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

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CountDeMoney

Been reading some of the advances on AMC's "Halt and Catch Fire";  getting positive spin over the writing and acting, a la the early seasons of Mad Men.

Fans of the early '80s PC tech wars might want to tune in.

mongers

Watched 'Lincoln', not what I expected, but an Excellent film. 

Day Lewis, brilliant, Sally Fields was very believable, did she get an oscar too?


Only minor point of criticism, Spielberg was a little too wedded to the background music welling up, as someone started a profound speech or statement.
"We have it in our power to begin the world over again"

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Razgovory

Quote from: mongers on June 01, 2014, 04:02:20 PM
Watched 'Lincoln', not what I expected, but an Excellent film. 

Day Lewis, brilliant, Sally Fields was very believable, did she get an oscar too?


Only minor point of criticism, Spielberg was a little too wedded to the background music welling up, as someone started a profound speech or statement.

I liked the that first part of the film featured people from my town, Jefferson City.  My only criticism was that the film should have ended five minutes before it did.  With Lincoln leaving the white house and not featuring the assassination at all, since we all know it happened.
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mongers

Quote from: Razgovory on June 01, 2014, 04:43:17 PM
Quote from: mongers on June 01, 2014, 04:02:20 PM
Watched 'Lincoln', not what I expected, but an Excellent film. 

Day Lewis, brilliant, Sally Fields was very believable, did she get an oscar too?


Only minor point of criticism, Spielberg was a little too wedded to the background music welling up, as someone started a profound speech or statement.

I liked the that first part of the film featured people from my town, Jefferson City.  My only criticism was that the film should have ended five minutes before it did.  With Lincoln leaving the white house and not featuring the assassination at all, since we all know it happened.

Yes, that's exactly what I thought watching it. 

I think the point where his silhouetted figure descends the stairs and turns right would have been the ideal end, in my opinion. 

Maybe that was an original end, but they tacked on those extra five minutes for people in non-English speaking countries, who might not be familiar with life story?
"We have it in our power to begin the world over again"

mongers

Just watched this interesting documentary about Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown, ww2 FAA pilot and later test pilot.

Interesting stories to tell about prewar german,  learned to fly after being challenged by Ernst Udet to do that and learn German.

Flew Wildcats off of HMS Audacity, protecting convoys, servived the escort carrier sinking.

Went on to make more than 2400 deck landings in all sorts of aircraft, including the putting the first twin engined, a mosquito onto a uk carrier.

Later in the war, became a test pilot, then fought to bring down V2 in flying Tempest.

Towards the end of the war, went to German to find nazi aircraft technology, went to Bergen-Belsen, interrogated nazi camp guards, also interviewed Goering. 

Flew a Me163 Komet and survived the experience.

Having started his days flying Gladiators in the FAA, he finished his days flying/developing the Buccaneer. 

All told he flew a total of 487 different types of aircraft.

At 95 years old still rather lucid.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b045pbq2/britains-greatest-pilot-the-extraordinary-story-of-captain-winkle-brown
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oh and he made the first jet landing on a carrier in history.  :cool:
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CountDeMoney

OK, I heard my Mom freak the fuck out at the end of Game of Thrones tonight, so I really need to catch up to this motherfucker.  :lol:

Fireblade

Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2014, 09:08:27 PM
OK, I heard my Mom freak the fuck out at the end of Game of Thrones tonight, so I really need to catch up to this motherfucker.  :lol:

Oberyn: :bleeding:

Admiral Yi

Good episode.  A little too much about smashing beetles, but good episode.

Hey, when is the regular time for the show?  I booked 9:00 tonight but got nothing until 10:30.

Habbaku

Funny, I thought the smashing-beetles bit between the two brothers was one of the best scenes of tonight.
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HVC

Seemed like time filler.
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Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Liep

Only two episodes left. :(
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Eddie Teach

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Eddie Teach

Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2014, 09:08:27 PM
OK, I heard my Mom freak the fuck out at the end of Game of Thrones tonight, so I really need to catch up to this motherfucker.  :lol:

They saved the best part for next week.
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Liep

Veep was brilliant. Mike's on fire. :lmfao:
"Af alle latterlige Ting forekommer det mig at være det allerlatterligste at have travlt" - Kierkegaard

"JamenajmenømahrmDÆ!DÆ! Æhvnårvaæhvadlelæh! Hvor er det crazy, det her, mand!" - Uffe Elbæk