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I watched hiphoperation on a flight recently.<br><br>It did the art house circuit in NZ mid 2014 so unlikely to still be showing but worth a watch if yr on Air NZ or when it comes on TV.<br><br>Documentary following a group of 65-93 year old hip hop "dancers" from Waiheke all the way to the World Champs in Vegas.<br><br>Makes some poignant comments on ageist generalisations and mortality that near had me embarrass myself mid Ta$man
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I don't want to disagree with your extensive background research Nepia, but to my admittedly morally upstanding eyes Salma Hayek has gotten hotter with age.</p></blockquote>
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<p>I liked the first Taken film....</p>
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<p>November Man - Pierce Brosnan, Olga Kurylenko (for the Jeggas out there)</p>
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<p>IMO Brosnan was more convincing in this role than he ever was as Bond, not a bad film, lots of action, easy to watch.</p> -
Have seen the following over the past couple of weeks during down time in NZ:<br><br>
Transformers, The Robot Dinosaur One - actually wasn't that stupid up until the end. My expectations were low to start, but the final few minutes were just weird. It's like when things aren't exploding, the writers have no idea what to do. I'm not after Shakespeare, but give it at least a little thought.<br><br>
47 Ronin - enjoyed it for the most part. But the editing is what made it a poor film overall. Jumped around too quickly with ten second scenes preventing the buildup of momentum.<br><br>
13 Assassins - Japanese film included in the on-demand movies in the current digs (Quest ChCh - good spot actually). Classic long-buildup-then-massive-gorefest Asian martial arts movie. Good fun. Steeped in Shogunate politics. -
<p>Academy Award nominations are out and The Lego Movie didn't even get a nomination for best animated film. Everything is not awesome. I'm angry enough about this to write a post about it.</p>
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<p>The Best Film nominations are:</p>
<p><strong>Boyhood</strong></p>
<p><strong>Grand Budapest Hote</strong>l</p>
<p>Selma</p>
<p>Birdman</p>
<p><strong>The Imitation Game</strong></p>
<p>American Sniper</p>
<p>The Theory of Everything </p>
<p>Whiplash</p>
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<p>I've seen the 3 bolded ones, am seeing American Sniper on Sunday at an advance screening, and will see Birdman on cheap Tuesday. If I can still find Whiplash in a cinema I will go see that too.</p>
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Lone Survivor. Top movie. Not sure how much of it is true though.
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<p>I'm reading American Sniper so far. Have to say his constant references to "you Yankees" are pissing me off.<br><br>
Anyway, on the flight back, watched the Dwayne Johnson version of Hercules. It didn't suck, but I'm glad I didn't pay to see it</p>
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<p>I've got the book, but will watch movie first. I've read Lone Survivor, these American military types seem to be pretty right wing, might is right, USA USA USA types of blokes ... but you know that going in.</p>
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<p>I really enjoyed Hercules, I think Johnson is awesome in pretty much anything these days, and I liked how they didn't focus on the labours, but when they did show them they put a modern/realist spin on them. TBF the best part probably was the comic strip at the end showing them. Still, I thought it was a good popcorn movie. </p>
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<p>Lone Survivor. Top movie. Not sure how much of it is true though.</p>
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<p>Most of it is true going by the book, aside from a really compressed timeline and more cliff falling.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="468334" data-time="1421366918"><p>I've got the book, but will watch movie first. I've read Lone Survivor, these American military types seem to be pretty right wing, might is right, USA USA USA types of blokes ... but you know that going in.<br>
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Most of it is true going by the book, aside from a really compressed timeline and more cliff falling.</p></blockquote>
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<p>I haven't read lone survivor buti can't picture him being as extreme as Kyle was, he considered the people he Whorne animals and was planning on getting a sleeve tattoo of crusading knights killing Arabs .</p>
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<p>Yeah Lutteril wasn't that bad, and he actually seemed like an intelligent and thoughtful bloke when not in Texas George W supporting mode. </p>
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<p>Is there any point me reading the book now? I just bought a copy the other day. ;(</p>
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I liked Lone Survivor, and yea just ignore the hoorah bs, keen on American Sniper, not sure I'm sold on Cooper as the lead in it, but will see...off to the movies tomorrow but as I have the kids I can't see that being the film I see....
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It's interesting to see his perspective on what he was doing and the training etc. as I've said before he doesn't come across as the most likeable of people but I think 99.9% of people couldn't do what he did, also like Luttrell he comes across as reasonably intelligent. I just finished Carlos Hathcocks book and that was very good but quite sad reading about how the ms took it's toll on him.
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<p>I liked Lone Survivor, and yea just ignore the hoorah bs, keen on American Sniper, not sure I'm sold on Cooper as the lead in it, but will see...off to the movies tomorrow but as I have the kids I can't see that being the film I see....</p>
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<p>I've heard reports that Cooper is good in it. I just hope it can live up to the awesome trailer, which is the best movie trailer since the Pearl Harbour bomb dropping (and we know how well that went).</p>
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<p>It's interesting to see his perspective on what he was doing and the training etc. as I've said before he doesn't come across as the most likeable of people but I think 99.9% of people couldn't do what he did, also like Luttrell he comes across as reasonably intelligent. I just finished Carlos Hathcocks book and that was very good but quite sad reading about how the ms took it's toll on him.</p>
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<p>Luttrell came off as really likeable and so did Michael Murphy. They just seemed like good blokes. The other two seemed a bit edgier in the book, more how you'd think cold special forces guys would be. </p>
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<p>I think there's a couple of books about Hathcock and only one is worth reading . Have you read no easy day by Mark Owen?</p>
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<p>Which one is the one worth reading? And nope, is that the one by the guy who claimed to have killed Osama? Any good?</p> -
I'll give you the name when I get home, the guy was on the raid but didn't kill Bin Laden. Good read though , if toucan overlook the fact that Mark Owen is a pseudonym which may may of have even chose to confuse buyers looking for Mark. Bowdensmore cerebral books out the events
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<p>Nepia, this is the one <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Sniper-93-Confirmed-Kills/dp/0425103552'>http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Sniper-93-Confirmed-Kills/dp/0425103552</a></p>
<p>I read this one before it <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.midwayusa.com/product/354275/shooter-the-autobiography-of-the-top-ranked-marine-sniper-book-by-jack-coughlin-casey-kuhlman-and-donald-davis'>http://www.midwayusa.com/product/354275/shooter-the-autobiography-of-the-top-ranked-marine-sniper-book-by-jack-coughlin-casey-kuhlman-and-donald-davis</a></p>
<p>Its interesting reading about them switching off from their day job to having families . The second one was from the Gulf war to Somalia to the second Gulf war.</p> -
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He killed a 12 year old kid with it
