oh that's so sad. I didn't know The Sullivans died due to negligence. I used to walk by their poster every day when I worked in the library. It was all "Join the Navy! They gave their lives for their country and so should you!" (I'm sure my paraphrasing is a wee bit prejudiced) No mention of it being a total waste.
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Laga - Aug 12, 2009 3:57:52 pm PDT #3639 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Steph L. - Aug 12, 2009 3:58:48 pm PDT #3640 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Robert Shaw as Quint telling the story of the Indianapolis alone is worth the price of the DVD rental.
I am on record (well, the BRQG, which is "record," right?) as hating Quint's long, harrowing story of the Indianapolis; by the time he was done with it, I was rooting for the shark to make Quint into a Hot Pocket.
tommyrot - Aug 12, 2009 4:00:25 pm PDT #3641 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I didn't know The Sullivans died due to negligence.
Well, three died before or during the sinking. Two survived the sinking only to perish later while awaiting rescue.
eta: From imdb:
In reality, George and Al were the only Sullivan brothers to survive the sinking of USS Juneau. Al drowned the next day and George succumbed 4-5 days later to dementia, when he shed his uniform and swam off in search of his brothers.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 12, 2009 4:30:28 pm PDT #3642 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Huh. I still haven't seen Jaws, although I did read the Reader's Digest Condensed Book version of the novel (my mom got those).
I'm pretty sure that part wasn't in the book, but I'm not sure. I think that was the first flowering of Spielberg's WWII obsession showing.
Sean K - Aug 12, 2009 4:37:05 pm PDT #3643 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Huh. I still haven't seen Jaws
!!! It's like I don't even know you, tommyrot!
I am on record (well, the BRQG, which is "record," right?) as hating Quint's long, harrowing story of the Indianapolis;
!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's one of the best parts of the movie!
tommyrot - Aug 12, 2009 4:39:58 pm PDT #3644 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
!!! It's like I don't even know you, tommyrot!
I think seeing Jaws 3 in 3D first kinda' turned me off of the idea....
Frankenbuddha - Aug 12, 2009 4:46:39 pm PDT #3645 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I think seeing Jaws 3 in 3D first kinda' turned me off of the idea....
A worse idea than seeing Aliens 3 or Alien Resurrection before the first two.
Hell, Jaws 2 sucked ass as well. Yet another movie that never, EVER needed a sequel.
§ ita § - Aug 12, 2009 5:06:22 pm PDT #3646 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
A worse idea than seeing Aliens 3 or Alien Resurrection before the first two.
I have it on good authority that Aliens 3 is one of the best horror movies of the last 20 years.
Polter-Cow - Aug 12, 2009 5:07:12 pm PDT #3647 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
A worse idea than seeing Aliens 3 or Alien Resurrection before the first two.
I think I saw Alien 3 before the first two. I really liked it.
le nubian - Aug 12, 2009 5:14:43 pm PDT #3648 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Which is the aliens movie that was the AIDS allegory?
I could not finish that one.