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

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FunkMonk

This new Ken Burns Vietnam War documentary with its Trent Reznor soundtrack is baller. Downright required viewing for Americans.

I wonder if Donald is watching it :hmm:
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11B4V

Quote from: FunkMonk on September 18, 2017, 04:50:33 PM
This new Ken Burns Vietnam War documentary with its Trent Reznor soundtrack is baller. Downright required viewing for Americans.

I wonder if Donald is watching it :hmm:

Why would a draft dodger watch that.
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Admiral Yi

Quote from: Josephus on September 18, 2017, 04:18:42 PM
Tommyknockers DID have Traci Lords :D

She became a lot less fascinating when she turned 18.  ^_^

Josquius

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It Comes at Night - Terrible movie. Spend 2 hours waiting for the zombies or monster or whatever. Nothing happens.

Quote from: 11B4V on September 18, 2017, 01:08:09 PM
Started with Outlander. Interesting so far.
I had an interesting time with the first series. I didn't realise I could turn on English subtitles so I was left just as confused as Claire during all the Gaelic.
Which was an experience.
Apparently when Shogun was first aired they did it without subtitles as they were aiming for this effect.

It's decent. A bit too much "one for the aunties" with lots of emphasis on romance and shirtless guys. But there's some fun time travel history stuff in there,
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Drakken

Quote from: celedhring on September 18, 2017, 11:29:54 AM
I'm actually half-joking, some of his books deserved better adaptations than what they got.

I am still waiting on how the hell anyone would adapt The Breathing Method. I want my complete Different Seasons anthology.  :mad:

Admiral Yi

Quote from: Tyr on September 18, 2017, 05:33:46 PM
It's decent. A bit too much "one for the aunties" with lots of emphasis on romance and shirtless guys. But there's some fun time travel history stuff in there,

That's what I got: Fabio in a kilt with time travel.

garbon

Well the books are a romance series. ;)
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Quote from: 11B4V on September 18, 2017, 01:08:09 PM
Started with Outlander. Interesting so far.

I like this show and have been watching it since it began. This season just started, into the second episode.

Habbaku

Quote from: Tyr on September 18, 2017, 05:33:46 PM
It Comes at Night - Terrible movie. Spend 2 hours waiting for the zombies or monster or whatever. Nothing happens.

Certainly, nothing happens if you're watching for the zombies or monster or whatever. That isn't the point of the film. All scenes but one take place in and around the house for a reason.
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Josephus

Quote from: Admiral Yi on September 18, 2017, 05:16:37 PM
Quote from: Josephus on September 18, 2017, 04:18:42 PM
Tommyknockers DID have Traci Lords :D

She became a lot less fascinating when she turned 18.  ^_^

Well yeah, she got too old for porn, but entered the mainstream.
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Quote from: KRonn on September 18, 2017, 07:15:07 PM
Quote from: 11B4V on September 18, 2017, 01:08:09 PM
Started with Outlander. Interesting so far.

I like this show and have been watching it since it began. This season just started, into the second episode.

It's the kind of show that I am not embarrassed to watch and say out loud, "Yes, I am wearing a bodice, and I am comfortable with that."

Josephus

ep. 3 of Vietnam was best one so far. Didn't realize the powers that be knew that Vietnam was gonna be a fuck up from day one
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The Brain

Quote from: Josephus on September 20, 2017, 07:15:19 AM
ep. 3 of Vietnam was best one so far. Didn't realize the powers that be knew that Vietnam was gonna be a fuck up from day one

Do they adress the interplay between Vietnam and other political issues, mainly domestic, in Johnson's first year? Do they claim that they know what the administration's priorities should have been?
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938), a very silly movie played far too straight, featuring Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart.   EGR is the eponymous doctor who decides to research the medical effects of crime and goes on a robbery spree in order to study the effect on himself. [spoiler] The capstone of his research is when he murders one of his partners in crime (Bogart).[/spoiler]

Throughout Dr. Clitterhouse is treated sympathetically despite his monstrous activities.  [spoiler]The crazy goes up to 11 at the trial, when he insists that the book of his research is sane and could not have been written by an insane man.  The jury, rather spontaneously and apparently without deliberating, declares the doctor not guilty by reason of insanity.  After all, what sane man would insist that he was sane when he could get away with murder by claiming to be insane?[/spoiler]