Timelies all!
My parents are in town for the weekend. Mr. S's birthday is tomorrow, and his party is Sunday. Wish me luck...
And now my boy's in love. All hearts and flowers. But, doesn't it freak you out that she used to change your diapers? I mean, when you think about it, the first woman you boned is the closest thing you've ever had to a mother. Doing your mom and trying to kill your dad. Hm. There should be a play.
Angelus ,'Damage'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Sheryl - Jul 12, 2019 12:10:26 pm PDT #9485 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Amy - Jul 12, 2019 12:40:52 pm PDT #9486 of 30019
Because books.
Spencer's was Coming Soon, Atropa!
Luck, Sheryl!
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 12, 2019 1:32:46 pm PDT #9487 of 30019
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Yes, me too. I may reconsider if real life ever stops being a horror movie.
I've found a much greater appreciation for Independence Day the last couple of years.
Katerina Bee - Jul 12, 2019 8:03:22 pm PDT #9488 of 30019
Herding cats for fun
I've been watching the 1968 moon landing on American Experience. Richard Nixon looks way less evil to me by now. At least he could read a press release sincerely and without insulting anyone.
Theodosia - Jul 13, 2019 1:48:17 am PDT #9489 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Sheryl, how did the first week of the special nanny go? I've got my fingers crossed!
Gudanov - Jul 13, 2019 6:27:12 am PDT #9490 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
I have this tendency to get random interests that I have to find out everything about and lately it's been the battle of Midway. Then all of the sudden I see there's a trailer for a new movie about Midway... "From the Directory of Independence Day".
I dunno, personally I think the old Midway movie wasn't that great so I'm curious if this one will be better. OTOH, the CGI looks awfully like CGI. OTOOH one of the scenes in the trailer sure looked like Dick Best with just his two wingmen in a vee formation making an off-the-beam attack on the carrier Akagi which is a pretty accurate detail. Akagi was only attacked by those three dive bombers and only Dick Best scored a hit, but he hit it in the worst place possible and that one hit ended up destroying Akagi. Dunno, suspect CGI but a very accurate detail. Maybe it will be a decent movie.
DXMachina - Jul 13, 2019 7:08:23 am PDT #9491 of 30019
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Even though it's an easy bar to beat, I doubt the new one will be better, especially given who's directing. More likely it'll be what Pearl Harbor was to Tora! Tora! Tora!, i.e., CGI of WWII aircraft pulling impossible 12G turns 30 feet off the ground with pilots yelling "Max Power!" Oh, and with a love story tacked on (although Midway had that, too).
DXMachina - Jul 13, 2019 7:40:02 am PDT #9492 of 30019
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Wait... Woody Harrelson is playing Chester Nimitz?!? That seems like an odd choice. (I knew nothing of this film until Gud mentioned it.)
Gudanov - Jul 13, 2019 8:29:48 am PDT #9493 of 30019
Coding and Sleeping
I was really surprised to find out about it as well. It's hard to imagine that Tora! Tora! Tora! will ever be displaced as the definitive movie about Pearl Harbor, but Midway could be done so much better. But, yeah, it's hard not to have low expectations from the trailer though.
DXMachina - Jul 13, 2019 9:10:37 am PDT #9494 of 30019
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Lots of wrong in the trailer. For one thing, people serving in the US Navy don't refer to their organization as "the American Navy." The CGI shots aren't great, but are still better than trying to pass off a reversed image of the (angle-decked) Lexington II as the Akagi. The original Midway had so much anachronistic stock footage.