Movies

[GSH]

Apollo 13? Fairly accurate to the book, which was written by Lovell (the astronaut played by Hanks). They mostly collapse the multiple ground crews into one to simplify casting & confusion. (E.g. to be truly realistic, they'd have a different EECOM guy between two scenes, because they takes place 2 hours later, and the ground crew rotates every 8 hours.)

If you have time, rewatch the movie with commentary by Lovell and his wife on. That's comments straight from the horse's mouth -- the guy who was *there*. And read the book -- originally titled 'Lost Moon', then renamed Apollo 13 to match the movie.

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[Red Devil]

ten minutes of John Carter:

http://www.youtube.com/johncarter

[Baconboy]

Watched Warrior yesterday. 9/10
It was fantastic IMO. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

[Zenophas]

Seen Puss in Boots. Walked out halfway through though.

[Ded10c]

Seen Puss in Boots. Walked out halfway through though.

These boots were made for walking...

[Red Spot]

ten minutes of John Carter:

http://www.youtube.com/johncarter

Pretty much a must see, it may even be one I might buy on DVD.

[Psychedelic Rhino]

ten minutes of John Carter:

http://www.youtube.com/johncarter

Pretty much a must see, it may even be one I might buy on DVD.

Yes, It looks very promising. I really like how there's a lengthy intro on earth to provide some background and balance. I went through the Barsoom phase when I was a teen. Something about battling the unknown with lots of hot exotic woman offering their gratitude. . .

[Red Spot]

Almost makes you wonder if he'd do all that without the .. ehmm .. gratitude

[Baconboy]

I have not been interested in John Carter. Nothing Disney passes out makes me interested.

[Psychedelic Rhino]

Almost makes you wonder if he'd do all that without the .. ehmm .. gratitude

Burroughs is largely grand at stealing the soul of boys from around 12 to 20. Tales of athletic grandeur along with some "unique" advantage.

He gave the reader the glorious mind trip of swingin' fists as much as sperm.

However, to me, Robert E. Howard (Conan, Tarzan) and John Norman (Gor series), may actually be slightly better at achieving that raw testosterone craziness.

[Zenophas]

These boots were made for walking...

And grinders are made for grinding.

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Yakuza Weapon is a great movie. I like it mostly for the disturbing sexual situations and super cheesiness.