SSgt Baloo Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? A military officer prepping troops for a nuke test exercise bizarrely states that' date=' aside from the destructive power, a "nuclear explosion is one of the most beautiful sights you can witness".[/quote'] I've seen 2000-pounders detonate from ~3 miles away (certainly not more than five or six miles). There is a certain terrible beauty to large violent forces being released all at once, some large portion of which I believe consists of being glad you're close enough to appreciate the difference between "spectator" and "participant", without having become the latter. I'm gonna have to re-add that one to my DVD library. I used to have tons of documentaries just for the different nuances of unselfconscious irony and out-dated assumptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Oh, and to be perfectly honest, way more than two episodes of Top Gear (repeats except for the USA version, which impresses mainly by not sucking anywhere near as bad as everyone had feared it would in the first place.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Dept. of ...And Furthermore... Atomic Cafe on Netflix. You might appreciate this, which I just watched: qEKW6tc6gPA&lf=plcp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? John Carter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? I picked up a collection of cheap movies, action adventure/Fantasy. Midnight Chronicles was a VERY pleasant surprise. RPG based movie, MUCH better written/acted than the others I have seen in the collection. OTOH, those include "The Beastmaster", "Beowolf (Chtistopher Lambert), "Dragonquest", and "Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao". I haven't watched "Merlin and the war of the dragons" yet, but... I need to see if there is more of "Midnight Chronicles" out there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Felt nostalgic -- watched The Empire Strikes Back, the theatrical release version. James Earl Jones, man ... James Earl Jones ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted March 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? A number of animated movies, including: The Illusionist, Memories, and Whisper of the Heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? First two episodes of Game of Thrones. There's sex and violence! Why didn't the Internet warn me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? A number of animated movies, including: The Illusionist, Memories, and Whisper of the Heart. The Northwest Film Study Center here in Portland is having a Studio Ghibli festival this coming May. Hopefully I'll have enough money that I'll finally get to see Castle in the Sky on the big screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Moon, starring Sam Rockwell, directed by Duncan Jones. Old school sci-fi drama/thriller. A modern SF movie that's actually about concepts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Game Change. My aunt and uncle watched it while I hit the WoW battlegrounds with my friends in the same room. Interesting - far more flattering of McCain than most of the other people in the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? BEST MOVIE EVER* *Disclaimer: haven't yet seen Citizen Kane. I have the film, just have not yet watched it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? BEST MOVIE EVER* *Disclaimer: haven't yet seen Citizen Kane. I have the film, just have not yet watched it. Fnord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? fnord. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? spider-man six forgotten warriors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escafarc Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? BEST MOVIE EVER* *Disclaimer: haven't yet seen Citizen Kane. I have the film, just have not yet watched it. I would put Citizen Kane a very, very close second behind Casablanca myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewomble Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972). Rather grubby film, but entertaining nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted March 11, 2012 Report Share Posted March 11, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? the new adventures of the lone ranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The War Game,1965 documentary, as a follow up to Atomic Cafe. Very chilling simulation of the effects of a nuclear attack on the UK. Die Monster Die, a 1965 film starring Boris Karloff and Nick Adams, based loosely on Lovecraft's "The Colour out of Space". Godzilla vs. Monster Zero, also made in 1965, also starring Nick Adams--Godzilla, Rodan, Ghidorah. Godzilla jumping up and making celebratory gestures after beating Ghidorah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The Green Zone. Set during the middle of the Iraq Invasion, the search for WMDs reveals that most of the evidence was manufactured. Matt Damon is trying to find out what is going on, while Greg Kinnear is trying to put his own man in as the leader of the new Iraq which means stopping anyone else from finding out what is going on. Sherlock Holmes with Downy and Law. Its the first movie that I can remember that emphasized Holmes's physical ability, and generally weird behaviors. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? In Time I was really looking forward to this because I was intrigued by the concept. It was not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? Saw John Carter yesterday. My (minimal) comments are in the "John Carter trailer" thread, but Rex Mundi and assault have more complete reviews with which I concur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? The Silver Fleet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Re: What Have You Watched Recently? double dragon tas pilot episode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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