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Saw Gone Girl.

Not bad (but then, I love Rosamunde Pike as an actress).

Why can the girl not be the psychopath, once? Yay!
Of course, it was a bit disappointing how easily she gave in.
 
Saw Fury and The Judge.

Fury is a war movie, and not a bad one (if you like war movies). I saw the first half of it on the plane, and that version (edited for content) had likely 30 % of scenes cut out, as there is quite some gore.

The Judge is a nice courtroom drama starring Robert Downey jr., Robert Duvall and Vincent D'Onofrio.
That alone suggests the movie is worth seeing. I have to add, that Vincent D'Onofrio is either an incredible actor, or he has become really old and fat (I hope/think it is the first).

Both worth seeing IMO and hereby endorsed.

Best regards,
Andy
 
Question to all the James Bond fans - have recently acquired a complete collection, which movies to watch with my wife?

I have, of course, seen all of them, however, the ones I tend to like (Sean Connery) seem to be possibly a bit boring for my wife who is used to today's action movies. She nearly fell asleep during "From Russia with Love" and also I had to admit that I remembered that movie a bit more fondly than seeing it again made me feel.

So ... which one to try next? I was thinking "Never say Never again" as it has both Sean Connery and more action.

Best regards,
Andy

PS: If you plan to suggest Roger Moore movies, you can do so, but better give really good reasons :-)
 
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Good reason #1: You are trying to get your wife interested in watching and she may prefer Roger over Sean...I do. :)
 
I'd venture to say that both (Sean and Roger) are elderly gentlemen nowadays and their 60's (or 70's respectively) charme might not hit today's nerve :-)

Roger has the more fancy gadgets going for him (the high-tech device from "From Russia with Love" was the famous attache case containing a tear gas grenade that explodes if opened wrongly)
 
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I'd venture to say that both (Sean and Roger) are elderly gentlemen nowadays and their 60's (or 70's respectively) charme might not hit today's nerve :)

Roger has the more fancy gadgets going for him (the high-tech device from "From Russia with Love" was the famous attache case containing a tear gas grenade that explodes if opened wrongly)
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Ooops - Sean is 84 and Roger is 87 !! 60 isn't really considered to be elderly nowadays. :D

I prefer Roger Moor as he has the most class compared to the other 007 agents.
 
Hy Shyvas,

I was referring to the epoch their charmes were most fashionable :)

Sean was at his best in the 1960's (which is about 50 years ago now)...


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... while Roger had all the tech gadgets and cool from the 70's.

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Best regards,
Andy
 

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Saw Fury and The Judge.

Fury is a war movie, and not a bad one (if you like war movies). I saw the first half of it on the plane, and that version (edited for content) had likely 30 % of scenes cut out, as there is quite some gore.
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I saw Fury on DVD, since it is available for rental now. Yes, there are many scenes of extreme violence. I liked the movie overall.

The movie got fairly high ratings from the critics, and seemed to be mostly historically accurate. However, there was one scene that seemed dubious to me. I don't know that I can talk about it without it being a "spoiler," though.

This was the scene in which Wardaddy shoots/executes an unarmed German soldier/POW, who is begging for his life. It is my understanding that this sort of thing did not happen. Why not? Because the Germans had captured many American soldiers and held them as POWs. We did not mistreat the German POWs so the Germans would not mistreat the American POWs. This was the policy of the US during WWII.
 
The Deaths of Ian Stone. Not a great movie, but a good one. I liked that the plot was a bit different than what I've already seen.
Mr. Peabody and Sherman. Cute movie.
 
Watching Love Actually, one of my fav-y favs. [emoji173]️[emoji173]️[emoji173]️
 
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However, there was one scene that seemed dubious to me. I don't know that I can talk about it without it being a "spoiler," though.

This was the scene in which Wardaddy shoots/executes an unarmed German soldier/POW, who is begging for his life. It is my understanding that this sort of thing did not happen. Why not? Because the Germans had captured many American soldiers and held them as POWs. We did not mistreat the German POWs so the Germans would not mistreat the American POWs. This was the policy of the US during WWII.
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I understand that this is the "official line", however, I am afraid that in any war there will be war crimes, as humans are involved and humans make mistakes, especially when under pressure.

Take a look at : Allied war crimes during World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Specifically the part about

In the aftermath of the Malmedy massacre, a written order from the HQ of the 328th U.S. Army Infantry Regiment, dated 21 December 1944, stated: No SS troops or paratroopers will be taken prisoner but will be shot on sight. Major-General Raymond Hufft (U.S. Army) gave instructions to his troops not to take prisoners when they crossed the Rhine in 1945. "After the war, when he reflected on the war crimes he authorized, he admitted, 'if the Germans had won, I would have been on trial at Nuremberg instead of them.'"Stephen Ambrose related: "I've interviewed well over 1000 combat veterans. Only one of them said he shot a prisoner... Perhaps as many as one-third of the veterans...however, related incidents in which they saw other GIs shooting unarmed German prisoners who had their hands up."
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The Perfect Summer.

Very good actors but not a film to remember. I enjoyed the scenery of the S. Carolina beaches which made the film worth watching.
 
Inventing the Abbotts - Good.
The Immigrant - Good
The Town That Dreaded Sundown - Really, really awful B movie
 

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