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

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Berkut

Quote from: FunkMonk on October 06, 2019, 06:11:01 AM
Inglorious Basterds was very entertaining, though I suspect this crowd would hate it due to it's, uh, ahistorical aspects.

I think people who care about historical accuracy are not going to care about that in IB at all. It totally diverges from actual history, it clearly isn't trying to be "historical" and failing.
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Eddie Teach

Better not to try than try and fail?

Well, I suppose that's true of comedy.
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garbon

Quote from: celedhring on October 06, 2019, 03:07:16 AM
Kill Bill part one is one of the most entertaining movies he's made, imho.

Jackie Brown I like a lot, too.

Yep to both. :)
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Josquius

Jackie brown I could just never enjoy at all.

Quote from: Berkut on October 06, 2019, 08:43:22 AM
Quote from: FunkMonk on October 06, 2019, 06:11:01 AM
Inglorious Basterds was very entertaining, though I suspect this crowd would hate it due to it's, uh, ahistorical aspects.

I think people who care about historical accuracy are not going to care about that in IB at all. It totally diverges from actual history, it clearly isn't trying to be "historical" and failing.

Yep.
To take another awesome film that isn't historically accurate - a knights tale.

Internet smart guys whinge about the fried chicken legs, modern rock music et al....  But actual historians rather love it for perfectly showing the feel of the time to modern audiences
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Habbaku

The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.

-J. R. R. Tolkien

The Minsky Moment

Looked pretty good until all the space stuff.  I was really looking forward to a sneak peak into 24th century winemaking technique.
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Sheilbh

"This is just three hours of Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen touring vineyards in a vintage car?"

".....yes."
Let's bomb Russia!

Tamas

Quote from: FunkMonk on October 06, 2019, 06:11:01 AM
Inglorious Basterds was very entertaining, though I suspect this crowd would hate it due to it's, uh, ahistorical aspects.

I love Inglorious Basterds

Habbaku

Just like with Django Unchained, anyone analyzing IB from an historical perspective is really missing the point.
The medievals were only too right in taking nolo episcopari as the best reason a man could give to others for making him a bishop. Give me a king whose chief interest in life is stamps, railways, or race-horses; and who has the power to sack his Vizier (or whatever you care to call him) if he does not like the cut of his trousers.

Government is an abstract noun meaning the art and process of governing and it should be an offence to write it with a capital G or so as to refer to people.

-J. R. R. Tolkien

Sheilbh

Original and remake of Psycho.

Vince Vaughan was a very peculiar casting choice for Norman Bates :mellow:
Let's bomb Russia!

Josquius

I've been watching the expanse.
The first few episodes are slow, I kept stalling on them when I tried to watch in the past, though it does pick up and get rather good. Awaiting imminent shark jump.
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crazy canuck

Quote from: Tyr on October 07, 2019, 05:00:58 PM
I've been watching the expanse.
The first few episodes are slow, I kept stalling on them when I tried to watch in the past, though it does pick up and get rather good. Awaiting imminent shark jump.

It is my favourite Sci Fi series.  No shark jumping as of yet.  Eagerly awaiting the next season.

HVC

It switches to a totally different show rather unexpectadly. For me anyway. Good show though
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Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Sheilbh

Really like it and LOVE Chrisjen :w00t: :wub:
Let's bomb Russia!