tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post5574314019941137..comments2024-02-17T14:57:50.954-05:00Comments on The Verdant Dude: Movie mythsVerdant Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-73093940999067192222008-07-11T07:32:00.000-04:002008-07-11T07:32:00.000-04:00Kiki,What's wrong with 300? It's a story being to...Kiki,<BR/><BR/>What's wrong with 300? It's a story being told in an exaggerated fashion to warriors to get them ready for battle. The only history involved is the methods the Spartans used to fight, which were accurate.Avitablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541188721193079705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-67342596070602782022008-07-11T07:31:00.000-04:002008-07-11T07:31:00.000-04:00Kiki - me too, and Troy was an unspeakable bit of ...Kiki - me too, and Troy was an unspeakable bit of drek. But 300 I liked. It was a comic book and it never tried to be accurate. If you are going to attempt this kind of film, then you may as well go over the top. 300 did that. I dug it.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-22978163540460147132008-07-11T00:50:00.000-04:002008-07-11T00:50:00.000-04:00i'm a bit of a history geek, so i can't bear movie...i'm a bit of a history geek, so i can't bear movies like 300 and Troykikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10951434843709698847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-38714674681420991302008-07-10T21:41:00.000-04:002008-07-10T21:41:00.000-04:00Liz - Oh, I wouldn't spoil them for YOU. Not unle...Liz - Oh, I wouldn't spoil them for YOU. Not unless you really want me to. Come on...let me spoil them for you!Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-92132299814090984682008-07-10T19:44:00.000-04:002008-07-10T19:44:00.000-04:00You actually look to disprove the based on a true ...You actually look to disprove the based on a true story thing? That's what gives for the best teary eyes at the end. Don't spoil em for me.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711971635835842303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-70578306656854066892008-07-10T17:53:00.000-04:002008-07-10T17:53:00.000-04:00RW - I haven't seen Flyboys, but that sucks that t...RW - I haven't seen Flyboys, but that sucks that they made him a token!<BR/><BR/>Slyde - Was Affleck in that?<BR/><BR/>Limpy - yeah, but if they circled around a few times and flew really low...THEN they were accurate!<BR/><BR/>Lotus - You mean Michael Moore doesn't really tell the whole truth? ShockingVerdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-76880889524328597912008-07-10T12:22:00.000-04:002008-07-10T12:22:00.000-04:00Even if it is labeled a documentary, I rarely acce...Even if it is labeled a documentary, I rarely accept it as the truth. All films have an editor. By nature, they are there to leave something on the cutting room floor. If we seek truth, we shouldn't be watching movies. They can only raise awareness and issues, they can't answer questions.Bruce Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10898228670873232050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-17673413595155536832008-07-10T11:16:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:16:00.000-04:00The "based on true events" movie I like bets is on...The "based on true events" movie I like bets is one whose name escapes me right now, but it's about a WWII bomber that's about to be the first to complete 25 missions and return without getting shot out of the sky. Naturally, everything goes to hell in the 25th mission, which requires them to bomb a munitions factory deep in Germany.<BR/><BR/>So they get over the target area and, in addition to the huge amount of AA fire they're taking, it's cloudy. The bombardier can't get a fix on the target. And see, the thing is, there's this school near the factory. And the pilot won't release the bomns without a clear fix on the target. So instead of just dumping his bombs over the geenral area of the factory, they CIRCLE AROUND and come back, only dropping the bombs when they get a clear fix on the factory.<BR/><BR/>As I recall my WWII history, bombs generally landed within A MILEof the target, even under the best circumstances. In other words, no fucking way any pilot is worried about the school next door to the munitions factory. Hell, they're happy to hit the city.limpy99https://www.blogger.com/profile/06975672608204212282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-34522527339399036412008-07-10T11:08:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:08:00.000-04:00i actually just watched "hollywoodland" last night...i actually just watched "hollywoodland" last night, which was all about the suicide/murder of George Reeves...<BR/><BR/>i actually thought it was pretty good.Slydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170343849186268727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-57519676116496253912008-07-10T11:03:00.000-04:002008-07-10T11:03:00.000-04:00Here's another view of the issue. I went to see th...Here's another view of the issue. I went to see the WWI movie called FLYBOYS which was also based on a true story. Inaccuracies aside the biggest piece of crap (besides the acting, story, writing, directing and special effects) was the way they treated the solitary black character. A lot of people assumed he was a token and the story made him look like the stereotypical black-friend who dies for white people or something. Made it look like they added the black guy for PC reasons. Stupid.<BR/><BR/>Stupid because Eugene Bullard WAS a black pilot in WW1 and stayed in France and fought in the Resistance vs. Hitler's goons and had a more interesting life than four billion other people I could think of, and they TRIVIALIZED him and made it appear to be a token thing. Ultra stupid.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416316296228157208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-81216598333185727132008-07-10T09:00:00.000-04:002008-07-10T09:00:00.000-04:00Jiggs - You're a lucky man!Avi - I guess every mov...Jiggs - You're a lucky man!<BR/><BR/>Avi - I guess every movie can use it. "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - based on true events" What's going on with Avitable.com? Stagnant, eh? Chin up!Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-61204390825052289062008-07-10T08:00:00.000-04:002008-07-10T08:00:00.000-04:00My wife and I always joke when we see "Based on a ...My wife and I always joke when we see "Based on a true story". We'll say, "Only, instead of a baseball team accepting a black player for the first time in history, it was a hockey team and they had a bus break down on the way to a big match."<BR/><BR/>Or something like that.Avitablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541188721193079705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32194857.post-58837021141971135462008-07-10T04:42:00.000-04:002008-07-10T04:42:00.000-04:00racism and deep-seated ideology suck my ballz.racism and deep-seated ideology suck my ballz.jiggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671753919428796744noreply@blogger.com