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Jewmanji posted:The Thin Red Line is actually a much better movie (maybe the best war movie ever) explicitly because it doesn't for one second pretend that it's anything but a constant and unending nightmare. There's enough media out there that constantly glamorizes war, we don't need another movie that papers over how it's the most horrific thing that ever happens on this planet. If your reason for liking a movie is "cool Sniper shoots guy in the face through his scope omg" then you need to grow up. Paths of Glory?
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Jewmanji posted:The Thin Red Line is actually a much better movie (maybe the best war movie ever) explicitly because it doesn't for one second pretend that it's anything but a constant and unending nightmare. There's enough media out there that constantly glamorizes war, we don't need another movie that papers over how it's the most horrific thing that ever happens on this planet. If your reason for liking a movie is "cool Sniper shoots guy in the face through his scope omg" then you need to grow up. Society as a whole, especially Americans, love to see people be brutally murdered and maimed. We find it entertaining and exciting while pretending we don't.
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A Deacon posted:Hacksaw Ridge definitely gave Saving Private Ryan a run for its money as the best WW2 movie depicting realistic, brutal battles. I disagree. I thought the movie was good enough, but the battle scenes felt a lot more "spammy" and generic to me.
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Rough Lobster posted:I was helping watch some kids a few days ago and we put on the Minions movie to pacify them. I only half watched it (mostly because these two kids were hellions and the one made repeated attempts to bite through an extension cord) and I haven't seen any of the Despicable Me movies, but drat the minions movie was weird. It takes place in England in the 60s or some poo poo, the plot was strange and meandering, and it had a few surprisingly dark moments. Some scientist got his neck snapped and died and all his future self versions winked out of existence one by one. There was also a gag where a guy is helping the villainess tighten her corset and the butler comes in and thinks they're loving (I think that's what they were going for?) This is an accurate summary. Dont watch dispicable me 2 though cause that movie has some bad values.
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BigglesSWE posted:I disagree. I thought the movie was good enough, but the battle scenes felt a lot more "spammy" and generic to me. Some of them looked so ridiculous that they reminded me of Rambo 4. They did provide a wonderful contrast with the first part of the movie (before bootcamp).
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Dec 15, 2016 16:05
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Mierenneuker posted:Some of them looked so ridiculous that they reminded me of Rambo 4. They did provide a wonderful contrast with the first part of the movie (before bootcamp). I'm not surprised considering this is a Mel Gibson film.
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Dec 15, 2016 16:08
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Hey remember when that movie Storks had a trailer in this forum? I promptly forgot about it. Well my kid wanted to watch it last night and....... that movie is funny. One of the more under the radar animated flicks in a long time. It's also really pretty. How the hell did that get so left behind?
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Dec 15, 2016 16:16
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The Wolfpack sub is the only thing I remember from that trailer.
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Jewmanji posted:The Thin Red Line is actually a much better movie (maybe the best war movie ever) explicitly because it doesn't for one second pretend that it's anything but a constant and unending nightmare. There's enough media out there that constantly glamorizes war, we don't need another movie that papers over how it's the most horrific thing that ever happens on this planet. If your reason for liking a movie is "cool Sniper shoots guy in the face through his scope omg" then you need to grow up. I don't agree with Zzulu about the Thin Red Line, but this sentiment is wrong as well. Liking a movie because it has cool action scenes is completely valid, and doesn't mean you are a child, and if it does that seems like a really boring approach to movies, and I don't want to grow up. People can like and appreciate movies for different reasons. I think appreciating both for their strengths is the best way to go if you are capable of it!
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I said come in! posted:I'm not surprised considering this is a Mel Gibson film. I wasn't aware that Mel Gibson was known for Rambo-tier filmmaking. Fill us in.
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:The Wolfpack sub is the only thing I remember from that trailer. It's funny and the Wolfpack Alpha and Beta are voiced by Key and Peele (but they don't get enough screen time). Pigeon Toady is the best. He's like a German "bruh" ...
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Never forget...Vin Diesel was in Saving Private Ryan https://youtu.be/FsSPZUxtV8U
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yea but spoilers not for very long
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A Deacon posted:I wasn't aware that Mel Gibson was known for Rambo-tier filmmaking. Fill us in. He's responsible for an entire bucket of flashy, pandering, ultra-violent, historically inaccurate, poo poo-tier films. So yeah, First Blood pt 2 and beyond is pretty spot-on.
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Dead Snoopy posted:Never forget...Vin Diesel was in Saving Private Ryan Never Forgotten. edit;  that clip uses music from The Thin Red Line, the better movie
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:Never Forgotten. Journey to the Line is Hans Zimmers finest work
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Dec 16, 2016 04:35
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Saw a special preview for Dunkirk before Rogue One tonight and it was WAAAAAY better at selling the movie than the trailer does. I'm hoping they put that online at some point.
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Dec 16, 2016 05:19
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yet another important animation trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k397HRbTtWI
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Proposition Joe posted:Saw a special preview for Dunkirk before Rogue One tonight and it was WAAAAAY better at selling the movie than the trailer does. I'm hoping they put that online at some point. Yeah, people were whooping and clapping after it was over. And the raid siren was super loud. Insanely good; people need to experience it.
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I can't help laughing every time I see the Passengers trailer just the dumbest poo poo but then I see the Collateral Beauty trailer and I want to cry but it just hurts too much (p.s. that british magical monster/kid into the wild poo poo looks straight garbo lmao)
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A Deacon posted:I wasn't aware that Mel Gibson was known for Rambo-tier filmmaking. Fill us in. We Were Soldiers is a good place to start. Apocolypto as well if you're into seeing a dude eat a boars ball sack, this is at the very beginning of the film, so you can stop after that because its the best part.
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I said come in! posted:We Were Soldiers is a good place to start. Apocolypto as well if you're into seeing a dude eat a boars ball sack, this is at the very beginning of the film, so you can stop after that because its the best part. Apocolypto is now equivalent to Rambo shoot-em-up films? Got it.
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The Saddest Rhino posted:yet another important animation trailer the Glengary Glen Ross joke at the end. Jesus.
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:the Glengary Glen Ross joke at the end. Jesus. Always Be Pooping? Crying?
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I said come in! posted:We Were Soldiers is a good place to start. Apocolypto as well if you're into seeing a dude eat a boars ball sack, this is at the very beginning of the film, so you can stop after that because its the best part. I'm partial to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qfsMjASwTM.
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The Saddest Rhino posted:yet another important animation trailer Jesus Christ. Ugh.
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Ammanas posted:Journey to the Line is Hans Zimmers finest work Oh, no doubt. I think his music for TTRL is the best original score I've ever heard. My friend and I used to put that disc on then smoke a joint and try to play chess, poo poo got pretty intense.
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Zzulu posted:Literally every action set piece in Saving Private Ryan is amazing, for its action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7dmcHoODZI The surrendering soldiers are speaking Czech saying that they aren't German and didn't kill anyone, which is accurate since the Nazis press ganged Czech's and Poles to fight for the army I really appreciate that this scene isn't explained fully because on its own its pretty hosed up regardless. I prefer Band of Brothers to Saving Private Ryan, but that's a little unfair do to one being one movie and the other being a multiple episode miniseries. achillesforever6 fucked around with this message at 03:42 on Dec 17, 2016 |
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achillesforever6 posted:I prefer Band of Brothers to Saving Private Ryan, but that's a little unfair do to one being one movie and the other being a multiple episode miniseries. The episode that depicted the Brécourt Manor Assault (think it was the second) was pretty much on par with the action set pieces in Saving Private Ryan imo. I love that episode everytime I rewatch the series. teagone fucked around with this message at 04:34 on Dec 17, 2016 |
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I said come in! posted:We Were Soldiers is a good place to start. Apocolypto as well if you're into seeing a dude eat a boars ball sack, this is at the very beginning of the film, so you can stop after that because its the best part. 
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An oddly more relaxed trailer for XXx 3: Slightly Cheaper Fast & Furious https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7Kro0ymASM
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It looks like Samuel L. Jackson's character no longer has the hair(cut) and the scar he had in the previous movies. I guess he really didn't want to spend much time in the make-up chair for his two minute cameo.
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Or, orrrrrrrrr.......he's a robot duplicate. An xXxtreme robot duplicate.
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gettin a lil tired of the behind the back hooded DJ shot
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Gonz posted:Or, orrrrrrrrr.......he's a robot duplicate. To the MaxXx!
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Zzulu posted:The thin red line is barely a good movie and has no memorable scenes The scene of them taking the hilltop had some of the most memorable visuals out of any war movie. Those shots of the slow moving cloud shadows over the rolling hills with them GI helmets cutting through the tall grass, that was some good stuff. quote:Coming to think of it, I don't like any of Terrence Malicks movies Gross.
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I liked Apocalypto - and Saving Private Ryan doesn't glamorize war. Those are my correct opinions of the day, my friends.
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Lobok posted:Always Be Pooping? Crying? No, the line is still closing. but it's funny because babies.
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Wizchine posted:I liked Apocalypto - and Saving Private Ryan doesn't glamorize war. Those are my correct opinions of the day, my friends. It doesn't glamorize war, it lionizes it.
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:It doesn't glamorize war, it lionizes it. It presents war as a giant meat grinder where whoever survives does so through sheer luck more than anything else. I'd say the film lionizes the men who fought in it, but not war itself.
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