Super Sweet Movie Discussion Thread

[Muppet]

I. DRINK. YOUR. MILKSHAKE!!!!!!! I DRINK IT UP!!!!!!!!!

I'd watch that guy try to sell furniture.

I just, out of nowhere, repeated that line, scared the shat out of Maria. Lmao

 

[Kraut783]

New Tron movie....looks interesting

 

[ThunderHorse]

The Covenant…just, not good

You know what really threw it for me? Was all of the people marching in formation on the air field to random locations. I can overlook everything else. And I'm not kidding.

Watched it. I enjoyed it. 6.5 dog treats of 10. I never got the chance to serve in Iraq or Afghanistan so know nothing of relationships with interpreters. But the whole kinda reminded me of the dudes who picked up Luttrell and saved his ass and put themselves on the line.

But you guys can tell me...how many enlisted led squad sized elements were hunting IED factories?

A lot of implausible pieces to the storyline and maybe a SGM in a SMU gets that kind of license to walk all over the battle space...but if you remove yourself from what you know and you watch it late at night. It's a decent flick.

But yes the marching formations at airfields in a combat theater was odd.

 

[Kraut783]

The movie had so much potential....it's a great story that could have been done better.

 

[SpongeBob*24]

I thought The Covenant was good. A typical Guy Ritchie film, loaded with stars and lots of action.

4 out of 5 drunk dials...

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@ThunderHorse in 2005, Ft Bragg soldiers were forced to get their uniforms dry cleaned and pressed at BIAP. I also saw them doing PT in formations, during the daytime, in the summer!

Never underestimate how retarded the Army can be...

 

[ThunderHorse]

Rewatching 13 Hours and I still don't understand how people aren't in prison for this shit.

 

[AWP]

@ThunderHorse in 2005, Ft Bragg soldiers were forced to get their uniforms dry cleaned and pressed at BIAP. I also saw them doing PT in formations, during the daytime, in the summer!

That was a thing at Bagram until Multicams were fielded.

They were still shutting down Disney Blvd. for PT when I left in 2015. No vehicular traffic from 5:00-7:00 or something like that. Showtimes for helo flights were at? 5:00. Brilliant!

 

[Cookie_]

I'm not to fond of The Rock as an actor since he always is the same character, but him playing Mark Kerr in an A24-produced biopic? I'm in.

 

[ThunderHorse]

That was a thing at Bagram until Multicams were fielded.

They were still shutting down Disney Blvd. for PT when I left in 2015. No vehicular traffic from 5:00-7:00 or something like that. Showtimes for helo flights were at? 5:00. Brilliant!

I know that Bagram and KAF both were full garrisons managed by IMCOM with MPs assigned to Garrison Command. Which is funny all things considered.

 

[Kraut783]

I know that Bagram and KAF both were full garrisons managed by IMCOM with MPs assigned to Garrison Command. Which is funny all things considered.

I miss when Bagram had Infantry at the gates, and it was a no salute area......

 

[DA SWO]

I know that Bagram and KAF both were full garrisons managed by IMCOM with MPs assigned to Garrison Command. Which is funny all things considered.

Arifjan was the same.
"Garrison Forward "

 

[AWP]

Conclave

The Pope's recent passing had people recommending this movie. I'm not Catholic, but I can read so I kind of knew how electing a new Pope works. I didn't expect the Borgias' treatment of a conclave, but I did expect some version of that especially when the movie is billed as a" political thriller."

Did we have politics? Um...some. Was it a thriller? Hell no.

The cast was solid, but not much acting was required. Given the subject matter I expected a slow, quiet movie and this delivered. I didn't expect what we received. This thing plodded along. We didn't have much politics and we sure didn't have a thriller. This was like pouring cold syrup on a pancake: eventually it will get there, but you're real tired of squeezing the bottle.

The pace wasn't helped by the lengthy atmosphere shots. There's an overhead of the cardinals entering a plaza with white umbrellas that took forever. Shot of plazas and courtyards to set up a conversation were monotonous and overused. And Ralph Fiennes' breathing? Hail Mary, full of WTF was the director thinking? Those criticisms aside, the camera work was excellent as was setting the mood once the cardinals were sequestered. Stunning visuals, but we need to linger on them?

But the biggest problem was the ending. I won't spoil it, but they had to go THERE? Was that the original ending? One conversation to setup the final scene? Really?

I expected slow, not this slow. I expected intrigue, I was rewarded with two half-assed stories that advanced the plot but were tame. The ending was either rushed or tacked on, it wasn't satisfying. And the critics who lined up to praise this movie tells me all I need to know about modern Hollywood.

2 out of 5 nuns in the background.

 

[Cookie_]

But the biggest problem was the ending. I won't spoil it, but they had to go THERE? Was that the original ending? One conversation to setup the final scene? Really?

Ending is mostly the same, but they over simplified it for the movie and made it worse.

Spoiler: Spoilers

In the book, Benetiz was the cardinal in Iraq, not Afghanistan. He's injured in a bombing, which is how it's discovered he's intersex. I don't remember the book ever saying he's "chromosomally a woman", he's a true hermaphrodite.

The book ending better hits on the themes of faith and Divine Will than the movie does

 

[ThunderHorse]

Conclave

The Pope's recent passing had people recommending this movie. I'm not Catholic, but I can read so I kind of knew how electing a new Pope works. I didn't expect the Borgias' treatment of a conclave, but I did expect some version of that especially when the movie is billed as a" political thriller."

Did we have politics? Um...some. Was it a thriller? Hell no.

The cast was solid, but not much acting was required. Given the subject matter I expected a slow, quiet movie and this delivered. I didn't expect what we received. This thing plodded along. We didn't have much politics and we sure didn't have a thriller. This was like pouring cold syrup on a pancake: eventually it will get there, but you're real tired of squeezing the bottle.

The pace wasn't helped by the lengthy atmosphere shots. There's an overhead of the cardinals entering a plaza with white umbrellas that took forever. Shot of plazas and courtyards to set up a conversation were monotonous and overused. And Ralph Fiennes' breathing? Hail Mary, full of WTF was the director thinking? Those criticisms aside, the camera work was excellent as was setting the mood once the cardinals were sequestered. Stunning visuals, but we need to linger on them?

But the biggest problem was the ending. I won't spoil it, but they had to go THERE? Was that the original ending? One conversation to setup the final scene? Really?

I expected slow, not this slow. I expected intrigue, I was rewarded with two half-assed stories that advanced the plot but were tame. The ending was either rushed or tacked on, it wasn't satisfying. And the critics who lined up to praise this movie tells me all I need to know about modern Hollywood.

2 out of 5 nuns in the background.

At the end of the day, it's an anti-Catholic movie.

 

[Locksteady]

At the end of the day, it's an anti-Catholic movie.

Would you agree the book was also anti-Catholic? No need to answer if you haven't read it.

Separately, within the movie did you see any commonly criticized aspects of how the Church conducts its activities that seemed more fact than fiction?

 

[SpongeBob*24]

Oh and this! We might finally have a good year of movies again.

It's been said before, but Accountant 2 was awesome. 4 out of 5 awkward conversations!!!

 

[Blizzard]

It's been said before, but Accountant 2 was awesome. 4 out of 5 awkward conversations!!!

Yeah, it was entertaining. If you liked the first one, you'll like this one too.

 

[AWP]

Yeah, it was entertaining. If you liked the first one, you'll like this one too.

You've heard of "Ris 'em with the tism" now get ready for "Wrecked 'em on the spectrum."

Thanks, folks! You've been a great crowd!

 

[AWP]

I expect cheese, but I hope there's less here than in DTS (not holding my breath). Regardless, lights out and away I'll go in June.

 

[SpongeBob*24]

Old Guard 2 is coming out sooon...Uma has a sword.

I'm in....