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Offline Mathman

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« on: February 18, 2002, 10:37:32 AM »
I saw Hart's War last night.  It was actually pretty good.  I enjoyed it.  Bruce Willis was pretty good in it and the story was pretty decent.  

Also, before it started, the trailers for "Windtalkers" and "We Were Soldiers" were shown.  Both of those look pretty good too (particularly "Windtalkers" - but maybe that is just because they show Hellcats in some of the scenes :))

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« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2002, 10:46:26 AM »
harts war was ok, not bad but not on my list of great ones.
saw the trailer for 'we where soldiers' it looks like it might be good.  check out some of the shots of mel gibson in helmet and gear, is it just me or does he kinda look like paton
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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2002, 03:39:30 PM »
ZzzZzZzzzz.....

Why do all these new WWII movies, with the exeption of a few, all seem the same to me? Seems to be about putting out a trailer with alot of action and nice special fx to get the audience there. But the movie ends up to be disapointing.

It's kind of like quake type WWII games like DoD/RTCW (pretty much boring) that are designed to basically appeal to the mass audience and make money. But they are uninteresting and insipid. Just like these movies.
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« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2002, 04:44:27 PM »
Yeah. The last good WW2 movie I saw was The Thin Red Line. At least it told a story, not another canned & rehashed cliche like Saving Private Ryan used, abused and beat to death. And Peal Harbor.. good god what a POS movie.

I eagerly wait for that Euro movie about Poles in the RAF. If it dont come from Hollywood , it has a good chance of being a great movie.
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« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2002, 04:48:45 PM »
thin red line?  complete POS worse than pearl harbor
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« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2002, 05:13:28 PM »
SPR was some of the best cinematography and use of sound I have ever seen or experienced in any movie. You must have seen it on your 2" casio TAC. The first 20 minutes of that movie is classic beyond description.

And if a small group heroically defending against a larger one is cliche and beaten to death then maybe you ought not go to any "War" movies. I'm trying to think of one where this was not a theme.
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« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2002, 05:55:08 PM »
Thin Red Line is on my list as one of the worst movies of all time.

Vanilla Ice's "Cool as Ice" (1991) was more interesting.
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« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2002, 06:35:39 PM »
Thats because you never really got Thin Red Line.

You either understand it and love it, or you will hate it utterly.

You cant take it as a war movie. Its a movie about human spirit, it just happens to take place in a war.

If you compare it with 'Cool as Ice' then you got some serious issues :p
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« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2002, 06:47:07 PM »
There's a movie out about Poles in the RAF?  Sounds good!  What is the name of it?

There is a movie about Czech pilots in the RAF called "Dark Blue World"

Cool!  Another WWII pilot movie!  If it concerns the Poles in the RAF there must be alot of action!
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« Reply #9 on: February 18, 2002, 06:53:26 PM »
i found thin red line nothing but a endless string of cameo's. lets see how many stars we can jam into this crapy show with no real story
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« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2002, 07:01:27 PM »
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Originally posted by Animal
Thats because you never really got Thin Red Line.

You either understand it and love it, or you will hate it utterly.

You cant take it as a war movie. Its a movie about human spirit, it just happens to take place in a war.

If you compare it with 'Cool as Ice' then you got some serious issues :p


Critic Susan Granger Wrote:

Malick's abstract, emotionally detached style just doesn't seem to mesh with the structured urgency of a combat tale. The pace is ponderous, filled with contemplative, philosophical musings about God and nature and the insanity of war. Malick's metaphors are often opaque in meaning and pretentious, if not condescending, as dialogue, like "The closer you are to Caesar, the greater the fear."
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« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2002, 07:08:45 PM »
hehe..
maybe since i dont know or care about "celebrities" i was more involved in the real story wich is very hard to grasp.

for the same reasons you disliked that movie, you should also dislike works like Apocalypse Now (wich is very similar but on opposite ends; AN is about horror and the dark part of the soul, TRL is the opposite)


Anyways, hijack, hijack, hijack, Bruce Willis.
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« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2002, 07:11:06 PM »
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Critic Susan Granger Wrote:

Malick's abstract, emotionally detached style just doesn't seem to mesh with the structured urgency of a combat tale. The pace is ponderous, filled with contemplative, philosophical musings about God and nature and the insanity of war. Malick's metaphors are often opaque in meaning and pretentious, if not condescending, as dialogue, like "The closer you are to Caesar, the greater the fear."



hehe, "professional movie critics".. when will i ever care about what they have to say.
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« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2002, 07:22:35 PM »
The Thin Red Line had it's moments.  Like when that guy (was it woody? i forget) blew is own arse off with a grenade and asks for the soldiers near him to write a letter to his girlfriend/parents, but they didn't know who they were.

I would like to see Dark Blue World soon- it looks good.
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« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2002, 07:23:02 PM »
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hehe..
maybe since i dont know or care about "celebrities" i was more involved in the real story wich is very hard to grasp.
 


Please do tell what the real story was...
I dont think I have ever seen a worse movie. heck Ive enjoyed Pampers commercials more than I enjoyed that movie.
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