Movie review thread...

jegga

He predicted that something like 9/11 would happen, after he got his job at the tower he hired a mate who was a security consultant to look the place over. His mate said it would be very easy for terrorist to park a truck bomb near a column which is exactly what happened. Edit I should have added he made employees of the firm run regular evacuation drill after the truck bomb. He wasn't supposed to be at work when the planes hit he came in on his day off to cover someone else's shift . 
I'm cool with the anti communist stuff comrade Nepia, the real question is why aren't you?

Nepia

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He predicted that something like 9/11 would happen, after he got his job at the tower he hired a mate who was a security consultant to look the place over. His mate said it would be very easy for terrorist to park a truck bomb near a column which is exactly what happened. I'm cool with the anti communist stuff comrade Nepia, the real question is why aren't you?
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I'm not an idiot? It doesn't add anything to the story aside from suggesting the writer has the IQ to be a panelist on Fox and Friends.

jegga

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I'm not an idiot? It doesn't add anything to the story aside from suggesting the writer has the IQ to be a panelist on Fox and Friends.</blockquote>
 
Looks like we have a ngati Marxist in our midst here folks.

Nepia

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Looks like we have a ngati Marxist in our midst here folks.
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 :whistle: I didn't realise that thinking "putting his spit-shined shoes and an Enfield rifle straight up the asses of anyone who didn't think that Karl Marx was a fucking jackass in the first place" is silly makes you a Marxist!
 
Plus, Marx is boring as tutae to read.

jegga

Well comrade you would say that wouldn't you? 
The guy who runs the site uses over the top stuff like that gaming references to trick people especially teenagers into learning about things they normally wouldn't give s shit about. I think he has two books out now.

mariner4life

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M4l if you enjoyed that movie you will probably like this <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=670124511166'>http://www.badassoftheweek.com/index.cgi?id=670124511166</a> 
Also the book is a great read and the charge uphill at the end never happened unfortunately according to Hal Moore
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i don't really expect my war movies to be 100% consistent with facts. Facts rarely make for great viewing. As soon as you saw it, you could guess that final charge was a movie moment. Still, it allowed them to have a way to finish the movie, rather than reinforcements coming in, them shipping out, and the battle going for another 300 days.

Nepia

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i don't really expect my war movies to be 100% consistent with facts. Facts rarely make for great viewing. As soon as you saw it, you could guess that final charge was a movie moment. Still, it allowed them to have a way to finish the movie, rather than reinforcements coming in, them shipping out, and the battle going for another 300 days. 
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When my Breakout at Minqar Qaim movie comes out there will be no need for false heroic scenes ... it has it all!
 
 
 
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Well comrade you would say that wouldn't you? 
The guy who runs the site uses over the top stuff like that gaming references to trick people especially teenagers into learning about things they normally wouldn't give s shit about. I think he has two books out now.
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If I was a Marxist I'd happily own up to it, even in the Fox Off Topic section of the Fern. :blum:

jegga

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i don't really expect my war movies to be 100% consistent with facts. Facts rarely make for great viewing. As soon as you saw it, you could guess that final charge was a movie moment. Still, it allowed them to have a way to finish the movie, rather than reinforcements coming in, them shipping out, and the battle going for another 300 days.</blockquote>
 
True there was a battle immediately afterwards mentioned in the book that was s big of a disaster for the yanks. They were still finding stragglers trying to find their way back to America. Lines a week or so after it finished . 
Don't get me wrong I love that film , the super sabres dropping their bombs on the Americans happened iirc and the guys getting seperated chasing that guy into the bush.

taniwharugby

yeah many get a bit clouded in the entertainment vs telling a stpry with facts.
 
Some like to portray it more as a fact based account of what happened, whereas other films say based on a true events (e.g Perfect Storm - the true events were a big <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='mailto:f@ck'>f@ck</a> off storm and the dudes all went fishing and didnt come back >summarised<...rest of movie was pretty much made up)

jegga

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When my Breakout at Minqar Qaim movie comes out there will be no need for false heroic scenes ... it has it all! 
If I was a Marxist I'd happily own up to it, even in the Fox Off Topic section of the Fern. :blum:</blockquote>
 
Didn't they do something to a german field hospital on their way through? I remember reading something about s kiwi officer being caught and questioned about it. 
The old bugger I did some work for that was in that battle died about two years ago he said one time " we were pretty relieved when we found out Freyberg wasn't in charge that night, he thought we enjoyed that sort of thing as much as he did, I can assure you we didn't ".

taniwharugby

Thanks for Sharing - Tim Robbins, Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow and Pink, although I reckon best in this film was Josh Gad as a Dr who has some serious issues and befriends Pink who turns up at one of the addiction meetings.
 
Basically about Ruffalo who is a recovering sex addict and his relationship with his 'sponsor' Robbins, who has his own secrets, with Gads character wanting Ruffalo as his sponsor.
 
IMDB says it is a comedy/drama, but not alot of funny stuff TBH, decent enough watch if you were in the right mood I expect.
 
edit; a couple of random booby shots, and also a bit of a fine looking Paltrow in lingerie.

Nepia

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Didn't they do something to a german field hospital on their way through? I remember reading something about s kiwi officer being caught and questioned about it. 
The old bugger I did some work for that was in that battle died about two years ago he said one time " we were pretty relieved when we found out Freyberg wasn't in charge that night, he thought we enjoyed that sort of thing as much as he did, I can assure you we didn't ".
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There's still lots of debate about what happened. There wasn't actually a hospital where the breakout occurred as it was on the frontlines, but there were ambulances and wounded men who hadn't been evacuated before nightfall. The NZers claim that the Germans were playing dead and then shooting them when they'd gone past, some German's (and historians) claimed that they were just butchered. I think the German's were most annoyed by the fact that some of the dead had multiple stab wounds but the NZ consensus is that two battalions followed each other (19 and 20 IIRC) and both were fighting their way through. The general was Brigadier Clifton I think and he was the one who mentioned the German soldiers playing dead and then shooting to Rommel.
 
The battalion histories on both sides tend to support the NZ view.
 
The old bugger's description of Freyberg doesn't match with any of the written accounts of him from what I recall.

jegga

I think he was trying to make the point that Freyberg was a brave bugger and a professional soldier whereas old Bruce was a post office employee from Lower Hutt who was very keen to get home in one piece . The truck he was travelling in that night broke down and he reckoned he never been afraid as he was trying to flag down another . 
This mentions the aid station <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.willsonscott.biz/breakouttellsthetruth'>http://www.willsonscott.biz/breakouttellsthetruth</a>

Nepia

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I think he was trying to make the point that Freyberg was a brave bugger and a professional soldier whereas old Bruce was a post office employee from Lower Hutt who was very keen to get home in one piece . The truck he was travelling in that night broke down and he reckoned he never been afraid as he was trying to flag down another . 
This mentions the aid station <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.willsonscott.biz/breakouttellsthetruth'>http://www.willsonscott.biz/breakouttellsthetruth</a>
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Ah all good, I misread it.

taniwharugby

Rush - pretty good movie, had heard great things about it, and it didnt disappoint, although wasnt enough of Olivia Wilde in it but you can always count on the unusual looking Natalie Dormer to get her kit off.

Tim

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maybe Tim got arrested and managed to come in here and delete posts as he wants to plead Not Guilty? ;)
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Ha ha, nah I decided it was better to remove those particular (and particularly) drunk posts. Cracked up at Kirwan's posts and the other responses. "Rocky" is alright except for some strained muscles, and bruises/scrapes on his knuckles.

Nepia

The Wolf of Wall Street: Directed by Martin Scorcese and starring Leo and Jonah Hill.
 
ATTN M4L: There is tits and ass for Africa, and bush (and no bush either). You will be in heaven.
 
The lead chick is possibly the most enchanting actress I have seen in years. I have since discovered she is one of M4Ls people, an Australian, called Margot Robbie and apparently she was in Neighbours ... I should have watched Neighbours. And yes, she does get her norks out, and yes they're excellent.
 
Ok, now that my heart rate has gone down a bit. Great film, essentially it can be boiled down to Leo, drugs, tits, stocks, repeat. It's the story of a guy who started selling penny stocks and follows his rise and fall. The final scene is set in NZ (not really a spoiler) and have possibly the three worst NZ accents I have ever heard on film.

mariner4life

yea, i want to see it (Mrs Mariner is reading the book at the moment). Gratuitous titties is a bonus.

jegga

Just got back from Philomena , it was pretty good but very sad too. The Catholic Church comes out of it very badly . As you'd expect Judi Dench was excellent and Steve Coogan who I always thought was a bit of a tool was very good. He shagged Courtney Love a few years ago apparently , I'm surprised he still alive. 
Breast count of zero thank fuck .

NTA

The new Hobbit flick - had a couple of vouchers, so took the boy to Gold Class yesterday.
 
As with the last one, once you put aside purist tendencies and DON'T expect a faithful recreation of the book, its a great ride. And in fact, those purists calling for Jackson's head should probably get fucked, as the book was quite compressed and breezed through several events. I think he's done a pretty good job overall.
 
Bad bits: Beorn - the fact that Gandalf mentioned straight up he was a skinchanger gave me the shits.
 
Also, these dwarves can fucking carve up a bunch of orcs while floating in barrels down a river, but can't beat them face-to-face in someone's house? Get fucked. I'm a dwarf fan, so I get the shits when people use them as edit: comical plot devices instead of what they actually are: tough-as-nails grumpy fluffybunnys who can take a pounding and march for days then go kick some arse in battle. Elves get the good treatment, dwarves get the short-stupid-human treatment.
 
Evangeline Lilly is fit as fuck. Dragon was good. They're going to need to do a bit of work fixing Erebor once they kill his silly arse though.
 
I struggled to see what the elaborate plot of trying to bury a dragon in molten gold was meant to achieve. No dwarf would attempt any of that shit, knowing dragons are basically fireproof.

The Silver Fern

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