Tequila Rob
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Post by Tequila Rob on Jan 5, 2020 23:01:20 GMT -5
It was on the TV tonight..uncensored!!...but after 12 minutes my wife had had enough and it was back to the hockey game
this from a woman that can swear with the best of em...or as my son says: "I learned the swear words from my Dad, but I learned to swear from my Mom"
he aint kidding....
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Post by Vibroluxer on Jan 5, 2020 23:36:44 GMT -5
What channel? Can I stream it?
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Post by Tequila Rob on Jan 6, 2020 10:34:15 GMT -5
I recorded it to my DVR and then watched (tried!) it...I have Direct TV...channel 333 IRCHD...not sure what IRC stands for...
After A Clockwork Orange, it's my favorite Kubrick flick
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2020 10:38:19 GMT -5
As for Kubrick, Dr. Strangelove still holds at #1.
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Post by Vibroluxer on Jan 6, 2020 10:50:20 GMT -5
Thanks, TR.
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Post by Peegoo 🏁 on Jan 6, 2020 12:40:00 GMT -5
GREAT movie. Vincent Donofrio is scary good here. The way R. Lee Ermey carries the donut like it's a dead rat *kills* me every time I watch it.
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 6, 2020 13:29:03 GMT -5
I haven't seen it in years, but my recollection is everything after boot camp was a huge letdown. After such an epic performance by both Army and D'Onofrio, the rest of the movie was...just okay.
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Post by bluzcat on Jan 6, 2020 13:31:32 GMT -5
The bootcamp scenes are the best, even more so having been through it myself.
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Post by budg on Jan 6, 2020 15:19:35 GMT -5
I loved it and I’m not a huge Kubrick fan, but as an ex Marine I have to say pretty good reenactment of what Marine corps boot camp was like . Ooh rah.
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Post by Stratluvr on Jan 6, 2020 15:21:57 GMT -5
I loved the movie ever since it first came out. I do agree that the boot camp part is far better than the Vietnam part.
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Post by Chris Greene on Jan 6, 2020 15:28:47 GMT -5
What, we didn't like Animal Mother in the second half of the movie? "You can talk the talk but can you walk the walk?"
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Post by jazzguy on Jan 6, 2020 15:49:08 GMT -5
As for Kubrick, Dr. Strangelove still holds at #1. indeed |
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Post by Tequila Rob on Jan 6, 2020 16:19:03 GMT -5
I haven't seen it in years, but my recollection is everything after boot camp was a huge letdown. After such an epic performance by both Army and D'Onofrio, the rest of the movie was...just okay. Yeah... I sort of agree with you..it's almost like 2 different movies....after the first 56 minutes...the 2nd half is its own animal....but I'm sure Kubrick had his reasons for it.....
I can still slug through the 2nd half..it's not bad, but it just doesn't seem to tie into the first
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Post by Tequila Rob on Jan 6, 2020 16:23:17 GMT -5
Egads....who here has never uttered these words!!
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Post by archiestone on Jan 6, 2020 16:23:42 GMT -5
2001 still holds up! (still as baffling as ever.)
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Post by Chris Greene on Jan 6, 2020 16:30:10 GMT -5
2001 still holds up! (still as baffling as ever.) They did a good job explaining it in the book. |
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Post by Blacksunshine on Jan 6, 2020 16:31:03 GMT -5
In high school I read the book "The Short Timers" on which it is based.
I like the movie version of the boot camp better than the book, mainly because of R. Lee Ermey.
The Vietnam part of the story is MUCH better in the book though.
And the actor that plays Animal Mother was NOTHING like what I pictured while reading the book.
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Post by Chris Greene on Jan 6, 2020 16:35:37 GMT -5
I'm a fan of Adam Baldwin from way back when. I first saw him in a film called "My Bodyguard". He was great in the TV show, "Chuck" and also in another TV show called "The Last Ship".
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 6, 2020 18:33:32 GMT -5
I haven't seen it in years, but my recollection is everything after boot camp was a huge letdown. After such an epic performance by both Army and D'Onofrio, the rest of the movie was...just okay. Yeah... I sort of agree with you..it's almost like 2 different movies....after the first 56 minutes...the 2nd half is its own animal....but I'm sure Kubrick had his reasons for it.....
I can still slug through the 2nd half..it's not bad, but it just doesn't seem to tie into the first
Exactly. The second half is good, but can’t possibly live up to the first half. It’s not that the second half is bad, the first half might be some of the greatest cinema of all time. I could almost have had them add another 30-40 minutes to the boot camp part and then just end it there. |
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Post by charliemacon on Jan 6, 2020 19:14:37 GMT -5
Great movie. It's the best virtual boot camp experience I've ever had. The toilet seen was just freaked, and I speculate the movie would be better without it. Was very disturbed by the helicopter gunner just shooting at anyone, the madness of war seemed to be on full display in the movie.
Annnnd, still a true statement: Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove" remains perhaps my favorite movie of all time.
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Post by budg on Jan 6, 2020 20:17:53 GMT -5
Yeah... I sort of agree with you..it's almost like 2 different movies....after the first 56 minutes...the 2nd half is its own animal....but I'm sure Kubrick had his reasons for it.....
I can still slug through the 2nd half..it's not bad, but it just doesn't seem to tie into the first
Exactly. The second half is good, but can’t possibly live up to the first half. It’s not that the second half is bad, the first half might be some of the greatest cinema of all time. I could almost have had them add another 30-40 minutes to the boot camp part and then just end it there. I totally agree. The second half didn’t hold my interest like the first half did. Ermeys first movie was a movie called Boys in Company C which was a decent movie mostly because of him. Emmy was an actual Drill Instructor in real life before movies. |
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Post by reverendrob on Jan 6, 2020 20:53:29 GMT -5
I haven't seen it in years, but my recollection is everything after boot camp was a huge letdown. After such an epic performance by both Army and D'Onofrio, the rest of the movie was...just okay. Read the book, seriously. Boot Camp is taken verbatim. The rest is dumbed down for rating. And there's an entire third act missing from the film. You will not be disappointed, the pdf or text version is free from Hasford's son. |
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Post by reverendrob on Jan 6, 2020 20:55:01 GMT -5
In high school I read the book "The Short Timers" on which it is based. I like the movie version of the boot camp better than the book, mainly because of R. Lee Ermey. The Vietnam part of the story is MUCH better in the book though. And the actor that plays Animal Mother was NOTHING like what I pictured while reading the book. "Alice shrugged, smiled, as if to say, 'I'm so cool even my errors are correct.'" |
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 6, 2020 20:56:07 GMT -5
I haven't seen it in years, but my recollection is everything after boot camp was a huge letdown. After such an epic performance by both Army and D'Onofrio, the rest of the movie was...just okay. Read the book, seriously. Boot Camp is taken verbatim. The rest is dumbed down for rating. And there's an entire third act missing from the film. You will not be disappointed, the pdf or text version is free from Hasford's son. To be honest, I haven’t read a good book in a long time, I just may take that recommendation. |
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Post by jonnyblooz on Jan 6, 2020 22:29:04 GMT -5
I'll be in the minority here, but Kubrick just ruined movies for me, starting with 2001, the shining and fmj. I just didn't get him.
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Post by jonnyblooz on Jan 6, 2020 22:34:16 GMT -5
I'm a fan of Adam Baldwin from way back when. I first saw him in a film called "My Bodyguard". He was great in the TV show, "Chuck" and also in another TV show called "The Last Ship". I saw that movie when I was a kid. Never forgot him from that. I don't know anybody else who remembers that movie. |
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Post by BigBadJohn on Jan 7, 2020 6:49:44 GMT -5
Looked up the book.... Yikes! 
The Short Timers
Have to scour the used book stores for this one. |
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Post by Mfitz804 on Jan 7, 2020 7:30:01 GMT -5
Looked up the book.... Yikes!
The Short Timers
Have to scour the used book stores for this one. Yup, out of print. |
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Post by HenryJ on Jan 7, 2020 8:05:15 GMT -5
I'm a fan of Adam Baldwin from way back when. I first saw him in a film called "My Bodyguard". He was great in the TV show, "Chuck" and also in another TV show called "The Last Ship". I saw that movie when I was a kid. Never forgot him from that. I don't know anybody else who remembers that movie. I remember that movie. Baldwin was heroic, in an unlikely way. It was rather heartwarming. |
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Post by reverendrob on Jan 7, 2020 8:20:04 GMT -5
Looked up the book.... Yikes!
Look for the PDF. If you can't find, PM. Finding a print copy is a bitch and expensive. I found several in the stone age, but it took years for each. |
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