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Started by Eddie Teach, March 06, 2011, 09:29:27 AM

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viper37

Quote from: Valmy on October 21, 2019, 03:35:07 PM
Quote from: Berkut on October 21, 2019, 03:33:17 PM
OK, howl away then.

How about creating a nationalistic myth based on hate and lies that has real world implications? Is that worth howling about?
You mean like Gone with the Wind? ;)
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viper37

Quote from: Valmy on October 21, 2019, 02:58:40 PM
I don't know how I can appropriately vocalize how much I hate that film.
I think I have some kind of picture emerging in my head :P
You hate it because of your anti-nationalist sentiment, I get it.  But it ain't garbage, we'll just have to disagree on that. :)
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viper37

Quote from: HVC on October 21, 2019, 03:11:17 PM
Hush? Because that's an actual plot line from the comic books :D
ok, so I'm not much for accurately following books ;)
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viper37

Quote from: Malthus on October 21, 2019, 03:23:09 PM
It's pure fantasy.
pure fantasy set in a historical period, then.

I never said it was historicaly accurate.  I said it was a good movie.
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Berkut

I guess I just never considered it a historical movie at all, and hence never really got worked up over the history of it - which I get is probably more important to people who have some connection to the actual history. The historical figures were obviously not meant to reflect actual historical figures except to give a framework to the story.

For me, it was like watching a movie set in ancient China or Japan. The historicity simply isn't the point, I never even thought for a second about whether or not Scots would or would not use blue war paint. It did not even register as a thing to care about one way or the other.

And I get that I am probably a bit hypocritical about this, since stuff that I do see as trying to be historical - like Pearl Harbor - I get pretty howling mad about when they just butcher it.
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Zoupa

Latest trailer is out for Star Wars. I'd forgotten the movie was even coming out.

The trailer was sorta terrible. This latest trilogy really didn't need to exist.

Admiral Yi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLXYfgpqb8A

For season 3 of The Crown they replaced the hottie Claire Foy with that dumpy chick from Broadchurch.  :(

Liep

Quote from: Zoupa on October 21, 2019, 11:10:40 PM
Latest trailer is out for Star Wars. I'd forgotten the movie was even coming out.

The trailer was sorta terrible. This latest trilogy really didn't need to exist.

Yeah, I don't think I ever felt this little watching a Star Wars trailer. Looks boring.
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Josquius

Predestination - advertised as some sort of cool time cop sort of thing. It's... Weird. OK. But weird.
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Syt

Well, I bought my ticket for the Star Wars thing. *shrug*
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Sheilbh

Yeah. I've enjoyed the new Star Wars quite a lot :ph34r:

Though, not as much as Rogue One which I loved.
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Syt

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celedhring

The trailer looked pretty but failed to muster much excitement on me.

Still, will be there opening weekend.

Tamas

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Also Palpatine on a walker is kinda' lame.

Josephus

Quote from: Admiral Yi on October 21, 2019, 11:43:41 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLXYfgpqb8A

For season 3 of The Crown they replaced the hottie Claire Foy with that dumpy chick from Broadchurch.  :(

bit more realistic
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