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Nepia

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hhmmm, more talk on Firefly, might have to see if the video shop has it!
 
@Kirwan, I recall you mentioning a while back you were a fan of Nathan Fillon (wasnt your bro on an ep of Castle?) but I hadnt seen him in anything else, guess I'll find out why! 
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Bloody hell TR, you haven't seen Firefly? The Wire, Firefly ... walks away shaking his head. 
 
Firefly has been airing on Maori TV for the last couple of months - they only have an episode to go.

taniwharugby

I still have The Wire ready to go, just need to find the time to try again...TBH, I think the first time I heard of Firefly it was on TBBT, I didnt watch alot of TV series (aside from endless Simpsons re-runs) when I was in the UK, which was when this aired.

Kirwan

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="taniwharugby" data-cid="443422" data-time="1407021114">hhmmm, more talk on Firefly, might have to see if the video shop has it! 
 
@Kirwan, I recall you mentioning a while back you were a fan of Nathan Fillon (wasnt your bro on an ep of Castle?) but I hadnt seen him in anything else, guess I'll find out why!</blockquote>
 
Yes to both. Only time I've asked him to pass on a message (such a fanboy). 
 
Fillion is one of those guys that pops up in all sorts if things and you don't realise it was him. Outside if sci fi, I thought he was great in The Waitress. 
 
As for Firefly, worth watching and then seeing the movie Serenity. He's basically Han Solo in a more literal space western.

Nepia

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Yes to both. Only time I've asked him to pass on a message (such a fanboy). 
Fillion is one of those guys that pops up in all sorts if things and you don't realise it was him. Outside if sci fi, I thought he was great in The Waitress. 
As for Firefly, worth watching and then seeing the movie Serenity. He's basically Han Solo in a more literal space western.
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I first recognised him as the evil priest on Buffy (oddly enough that series of Buffy was the only one I have seen as my flatmate watched it religiously, apart form a few first season episodes) so when I saw him on Firefly it was a revelation.
 
 
TR: Remember to watch The Wire as a period peace so the old tech doesn't annoy you so much. ;)

jegga

He also had a pretty memorable scene in saving private Ryan

NTA

Finally saw Reacher. Good movie with Cruise pulling off the "give no fucks" world weary guy. Thought his monologue about "freedom" in the lawyer's office was a good piece of writing. Rosamund Pike's cleavages provided excellent supporting cast even if her eyes are a little weird. Favourite moment has to be Robert Duvall driving the dump truck, laughing and saying "suck it!"

raznomore

Slither. Classic Fillion in that.

gollum

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Slither. Classic Fillion in that.
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Thats a classic guilty pleasure, like Tremors or 8 Legged Freaks.

Crucial

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Expendables 3 - great pension scheme for Stallone & Co! Same sorta stuff, more from the aging action stars!
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I see some clips are doing the rounds of a younger Jason Statham (with hair) competing in Diving at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland.
 
I won't bother posting them they are easy to find and boring.
 
Let's just say he's likely a better actor than diver :)

jegga

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I see some clips are doing the rounds of a younger Jason Statham (with hair) competing in Diving at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland. 
I won't bother posting them they are easy to find and boring. 
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Judd from outrageous fortune was competing in the swimming at those games too

jegga

Under the skin. 
What you'll tell the mrs when you bring home the DVD "it's a dark sci fi thriller, it did very well at Cannes ." 
What you'll tell your mates " holy shit, Scarlett Johanson plays this alien chick and stands in front of a mirror checking her naked body out for about two minutes. The scene is shot from behind her so you see her butt at the same time. "

mariner4life

was it a nice mirror George? did it work with the room?

jegga

Under the skin. 
What you'll tell the mrs when you bring home the DVD "it's a dark sci fi thriller, it did very well at Cannes ." 
What you'll tell your mates " holy shit, Scarlett Johanson plays this alien chick and stands in front of a mirror checking her naked body out for about two minutes. The scene is shot from behind her so you see her butt at the same time. "

NTA

Couple of movies the last few days: Ironclad - story about the siege of Rochester castle during the reign of King John (The Asshole) after the Magna Carta was signed. Not too much to recommend this, though I thought Paul Giamatti was a pretty good King John. Direction and editing was disjointed, and besides the gratuitous violence it was two hours of just waiting for tits. Thought I was watching GoT. Horrible Bosses. Fuck this is a good comedy. Jennifer Aniston's best role ever, mainly because she's a dirtay biatch and hops into the skimpy gear. Besides that Jason Bateman and his mates really carry this through with Spacey.

jegga

Anyone else seen Dark Horse? Some awesome acting in there, bloody sad story though. 
 
This movie is out soon, Fury

From what Steven Ambrose said in citizen soldiers the part about never having seen a tank before is true, in the book the US starting dragging troops up to the front line who had no real training. One tank commander got sent 4 replacements and the only one who could drive only drove the family to church on sunday, they drove about half a mile and he rolled the tank into a ditch.

gollum

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From what Steven Ambrose said in citizen soldiers the part about never having seen a tank before is true, in the book the US starting dragging troops up to the front line who had no real training. One tank commander got sent 4 replacements and the only one who could drive only drove the family to church on sunday, they drove about half a mile and he rolled the tank into a ditch.
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Stephen Ambrose is not really a good guide to factual stuff that happened, he writes great page turning books that get people interested in what happened, but he's not known to let facts get in the way of a good read nor his target audience.

jegga

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Stephen Ambrose is not really a good guide to factual stuff that happened, he writes great page turning books that get people interested in what happened, but he's not known to let facts get in the way of a good read nor his target audience.
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You're probably right, seems an off story to invent though. A lot of the soldiers they dragged in were from places like anti aircraft crews which were redundant due to them having near total air superiority. He's a huge Eisenhower fanboy but he's really harsh on him for the lack of training the yanks gave their men from about november 1944 onwards.

Tim

Menahem Golan, of the Cannon Group and Golan/Globus, died today at 85. He was one of the guys who made the 80's great. <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/09/menahem-golan-successful-independent-producer-dies-aged-85'>http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/09/menahem-golan-successful-independent-producer-dies-aged-85</a>

Nepia

Cuban Fury: Salsa dancing movie with Nick Frost (the fat fulla in the Simon Pegg films) and Rashida Jones. I found it funny and Jones was stunning, she has always been hot but they always give her a stupid fringe on Parks and Rec. A good light film.
 
Calvary: Not as good as The Guard, but still good nonetheless. About a priest who is told he's going to be murdered in a week and then has a story that follows that week in the whacky little Irish village he lives in. It could be a sequel to The Guard really.

jegga

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Cuban Fury: Salsa dancing movie with Nick Frost (the fat fulla in the Simon Pegg films) and Rashida Jones. I found it funny and Jones was stunning, she has always been hot but they always give her a stupid fringe on Parks and Rec. A good light film.
 
 
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I've always found this guy really funny and Pegg nothing but irritating. Not in a funny way either, just really fucking irritating . Rashida Jones is hot though, I'll check this movie out.
 
Just so we're clear there is no Pegg in this film though?

The Silver Fern

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