specific taste in movies, yet I'd be challenged to try and describe what those specific tastes are.
All my DVDs are in alphabetical order in a big rack, except for the history-related ones which are in historical order in their own rack. I said at the beginning I couldn't list my top 10 favorites. The best I could manage would be to list everything in my collection, and there are many movies I love that I don't yet own copies of. I'm not sure I've figured myself out yet.

I've never seen The Departed. Amazon Prime wants extra money for it, so it will have to wait.

[Red October1984]

I can finally say I've seen The Godfather. I won't have time to watch the rest. I've got some movies for the car drive home tomorrow.

Crash Dive, Run Silent Run Deep (Again) and this movie called Battle of the Pacific that's made from the Japanese POV. I've never heard of the last one but I'll give it a watch.

EDIT: Also found Saints and Soldiers and Stalker (The Russian one about Chernobyl). I'll have plenty to watch in the car tomorrow

[Cybermat47]

Speaking of movies, these popped up in my subscriptions...

They do have a bit of swearing and some rather strong sexual references, so I wouldn't recommend watching these around other people :-?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0Xu49bD_SM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl3ngulxUFk&feature=relmfu

[Red October1984]

^^^

Mildly amusing :-?

EDIT: Really? This is the post where I make Silent Hunter? :shifty:

[WernherVonTrapp]

Another Independent Film, Romatic Comedy/Drama that I recently watched (3X so far) is "Garden State".
Thoroughly enjoying and entertaining, IMO.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PWYMW6PYL._SY300_.jpg

Trailer: http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1537802521/

[Rhodes]

Anyway, if you liked Casino due to it's adherence to factual events, I highly suggest you watch The Departed (if you haven't already seen it, of course). Though very loosely based on factual events and not nearly as factual as Casino, it's actually a very good movie. The ending is insane. Great lineup of actors for the various roles. The characters are loosely based on famous gangster Whitey Bulger and corrupt FBI agent John Connolly, who grew up with Bulger.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Departed234.jpg/220px-Departed234.jpg

Before seeing The Departed, see Infernal Affairs, the original film.

[WernherVonTrapp]

Before seeing The Departed, see Infernal Affairs, the original film.If you mean the one with Richard Gere and Andy Garcia, I've already seen that a number of times; great movie.:up: As a matter of fact, I have the DVD.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c3/Internal_affairs_film.jpg

[Stealhead]

Not so much a "movie" but......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sto3p3eozg8

Best episode "Full Fathom Five" though they are all good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXTZ8bPk-CI

[BossMark]

Great British comedy at its very best



Carry On Sergeant (1958)
Carry On Nurse (1959)
Carry On Teacher (1959)
Carry On Constable (1960)
Carry On Regardless (1961)
Carry On Cruising (1962)
Carry On Cabby (1963)
Carry On Jack (1963)
Carry On Spying (1964)
Carry On Cleo (1964)
Carry On Cowboy (1965)
Carry On Screaming! (1966)
Don't Lose Your Head (1966)
Follow That Camel (1967)
Carry On Doctor (1967)
Carry On... Up the Khyber (1968)
Carry On Camping (1969)
Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)
Carry On Loving (1970)
Carry On Henry (1971)
Carry On at Your Convenience (1971)
Carry On Matron (1972)
Carry On Abroad (1972)
Carry On Girls (1973)
Carry On Dick (1974)
Carry On Behind (1975)
Carry On England (1976)
That's Carry On! (1977)
Carry On Emmannuelle (1978)

[WernherVonTrapp]

Before seeing The Departed, see Infernal Affairs, the original film.Rhodes, if you liked "Internal Affairs", you've gotta see "Prince Of The City". It far surpasses "Serpico" in realistically portraying police. BTW, both movies were directed by Sidney Lumet.:up:

Trivia:


The character of Daniel Ciello is based on real-life NYPD Narcotics Detective Robert Leuci. Leuci's testimony helped indict 52 corrupt detectives. After he quit the job, Leuci turned novelist and wrote the gritty police dramas
Snitch, Odessa Beach and Captain Butterfly.
Sidney Lumet agreed to direct under two conditions: he wanted an unknown actor to play Leuci and he wanted the running time to be at least three hours long. Treat Williams was unknown at the time but the final cut was edited down to 2 hours and 47 minutes.
Lumet wanted to direct the film because he felt it would be a more accurate portrayal of police than Serpico (1973). The lead role was originally offered to Al Pacino, who declined, feeling it was too similar to the character he'd played previously in Sidney Lumet's Serpico (1973).
From: http://filmretrospect.blogspot.com/2012/01/films-of-sidney-lumet-prince-of-city.html

More Trivia: Interestingly, one of the prosecutors who befriended the Ciello character and is shown in a very positive light was based on then rookie federal prosecutor Rudolph Giuliani. The character, Mario Vincente, played by Steve Inwood, is portrayed as threatening to resign if the U.S. Attorney's office indicts Ciello (Leuci) for past transgressions.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_the_City

[Rhodes]

Werner, I said Infernal Affairs not Internal! :O:

The Prince of the City is one that the final scene, the main character is teaching in the police academy or training and one trainee ask if he his "the Daniel Ciello" and he replies "I'm a or one Daniel Ciello" and then the person who ask the question leaves the room?

[Cybermat47]

[LIST=1]
Carry On Sergeant (1958)


Was William Hartnell in that?

[WernherVonTrapp]

Werner, I said Infernal Affairs not Internal! :O:

The Prince of the City is one that the final scene, the main character is teaching in the police academy or training and one trainee ask if he his "the Daniel Ciello" and he replies "I'm a or one Daniel Ciello" and then the person who ask the question leaves the room?Ah, so, I'll have to watch that one. :hmmm:I don't recall having seen it before.
And, yes, the Det. (Prince Of The City) leaves the room after saying, "You're thee Det. Ciello? I don't have anything to learn from you." (or something to that effect).:yep:

[Rhodes]

Ah, so, I'll have to watch that one. :hmmm:I don't recall having seen it before.
And, yes, the Det. (Prince Of The City) leaves the room after saying, "You're thee Det. Ciello? I don't have anything to learn from you." (or something to that effect).:yep:

Yes, the film is a Hong-Kong film: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infernal_Affairs

And yes, I saw the film once, very good and like it. I also like Serpico, but I saw that after seeing a documentary about the person and the history and felt that the movie lack something.
Well, will try go to (re) see the Prince Of The City!

[BossMark]

Was William Hartnell in that?
Yes he was :yep:

[Red October1984]

I ended up only watching Saints and Soldiers and Crash Dive yesterday.


I really enjoyed Crash Dive. :woot: :yeah: For all of it's inaccuracies, it was a great movie. It was made during the war so the inaccuracies are forgivable.

Saints and Soldiers was decent. I liked it. It's not on par with Band of Brothers, Enemy At The Gates, etc...but it's a good war movie.

The rest I'll watch this week. :salute:

[STEED]

Watched Star Wars I-III last weekend, this weekend IV-VI tweaked by George. :rolleyes:

[WernherVonTrapp]

Saints and Soldiers was decent. I liked it. It's not on par with Band of Brothers, Enemy At The Gates, etc...but it's a good war movie.

The rest I'll watch this week. :salute:Saints And Soldiers is actually based on a true story. How accurate? I don't know. I do know it was an Independent Film on a limited budget and won just about every award (16 in total, I think) the Independent Film Organization has, including their equivalent of the Oscar. Most of their limited budget went to the same film company (if I remember correctly) that was used in Saving Private Ryan in order to get that same, washed-out, color, effect.

[Red October1984]

Saints And Soldiers is actually based on a true story. How accurate? I don't know. I do know it was an Independent Film on a limited budget and won just about every award (16 in total, I think) the Independent Film Organization has, including their equivalent of the Oscar. Most of their limited budget went to the same film company (if I remember correctly) that was used in Saving Private Ryan in order to get that same, washed-out, color, effect.

The second one is based on a true story too.

They're both good films. Not the best....but I couldn't pick a best war film if I tried.

[STEED]

Watched Ghost busters on TV...Man those special effects were bad back then.

[Red October1984]

Watched Ghost busters on TV...Man those special effects were bad back then.

Try watching Poltergeist. :rotfl2:

[WernherVonTrapp]

Watched Ghost busters on TV...Man those special effects were bad back then.Hah:haha:, you think those effects are bad. Try watching some of the old 50s episodes of Buck Rogers. I swear I thought I saw the actual wire that the rocketship glides along on, and those sparks trailing off downward as the ship moves laterally.:har:
Back then, it was pretty hot stuff, but I guess you actually had to see it on B&W TV to appreciate it.

[frau kaleun]

Watched Ghost busters on TV...Man those special effects were bad back then.

Try watching Poltergeist. :rotfl2:

True - the fx don't hold up well, but I think both of those movies are still great fun to watch because they don't rely on fx only for their impact, unlike a lot of movies of that sort which, when they fx become dated, will be utter crap because that's all they've got going for them.

[Red October1984]

True - the fx don't hold up well, but I think both of those movies are still great fun to watch because they don't rely on fx only for their impact, unlike a lot of movies of that sort which, when they fx become dated, will be utter crap because that's all they've got going for them.

*cough* BATTLESHIP! *cough*

*whispers* and a lot of other movies...

[STEED]

The worst fx was those demon hounds in Ghostbusters one minute they were big and the next small. It was bad back then as I recall, apart from that true to say a better film than the rubbish they pump out now.

[Stealhead]

I think the ease of CGI actually hinders creativity and causes films to loose depth.Now a movie like the up coming "Pacific Rim" will likely have a lot of CGI but it is a throw back to Godzilla movies which are about some monsters fighting each other.The problem is that many movies use all CGI but have no "soul" when they need soul for example "Avatar" that movie was just a bunch of CGI.

"Enemy at the Gates" is one of my least favorite war films because it is loaded with inaccuracies for starters Vasily Zatsev did not have a pampered pretty boy face like Jude Law he had a very square jaw and was not a particularity handsome man in any way.He never had a sniper girlfriend there was a female sniper mentioned in the book "Enemy at the Gates" but it has be so long since I read that book I do not recall her name but I do recall that she had nothing to do with Zatsev.The female sniper played by Rachael Wiess is most likely loosely based on Roza Shanina(54 kills a believable number given her time in combat 44-45) and Lyudmila Pavlichenko (who had 309 confirmed kills most likely exaggerated by Soviet propaganda as where Zatsev's). There also was no "Major Konig".

Sorry it just irritates me when movies make the based on true story or that claim to be historically accurate when they are far from it.Only "Band of Brothers" can make such a claim and be honest and they did add some things here and there to that for dramatic effect."The Pacific" was probably around 70% accurate with a bit more story added to it."Enemy at the Gates" is about 15% accurate being generous.

Based on a true story is a gimmick to get people interested in certain types of films.Not to say that some films using this claim are all poor films but many are using a truck load of creative license and not telling you so unless you know the actual facts you do not know that you are being lied to and walk away believing something that is not in fact true.That for me is a problem because most people do not take the time to actually learn the true story and walk away believing a lie.

[Red October1984]

Only "Band of Brothers" can make such a claim and be honest and they did add some things here and there to that for dramatic effect."The Pacific" was probably around 70% accurate with a bit more story added to it."Enemy at the Gates" is about 15% accurate being generous.

I think Band of Brothers and The Pacific can be excused. Those are great. I wouldn't change either one much.

We've also got another miniseries coming about the ETO Air War....so we'll see how that one goes. :arrgh!:

[Platapus]

Watched Star Wars I-III last weekend, this weekend IV-VI tweaked by George. :rolleyes:


I am keeping my original Starwars recordings in a safe place. I want to be able to show the grand kids the way it was supposed to be.

[Sailor Steve]

I have the boxed set with all three original and the "enhanced" versions in one package, and I got it cheap at a local store a few years ago. I loaned it to a friend, but I still haven't watched it myself. I guess maybe I'm not the fan I thought I was.

Or maybe I'll watch it now. :sunny:

[WernherVonTrapp]

I thought this was a funny movie. Almost in a "Pulp Fiction" style but with comedy.
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517CNTX9XEL.jpg

[Red October1984]

I have a sudden urge to watch some post apocalyptic movies.

Any recommendations? :hmmm:

[August]

I have a sudden urge to watch some post apocalyptic movies.

Any recommendations? :hmmm:

Mad Max

[Red October1984]

Mad Max

I'll check that out. Thanks

I had seen an article about this movie from the '50s called On The Beach that looks great. They remade it in like 2000 but I'd rather see the original. :hmmm:

It's about a submarine crew who was at sea during a nuclear war and the only surviving people live in Australia where the fallout hasn't hit yet. The Sub Crew survives in Australia and they go to the US to investigate this signal. It looks good and it's based on a book. I bet it'd be a good book. :hmm2:

[Cybermat47]

In terms of low-budget horror, these days the best choice is definitely MarbleHornets. While not really a movie, a movie adaption is coming out soon. But the original will still be the best, no matter what :03:

http://www.youtube.com/user/MarbleHornets

And, on a related note, my own special little project :)

http://www.youtube.com/user/Stalkerofthewoods

[Red October1984]

And, on a related note, my own special little project :)

http://www.youtube.com/user/Stalkerofthewoods

Stalker of the woods?

:hmmm: To me that means "Deer Hunter"

[August]

I'll check that out. Thanks

I had seen an article about this movie from the '50s called On The Beach that looks great. They remade it in like 2000 but I'd rather see the original. :hmmm:

It's about a submarine crew who was at sea during a nuclear war and the only surviving people live in Australia where the fallout hasn't hit yet. The Sub Crew survives in Australia and they go to the US to investigate this signal. It looks good and it's based on a book. I bet it'd be a good book. :hmm2:

Oh yeah 1959 Gregory Peck was the lead.

Here's the whole movie on you tube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1793Fegb3E

[Cybermat47]

:hmmm: To me that means "Deer Hunter"

Yes, it's a story about an Aussie who's being stalked by his deer-hunting American friend, who dressed up as Slender Man :yep:

[Sailor Steve]

Changed my mind on Star Wars and watched an old favorite instead: Circle of Iron, AKA The Silent Flute, with David Carradine and a young (at the time) martial artist named Jeff Cooper, with wonderful bits by Roddy McDowell, Eli Wallach and Christopher Lee. A great little martial arts fantasy with lots of fun Taoist philosphy thrown in.

[Red October1984]

Oh yeah 1959 Gregory Peck was the lead.

Here's the whole movie on you tube

Well hey! I know what I'm going to watch. :D

Thanks! I'll check this out. :arrgh!:

Yes, it's a story about an Aussie who's being stalked by his deer-hunting American friend, who dressed up as Slender Man :yep:

Why thank you! I'd LOVE the part! :O:

[Stealhead]

I am keeping my original Starwars recordings in a safe place. I want to be able to show the grand kids the way it was supposed to be.


Tell me about it the only reason I watch the first three episodes is because they make me yearn for the last three(IV,V,VI).I also hate how you can not buy in modern form the original IV,V,VI well the THX ones are pretty good(again only VHS) the originals with better sound.But you can not buy a DVD or Bluray without the crap they added in 1997.To see the originals in Bluray quality would be awesome.

[Red October1984]

Tell me about it the only reason I watch the first three episodes is because they make me yearn for the last three(IV,V,VI).I also hate how you can not buy in modern form the original IV,V,VI well the THX ones are pretty good(again only VHS) the originals with better sound.But you can not buy a DVD or Bluray without the crap they added in 1997.To see the originals in Bluray quality would be awesome.

I guess I haven't seen the original ones. :hmmm: I'd like to one of these days.

As a kid I loved Star Wars and everything to do with it. Episode 2 was my favorite one. I loved the Clones and Jango Fett.

I was Jango Fett for Halloween once. I had the mask (Not a full helmet :wah:), belt with pistols, and the chest protector thing and the rest was homemade.

Come to think of it, I haven't sat down and watched Star Wars in years... I should one of these days when I get bored.

[Stealhead]

If you are feeling post apoc though Mad Max is a great choice you'll really want the Bluray though as it has the audio in Australian English.The DVD and most likely the streaming versions will have American English audio.Trust me it is different not just the lack of an Australian dialect but some of the lines are different as well reflecting differences in how an Australian might say something.

It does have a rape scene in it just to let you know.

Star Wars is probably generational I recon.Though you might recall in the first three how there not really a strong protagonist to root for not so with IV,V,VI you will actually like Luke,Han Solo,Chewbaca,and Leia.

[Red October1984]

If you are feeling post apoc though Mad Max is a great choice you'll really want the Bluray though as it has the audio in Australian English.The DVD and most likely the streaming versions will have American English audio.Trust me it is different not just the lack of an Australian dialect but some of the lines are different as well reflecting differences in how an Australian might say something.

It does have a rape scene in it just to let you know.

I don't have a Blu Ray player. :wah:

DVD will have to work. Streaming is out of the question. I tried loading up On The Beach earlier and it just isn't cooperating at this point.

The Rape Scene from what I've read on IMDb isn't as bad as it could be. And it says that it's early on in the movie so if it becomes an issue I can skip through it.

Star Wars is probably generational I recon.Though you might recall in the first three how there not really a strong protagonist to root for not so with IV,V,VI you will actually like Luke,Han Solo,Chewbaca,and Leia.

I always liked all of the Star Wars movies. In the first three I always liked Anakin and Obi Wan. Luke, Solo, Chewbacca and Leia were great...but both sets of characters have their own traits and personalities to bring to the table. The new Star Wars stuff with the animated series and stuff is like nails on a chalkboard to me. :dead: They butchered it IMHO.

[Stealhead]

I always liked all of the Star Wars movies. In the first three I always liked Anakin and Obi Wan. Luke, Solo, Chewbacca and Leia were great...but both sets of characters have their own traits and personalities to bring to the table. The new Star Wars stuff with the animated series and stuff is like nails on a chalkboard to me. :dead: They butchered it IMHO.

I thought you just posted that you had not seen the originals.:hmmm:

[Cybermat47]

I was Jango Fett for Halloween once. I had the mask (Not a full helmet :wah:), belt with pistols, and the chest protector thing and the rest was homemade.


Cool. I've always loved the look of the Mandalorian armour :cool:

The new Star Wars stuff with the animated series and stuff is like nails on a chalkboard to me. :dead: They butchered it IMHO.

That's your opinion, but just don't tell any Star Wars fans... Most of them have threatened to murder Disney for canceling it. Personally, I'd just hurl abuse at them from a mountain top :yep:

[frau kaleun]

TBut you can not buy a DVD or Bluray without the crap they added in 1997.To see the originals in Bluray quality would be awesome.

I don't know about BluRay but IIRC I have the original (not Special Edition) trilogy on DVD.

[Herr-Berbunch]

I tried Mad Max when I was in my (prolly) early teens and didn't like it, got bored after the first 15 mins when all that happened was drive through a desert and meet a weirdo with a gyrocopter.

However, in my mid-20s I tried again, and watched all three ('79, '81, '85) over three evenings. I enjoyed them all. :yeah:

[Stealhead]

I don't know about BluRay but IIRC I have the original (not Special Edition) trilogy on DVD.


Doing some searching on Amazon and Wookiepedia it seems that there was a limited edition release on DVD in both wide screen and crap format (full screen:D) of the originals.I was never aware of this I would hold onto those as even the DVD box set of the original special editions goes for way too much money. the versions that you have go for $69.00 for Star Wars on Amazon $81.00 fro Empire and $69.00 for Return of the Jedi.

You are lucky to have picked those up back when they where new.Even they have a downside as they are transfers form the laserdisc versions and not form the original film.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Original_unaltered_trilogy_%28DVD%29

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Two-Disc-Widescreen-Theatrical/dp/B000FQJAIW

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Episode-Versions-Widescreen/dp/B000FQJAJG/ref=pd_sim_mov_1

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Versions-Two-Disc-Widescreen/dp/B000FQVX78/ref=sr_1_6?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1319647876&sr=1-6

[Stealhead]

I tried Mad Max when I was in my (prolly) early teens and didn't like it, got bored after the first 15 mins when all that happened was drive through a desert and meet a weirdo with a gyrocopter.

However, in my mid-20s I tried again, and watched all three ('79, '81, '85) over three evenings. I enjoyed them all. :yeah:


That was not Mad Max your talking about the Road Warrior AKA Mad Max 2.In Mad Max he is a patrol officer and drives a yellow Ford Falcon XB V8 351 and towards the end he takes the black Ford Falcon XB Coupe 351 with the blower and nitrous oxide that car he drives in Road Warrior.Mad Max has the motorcycle gang and Road Warrior has the Oakland Raiders fans(NFL fans will understand that).

One thing that I like about Mad Max is that he is not a perfect hero he barley prevails over his enemies in most battles.

[Herr-Berbunch]

That was not Mad Max you watched the Road Warrior AKA Mad Max.

The Road Warrier was Mad Max 2. :hmmm:

The result was still the same, didn't like, do like. :yeah:

[Sailor Steve]

I saw Mad Max in the theater and hated it. Don't ask my why. I don't have an answer. I was in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for a night and their only theater was showing The Road Warrior. Had I known it was a sequel to Mad Max I would have avoided it like the plague. I also would have missed out on one of the all-time great post-apocalypse movies. I love Road Warrior. These days I tolerate the original. I have all three on DVD, and being a completist I have to watch them in order, so I can't hate the other two too much.

[Red October1984]

I thought you just posted that you had not seen the originals.:hmmm:

I'm confused here.... :hmmm:

I have seen all 6 movies...

I was thinking that there was a different version of IV, V, and VI that they made. I guess not.

[Sailor Steve]

I was thinking that there was a different version of IV, V, and VI that they made. I guess not.
Lucas did re-edit them and add new effects, effectively ruining them for some old fans. When you said you guessed you hadn't seen the originals, I figured you meant seen them at all, and I'm guessing Stealhead thought the same.

Simple misunderstanding. You meant original versions, we thought you meant original movies. :D

Unless of course I'm second-guessing...

[Red October1984]

Lucas did re-edit them and add new effects, effectively ruining them for some old fans. When you said you guessed you hadn't seen the originals, I figured you meant seen them at all, and I'm guessing Stealhead thought the same.

I have newer edits of the movies on VHS. Those are the ones I fell in love with as a kid.

Simple misunderstanding. You meant original versions, we thought you meant original movies. :D

Been a lot of that happening lately, eh? :oops:

[Sailor Steve]

I have newer edits of the movies on VHS. Those are the ones I fell in love with as a kid.
Two simple ways to tell if it's the original version:

1. Jabba the Hutt doesn't appear in the first one.

2. Han shoots first.

[Red October1984]

Two simple ways to tell if it's the original version:

1. Jabba the Hutt doesn't appear in the first one.

2. Han shoots first.

Not quite sure about that...but I have seen two different designs for Darth Vader's helmet. I know that mine is the current one and not the old one. :hmmm:

[Raptor1]

Not quite sure about that...but I have seen two different designs for Darth Vader's helmet. I know that mine is the current one and not the old one. :hmmm:

As far as I know the only different designs for Darth Vader's helmet are old concept art and the final version appears in all editions of the movies.

[Red October1984]

As far as I know the only different designs for Darth Vader's helmet are old concept art and the final version appears in all editions of the movies.

Oh. Okay...I'll go look at the copyright dates on the VHS tapes later and see what version they are.

I'm sure they're the new version though. :hmmm:

[frau kaleun]

Oh. Okay...I'll go look at the copyright dates on the VHS tapes later and see what version they are.

I'm sure they're the new version though. :hmmm:

As Steve indicated - if Jabba makes an appearance in A New Hope, if Han shoots Greedo first in the cantina, if Luke finds and has a chat with his old friend Biggs at the rebel base prior to attacking the Death Star, if you see the Emperor's statue on Coruscant being toppled at the end of RotJ - you have the newer versions. If they are VHS then they are mostly likely the Special Editions that were released into theaters and then on home video prior to the making and release of the prequels. I had those when they first came out in addition to the original theatrical releases on DVD. Now I have the original theatrical releases on DVD and... I can't remember if I have the Special Editions on disc or not. It's possible. I do have the prequels on DVD as well. At one point before I chucked all my VHS tapes I think I had 4-5 sets of Eps 4-6 in various versions on various formats. :O:

I'm tempted by the BluRay editions as I think there's a set that has all 6 films but it's unlikely I'll spend any more money on the films until there's a BR release of the ORIGINAL original trilogy. Preferably with the Spec Editions and prequels included. I would pay good money for that.

OTOH if they are going to make even more prequels or sequels or expanded universe films, even a set of the current six flicks complete with the original original trilogy (we should just call this SW:OOT for short, c'mon, say it, "swoot," that should totally catch on amongst us older fans) won't be a "complete set" so what's the point? :nope:

[Red October1984]

I'll look at that later...

Right now I have a major choice that will affect my afternoon... I'm conflicted.

I'm trying to decide between watching the rest of The Beach Boys: An American Family, watching Aliens, or Saturday Night Live rerun and then Aliens.

I hate these decisions. It's major right now but in 4 hours it won't make a difference. :/\\!!

EDIT: I've also got On The Beach that I let load on YT all morning. :shifty:

[August]

EDIT: I've also got On The Beach that I let load on YT all morning. :shifty:

Load all morning? :hmmm: What kind of internet connection do you have?

[STEED]

EDIT: I've also got On The Beach that I let load on YT all morning. :shifty:

A rather depressing film and yet a good film.

[Red October1984]

Load all morning? :hmmm: What kind of internet connection do you have?

Well it loaded for like an hour and a half...but when you get up at 10am that's all morning. :)

I have a slow internet...but right now it's faster than it was before I left on vacation.

[Sailor Steve]

A rather depressing film and yet a good film.
It taught me 'Waltzing Matilda' at age nine. That has to be worth something.

My dad thought it was an evil film. Listening to me sing 'Waltzing Matilda' for two weeks straight might have had something to do with that.

[Red October1984]

I guess I have to sit and watch this movie now. :D

[u crank]

On The Beach. I read this book when I was a teenager. It was by far the most mature thing I had come across and had some lasting effects. I like submarines for one thing and it had that end of the world thing going on. In the early sixties the possibility was not that far fetched.

I've seen the movie a couple of times and although it's well acted, books are almost always better.

Movie is good though. Ava Gardner, hubba hubba. :O:

Waltzing Matilda.

[Red October1984]

On The Beach. I read this book when I was a teenager. It was by far the most mature thing I had come across and had some lasting effects. I like submarines for one thing and it had that end of the world thing going on. In the early sixties the possibility was not that far fetched.

I've seen the movie a couple of times and although it's well acted, books are almost always better.

Movie is good though. Ava Gardner, hubba hubba. :O:

Waltzing Matilda.

I'm about 20 minutes into the movie and now I really want to read the book. :rock:

This is a cool idea for a book/movie. A Submarine survives along with one country after a Nuclear War.

Has anybody seen the 2000 Remake? :hmm2:

[WernherVonTrapp]

I'm trying to decide between watching the rest of The Beach Boys: An American Family, watching Aliens, or Saturday Night Live rerun and then Aliens.

I hate these decisions. It's major right now but in 4 hours it won't make a difference. :/\\!!

EDIT: I've also got On The Beach that I let load on YT all morning. :shifty:
Well, personally, I would choose The Beach Boys: An American Family over the others in a heartbeat, but that's my preference.
Though I thought Aliens (the original) was highly imaginative and contrived, I've seen it so many times and all the sequels kind of tarnished it's luster with me. I used to love SNL, but that's when the cast was made up of the original "not ready for primetime players".

On another note, I was unpacking some of my DVDs and came across this Romantic Comedy starring John Ritter and Anne Archer. It's an older movie that had comic schtick that was commensuate with the times. It'd probably fall short with the younger generation, but I still enjoy watching it.
http://images.spill.com/amg/dvd/cov150/drt600/t612/t61258f8tc6.jpg

[Red October1984]

Well, personally, I would choose The Beach Boys: An American Family over the others in a heartbeat, but that's my preference.
Though I thought Aliens (the original) was highly imaginative and contrived, I've seen it so many times and all the sequels kind of tarnished it's luster with me. I used to love SNL, but that's when the cast was made up of the original "not ready for primetime players".

I watched a bit of the Beach Boys American Family. I would've watched the rest....but....eh....I watched a bit of SNL and then got distracted by IL-2. :smug:

[Stealhead]

The Road Warrier was Mad Max 2. :hmmm:

The result was still the same, didn't like, do like. :yeah:


typo I meant to say Mad Max 2 is another name for Road Warrior.

@frau if you have those limited edition DVDs with the originals then you should also have the special editions then you should have two discs per movie one is the special edition and one is the original.

@ RedOctober the easiest way to spot the original SW from the special editions is that the originals will have no CGI effects at all everything was a model a prop or an animated effect(blaster bolts) a TIE fighter will be a model they filmed at high speed and you'll actually see a slight difference in the color of background compared to the background directly behind the TIE fighter if it is smooth its CGI if it looks ever slightly jittery its old school.

[August]

Currently watching this on you tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvao5dtsDls

Return from the River Kwai 1988

A POW movie that becomes a submarine movie, not bad so far.

[Red October1984]

I finally sat down and watched On The Beach. :woot: :woot: :woot:

That was great. :yep: That was a truly great movie. I loved it and now I really really really want to read the book.


Return from the River Kwai 1988

Some sort of sequel to the Bridge on the River Kwai? Or is it entirely unrelated? :hmmm:

[August]

Some sort of sequel to the Bridge on the River Kwai? Or is it entirely unrelated? :hmmm:

Well it's related in the fact that it's about allied POW's from the same slave labor project and what happened to some of them after the completion of the railway but there are no characters from the original movie in it so you couldn't call it a sequel. It's definitely not the same class of production as the original either. A much smaller budget movie. Probably why it's free on you tube.

Still I liked it though. George Takai plays the bad guy and quite convincingly too. That alone makes it worth seeing. :)

And a submarine plays a major role in the movie... :D

[Red October1984]

Well it's related in the fact that it's about allied POW's from the same slave labor project and what happened to some of them after the completion of the railway but there are no characters from the original movie in it so you couldn't call it a sequel. It's definitely not the same class of production as the original either. A much smaller budget movie. Probably why it's free on you tube.

Still I liked it though. George Takai plays the bad guy and quite convincingly too. That alone makes it worth seeing. :)

And a submarine plays a major role in the movie... :D

Okay. I'll put it on my list.

I've found Threads and The Day After on Youtube so I know what I'm going to watch tomorrow. :03: Supposedly Threads is very intense and depressing...

Bring it on.

:)


EDIT: Oooohhh!! Der Untergang! (Downfall) I've been really wanting to see it! *adds to "Watch Later" playlist*

EDIT2: But now that I watch the beginning I see that it's in Russian with English Subtitles.... :shifty:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Threads is good in a '80s eee-by-gum Yorkshire way. Downfall is probably the best film I've seen this year.

[Red October1984]

Threads is good in a '80s eee-by-gum Yorkshire way. Downfall is probably the best film I've seen this year.

I've heard Dowly talk about Threads. It's supposedly really good according to him and IMDb.

Downfall, I've no desire to watch a German movie in Russian Audio with English Subtitles. I'll wait for DVD. :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Olympus Has Fallen

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2302755/

[Rhodes]

Olympus Has Fallen

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2302755/
After seeing the trailer I thought, its a Die Hard remake (Die hard has portuguese name "Assalto ao Arranha-Céus" - literally Skyscraper Assault! So I thought, it's a White-House Assault)!

Now, one movie I would like to see and never did, I think not, it's The Marathon Man!

Funny because I saw so films form the same time period and of the same kind and never that one.

[WernherVonTrapp]

Now, one movie I would like to see and never did, I think not, it's The Marathon Man!

If you mean Marathon Man (starring Dustin Hoffman), I saw it many years ago. I cannot even remember the storyline anymore, but I do remember that I was on the edge of my seat the entire time that I watched it. I remember it as being a very good movie and action intense.

[Rhodes]

Yes, that's the film. I thought that the title had the "The" in it! I just know a few shots, the actors and the nice picture of Dr. Christian Szell!

[Sailor Steve]

If you mean Marathon Man (starring Dustin Hoffman), I saw it many years ago. I cannot even remember the storyline anymore, but I do remember that I was on the edge of my seat the entire time that I watched it. I remember it as being a very good movie and action intense.
"Is it safe?"

[WernherVonTrapp]

"Is it safe?":oops::DI know that's got to be a movie quote but it still isn't evoking my memory. I do remember something about diamonds and Dustin Hoffman getting pulled inadvertently into some kind of international conspiracy. Somehow, I remember him doing alot of running in the movie, apart from the movie title.

[u crank]

Marathon Man. Do you like the dentist? :har:

[Red October1984]

I just finished watching The Day After.

That was great! Can't wait to see Threads.

I know this probably sounds sick that I'm calling these movies great....but...it's true. The Day After was one of the best TV Movies I've seen. :woot:

[WernherVonTrapp]

Here's a movie I have on DVD that had quite a cult following back in the day.
Heathers: a dark, romantic, comedy/drama.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/77/Heathersposter89.jpg/215px-Heathersposter89.jpg

[Stealhead]

I just finished watching The Day After.

That was great! Can't wait to see Threads.

I know this probably sounds sick that I'm calling these movies great....but...it's true. The Day After was one of the best TV Movies I've seen. :woot:


Ronald Regan watched an advanced viewing of TDA and it had a profound effect on him it furthered his resolve to support SDI and to try to eliminate all nukes.Reagan and Gorbachev came close to pulling it off but they could not work out a deal.All of the extras in the city and town scenes are real Missourians.

TDA did a pretty good job portraying an attack and all of the SAC and Navy guys at the start those where not actors that was real footage filmed for a documentary and later used in TDA.
Here is the original documentary the military men where "acting" it is called "First Strike" watch it and then recall the scenes in TDA then you'll see which parts are real (training footage). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlPEBROvR9w.

"Threads" is a bit more dramatic and better written and has less special effects but they are still well done.I like both for different reasons."Threads" also shows more the longer term effects of the attack while TDA focuses more short term.

There is an animated film called "When the Wind Blows" about nuclear war that you might want to watch.

[Sailor Steve]

:oops::DI know that's got to be a movie quote but it still isn't evoking my memory.
Laurence Olivier. You need to see it again.

Marathon Man. Do you like the dentist? :har:
See my post #203, and try to keep up. :O:

[Red October1984]

Ronald Regan watched an advanced viewing of TDA and it had a profound effect on him it furthered his resolve to support SDI and to try to eliminate all nukes.Reagan and Gorbachev came close to pulling it off but they could not work out a deal.

I read that when Reagan saw the movie he had a stack of corrections he sent to ABC.

All of the extras in the city and town scenes are real Missourians.

Makes it all the more powerful for me. :)

TDA did a pretty good job portraying an attack and all of the SAC and Navy guys at the start those where not actors that was real footage filmed for a documentary and later used in TDA.
Here is the original documentary the military men where "acting" it is called "First Strike" watch it and then recall the scenes in TDA then you'll see which parts are real (training footage). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlPEBROvR9w.

"Threads" is a bit more dramatic and better written and has less special effects but they are still well done.I like both for different reasons."Threads" also shows more the longer term effects of the attack while TDA focuses more short term.

There is an animated film called "When the Wind Blows" about nuclear war that you might want to watch.

I'll check those out.

Depending on what I'm doing tomorrow I'll watch Threads and First Strike and track down When The Wind Blows.

[Stealhead]

I read that when Reagan saw the movie he had a stack of corrections he sent to ABC.


Untrue.In fact he saw a version that showed some graphic things later removed but he had no effect on this decision.Someone probably heard that and decided to spin the story a little.

"President Ronald Reagan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan) watched the film several days before its screening, on November 5, 1983. He wrote in his diary that the film was "very effective and left me greatly depressed," that is a sourced quote from Wikipedia.

Another show you might like is "Countdown to Looking Glass" that one is more about the events that lead up to a nuclear exchange it is pretty tense.

Your state at one time had a large number of ICBM silos now most of them are in the Dakotas back then they also had many silos in the mid-west and also in the tri border area of Wyoming,Nebraska and Colorado in addition to the Dakotas.They closed most down in 1997 now we only have the ones in the Dakotas of course the Russians have far fewer ICBMs as well.

Maybe some where near to you http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/hwp/fedfac/MinutemanII.htm.

Any serious enemy of the US would still want to wipe out Whiteman AFB and Offutt AFB in Nebraska so your part of the country would still be a bad location in a nuclear exchange.Dont feel left out Florida is just as bad with King's Bay near the state line in Georgia the East Coast Boomers use that port and Mayport is a major asset to the Navy that only 60 miles from me.

[Red October1984]

Untrue.In fact he saw a version that showed some graphic things later removed but he had no effect on this decision.Someone probably heard that and decided to spin the story a little.

Maybe. :hmmm:

I'll look at the other one too.

[Stealhead]

Maybe. :hmmm:


You choose to ignore part of my post I think to still feel unsure.


Well either way Reagan's greatest progressive goal was the abolishment of nuclear weapons he and Gorbachev did try they failed at the end goal but they did end up greatly easing tensions and did agree on reduction treaties.You look that up and find it to be true in many places have an honest historical objective.That fact alone lets you know that Regan really did want to try and protect as best as possible Americans from nuclear holocaust that is why he so firmly believed in SDI because he saw that as a technology that would make a Nuclear weapon useless."The Day After" showed the effect of war on innocent people so it would strengthen his resolve to do have the best defense against such an event.

The idea that Regan viewed "The Day After" and wrote down a list of things to change implies that he disliked its message and was not impressed with the film.Basically it is a neoconservative myth.Anyway the subject of Ronald Reagan and his actual deeds and policies good and bad and the neoconservative myth of his deeds is an entirely different topic of discussion an interesting one indeed though I can such a thread going on for many pages as would a topic on the myth of how great Franklin Delano Roosevelt was again ignoring facts and seeking only to place on a pedestal an idealized view.

Another nuclear war movie you might check out is "Dr.Strangelove".

[August]

What's with all the depressing end of the world movies Red?

[Stealhead]

He has all summer off and only so much time to spend I recon.Though I'd save the depressing end of the world stuff for the last week or so of summer vacation myself.:hmm2:

Next week maybe it will be musicals.:D

Red you should check out classic "Twilight Zone" episodes "Time Enough at Last" is a good post apocalyptic one.

[Red October1984]

You choose to ignore part of my post I think to still feel unsure.

I didn't try to. Sorry. I was in a hurry. I had a friend coming over.

Another nuclear war movie you might check out is "Dr.Strangelove".

I've been eyeballing it for a while now... :D

What's with all the depressing end of the world movies Red?

I felt like Post-Apoc stuff and this kind of thing is interesting. :03:

He has all summer off and only so much time to spend I recon.Though I'd save the depressing end of the world stuff for the last week or so of summer vacation myself.:hmm2:

I've got some time...yes...I figured I'd watch some cool and interesting movies. :O:

Next week maybe it will be musicals.:D

I really don't think so...I don't like musicals....but maybe something else. I've taken a strong liking to classic war films. :yeah:

[Jimbuna]

After seeing the trailer I thought, its a Die Hard remake (Die hard has portuguese name "Assalto ao Arranha-Céus" - literally Skyscraper Assault! So I thought, it's a White-House Assault)!

Now, one movie I would like to see and never did, I think not, it's The Marathon Man!

Funny because I saw so films form the same time period and of the same kind and never that one.

What intrigued me was the way the White House was overrun...not too far fetched as I suspected initially it would be.

[Jimbuna]

"Is it safe?"

Marathon Man. Do you like the dentist? :har:

Once seen...never forgotten :o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzw1_2b-I7A

[WernherVonTrapp]

Ahh, another good romantic/comedy that I found in my DVD box.
When this movie first came out, it was called "Don't Tell Her It's Me".
By the time I purchased it on DVD, somehow the name was changed to
The Boyfriend School.
http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1010/181025.1010.A.jpghttp://cb.sadvdstatic.com/l/49/0849/60849.jpg

[Red October1984]

I think I'll watch Threads now. :hmmm: :yeah:

[Sailor Steve]

After watching several WW1 aviation documentaries over the last few days, I just finished watching an old favorite again: The Blue Max (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060177/?ref_=sr_1). Still one of the best flying films ever made.

[Red October1984]

After watching several WW1 aviation documentaries over the last few days, I just finished watching an old favorite again: The Blue Max (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060177/?ref_=sr_1). Still one of the best flying films ever made.

That looks awesome!

I want to watch that now! :wah:

[Sailor Steve]

That looks awesome!

I want to watch that now! :wah:
After you do, read the book. Or I can just tell you the differences at that time. It's well worth the watch. The replica planes are not as good as what's being produced today, but they get the job done.

There are a small handful of WW1 flying films. Two of them are favorites of mine, two more of them are quite good if not favorites. There may be others I'm forgetting at the moment.

There are a couple of truly great WW2 aviation films, and a whole lot of lesser ones that are okay for a look.

[Red October1984]

After you do, read the book. Or I can just tell you the differences at that time. It's well worth the watch. The replica planes are not as good as what's being produced today, but they get the job done.

There are a small handful of WW1 flying films. Two of them are favorites of mine, two more of them are quite good if not favorites. There may be others I'm forgetting at the moment.

There are a couple of truly great WW2 aviation films, and a whole lot of lesser ones that are okay for a look.

Can I have a list sent my way?

I know what I'm going to watch once I'm done with the nuclear war movies. :)


As far as Threads goes so far, it's really good. Seems to be similar to Sword Point by Harold Coyle as far as the war goes....and I'm 20 minutes into this movie and I've heard Johnny B. Goode twice. Popular song in 80's England? :hmm2:

[Eisenwurst]

A great WW2 aviation movie is "Twelve O'clock High" with Gregory Peck. It doesn't seem to get mentioned much in forums which is a pity 'cause it was made not long after the war and won 2 Oscars.

It's got a great feel for the period and has lots of authentic "in action" footage. It's in black and white but who cares, the film's the thing.

[Cybermat47]

After watching several WW1 aviation documentaries over the last few days, I just finished watching an old favorite again: The Blue Max (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060177/?ref_=sr_1). Still one of the best flying films ever made.

That's a good one :yep:

[August]

Avoid watching the 2001 Pearl Harbor movie with Ben Asshat:

I love Roger Eberts critique of the movie:

"Pearl Harbor" is a two-hour movie squeezed into three hours, about how on Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese staged a surprise attack on an American love triangle. Its centerpiece is 40 minutes of redundant special effects, surrounded by a love story of stunning banality. The film has been directed without grace, vision, or originality, and although you may walk out quoting lines of dialog, it will not be because you admire them.
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pearl-harbor-2001

IMO he nailed it too...

:)

[Red October1984]

Avoid watching the 2001 Pearl Harbor movie with Ben Asshat

:huh:

I. Love. That. Movie. :stare:

I don't care how bad it is! I'll stand up for it! :rock:

And no! I haven't seen Tora Tora Tora! and I should be kicking myself in the rear because of it! :hmph:

[Red October1984]

Just finished Threads...

That was great and properly depressing! I loved it.... :hmmm: It's kinda hard to tell people you liked that movie in light of the second half of it.


I give it 5 out of 5. :yeah:

[Rhodes]

Avoid watching the 2001 Pearl Harbor movie with Ben Asshat:

I love Roger Eberts critique of the movie:


http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pearl-harbor-2001

IMO he nailed it too...

:)

It's a Micheal Bay movie, enough said!

[August]

:huh:And no! I haven't seen Tora Tora Tora! and I should be kicking myself in the rear because of it! :hmph:

Yes you should. :yep:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yes you should. :yep:

I'll second that. A brilliant film. :up:

[Jimbuna]

Letters from Iwo Jima

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498380/

Black Hawk Down

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265086/

The Cruel Sea

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045659/

(http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3479212544/tt0045659?ref_=tt_ov_i)

[Stealhead]

"Pearl Harbor" is horrible there is no other way to put it no self respecting person that has an interest in military history should like this film because it is horribly inaccurate on so many levels that it frankly is insulting.

The Zeros had the wrong paint scheme you can see modern naval vessels during the attack they fly the incorrect model of P-40 they show the wrong type of .50 cal(they had water cooled .50cal AA guns at that time) the acting is horrible and the scenario that the two fighter pilots go from being fighter to the best B-25 pilots in a matter of weeks to be considered the cream of the crop is utterly ridiculous.The acting is also horrible the film has no redeeming qualities besides perhaps to make you realize how great "Tora Tora Tora" is.
:Kaleun_Sick:

"Tora Tora Tora" on the other hand is an outstanding film and is fairly accurate it also respectfully displays the Japanese perspective.

Go watch "Tora Tora Tora" and burn your copy of "Pearl Harbor" if you have one it is the honorable thing to do.

[Oberon]

I'll second that. A brilliant film. :up:

Thirded, vastly superior to Pearl Harbour, although I do like the choreography of the Japanese parts of Pearl Harbour and the music that goes with it, that's about the only thing I like of it to be honest, the rest is garbage and Tora! Tora! Tora! is much better.

[Red October1984]

"Pearl Harbor" is horrible there is no other way to put it no self respecting person that has an interest in military history should like this film because it is horribly inaccurate on so many levels that it frankly is insulting.

The Zeros had the wrong paint scheme you can see modern naval vessels during the attack they fly the incorrect model of P-40 they show the wrong type of .50 cal(they had water cooled .50cal AA guns at that time) the acting is horrible and the scenario that the two fighter pilots go from being fighter to the best B-25 pilots in a matter of weeks to be considered the cream of the crop is utterly ridiculous.The acting is also horrible the film has no redeeming qualities besides perhaps to make you realize how great "Tora Tora Tora" is.
:Kaleun_Sick:

"Tora Tora Tora" on the other hand is an outstanding film and is fairly accurate it also respectfully displays the Japanese perspective.

I DON'T CARE! :hmph: :dead: I like it...and I even might buy the Director's Cut on Amazon!

Go watch "Tora Tora Tora" and burn your copy of "Pearl Harbor" if you have one it is the honorable thing to do.

I'll get Tora Tora Tora and put it right next to Pearl Harbor on the shelf and take a picture for all to see.

I LIKE PEARL HARBOR AND I'M PROUD! :rock:

[Oberon]

I LIKE PEARL HARBOR AND I'M PROUD! :rock:

http://imageshack.us/a/img15/337/sk1k.jpg

(starts the Schroeder clock)

[Oberon]

Oh, and RedOctober1984, here's one for you:

http://tu.tv/videos/zdf-tv-docudrama-world-war-3

[Red October1984]

Oh, and RedOctober1984, here's one for you:

http://tu.tv/videos/zdf-tv-docudrama-world-war-3

Is there a better version of that somewhere? That's got a terrible resolution. :hmmm:

[Oberon]

Is there a better version of that somewhere? That's got a terrible resolution. :hmmm:

Sadly not, the English version on youtube got taken down, if you're lucky you might be able to get it on VHS from ebay, I don't think it's been released on DVD.

[Red October1984]

Sadly not, the English version on youtube got taken down, if you're lucky you might be able to get it on VHS from ebay, I don't think it's been released on DVD.

Aw... Dang.

:dead:

[Sailor Steve]

I DON'T CARE! :hmph: :dead: I like it...and I even might buy the Director's Cut on Amazon!
That's okay. We get all kinds of wierdos in here.

I'll get Tora Tora Tora and put it right next to Pearl Harbor on the shelf and take a picture for all to see.
You'll watch Tora! Tora! Tora!, and you'll be so intrigued you'll actually do some research, then you'll realize what a godawful load of crap Pearl Harbor really is.

I LIKE PEARL HARBOR AND I'M PROUD! :rock:
It's okay, everybody has some form of worthless trash they like. You probably also like U-571. :sunny:

[Oberon]

It's okay, everybody has some form of worthless trash they like. You probably also like U-571. :sunny:

He does:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=1914959&postcount=14

[Red October1984]

It's okay, everybody has some form of worthless trash they like. You probably also like U-571. :sunny:

I don't like U-571 anymore... I used to but not anymore. :arrgh!:

@Oberon, that's almost a year ago

[Oberon]

I don't like U-571 anymore... I used to but not anymore. :arrgh!:

@Oberon, that's almost a year ago

The shame lingers... :O:

[Sailor Steve]

I don't like U-571 anymore... I used to but not anymore. :arrgh!:

@Oberon, that's almost a year ago
The principle is the same. U-571 is to Das Boot what Pearl Harbor is to Tora! Tora! Tora!

[Red October1984]

The principle is the same. U-571 is to Das Boot what Pearl Harbor is to Tora! Tora! Tora!

Well I like Pearl Harbor more than I ever liked U-571. :hmmm:

[frau kaleun]

The principle is the same. U-571 is to Das Boot what Pearl Harbor is to Tora! Tora! Tora!

I'm not sure it's fair to compare the two, at least U-571 has Harvey Keitel in it wisecracking to Matt McAbsOnDisplay that "she'll go all the way to the bottom" if they let her. :O:

[Stealhead]

I DON'T CARE! :hmph: :dead: I like it...and I even might buy the Director's Cut on Amazon!


I LIKE PEARL HARBOR AND I'M PROUD! :rock:

You have me concerned for you well being.Maybe it has some sort of nostalgia or sparked you interest in WWII.:hmmm:

Anyway I have a multiple step program AA based program that can help you.It is simple really you simply watch better films.

First you watch "Tora Tora Tora" and also read up a little on the first six months of the Pacific War and the time period leading up to the start the war.
Then you watch some of the other films listed in this thread.

I bet your history teacher approves of "Pearl Harbor" she probably wants a revised version that make the Japanese appear to be the victims though.Which they where in way but of their own government.

[Red October1984]

You have me concerned for you well being.Maybe it has some sort of nostalgia or sparked you interest in WWII.:hmmm:

Anyway I have a multiple step program AA based program that can help you.It is simple really you simply watch better films.

First you watch "Tora Tora Tora" and also read up a little on the first six months of the Pacific War and the time period leading up to the start the war.
Then you watch some of the other films listed in this thread.

I'll watch it eventually. It's pretty far down the list. :hmmm:

I bet your history teacher approves of "Pearl Harbor" she probably wants a revised version that make the Japanese appear to be the victims though.Which they where in way but of their own government.


She showed us a clip from the movie of the attack. I asked her why don't I just bring the whole movie in and we actually watch it.

"Ummmm...nooo. I don't like showing movies"

But yet, we watched All Quiet on the Western Front and The Grapes of Wrath (I slept through 75 percent of that one)...and we watched them on her personal Netflix!

I had a movie for almost every chapter. I kept asking her to show a movie and had all these reasons about how it would help us learn.

Well, I won't have to deal with that awful woman anymore. She resigned. :yeah: