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).
Yeah... That went well.
Mal ,'Trash'
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.
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.
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.
msbelle - Jul 13, 2019 10:36:07 am PDT #9495 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
day well over half over and I think I am going to take a shower to "wake up".
msbelle - Jul 13, 2019 11:03:44 am PDT #9496 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
showered and in a new caftan! annnnnddd back to lounging on the sofa. (wait - I did unload the dishwasher).
I think today is just a wash which means that I must do things tomorrow.
Laura - Jul 13, 2019 1:24:36 pm PDT #9497 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
My day was pretty much a wash too. Did one load of laundry. Went to Fire Department rummage sale and scored a couple good things, plus baked goods. Pretty lazy. Tomorrow needs to be better.
Sheryl - Jul 13, 2019 2:13:12 pm PDT #9498 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Mr. S woke us up at 3:30 am, and insisted on getting in bed with us. He didn't settle down at all, and Gary put him back in his bed, which he was quite upset by. Everyone is tired.
Theo, actually the nanny was here Mon-Wed of last week as well as this week. Went pretty well, other than him getting some food/beverages that he shouldn't. Next week starts the three week program we got him in. (It runs until 3 Mon-Thurs, and 12 on Fri, so I'm going to be using a fair bit of leave)
sarameg - Jul 13, 2019 8:21:26 pm PDT #9499 of 30019
Was it Pearl Harbor that gave me "Lipstick of Death"? I think so. With meara &?
Been a long day. Cat bath. Cat pilling. Cat coning. Mad sad cat. Uhg, Want to sleep, not there yet, which sucks because I'll be awake by 6 if I'm lucky to get that long.
Theodosia - Jul 14, 2019 12:46:56 am PDT #9500 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, that sounds encouraging! I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I drove a little this morning, but I ended up at Readercon, the local text-focused SF convention where there were some fascinating panels and a bunch of old friends that I caught up with, including an expedition to a dim sum place that had quite a lot beyond the standard Americanized fare including pork tripe, pork trotters, and curried jellyfish. (We tried none of those, thanks be.)
There's a little more today, so I'll get out there by and by.