airtwardo 7 #26 April 28, 2010 Quote This is such a crap-tastically bad movie that I will spare everyone the 2 hour tirade I could probably go on. In short, I will say that it is a total fictional depiction of what happens in the military as well as in Iraq and what little factual tid bits it has are overshadowed by the incredibly stupid and unbelievable events in the movie that are carried out by the main character and other actors. This is akin to a skydive movie being made by people who have never skydived in their life and who payed very little heed to the advice they got from people who actually had. I cannot believe all the awards it won but them again, it is a piece of fiction not based in reality,produced by Hollywood to make money and to provide entertainment to the ignorant masses who will probably walk away thinking thats how things are done in the military and in the war in Iraq. A complete sensationalized fabrication of someones imagination....as long as you realize that, I guess it puts it up there with Predator and Aliens because that's about how believable it is. Rented it and tried to watch it with a friend that has a somewhat similar background to yours. We got 1/2 way through and zapped it, his commentary which was in line with yours ended any serious interest I may have held in watching it in entirety. We put on Iron-man which my buddy said was infinitely more believable and based in fact! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #27 April 28, 2010 QuoteI just got the Gypsy Moths in on my Netflix queue today. Has anyone seen it? I know its an old skewl skydiving flick, is it worth watching? Be sure to check out "The Sky Divers".... an extra on the DVD... kind of a Making of the Gypsy Moths. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,151 #28 April 28, 2010 Quote This is akin to a skydive movie being made by people who have never skydived in their life and who payed very little heed to the advice they got from people who actually had. Like Cutaway. Oh, wait, some of those folks were skydivers.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,151 #29 April 28, 2010 Quote We put on Iron-man which my buddy said was infinitely more believable and based in fact! Did you ever see Danger UXB?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #30 April 28, 2010 The story sucks, but at least it's better then Cutaway. The skydiving footage made it worth buying and watching. The Skydivers documentary was easily worth the cost of the dvd. All in all I would recomend it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #31 April 28, 2010 Quote The ending would have been worse for me had James realised what he was missing at home, turned himself around and lived happily ever after with his family. That would have been pat and unsatisfying. Agree! I recently saw Four Christmases and thought it was really funny and enjoyable until the inevitable I-can't-believe-we-were-missing-out-on-all-this-happy-marriage-and-family-stuff ending. They could have ended it completely differently and still hilariously satisfied both audiences. I admit, I am still miffed about it. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #32 April 28, 2010 >"2012" the worst movie in recent years by far. It had good explosions! Nothing else, but then again, why else would one see it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #33 April 28, 2010 QuoteIt's 10% brilliant because it addresses the statement posed in a black and white single card at the very beginning of the film; "The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug" -- Chris Hedges I do not understand why it should be any different than anyone else essentially married to their career or their hobby. The guy is great at disarming bombs. He loves doing it. I could go into the psychology behind it all, but his desire to go back to his respective office--a warzone--and do his job is really not uncommon or especially anything, imo, that calls for redemption.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #34 April 28, 2010 Quote Did you ever see Danger UXB? Is anyone else old enough to remember that? .. Jeeeze (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #35 April 28, 2010 Quote It had good explosions! Nothing else, but then again, why else would one see it? So we know what is going to happen in 2012, of course! Doesn't look that good for us Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #36 April 28, 2010 Quote Quote It had good explosions! Nothing else, but then again, why else would one see it? So we know what is going to happen in 2012, of course! Doesn't look that good for us Hey I was there when they came UP with the Mayan calander...12/21/10 will ROCK yer world! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #37 April 28, 2010 Quote Quote Quote It had good explosions! Nothing else, but then again, why else would one see it? So we know what is going to happen in 2012, of course! Doesn't look that good for us Hey I was there when they came UP with the Mayan calander...12/21/10 will ROCK yer world! Its ok.. I have my sailboat ready.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #38 April 28, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote It had good explosions! Nothing else, but then again, why else would one see it? So we know what is going to happen in 2012, of course! Doesn't look that good for us Hey I was there when they came UP with the Mayan calander...12/21/10 will ROCK yer world! Its ok.. I have my sailboat ready.... In California I had a survivalist buddy that would constantly go over his evac secinaro with me. ...what all he had ready, where he would go and what he would do etc. He wasn't thrilled when he heard my well thought out, two part, highly cost effective plan...Shoot him in the head and take all his shit, then grab a sailboat and point it west! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #39 April 29, 2010 Quote Deborah Kerr......meow! Yeah, she gets naked. Old school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,596 #40 April 29, 2010 QuoteIn short, I will say that it is a total fictional depiction Yep, it is a fictional movie, not a documentary. Quote This is akin to a skydive movie being made by people who have never skydived in their life It was made by the director of Point Break. Quote it is a piece of fiction not based in reality,produced by Hollywood to make money It was actually an independantly financed film.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #41 April 29, 2010 Quote Quote Did you ever see Danger UXB? Is anyone else old enough to remember that? .. Jeeeze Yes. At least, I remember it being on - and I remember Anthony Andrews' character throwing up from fear after disarming a bomb. Other than that, nothing. For bomb disposal scenes, I rate The English Patient. Again, no idea how accurate that is - but it feels realistic, and I thought the tension was actually better handled than in The Hurt Locker. Like when Kip is trying to defuse the bomb in the ditch while the American tanks are rumbling overhead and making everything vibrate: "This is making me incredibly angry!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #42 April 29, 2010 QuoteYeah, she gets naked. Old school. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtzB2q_-aB0 NSFWTrapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #43 April 29, 2010 Skydivers get all the chicks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #44 April 29, 2010 Quote Skydivers get all the chicks. I think after he sees the movie and the documentary on the DVD he should have the stones to jump some of that gear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #45 April 29, 2010 Quote Skydivers get all the chicks. At the Rainbow Boogie...not so much. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #46 April 29, 2010 Quote Quote Skydivers get all the chicks. At the Rainbow Boogie...not so much. Uh, maybe the girl skydivers do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
