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^^^ I think you kind of missed the point of those stories? Because the army definitely wasn't mowing anything down. That was like, the entire thrust of that bit. How they had to use mostly untrained people and train them differently, and they needed the "real" army to handle the living warlords. ASAPI posted:I would have loved WWZ to be like the book. Especially if they got the narrators from the History channel to be in it. I would have watched that movie 1000 times. I guess its time to re-read the book. Werner Herzog should have narrated it. CainFortea fucked around with this message at 17:53 on Nov 9, 2021 |
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Hyrax Attack! posted:Yeah overall it’s a fun read but dang there are some low points. Like the swamp ghost visiting the airplane pilot or the cringe stuff where the USC students start fighting as Spartans, or the Japanese shut in student who becomes a martial arts champ by learning from an blind master. The last act felt a bit too neat and tidy, with the army having bite proof uniforms and mowing down zombies with fire ammo. Wish there’d been a twist like long term infected becoming more dangerous or mutating. Yeah, there are definitely some stories that are not as good as others. I do like the upbeat ending, but I just hate downer endings. I love also how Brooks states he based it (along with Studds Terkel) on the works of Sir General John Hackett's two World War III speculative histories). I will say this, listen to the audiobook version, if you haven't. The cast on that is amazing. Oh poo poo I just realized Ade is in it, so I guess this dovetails with Battle LA lol. When Mel Brooks is Your Dad You Get.... Max Brooks as The Interviewer Steve Park as Kwang Jingshu Frank Kamai as Nury Televadi Nathan Fillion as Stanley MacDonald* Paul Sorvino as Fernando Oliveira* Ade M'Cormack as Jacob Nyathi* Carl Reiner as Jurgen Warmbrunn Waleed Zuaiter as Saladin Kader Jay O. Sanders as Bob Archer Dennis Boutsikaris as General Travis D'Ambrosia Martin Scorsese as Breckinridge “Breck” Scott* Simon Pegg as Grover Carlson* Denise Crosby as Mary Jo Miller* Bruce Boxleitner as Gavin Blaire* Ajay Naidu as Ajay Shah Nicki Clyne as Sharon* Jeri Ryan as Maria Zhuganova* Henry Rollins as T. Sean Collins Maz Jobrani as Ahmed Farahnakian Mark Hamill as Todd Wainio Eamonn Walker as Xolelwa Azania / Paul Redeker / David Allen Forbes Jürgen Prochnow as Philip Adler David Ogden Stiers as Bohdan Taras Kondratiuk* Michelle Kholos Brooks as Jesika Hendricks Kal Penn as Sardar Khan* Alan Alda as Arthur Sinclair Junior Rob Reiner as "The Whacko" Dean Edwards as Joe Muhammad Frank Darabont as Roy Elliot* Becky Ann Baker as Christina Eliopolis Parminder Nagra as Barati Palshigar* Brian Tee as Hyungchol Choi / Michael Choi* Masi Oka as Kondo Tatsumi* Frank Kamai as Tomonaga Ijiro John Turturro as Seryosha Garcia Alvarez Ric Young as Admiral Xu Zhicai* Alfred Molina as Terry Knox* John McElroy as Ernesto Olguin Common as Darnell Hackworth* F. Murray Abraham as Father Sergei Ryzhkov* René Auberjonois as Andre Renard*
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MazelTovCocktail posted:Yeah, there are definitely some stories that are not as good as others. I do like the upbeat ending, but I just hate downer endings. I love also how Brooks states he based it (along with Studds Terkel) on the works of Sir General John Hackett's two World War III speculative histories). I will say this, listen to the audiobook version, if you haven't. The cast on that is amazing. Oh poo poo I just realized Ade is in it, so I guess this dovetails with Battle LA lol. Oh on that note, get the unabridged version. The abridged version is good, but the unabridged version is just sublime.
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Handsome Ralph posted:Oh on that note, get the unabridged version. The abridged version is good, but the unabridged version is just sublime. Yes, I remember when it first came out and being miffed that it was abridged. I was so happy when they did the missing stuff, and a complete one, and had the amazing casting continue. That said the dog handler one is one of the more depressing ones. Though a good look into humanity and the bonds we form. I won't lie that I often skip it, it's goddamn tough.
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MA-Horus posted:Taking about alien invasion movies and leaving out the cinematic masterpiece Battleship is Haram I couldn't stop laughing at "we need your ship" *seconds later* "We got 8 boilers ready to go"
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:I couldn't stop laughing at "we need your ship" That magic universe where the mothball fleet is always ready with boilers hot.
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MazelTovCocktail posted:Yes, I remember when it first came out and being miffed that it was abridged. I was so happy when they did the missing stuff, and a complete one, and had the amazing casting continue. That said the dog handler one is one of the more depressing ones. Though a good look into humanity and the bonds we form. I won't lie that I often skip it, it's goddamn tough. Oh yeah the Dog Handler one was too real, as was the bit about the woman who talks about her parents bringing up into the Canadian wilderness to escape. Also I know people have opinions about it but I really loved Todd Wainio's bits (and Mark Hamill as always does a masterful job). Seriously, I really enjoyed the "What's old is new again" concept when they reverted to square formations and semi-auto battle rifles to engage large swarms. Plus the whole "They amped us up by playing "The Trooper" before we made contact"  CommieGIR posted:https://twitter.com/AtomicAnalyst/status/1458119129030971400?s=20 I feel like one of these books is out every 3 months like clockwork. I've read exactly one of them because it seems like all the biggest  details end up getting write-ups in The Atlantic and the Post anyways.
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Hyrax Attack! posted:Yeah overall it’s a fun read but dang there are some low points. Like the swamp ghost visiting the airplane pilot or the cringe stuff where the USC students start fighting as Spartans, or the Japanese shut in student who becomes a martial arts champ by learning from an blind master. The last act felt a bit too neat and tidy, with the army having bite proof uniforms and mowing down zombies with fire ammo. Wish there’d been a twist like long term infected becoming more dangerous or mutating. Max Brooks knows literally nothing about the military or firearms. The "Battle of Yonkers" could have been written so much better if he had even a basic understanding of the military, modern tactics, etc. Oh and lmao at a HE incindiary round being mass produced by whatever was left of the ammo industry. If you've ever read the Zombie Survival Guide, you'll see that his knowledge of ammo, firearms, and anything to do with them is typical of a liberal writer who only thinks rednecks, hicks, and cops and the military should have guns. The highlights of the book (WWZ), were, for me, the style of how it was written, and the hints of what happened elsewhere in the world. Also the story of people trying to escape to the north, the boat people, and the Russian section.
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:I mean, it delivered on its promise of a battleship, so I can't be too unkind to it Battleship absolutely delivered it's promise of Battleships, Explosions, and radness. I mean, they shoot an alien in the face with a 5 inch cannon. I'll take Battleship over ID4 and Battle for LA any day. And I also love both those films.
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CainFortea posted:Battleship absolutely delivered it's promise of Battleships, Explosions, and radness. I mean, they shoot an alien in the face with a 5 inch cannon. Battleship has been on my “should watch” list for years, and maybe this Veteran’s Day it can finally be my dumb fun watch.
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Handsome Ralph posted:Oh yeah the Dog Handler one was too real, as was the bit about the woman who talks about her parents bringing up into the Canadian wilderness to escape. Also I know people have opinions about it but I really loved Todd Wainio's bits (and Mark Hamill as always does a masterful job). . I think that and the dog one is the toughest (especially the guy talking about the pet store and how he didn't like dogs before). It's seriously some oh god I'm thinking of all my pets and it's getting way too real.I do kind of like Mark Hamill's reading, it's not so much the script, it's just kind of close to his natural voice (iirc, it's been a while) that I felt like it was Luke talking about Zeds. I totally get that not being a problem though for many. lol That said it's a lot of the names that most (not all) might not recognize at first glance like Eammon Walker (Oz). Though I remember feeling like an idiot for not picking up about Redeker. Honestly, it's like the audiobook equivalent of a five course meal.
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CommieGIR posted:https://twitter.com/AtomicAnalyst/status/1458119129030971400?s=20 This was discussed in the article pantsless posted at the start of the thread. It sounds like Pence refused to leave the building and... honestly, I find it hard to fault him for that.
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:This was discussed in the article pantsless posted at the start of the thread. It sounds like Pence refused to leave the building and... honestly, I find it hard to fault him for that. I find it easy, but its one of those "bad call based on a good reason" in theory, if he was staying out of solidarity.
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RFC2324 posted:I find it easy, but its one of those "bad call based on a good reason" in theory, if he was staying out of solidarity. IIRC (might have been someone else that day), they said the reason they didn't leave is that by leaving or ceding the building to the insurrectionists, it would give them credibility or make it far more likely to succeed as it had in other coup scenarios. Sure maybe they are just saying that after the fact to save face but it makes sense on some level. MazelTovCocktail posted:Yeah the Canadian wilderness one is pretty Oh god, I completely forgot about that part 
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Handsome Ralph posted:IIRC (might have been someone else that day), they said the reason they didn't leave is that by leaving or ceding the building to the insurrectionists, it would give them credibility or make it far more likely to succeed as it had in other coup scenarios. Sure maybe they are just saying that after the fact to save face but it makes sense on some level. If he had one of the footballs, he should have had bigger worries in his mind than optics
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Handsome Ralph posted:IIRC (might have been someone else that day), they said the reason they didn't leave is that by leaving or ceding the building to the insurrectionists, it would give them credibility or make it far more likely to succeed as it had in other coup scenarios. Sure maybe they are just saying that after the fact to save face but it makes sense on some level. Sorry, I wish I could have. Although I thought the discussion about them having the highest suicide rate was interesting and makes sense. Though I'll never get the reference to "the sick fucks at China Lake [as having a lower rate]" I know it's a military R&D site, but oddly it's never mentioned anywhere else what they were doing.
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Handsome Ralph posted:Quoting this again so I can drop this gem. The best is Ayotte's response to "Hey, do you want your old jo" - "NO THANKS BYE" https://twitter.com/jdistaso/status/1458120889497788420 That was an interesting thing of Al Franken's time as a Senator - he outright said that half of a Senator's day is making called begging for money / fundraising.
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Handsome Ralph posted:I would imagine that if any of the idiots got within spitting distance of Pence (like visibly seeing him and his entourage, not like what happened with Goodman leading them the other way from where he was in the Senate chambers) and didn't heed warnings to gently caress off, Secret Service would have basically That's a good video clip, before I clicked I guessed it was going to be this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTYNwwPQH4k&t=118s facialimpediment posted:The best is Ayotte's response to "Hey, do you want your old jo" - "NO THANKS BYE" Oh yeah to a humiliating extent and for dollar amounts that aren't that much. I liked the scenes in the Wire when a miserable Carcetti had a donor on the phone and was walking them through the steps for getting family members to donate if they've already hit the dollar limit.
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Comrade Blyatlov posted:Has this been posted? It's the first time I've seen it, but: Yea it was talked about when it first came to light like in 2019? Haven’t heard much about it affecting ships though.
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Handsome Ralph posted:I would imagine that if any of the idiots got within spitting distance of Pence (like visibly seeing him and his entourage, not like what happened with Goodman leading them the other way from where he was in the Senate chambers) and didn't heed warnings to gently caress off, Secret Service would have basically Handsome Ralph posted:Oh for sure. My wife's a veterinarian and uhhhh, dealing with animals dying a lot can really do a number on your mental health. On our third date she said something to me to the effect of "You know Vets have like the highest suicide rate right?" and I responded "Oh I knew it was high, but I didn't realize veterans were that high" before she quietly corrected me with what she actually meant. Plus she probably has to deal with people trying to score horse paste off of her.
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Crab Dad posted:Yea it was talked about when it first came to light like in 2019? Haven’t heard much about it affecting ships though. There was an interesting part of McCullough's Truman biography when he was leading an oversight committee in the Senate during WWII and would do serious investigations into new recruits being forced to sleep in the mud because housing contractors weren't doing their jobs, engines going out in planes, or ships with subpar steel breaking in half when leaving port, with the committee being a huge success that saved many lives. Don't think we have those investigations anymore.
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Crab Dad posted:Yea it was talked about when it first came to light like in 2019? Oh thank gently caress I thought I was having deja vu. Could the LCS get pinned on her? 
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Hyrax Attack! posted:That's a good video clip, before I clicked I guessed it was going to be this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTYNwwPQH4k&t=118s lol, I almost went with that video but figured Frank Reynold's would be funnier and shorter to the point. facialimpediment posted:The best is Ayotte's response to "Hey, do you want your old jo" - "NO THANKS BYE"  it can't just be the fundraising requirements and the grind of it can it? MazelTovCocktail posted:Okay this is exceptionally weird, because I was just saying this to my wife. lol But yeah I also figure that that would have scattered and in a weird way Pence wasn't likely as in danger as Mitt Romney, who I fully believe would have been murdered. IIRC, protective details will establish a sort of imaginary red line for situations like that where if people start getting across that line, all bets are off. Which is why I wasn't entirely surprised when that Capitol cop who was on a protective detail shot that chud when she broke through that barricaded window leading into the Speaker's lobby. MazelTovCocktail posted:Yeah, it totally makes sense, I mean I don't know how vets can deal with it. I mean I totally get the upside of it with good doggos and cats, but god the downside must be brutal. poo poo when I had to put my cat I basically (and no one should do this) was just drinking gin and eating KFC for a few days and that's just one (wonderful) cat.  off of her. Probably the second worst part of being a vet is random acquaintances or friends that seemingly only reach out (usually on holidays or weekends) to ask for random free medical advice for their pet that is usually best answered with "You need to go to your vet, I can't diagnose over the phone/Discord chat while we play games. No, I don't need to see pictures of it's butthole. Go to your vet." 9/10 it's for really dumb poo poo too like "My dog broke a nail, do I need to go to the ER? " Rule of thumb, if you're asking yourself "Do I need to bring my pet to the ER?" the answer is likely a yes even if turns out to be nothing.
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MazelTovCocktail posted:Though I'll never get the reference to "the sick fucks at China Lake [as having a lower rate]" I know it's a military R&D site, but oddly it's never mentioned anywhere else what they were doing. I don't think you're supposed to. Not everything is going to be expositioned.
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facialimpediment posted:I can one-up you from Gosar's brain-damaged retweeting of an Attack on Titan edit: I mean, Texas already has an insane AG. Its only going to get worse as Florida and Texas are the prototypes for what the GOP wants to do.
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CainFortea posted:I don't think you're supposed to. Not everything is going to be expositioned. That's true and fair. I guess I was just trying to wonder what they were even doing and I couldn't think of ideas. I think it's a bias for loving RPG lore books and probably what I have the new Twilight 2000 box on my shelf. Handsome Ralph posted:IIRC, protective details will establish a sort of imaginary red line for situations like that where if people start getting across that line, all bets are off. Which is why I wasn't entirely surprised when that Capitol cop who was on a protective detail shot that chud when she broke through that barricaded window leading into the Speaker's lobby. quote:Yeah compassion fatigue is a real motherfucker. Though we are fortunate that no one has tried to score any horse paste or HAHA yeah I kind of know the feeling being in the legal field. Also much like the old saying "if you think you have an ethics/legal problem, then you probably have an ethics/legal problem" that advice on Pets and the ER is quite sound.
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MazelTovCocktail posted:Okay this is exceptionally weird, because I was just saying this to my wife. lol But yeah I also figure that that would have scattered and in a weird way Pence wasn't likely as in danger as Mitt Romney, who I fully believe would have been murdered. They were literally chanting "hang Mike Pence" and had makeshift gallows set up.
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