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[The Brain]

Kurt Russell is far too affable a personality to be menacing.  Before the end of act 1 reveal I didn't find him menacing at all.  Even after he's revealed as a crazed killer I was like "what a nice guy".

Kurt Russell, too affable? Escape from New York? Tombstone? Escape from LA?

Kurt is not affable??!?

[Liep]

Sopranos all wrapped up, back onto Band of Brothers.  Eindhoven episode.

Question for the western Euros: after liberation, when chicks who banged Krauts were pissed on, is that generally considered a really cool thing, or not such a cool thing?

Not a cool thing. My granddad who was in the resistance once said that those girls were abused by posers who just slapped on a resistance band after the war.

1. Passively collaborate with Nazis/keep head down under Nazi rule

2. The instant Nazis lose, loudly proclaim allegiance to Resistance

3. Cement reputation as active Resistance member by loudly and publicly heaping abuse on women who slept with Germans - lead the jeering crowds

4. Gain heroic reputation without the slightest risk

Not saying it was a bad strategy, but still not cool.

[Malthus]

Not saying it was a bad strategy, but still not cool.

You mean to tell me self-righteous bullying and abuse of easy targets helpless to respond, without the slightest risk, simply to make oneself more popular, is now a bad thing? 

Take that, Internet! 

[Sheilbh]

Robin Hardy, director of The Wicker Man, has died

More for the Brits, very sad news about Caroline Aherne (Mrs Merton, Scorchio! and the Royale Family) dying at 52

[frunk]

Kurt Russell, too affable? Escape from New York? Tombstone? Escape from LA?

I just want to ruffle his hair and go "oh you!"

[Tonitrus]

Kurt Russell is far too affable a personality to be menacing.  Before the end of act 1 reveal I didn't find him menacing at all.  Even after he's revealed as a crazed killer I was like "what a nice guy".

Kurt Russell, too affable? Escape from New York? Tombstone? Escape from LA?

EFNY is a good, campy movie...but Snake Pliskin doesn't really come off as terribly menacing.  And EFLA just takes the campiness and dunks into into more, deep fried campiness.

[CountDeMoney]

I guess even after Big Trouble in Little China, The Thing, Dark Blue or dozen other action flicks, maybe Frunk never got past Kurt Russell's years at Disney.

[The Brain]

He isn't the monster in The Thing. Or is he?

[Tonitrus]

His most menacing character was Captain Ron.

[HVC]

I guess even after Big Trouble in Little China, The Thing, Dark Blue or dozen other action flicks, maybe Frunk never got past Kurt Russell's years at Disney.

did he have a tragic vegetable chopping accident?

[CountDeMoney]

did he have a tragic vegetable chopping accident?

You just weren't paying attention to the 1970s, were you?

[Tonitrus]

I haven't watched the 4th season so I don't know if that one's good, but I have always dug the "cynical version of West Wing" angle of House of Cards once he gets to the top.

It doesn't help with getting overtly/blatantly preachy with its plot devices (e.g. gun control and NSA/phone tapping).  And the "zomg, this Google-esque search engine basically controls votes, human free will means nothing!" malarky.

[Tonitrus]

did he have a tragic vegetable chopping accident?

You just weren't paying attention to the 1970s, were you?

Couldn't blame him if he wasn't.

[HVC]

did he have a tragic vegetable chopping accident?

You just weren't paying attention to the 1970s, were you?

... I wasn't alive in the 70s

[Tonitrus]

did he have a tragic vegetable chopping accident?

You just weren't paying attention to the 1970s, were you?

... I wasn't alive in the 70s

  That argument will only make him angrier.