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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="546031" data-time="1449187332"><p>
I find it hard to feel sorry for anyone who changes their name to supertramp, having said that it was a decent story. He wasn't that far from the road, how far can you drag a bus? And he didn't even have decent boots, a truck driver forced him to take his spare pair. Interesting that the old guy decided to take to the road and lead a similar life , hope it worked out better for him.<br><br>
Re deep throat , I watched part of that a while ago and it was pretty gross I thought. The women were heinous and it was obviously a more hirsute time, apparently it was shown at mainstream movie theatres when it was released. I can't imagine how foul that collection of munters bumping uglies looked on a big screen.</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="taniwharugby" data-cid="546043" data-time="1449191396"><p>Don't they have adult movies playing at some cinemas in the US or is that a movie lie?</p></blockquote>
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I'm guessing but they probably only show smut films, deep throat was mainstream for a brief time <a class="bbc_url" href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Throat_(film">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Throat_(film</a>) -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="546041" data-time="1449190451">
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<p>Well no. And let's all take a moment to appreciate the sheer magnificence of it.<br><br>
Do you by any chance have a raccoon firing a machine gun gif?</p>
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<p>best i can do</p>
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<p>This looks good, behind the 80s action vhs greats <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/74729930/documentary-lifts-lid-on-the-chaos-craziness-around-1980s-cannon-films'>http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/74729930/documentary-lifts-lid-on-the-chaos-craziness-around-1980s-cannon-films</a></p>
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<p>Sam Fuller was a talented director, so there were some good scenes in [i]Pickup on South Street[/i], but good lord that was a terrible movie.<br><br>
"This is the biggest espionage case since Stalin and the A-Bomb, so the one thing we won't do is maintain surveillance on the guy we know has the microfiche."<br><br>
I did enjoy the criminal mastermind old biddy going defiantly to her grave with lips sealed, but explaining herself with "Commies, I don't know, I just don't like 'em."<br><br>
She never did get her preferred cemetery plot.<br><br><br><br>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Tim" data-cid="546242" data-time="1449316566"><p>Sam Fuller was a talented director, so there were some good scenes in <em>Pickup on South Street</em>, but good lord that was a terrible movie."This is the biggest espionage case since Stalin and the A-Bomb, so the one thing we won't do is maintain surveillance on the guy we know has the microfiche."I did enjoy the criminal mastermind old biddy going defiantly to her grave with lips sealed, but explaining herself with "Commies, I don't know, I just don't like 'em."She never did get her preferred cemetery plot.<br></p></blockquote>
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My favourite Sam Fuller film would be big red one, it's semi autobiographical . Some of the background scenes are a bit foley by today's standards but that from that I reckon it holds up well. -
<p>Watched Ant-man over the weekend and whilst it isn't any great masterpiece... It was really good escapist entertainment!</p>
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<p>The lead actor, Paul Rudd is very likeable and it had enough humour and action to make it a short 110 minutes of viewing.</p> -
<p>Watched the Gunman last night. There is lots wrong with it. The hot French chick doesn't get her tits out despite being in various stages of undress most of the movie. Sean Penn looks fucking ridiculous in this movie. He has an awful orange tan, his hair is very obviously dyed. And then he takes his shirt off, and he looks like a fucking wrestler. At least they let Liam Neeson look like an old guy in these roles, this looks like they photoshopped Penn's face on a 30-year old body. Rick Flair looks less ridiculous. </p>
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<p>The movie itself is fucking tedious. Apparently people are trying to kill him, but you wouldn't know, because other than the first attack, the only time he appears to be in any danger is when he fucking puts himself there. The bad guy is telegraphed as fuck. The love-triangle was fucking stupid, and thankfully truncated. </p>
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<p>And the ending is fucking stupid as well</p>
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<p>[spoiler]Why did he contact interpol? He fucking killed everyone that was trying to off him, and then he gets himself arrested. He could have just fucked off back to Africa with his missus, and no jail time. [/spoiler]</p>
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<p>as for the plot contrivance, that his memory is fucked and he needs to write everything down, jesus that's lazy. </p>
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<p>shit movie, skip it</p> -
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<p>My favourite Sam Fuller film would be big red one, it's semi autobiographical . Some of the background scenes are a bit foley by today's standards but that from that I reckon it holds up well.</p>
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<p>That's a cracking film, I came across late night on tv in the 80s (so it was probably only late in that it was 10pm) and thought it was awesome. It was bloody harrowing too.</p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="546356" data-time="1449445172"><p>
That's a cracking film, I came across late night on tv in the 80s (so it was probably only late in that it was 10pm) and thought it was awesome. It was bloody harrowing too.<br><br>
It was interesting to see Luke in something other than Star Wars too.</p></blockquote>
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If you can find the book it's well worth a read, they expand on Hamills mental health issues - he gets made to see a shrink and gets sent back into the front line even though he'd been seen talking to his mates disembodied head. Also there's more about the four horsemen , it pays to have read some of Ambrose books to understand how much life sucked if you were a replacement . Also a couple of Klan members joined up with them, the sergeant took care of one of them pretty quickly .<br><br>
Toss up for me as to the scene that stuck with me the most, thd boy sniper, the asylum or Luke getting shot at by his own side. -
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<p>If you can find the book it's well worth a read, they expand on Hamills mental health issues - he gets made to see a shrink and gets sent back into the front line even though he'd been seen talking to his mates disembodied head. Also there's more about the four horsemen , it pays to have read some of Ambrose books to understand how much life sucked if you were a replacement . Also a couple of Klan members joined up with them, the sergeant took care of one of them pretty quickly .<br><br>
Toss up for me as to the scene that stuck with me the most, thd boy sniper, the asylum or Luke getting shot at by his own side.</p>
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<p>Awesome, I didn't know it was based on a book - I'll add it to the reading list. Cheers.</p>
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<p>Boy sniper for me.</p>
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<p>Speaking of Star Wars, I see Sky is running all 6 episodes together on a pop up channel! It's great, although I wished they start with 1 rather than 4</p>
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<p>No way - wait, do you mean 1 as in Star Wars or 1 as in The Phantom Menace?</p>
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<p>is it a free pop up or an add-on with Sky Movies?</p>
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<p>Taken 3 was on Sky last night. Preposterous doesn't begin to describe it. Apparently you're allowed force a police officer at gunpoint to drive on the wrong side of the road causing untold damage to dozens of cars and trucks and presumably injuring their drivers, blow up a building and instigate an armed assault that results in the deaths of loads of people so long as you're avenging your ex wife's killer. The police could charge you but they're not going to.</p>
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Taken 3 was on Sky last night. Preposterous doesn't begin to describe it. Apparently you're allowed force a police officer at gunpoint to drive on the wrong side of the road causing untold damage to dozens of cars and trucks and presumably injuring their drivers, blow up a building and instigate an armed assault that results in the deaths of loads of people so long as you're avenging your ex wife's killer. The police could charge you but they're not going to.<br><br>
So when's Taken 4 being made?</p></blockquote>
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I saw that too, needed more of his daughter in a skimpy outfit like the first one, otherwise excellent levels or carnage and huge plot holes.
