Frogcrates
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Just wrapped up Season 2 of Succession. It remains the best thing on tv right now.
Saw Midway this morning. It’s a fun watch if you like WW2 stuff, but it has a few serious production flaws. The lighting was terrible and the CGI was so obvious at times (particularly early in the film) it really distracted from the storytelling. The most interesting, and best-acted, part of the story was the intelligence officer working with the code breakers and Nimitz back in Hawaii to plan the attack. They should’ve done more with that and less with the typical pilot banter
Potential perhaps...
Navy intel officers are always the best part.Saw Midway this morning. It’s a fun watch if you like WW2 stuff, but it has a few serious production flaws. The lighting was terrible and the CGI was so obvious at times (particularly early in the film) it really distracted from the storytelling. The most interesting, and best-acted, part of the story was the intelligence officer working with the code breakers and Nimitz back in Hawaii to plan the attack. They should’ve done more with that and less with the typical pilot banter
Why did they mess with perfection? The original had it all: Chuck Heston, Robert Mitchum, Glenn Ford, Dabney Coleman, Arnold from Happy Days, Eric Estrada, Tom Selleck, Hanoi Jane's dad. I could go on.
Saw the matinee yesterday and enjoyed the movie. The acting was kind of corny in parts but the storyline was good and the sacrifices our sailors made to win this battle were horrific. The only thing that really bugged me about the movie was the dedication at the end of it to both the American and Japanese sailors. I was like WTH, screw the Japanese sailors, they started the damn war. I have no animosity to any Japanese, except the ones that started and pursued that war. I understand their bravery but they deserve no dedication, they were war criminals.Saw Midway this morning. It’s a fun watch if you like WW2 stuff, but it has a few serious production flaws. The lighting was terrible and the CGI was so obvious at times (particularly early in the film) it really distracted from the storytelling. The most interesting, and best-acted, part of the story was the intelligence officer working with the code breakers and Nimitz back in Hawaii to plan the attack. They should’ve done more with that and less with the typical pilot banter
Saw Midway this morning. It’s a fun watch if you like WW2 stuff, but it has a few serious production flaws. The lighting was terrible and the CGI was so obvious at times (particularly early in the film) it really distracted from the storytelling. The most interesting, and best-acted, part of the story was the intelligence officer working with the code breakers and Nimitz back in Hawaii to plan the attack. They should’ve done more with that and less with the typical pilot banter
AmenWhy did they mess with perfection? The original had it all: Chuck Heston, Robert Mitchum, Glenn Ford, Dabney Coleman, Arnold from Happy Days, Eric Estrada, Tom Selleck, Hanoi Jane's dad. I could go on.
Excellent movie! I know some of the Nimitz crewmembers that were extras in the movie.So Kirk Douglas didn’t really stop The Pacific war by taking the Nimitz back in time in 1980 saving Kathrine Ross and unleashing F14s on the Zeroes on Dec 6?
Excellent movie! I know some of the Nimitz crewmembers that were extras in the movie.
Did you know Charles Durning was awarded the Bronze Star, Silver Star and Purple Heart In WWII?
Speaking of war movies, The Dirty Dozen was on tonight....an awesome classic.
OK since I majorly dorked that up I'll try to add a positive contribution. Weekend before last, GF wanted to see, "Downton Abbey." Just don't . . .
Thought he died when the helicopter blew up?
alternate history has so much potential, loved this movie!So Kirk Douglas didn’t really stop The Pacific war by taking the Nimitz back in time in 1980 saving Kathrine Ross and unleashing F14s on the Zeroes on Dec 6?