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With that in mind I wonder how accurate American Sniper will be. In case you guys are not aware it's based on the sniper Chris Kyle.
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With that in mind I wonder how accurate American Sniper will be. In case you guys are not aware it's based on the sniper Chris Kyle.
TerraN_EmpirE
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That film Also already has it's own Controversy.
Men's Journal opened fire at Kyle's memory.
And Of course there will be those supporting former Seal turned Pro Wrestler, Turned Actor , Turned Governor, Turned Conspiracy Theorist nutcase TV show host Jessie Ventura
Well others are in support of Kyle.
Expect a Media War.
My post was more intended to reflect the attitude in general on North Korea the movie just gets in the Way. In the case of North Korea it's actually one of the least touched on topics of movies and fiction here in the US. What I think is really lacking is a Understanding that this is not a nation that is just walled of but a true horror. A nation intent on destruction, repression and terror. And yet one that gets what it wants because we just don't care.
As to historical films I have long hoped that someone would produce something more then M*A*S*H* To Introduce the Korean War to people. A real film much like The recent Works Or Clint Eastwood Covering some of the events like Task Force Smith or the landings at Inchon. There is a reason the Korean war is the Forgotten War. Films about WW2, Vietnam and the Civil war have kept it alive to the people and made them study it. Korea is lost in the mists.
This Bomb of a film will only reflect a cartoonish image. people will think of North Korea through the same filter
Seeing the Clown and not what he has done.
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I pretty much boycott "based on" or "inspired by true story" type movies regarding people or events of significance because these stories sell themselves, or are perceived, as a version of the facts when they are really works of fiction using a few facts as set pieces. It detracts people from learning about the real deal and learning from that. Though it can also be a good thing when these works inspire ideals, raising the bar for real behavior, and/or breeds curiosity to learn about the real deal.
Saw Night at the Museum today with a friend (mainly because it is Robin William's last film). It was better than I thought it would be based on reviews I read and I thought that it captured the spirit of the first film much better than the Battle of Smithsonian. The jokes, despite being a little risque (and non-PC for hardcore liberal types) for a supposed family film, were quite good and our theatre was about as rowdy as when we saw Guardians of the Galaxy.
Not giving away too much but the last scene between Teddy Roosevelt (played by Robin Williams) and Ben Stiller's character was particularly touching for me. I was actually on the verge of tears. But luckily the ending scene and closing credits had plenty of laughs that cheered me up again.
Overall, 7/10 for me. If you grew up with Robin Williams you should definitely check it out in theatres.
Not giving away too much but the last scene between Teddy Roosevelt (played by Robin Williams) and Ben Stiller's character was particularly touching for me. I was actually on the verge of tears. But luckily the ending scene and closing credits had plenty of laughs that cheered me up again.
Overall, 7/10 for me. If you grew up with Robin Williams you should definitely check it out in theatres.
We say Unbroken yesterday. I had read the book some time before.
It was great! A simply amazing story.
It only focused really on the pre-war and war time story...which is the most exciting and shows the amazing tenacity of Louis Zamperini in making the team and then competing well in he 1936 Olympics in Berlin, then being a crew member in a B-24 in the Pacific, surviving for 46 days in a raft after this plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean, and then surviving horrific conditions and torture as a POW to the Japanese.
I wished it had covered his life after the war which was equally amazing (it does spend a couple of minutes showing some photos with some captions). He suffered from PTSS (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome) for years which was destroying his life and nearly destroyed his marriage...but he remembered a promise he made while on the raft and he turned to God and gave himself to Jesus Christ and it changed his life miraculously. He ended up going back to Japan and forgiving his captors (the worst one of the lot would not meet with him).
Anyhow, he also later ran in the Olympics in Tokyo in 1998 where he was allowed to carry the Olympic Torch into the stadium in 1988 at 81 years of age. He also went to the 2005 Olympics in Germany, visiting Berlin for the first time since 1936.
He died in July 2014 at 97 years of age. A GREAT story and highly recommended.
It was great! A simply amazing story.
It only focused really on the pre-war and war time story...which is the most exciting and shows the amazing tenacity of Louis Zamperini in making the team and then competing well in he 1936 Olympics in Berlin, then being a crew member in a B-24 in the Pacific, surviving for 46 days in a raft after this plane crashed in the Pacific Ocean, and then surviving horrific conditions and torture as a POW to the Japanese.
I wished it had covered his life after the war which was equally amazing (it does spend a couple of minutes showing some photos with some captions). He suffered from PTSS (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome) for years which was destroying his life and nearly destroyed his marriage...but he remembered a promise he made while on the raft and he turned to God and gave himself to Jesus Christ and it changed his life miraculously. He ended up going back to Japan and forgiving his captors (the worst one of the lot would not meet with him).
Anyhow, he also later ran in the Olympics in Tokyo in 1998 where he was allowed to carry the Olympic Torch into the stadium in 1988 at 81 years of age. He also went to the 2005 Olympics in Germany, visiting Berlin for the first time since 1936.
He died in July 2014 at 97 years of age. A GREAT story and highly recommended.
I saw EXODUS 3d yesterday. It was the first non-animated 3d I've seen so far. Before that there were only Avatar (which was bad because I arrieved late and had to sit in the very front, 3d effect didn't work great there) and one of the Ice Age movies.
Yesterday I ended up all the way back, wich wasn't the best choice either, because it made the whole thing feel like I'm looking through a window behind which the 3d action takes place. For close ups in action scenes it felt a little blurry and uncomfortable to bear, but only slightly so. For some normal short - med distance shots there wasn't much of a difference, IMO. For the grand totals, showing the landscape and overall setting, getting a feeling for the whole place, it was pretty good, though. Generally I seem to get along pretty well with that 3d stuff.
On the movie, even though it's a rather lengthy film, I had the impression that it jumps from event to event at some points, just to cover it all. It almost kind of requires the watcher to be familiar with the story to arrange all the events. And, even though I'm not too familiar with the storyline, I had a feeling the movie made it's own interpretation at times. In a way I couldn't follow that well.
Yesterday I ended up all the way back, wich wasn't the best choice either, because it made the whole thing feel like I'm looking through a window behind which the 3d action takes place. For close ups in action scenes it felt a little blurry and uncomfortable to bear, but only slightly so. For some normal short - med distance shots there wasn't much of a difference, IMO. For the grand totals, showing the landscape and overall setting, getting a feeling for the whole place, it was pretty good, though. Generally I seem to get along pretty well with that 3d stuff.
On the movie, even though it's a rather lengthy film, I had the impression that it jumps from event to event at some points, just to cover it all. It almost kind of requires the watcher to be familiar with the story to arrange all the events. And, even though I'm not too familiar with the storyline, I had a feeling the movie made it's own interpretation at times. In a way I couldn't follow that well.
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True, but I'm still going to see it, all because I liked Clint Eastwoods directed movies. All of his latest movies has NOT been a disappoint.
AssassinsMace
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This is a $75 million... commercial for a Macau casino.
Each of these people were paid $10 million to do this commercial. They could've made an actual movie with that money. There's a rumor another commercial will be released soon where Brad Pitt shows up.
Each of these people were paid $10 million to do this commercial. They could've made an actual movie with that money. There's a rumor another commercial will be released soon where Brad Pitt shows up.
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AssassinsMace
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That is also a rumor that there will be a Super bowl commercial.Just in time for this years Superbowl commercials!