On Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:45:46 -0500, Richard
wrote:

On 9/20/2011 2:25 PM, Steve B wrote:
I watched a movie last night. Twice. In a row. I watched it because
someone here had made mention that they were reading the book. I watched it
the second time because I had missed a couple of scenes due to **** breaks,
getting a beer, and interruptions by SWMBO.

I halfway expected something like Secondhand Lions. It definitely was not.

The movie left me disturbed. A little bit of that feeling after you've seen
or been in a bad accident. A feeling that for the grace of God, there go I.

It left me in a mood to ponder some of the questions asked in the movie, an
some of the points left unresolved.

What it did leave me with the most was the realization that at times, we are
all sometimes only inches away from very evil people and things.

It makes me want to carry my gun more often.

If you haven't seen it, watch it, or read it. If you don't like blood and
gore and edge of your seat tension, don't partake.

The movie may change your view on the people sharing oxygen with you, and
just how close they are in reality.

Later, there was a special on Drugs, Inc. The meth situation in this
country is frightening. The whole drug thing is frightening. And, as in
this movie, there is a small chance that a ripple from its evil pond may
flow into your life.

Steve




I saw it once because Tommy Jones was in it.

Had no idea it was going to be one of those that haunt my dreams forever.

Which is why I refuse to watch it.

Gunner

"In the history of mankind, there have always been men and women who's goal
in life is to take down nations. We have just elected such a man to run our
country." - David Lloyyd (2008)

"Gunner Asch" wrote

Had no idea it was going to be one of those that haunt my dreams forever.

Which is why I refuse to watch it.

Gunner

The Deerhunter is like that for me. Saw it once, and that was enough.
Intense doesn't describe it.

Steve

On 9/21/2011 11:19 AM, Steve B wrote:
"Gunner wrote

Had no idea it was going to be one of those that haunt my dreams forever.

Which is why I refuse to watch it.

Gunner

The Deerhunter is like that for me. Saw it once, and that was enough.
Intense doesn't describe it.

Steve



Copy that!

I watched it again after 25 years - sat through it when the girls wanted
to watch it.

Intense doesn't describe it...

On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:19:35 -0700, "Steve B"
wrote:


"Gunner Asch" wrote

Had no idea it was going to be one of those that haunt my dreams forever.

Which is why I refuse to watch it.

Gunner

The Deerhunter is like that for me. Saw it once, and that was enough.
Intense doesn't describe it.

Steve


The Deerhunter was one reason I dont watch those types of movies....

The violence was too real..the story sucked badly.

The river scenes in Apocolypes Now..where the green tracers were coming
at the riverboat..had me under the seats doing a low crawl through the
Juju bes and candy wrappers until someone stepped on my head and snapped
me out of it.

I didnt go to war movies for yrs after that.

The last one I watched..sat down and watched..was Saving Private
Ryan..and I had to get up and walk around several times durng the first
part of the movie..the Normandy invasion on the beach....that..was real.

Gunner

"In the history of mankind, there have always been men and women who's goal
in life is to take down nations. We have just elected such a man to run our
country." - David Lloyyd (2008)

On 9/21/2011 9:08 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:

The river scenes in Apocolypes Now..where the green tracers were coming
at the riverboat..had me under the seats doing a low crawl through the
Juju bes and candy wrappers until someone stepped on my head and snapped
me out of it.

I didnt go to war movies for yrs after that.

The last one I watched..sat down and watched..was Saving Private
Ryan..and I had to get up and walk around several times durng the first
part of the movie..the Normandy invasion on the beach....that..was real.



The bullets smacking into the steel of the tank traps.
Dunno why that one set me off so bad.

But there was something visceral in that scene...