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Offline Oldman731

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« Reply #30 on: March 28, 2015, 09:17:09 PM »
On the Beach, I'd watched the one made in 2000 with Armand Assante and wasn't all that impressed, is it based on something previous, and...not ridiculous?


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053137/

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« Reply #31 on: March 28, 2015, 09:38:42 PM »
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« Reply #32 on: March 29, 2015, 02:03:17 AM »
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« Reply #33 on: March 29, 2015, 04:09:26 AM »
Great documentary.
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« Reply #34 on: March 29, 2015, 06:15:30 AM »
Threads was shreckin' 'orrible and gave me nightmares.


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« Reply #35 on: March 29, 2015, 07:10:12 AM »
Planet of the Apes.

Sorry, was that a spoiler?


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« Reply #36 on: March 29, 2015, 08:20:04 AM »
lmao, this is sick and fun!  :rofl

Indeed! Great past time. A bottle of liquer and type moscow to the location field. Hours of endless fun!
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« Reply #37 on: March 29, 2015, 08:23:13 AM »
Planet of the Apes.

Sorry, was that a spoiler?

 :rofl
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« Reply #38 on: March 29, 2015, 11:52:35 AM »
Speaking of nukes, I found this is illuminating.

A Time-Lapse Map of Every Nuclear Explosion Since 1945



Only goes up to 1998 but yeah.

Notice how when Britain tests nukes we do it in other peoples countries?   We R teh smart.


Offline Arlo

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« Reply #39 on: March 29, 2015, 12:39:24 PM »
You are an island nation. Where would you test there? Wales?

Offline Gman

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« Reply #40 on: March 29, 2015, 12:52:56 PM »
Thanks again all, lots of new material.  Floob especially, lots of good links.  <3 Floob.

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« Reply #41 on: March 29, 2015, 06:58:50 PM »
My vote would go to Threads for sure.

Question, it may have already been listed here, but I remember an old movie (possibly made-for-tv) where the US president is in a diner during a nuclear exchange. Vaguely remember the middle east being involved (attacking the US), and their nuclear weapons not working as they had been bought from the US, who had secretly disabled them.... Anyone know what i'm talking about?

I remember watching it late night in the UK, possibly with another film called The Second Civil War. (Which is also worth a watch).
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« Reply #42 on: March 29, 2015, 07:06:50 PM »

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« Reply #43 on: March 29, 2015, 07:22:39 PM »
You are an island nation. Where would you test there? Wales?

That's a bloody good idea, I'll suggest it.

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« Reply #44 on: March 29, 2015, 08:16:42 PM »
That's a bloody good idea, I'll suggest it.
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