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I've always found it weird how romanticized World War II is in American pop culture. I mean I'm sure part of it is that the bulk of it is a clear GI Joe vs. Cobra style delineation of good guys vs. bad guys and that makes for good storytelling, but is any other country quite as obsessed with WW2 to the point of making multiple magazines about it? I mean, I feel like there's gotta be a point where your magazine has covered everything noteworthy.
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May 22, 2014 16:48
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raditts posted:I've always found it weird how romanticized World War II is in American pop culture. I mean I'm sure part of it is that the bulk of it is a clear GI Joe vs. Cobra style delineation of good guys vs. bad guys and that makes for good storytelling, but is any other country quite as obsessed with WW2 to the point of making multiple magazines about it? I mean, I feel like there's gotta be a point where your magazine has covered everything noteworthy. I don't know about magazines, but Britain can be pretty drat obsessed over WW2 (The Blitz, standing alone against Germany, Dunkirk etc). I feel that sentiment has kinda faded in recent years but it's certainly still somewhat strong.
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May 22, 2014 16:54
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raditts posted:I've always found it weird how romanticized World War II is in American pop culture. I mean I'm sure part of it is that the bulk of it is a clear GI Joe vs. Cobra style delineation of good guys vs. bad guys and that makes for good storytelling, but is any other country quite as obsessed with WW2 to the point of making multiple magazines about it? I mean, I feel like there's gotta be a point where your magazine has covered everything noteworthy. It's our peak moment. We're the former high school QB who can't stop wanting to return to their salad days.
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May 22, 2014 16:55
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British film makers have been winning Oscars for doing sappy WW2 movies forever.
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May 22, 2014 16:59
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Always remember to completely ignore the "contributions" of the Soviet Red Army. I use air quotes because the contributions massively understates the importance of the Red Army in WWII, like, they basically won the thing with a slight assist from the rest of the Allies.
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May 22, 2014 17:05
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Oh I didn't realise that HBO had brought back The Comeback for a few episodes, kind of a strange order but neat. I heard the first season was pretty good, I watched the pilot and it didn't wow me but maybe worth a reconsider.
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May 22, 2014 17:17
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Mu Zeta posted:In the last episode it shows pictures of the real Marines and what they went on to do after the war. I had no idea who 90% of the people were. I recognized Leckie, Sledge, Sledge's New Orleans friend, and Basilone. Then it just kept showing more pictures of people we are supposed to know. When it did the same thing in Band of Brothers I knew every single one.
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May 22, 2014 17:41
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zoux posted:Always remember to completely ignore the "contributions" of the Soviet Red Army. I use air quotes because the contributions massively understates the importance of the Red Army in WWII, like, they basically won the thing with a slight assist from the rest of the Allies. By 'won the thing' you mean shot Nazis in the back as they were moving west to deal with us, because that's basically what they did.
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May 22, 2014 17:45
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You have no power over me Joe.
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May 22, 2014 17:46
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Mu Zeta posted:British film makers have been winning Oscars for doing sappy WW2 movies forever. So have the French, for that matter.
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May 22, 2014 18:58
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Russians do loving brutal nihilistic movies about WW 2. You might too if 80% of all males born in the USSR in 1923 died in WW2.
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May 22, 2014 19:00
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Literally the only thing I remember from Pacific is that dude drinking out of the top of a human skull.
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May 22, 2014 19:44
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I just watched The Monuments Men and it was pretty good. 
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May 22, 2014 19:49
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The Duke posted:Literally the only thing I remember from Pacific is that dude drinking out of the top of a human skull. But I do remember them using some stupidly racist (well obviously) challenge/response thing to determine if the Japanese were hiding or not.
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May 22, 2014 20:20
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hollylolly posted:I just watched The Monuments Men and it was pretty good. Really? I saw it in the theater to appease this artsy girl I liked at the time and it was so horridly boring, honestly I cannot remember 95% of it. I thought it was bland, woodenly acted, not very coherent...just not entertaining at all.
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May 22, 2014 20:36
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India made a World War II movie once. It was a bad movie.  Edit: oh, they have their own version of Downfall Hitler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdkUsY0txi8 Ravane fucked around with this message at 21:31 on May 22, 2014 |
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May 22, 2014 21:22
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Ravane posted:India made a I mean, for real.
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May 22, 2014 21:31
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Does it have like 15 musical numbers.
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May 22, 2014 21:31
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zoux posted:Does it have like 15 musical numbers. That mass dance scene with the elephants and vishnu that took place in Dachau was historically accurate I'll have you know.
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May 22, 2014 21:36
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IRQ posted:I mean, for real. India does have a few good movies, though most are indeed terrible. "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" is one I'd say is a 9/10 on the Hollywood scale of movies. zoux posted:Does it have like 15 musical numbers. Well, not 15 and I was disappointed I couldn't find a scene with Hitler dancing Bhangra, but there are several montages set to sad indian music and this one ridiculous dance routine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObsZJubSMcs&t=2430s
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May 22, 2014 21:46
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The Midniter posted:Really? I saw it in the theater to appease this artsy girl I liked at the time and it was so horridly boring, honestly I cannot remember 95% of it. I thought it was bland, woodenly acted, not very coherent...just not entertaining at all. We must have different tastes.
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May 22, 2014 21:56
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hollylolly posted:We must have different tastes. But only one of you can have the objectively correct taste. So, who is it?
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May 22, 2014 21:57
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'pretty good' is about as good as I would ever expect a Clooney-directed movie to get, so it could go either way.
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May 22, 2014 22:01
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If you want to watch a rad movie Ravenous is on Netflix instant now. It's easily the best non-musical cannibal western in existence.
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May 22, 2014 22:04
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...of SCIENCE! posted:If you want to watch a rad movie Ravenous is on Netflix instant now. It's easily the best non-musical cannibal western in existence. This movie legit owns and is hilarious.
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May 22, 2014 22:05
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Heh, I just watched that the other day. I didn't realize they only just put it up.
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May 22, 2014 22:16
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Hey so I finished reviewing season 2 of LMS I am p proud of this y'all
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May 22, 2014 22:39
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E PLURIBUS ANUS posted:Hey so I finished reviewing season 2 of LMS Good thing you advertised it in here, it's not like the thread is stickied or anything.
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May 22, 2014 22:51
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precision posted:Good thing you advertised it in here, it's not like the thread is stickied or anything. Christ you're whiny
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May 22, 2014 22:58
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I'm interested in watching Fargo but I've never seen the film. I also have no idea what the connection between the TV series and film is (is it a sequel, a remake, only loosely related??). Is it recommended to watch the film first?
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May 22, 2014 22:59
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mancalamania posted:I'm interested in watching Fargo but I've never seen the film. I also have no idea what the connection between the TV series and film is (is it a sequel, a remake, only loosely related??). Is it recommended to watch the film first? You don't have to but you should They're not connected at all, sort of like a creative reimagining of the events of the film but not really My recommendation is to watch the pilot, if you like the pilot watch the film, then watch the rest of the episodes of the tv series
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May 22, 2014 23:01
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mancalamania posted:I'm interested in watching Fargo but I've never seen the film. I also have no idea what the connection between the TV series and film is (is it a sequel, a remake, only loosely related??). Is it recommended to watch the film first? There's no need. The show is basically a (very loose) retelling of the movie and you don't need any knowledge of one to "get" the other, though it may add to the appreciation of smaller details. And speaking of Fargo, I may be done with it after this week's episode. That was brutally discouraging and doesn't really leave me in a place where I'm thinking, "Sure, I want to see more of that."
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May 22, 2014 23:03
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If you're talking about Molly she's still alive according to an interview with the actress
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May 22, 2014 23:03
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I wouldn't call it a loose retelling of the movie. It's an entirely different story that uses the movie's small-town Minnesota setting and milieu. There is something that happens in the movie that comes up in the show (not right away, later on in the season), but seeing the movie isn't required to follow the show's plot. But watch the movie anyway because its great.
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May 22, 2014 23:06
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mancalamania posted:I'm interested in watching Fargo but I've never seen the film. I also have no idea what the connection between the TV series and film is (is it a sequel, a remake, only loosely related??). Is it recommended to watch the film first? Watch the movie. It's a classic and it's on Netflix Instant in the US.
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May 22, 2014 23:07
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Kinda disappointed we breezed past Disney Afternoon shows without mentioning Goof Troop. Never watched it myself, but I'll be damned if I didn't hear the theme song like 1000 times growing up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTUhdK8jp9k
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May 22, 2014 23:15
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Irish Joe posted:Kinda disappointed we breezed past Disney Afternoon shows without mentioning Goof Troop. Never watched it myself, but I'll be damned if I didn't hear the theme song like 1000 times growing up. The movie owned. I don't remember much of the show.
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May 22, 2014 23:21
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I must be horribly broken in some way after watching the shows I watch because while the latest Fargo episode is pretty weighty, it in no way lives up to this hyperbole of soul crushing that everyone keeps going on about. I mean, 'bad stuff happens' is pretty much part and parcel to the whole thing. The whole tone of the show keeps me from getting too vested in everyone's fate. I'm enjoying the hell out of the show, but my reaction to the latest episode was basically "Can't wait to see how it devolves from here" and not "I'm going to go to the corner to cry a little."
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May 22, 2014 23:29
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I'm just popping in to say that Shameless is completely breaking me this season and I'm only halfway through it. I'm emotionally exhausted after every episode. gently caress.
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May 22, 2014 23:51
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hope and vaseline posted:I'm just popping in to say that Shameless is completely breaking me this season and I'm only halfway through it. I'm emotionally exhausted after every episode. gently caress. I couldn't do it this year, at least not week to week, because I just couldn't handle the weight. I started a thread titled "Why the gently caress aren't you watching Shameless" and I haven't watched more than three episodes this season. 
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