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cpguy

Post subject: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:56 am

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Just saw this for the first time. Highly recommended. One of the best wars movies ever made. And based on a true story. Very powerful.

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Killer V

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:40 am

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I thought the movie was pretty good, but ironically found the book to be pretty boring.

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:48 am

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Loved this movie.

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shakes

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:44 pm

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Great movie, but hard to recommend anything with Mel Hitler in it these days.

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:07 am

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shakes wrote:

Great movie, but hard to recommend anything with Mel Hitler in it these days.

Are you kidding. Do you really judge art by the artist?

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Hank Scorpio

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:16 am

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immessedup17 wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

shakes wrote:

Great movie, but hard to recommend anything with Mel Hitler in it these days.

Are you kidding. Do you really judge art by the artist?

Would you watch an excellent documentary if it was produced by bin Laden?

So all of Mel Gibson's films are bad now because he is a bad guy?

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Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:16 am

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Hank Scorpio wrote:

So all of Mel Gibson's films are bad now because he is a bad guy?

All of them except Bird On A Wire.

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Hank Scorpio

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:29 am

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immessedup17 wrote:

Hank Scorpio wrote:

So all of Mel Gibson's films are bad now because he is a bad guy?

Aren't they bad because they are bad?

Lethal Weapon 5 kicks ass though.

No, he made some good movies. Braveheart, The Patriot, Lethal Weapon were all entertaining.

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Hank Scorpio

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:39 am

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immessedup17 wrote:

What do you think about What Women Want and Signs?

and

immessedup17 wrote:

we can discuss this in detail if you show up to the Bears viewing event.

edit: The BBQ burger comes with mayo.

Sadly too far for a tide cooking, IN redneck like myself

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:57 am

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immessedup17 wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

shakes wrote:

Great movie, but hard to recommend anything with Mel Hitler in it these days.

Are you kidding. Do you really judge art by the artist?

Would you watch an excellent documentary if it was produced by bin Laden?

yes and I'll watch Wall Street/Platton even though Charlie Sheen is an abuser of people and substances, I'll watch Rosemary's Baby even though Roman Polanski drugged a teenager and hit her in the cakes, I'll watch Woody Allen and Morgan Freeman movies even though they abused their position of trust and schtuped their adoptive daughters...

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Tall Midget

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:02 am

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I will watch Charlton Heston movies even though he was a gun advocate.

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shakes

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:32 am

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good dolphin wrote:

shakes wrote:

Great movie, but hard to recommend anything with Mel Hitler in it these days.

Are you kidding. Do you really judge art by the artist?

No, I clearly said it was a great movie, but that I wouldn't recommend anything by Mel Hitler these days. I don't care how good a movie is, I refuse to support or recommend anything made by someone who hates jews.

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Frank Coztansa

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:39 am

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Would you recommend Ghost Writer?

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shakes

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:43 am

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Frank Coztansa wrote:

Would you recommend Ghost Writer?

no, I also refuse to recommend anything with Whoopi Goldberg and Patrick Swayze

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Spaulding

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:44 am

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shakes wrote:

A few days ago you made it known you didn't much care for the Irish. If you were to replace Jews with Irish in all Mel's rants would that be okay or not?

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beni hanna

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:56 am

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Hank Scorpio wrote:

immessedup17 wrote:

we can discuss this in detail if you show up to the Bears viewing event.

edit: The BBQ burger comes with mayo.

Sadly too far for a tide cooking, IN redneck like myself

I have got to get into this Tide cooking thing. Seems about as popular as a Paula Dean Baked French Toast Casserole. Any other special ingredients? Is this a baked or fried product? FTR if it has mayo I gotta pass. A man has to stand by his principles. :wink:

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Phil McCracken

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:57 am

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immessedup17 wrote:

Hank, I love you...but I have to tell you the same thing I tell everyone else. You can't argue the validity of subjective statements. I can't argue that the movies aren't critically acclaimed...I can state that I don't think they're very good...and can back it up with my own reasoning.

I don't mind Braveheart overall, but that is hardly a testament to Mel Gibson's acting, which I've always felt is subpar. Lethal Weapon (all of them) are just basic action movies...with nothing exceptional about them. I didn't like The Patriot at all, when Heath Ledger was alive or dead.

What do you think about What Women Want and Signs?

We can discuss this in detail if you show up to the Bears viewing event.

edit: The BBQ burger comes with mayo.

Payback was a great movie

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Tall Midget

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:40 pm

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Lethal Weapon is a pretty interesting examination of the domestic effects of a permanent war culture.

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Frank Coztansa

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:53 pm

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Vets eat bullets and dog biscuits?

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shakes

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:04 pm

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immessedup17 wrote:

Bah, he loves jews and gays. He owes a lot of his success to them both.

That does pretty much wrap up the only two groups of people I like.

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shakes

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 1:05 pm

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Spaulding wrote:

A few days ago you made it known you didn't much care for the Irish. If you were to replace Jews with Irish in all Mel's rants would that be okay or not?

Ok? No, that would be wonderful!

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good dolphin

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:44 pm

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shakes would remake Braveheart with the Irish opressing the Scots.

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FavreFan

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:47 pm

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immessedup17 wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

shakes wrote:

Great movie, but hard to recommend anything with Mel Hitler in it these days.

Are you kidding. Do you really judge art by the artist?

Would you watch an excellent documentary if it was produced by bin Laden?

Of course.

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shakes

Post subject: Re: We Were Soldiers

Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:25 pm

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good dolphin wrote:

shakes would remake Braveheart with the Irish opressing the Scots.

I would also remake A Deliberate Stranger: The Ted Bundy Story with the Irish replacing the women.

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