Theroadlesstravelled Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Talking about terrible AI I wasn't a fan of Saving Private Ryan either to be honest. WW2 films/TV shows which are just fleg waving US propaganda really grate on me. The Jerries are illustrated as cannon fodder and wander/stand about like zombies from a shite early 00s computer game. Bah! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, Theroadlesstravelled said: Talking about terrible AI I wasn't a fan of Saving Private Ryan either to be honest. WW2 films/TV shows which are just fleg waving US propaganda really grate on me. The Jerries are illustrated as cannon fodder and wander/stand about like zombies from a shite early 00s computer game. Bah! Saw a film in the States which opened with an American embassy under assault and being evacuated. Once everybody's out, somebody realises that the flag is still flying, so the Marines go in to rescue the flag. One of them dies in the process. This spurs on the plot for the rest of the film. At no point during the running time does anybody say, "wait, we got a man killed for a piece of fucking cloth?", and apparently I was the weirdo for being incredulous over the entire premise. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 8 hours ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: Saw a film in the States which opened with an American embassy under assault and being evacuated. Once everybody's out, somebody realises that the flag is still flying, so the Marines go in to rescue the flag. One of them dies in the process. This spurs on the plot for the rest of the film. At no point during the running time does anybody say, "wait, we got a man killed for a piece of fucking cloth?", and apparently I was the weirdo for being incredulous over the entire premise. As you probably know in North Korea every household is required to have portraits of the Kim on prominent display. There are stories of people rushing back into burning buildings to rescue the portraits while others have got into serious trouble for not doing so. Sounds a bit similar to the film you watched. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Fullerene said: As you probably know in North Korea every household is required to have portraits of the Kim on prominent display. There are stories of people rushing back into burning buildings to rescue the portraits while others have got into serious trouble for not doing so. Sounds a bit similar to the film you watched. There's a brilliantly baffling film to be made about an incident at a North Korean embassy on American soil. Maybe they could have a small-scale war over who gets to rush in and rescue the useless inanimate objects first. Make it part of Independence Day 3 - bemused aliens executing the populace while the military fannies about protecting graven images. It's amazing how often in American films that, in the wake of some disaster, they'll cut to a shredded flag. Destroyed buildings...well, it's not good...bodies everywhere...oh, that's a shame...torn, dirty Stars & Stripes...OH MY GOD SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAS HAPPENED! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 2 hours ago, BigFatTabbyDave said: There's a brilliantly baffling film to be made about an incident at a North Korean embassy on American soil. Maybe they could have a small-scale war over who gets to rush in and rescue the useless inanimate objects first. Make it part of Independence Day 3 - bemused aliens executing the populace while the military fannies about protecting graven images. It's amazing how often in American films that, in the wake of some disaster, they'll cut to a shredded flag. Destroyed buildings...well, it's not good...bodies everywhere...oh, that's a shame...torn, dirty Stars & Stripes...OH MY GOD SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAS HAPPENED! Things the Americans are proud of The flag Pledge of Allegiance (to the flag) National anthem (song about the flag) Iwo Jima statue (again the flag) Landing on the moon (and putting up the flag) They really have a thing about that flag! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Silverton End Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 The Divide (2011) A handful of people shelter in the basement of their apartment building after a nuclear explosion. Things deteriorate rapidly, a look at the breakdown of human dynamics amongst a group of people trying to survive. The film has some pretty disturbing moments. Recommended 8/10 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naegoodinthedark Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Commando 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a mass murderer who is out to reclaim his kidnapped daughter. 35 years old and still brilliant. A genuine classic.Love it!One of my favourite films. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Mean Streets Classic 70s thriller starring De Niro & Keitel. I'd say that this is my third favourite Scorsese film. It's actually quite frustrating watching De Niro's Johnny Boy character f**k up so much. In the past I've watched helplessly as a couple of close friends have dug massive holes for themselves through irresponsible, reckless and careless behaviour, albeit not on the same scale as in the film. So I do feel empathy with Keitel's Charlie to an extent. It can be difficult to be loyal someone like that without allowing yourself to be dragged down to their level. Enough of the deep and meaningful stuff. This film is also kinda cool. There's a hip rock 'n' roll soundtrack and some amusing dialogue. 10/10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Rewatched The Big Lebowski for the first time in about 5 years, still an absolute classic 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 On 07/08/2020 at 09:21, Fullerene said: Things the Americans are proud of The flag Pledge of Allegiance (to the flag) National anthem (song about the flag) Iwo Jima statue (again the flag) Landing on the moon (and putting up the flag) They really have a thing about that flag! I used to think it was an obsession with what the flag represents in their minds; all the values that people consider makes up the (largely imaginary) America they visualise being a citizen of. Turns out that, nope, it's the actual physical cloth that's the important thing. Maybe there was a shortage at some point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiepiemuncher Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 The Revenant. 9/10Made my sore back and dodgy knee feel embarrassingly trivial. Felt chilled to the bone watching this epic. True story apparently, very tough blokes back then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongue_tied_danny Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I had a bit of an 80s fest last night. I watched Blind Fury and Commando. 2 stone cold classics. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Watched both Guardians Of The Galaxy movies this weekend, not a big fan of Marvel movies but thoroughly enjoyed both movies and would highly recommend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) Reality Bites (1994) It's weird to read comments from the studio marketing dept that "The media labeled it as a Generation X picture, while we thought it was a comedy with broad appeal". I mean, it absolutely is a Gen X film. It touches on all the themes of disaffected twentysomethings of the time against a grunge/MTV background but it's not really a comedy. It is however very early 90s zeitgeist. Cards on the table, I'm wildly nostalgic for the early 90s at the moment which is why I revisited this. It's Ben Stiller's directorial debut and he also co-stars alongside Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke. There are loads of recognisable faces Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn, John Mahoney and there are cameos from Dave Pirner from Soul Asylum and Evan Dando. 7/10 Edited August 9, 2020 by capt_oats 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Empty It said: Watched both Guardians Of The Galaxy movies this weekend, not a big fan of Marvel movies but thoroughly enjoyed both movies and would highly recommend. They are great fun, and the soundtracks are sensational 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Empty It said: Watched both Guardians Of The Galaxy movies this weekend, not a big fan of Marvel movies but thoroughly enjoyed both movies and would highly recommend. Think they're the only Marvel type films I've enjoyed, gutted when the Director got blacklisted for bad behaviour before doing no. 3. P.S. Quite liked the first Captain America too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Think they're the only Marvel type films I've enjoyed, gutted when the Director got blacklisted for bad behaviour before doing no. 3. P.S. Quite liked the first Captain America too.Basically all the ones that are the least like normal Marvel films then?Have met a few people with little time for the MCU that also loved Guardians. Very fun films and a treat for the eyes (and ears regarding the soundtracks) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 That's why I hadn't seen them, was quite reluctant as I find most Marvel movies childish. Didn't find guardians was childish at all and the soundtrack was phenomenal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud131 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Think they're the only Marvel type films I've enjoyed, gutted when the Director got blacklisted for bad behaviour before doing no. 3. P.S. Quite liked the first Captain America too.Think he's back on board for the 3rd film. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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