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I watched War Machine and Jurassic Park Rebirth post race. I liked both and they each get a high rating of 4.5 out of 5. Room for improvement but overall well done!!!
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Topkick
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Its about time for a new James Bond movie....
Just settle on Callum Turner and crack on.
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Had to look him up. He is one weird looking dude. Not what I'd picture for Bond.
Work and movie night
The only thing that bothers me is that:
They are all graduating at Miramar. Then, something clacks off and they are immediately pulled from school.
What, no Pacific or Atlantic fleet groups with fighters available that they need newly minted top gun grads?
They are all graduating at Miramar. Then, something clacks off and they are immediately pulled from school.
What, no Pacific or Atlantic fleet groups with fighters available that they need newly minted top gun grads?
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I can barely watch military shows because I'm so critical. I know everyone loves MASH and it can be funny, but I can't stand watching officers running around out of uniform and acting like clowns.
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Accurate to how NG and reserve medics folks are in the field, tho.
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Yeah, and I can sorta understand why a bunch of people drafted and didn't want to be there would act this way. I'm just a bit uneasy with the way it portrays us. The plus side to the show is that when the birds came in, they all got down to business and did their job.
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In the field?
I see NG folks on ADOS orders walking around like bags of shit at Ft Bragg every single day.
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Medical folks are medical first, and they'll often act that out. Uniform standards go out the window.
I don't know how the army folks do it. In the navy the medical field reservists usually are pretty good in the MTF or on base, but in the field it's sometimes like they are on a camping trip. But then they are generally not field-focused, either since there are a lot fewer of those units. The AD guys are usually pretty tight.
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I'll tell you EXACTLY how they do it...
...it's because the US Army will TALK a big game about standards - we just don't ENFORCE those standards.
It's why you literally cannot count how many different styles of boots are worn "in uniform"
It's why most SF and Ranger guys dont even WEAR issue style boots in uniform anymore.
Some of them don't even wear "boots" they just wear 'Trail Runners'
...it's not like anyone really blouses their trousers anymore
...that is soooo Two Thousand and Late
It's easy if you know how.
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Still have not seen it and have no interest doing so. Nate Diaz apparently didn't think much of it either:
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AFTERBURN.
Scenario: solar flare takes out Europe, say no more I'm in.
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Looks like a good time....
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That looks horrible. Movies that synch trailer music to gunshots and body slams are usually bad.
I'm in.
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Just watched The Boy In The Striped Pajamas. First time watching. Whoa, what a wild ending.
Just finished this. Been a long time since there was a good old fashioned, politically incorrect, stupid, funny movie. I give this 5 cock and balls up!
Finally watched it yesterday. What a very good film. 4 out of 5 cups of coffee.
If someone told me I'd like a 90-minute film with almost no character development, narrow plot, and narrower and fleeting side plots, I'd have laughed at them. But that's Greyhound in a nutshell and people should see it.
It's about a destroyer captain escorting a convoy to England in WWII. That's it. The Elizabeth Shue part was one thing I could do without, but whatever. It was gloriously short even if I love me some Elizabeth Shue.
There's a palpable sense of tension for most of those 90 minutes. You know the end going into the story, but it keeps you on your toes. Casting is...who cares? Everyone does a good job. The movie was filmed on USS Kidd, a surviving Fletcher-class destroyer from WWII. Scans were taken of the only surviving Flower-class corvette up in Canada and allegedly the Polish destroyer depicted in the film. The film color is all grey and dark blue, muted, dark, nasty colors to match the weather of the North Atlantic and the overall mood. Even the white is a little dirty-looking.
History nerd me took issue with a few minor details, but whatever. One comment about bringing up depth charges from crew berthing was wild. We wouldn't do that and they were 600 pounds each. Second the U-boats weren't known for garish displays on conning towers. A few might take up most of the space between the upper splash guards, but not the whole tower as seen in the movie. Finally, Germans talking to our ships via our own TBS (Talk Between Ships) freq never happened. Pretty trivial...trivia I suppose.
Historically the ships were great thanks to the above. It also showed the segregation on US ships at the time. I can't speak for the accuracy of the ship's bridge scenes and commands, but I loved the messenger bits. Also, if you can't see or even feel Hanks' weariness, stress, and the draining nature of escorting a WWII convoy, something is wrong with you. They nailed this one.
Anyway, the movie is super short by modern standards and narrow in focus. What a really good film, but only available on Apple+. Bummer.
4 out of 5 uneaten meals.
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