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Saw Free Birds with my sons the other day. Good God these animated movies are going to poo. Terrible film
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<p>Captain Phillips - I enjoyed this, although like just about every other movie these days, >2 hours!</p>
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<p>Tom Hanks was good as usual, although there were a few scenes in this where I could swear I heard Forrest Gump!</p>
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<p>It is a pretty sad tale really, while the Pirates are complete fark ups (high on Khat most of the time) you also feel for them because Somalia is a hell hole, and life must be sh!t with very few options.</p>
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<p>This happened in 2007 (I think) and was wondering, do these ships have armed people on board now to assist? Having someone on board who could fire off some shots, either in warning or to injure/kill if necessary must surely be worth it in any brazen attacks such as that portrayed in this movie?</p> -
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<p>Captain Phillips - I enjoyed this, although like just about every other movie these days, >2 hours!</p>
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<p>Tom Hanks was good as usual, although there were a few scenes in this where I could swear I heard Forrest Gump!</p>
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<p>It is a pretty sad tale really, while the Pirates are complete fark ups (high on Khat most of the time) you also feel for them because Somalia is a hell hole, and life must be sh!t with very few options.</p>
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<p>This happened in 2007 (I think) and was wondering, do these ships have armed people on board now to assist? Having someone on board who could fire off some shots, either in warning or to injure/kill if necessary must surely be worth it in any brazen attacks such as that portrayed in this movie?</p>
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<p>I'm looking forward to watching this one, though am a bit concerned about finding the "Forrest" southern accent distracting.</p>
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<p>It might be interesting to compare it to the Danish movie <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2216240/'><em>A Highjacking</em></a>, which is about a similar story.</p> -
<p>wasnt the accent, was more cries/yelps/sigh type sounds, and only in a couple of scenes</p>
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<p>Captain Phillips - I enjoyed this, although like just about every other movie these days, >2 hours!</p>
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<p>Tom Hanks was good as usual, although there were a few scenes in this where I could swear I heard Forrest Gump!</p>
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<p>It is a pretty sad tale really, while the Pirates are complete fark ups (high on Khat most of the time) you also feel for them because Somalia is a hell hole, and life must be sh!t with very few options.</p>
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<p>This happened in 2007 (I think) and was wondering, do these ships have armed people on board now to assist? Having someone on board who could fire off some shots, either in warning or to injure/kill if necessary must surely be worth it in any brazen attacks such as that portrayed in this movie?</p>
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<p>My understanding is that unless shipping companies put trained armed teams on board with a high likelihood of winning then the risk factor is way to high. All you end up doing is pissing the pirates off and they cause more damage/ cost/ lives taken etc.</p>
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<p>The standard procedure is token resistance, surrender, the shipping co pays a ransom and on they all go. Although the piracy is regular, it is also contained by the presence of navy protection through corridors. They seem to know that they can't stop all attacks so go with the flow on the ones that do get through, pay up and move on. Having a ship out of work due to delays from shoot outs costs far more.</p> -
<p>My Neighbour in London negotiated with these guys on behalf of a Japanese shipping company. I can't remember any good stories though. :-/</p>
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<p>The good news was that there were no hijackings off the Horn of Africa last year.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://qz.com/161704/somali-piracy-was-reduced-to-zero-this-year/'>http://qz.com/161704/somali-piracy-was-reduced-to-zero-this-year/</a></p>
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<p>Although when you see how <strong>this one </strong>was portrayed, having a coupl eof armed/trained persons on board could have prevented it, I guess as time has passed the Pirates have improved thier methods also.</p>
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I think there was some controversy over Phillips trying to take quicker route for a bonus that took him closer to Somalia and with in their range.<br><br>
Great film though , apart from the shaky cameras I really enjoy Greengrass films, the pirate in charge stole the show for me though, apparently the director kept the pirates and the crew apart before the filming and the moment when they storm the bridge was the first time they met. The I am the captain line was as lobbed too, hope to see that guy in more films . -
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<p>I think there was some controversy over Phillips trying to take quicker route for a bonus that took him closer to Somalia and with in their range.<br><br>
Great film though , apart from the shaky cameras I really enjoy Greengrass films, the pirate in charge stole the show for me though, apparently the director kept the pirates and the crew apart before the filming and the moment when they storm the bridge was the first time they met. The I am the captain line was <strong>as lobbed </strong>too, hope to see that guy in more films .</p>
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<p>Yeah he was pretty good, as as I said above, you do start feeling a bit sorry for the guy, to him, this is his job, and controlling his nutso crew member...</p> -
<p>Pirates! Did somebody saw Pirates!? I just watched that Aardman (the Wallace & Gromit crew) clay-animation film from a few years ago, with Hugh Grant & Martin Freeman, etc. It was a blast. Good family fun, looked fabulous, some dumb usage of contemporary songs (ugh) but all-in-all many excellent laughs. Fascinatingly, the villains are Charles Darwin, who connives and sells the last Dodo bird to curry favour with the real heel of the film, Queen Victoria, who wants to eat said Dodo. What a vile and evil bitch! The Elephant Man also makes an appearance. Strange stuff. Loved it! 8/10</p>
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<p>On the plane i watched "Pacific Rim" Jax Teller in a giant mother fucking robot fighting giant mother fucking lizards.</p>
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<p>Fuck. Yes.</p>
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<p>One word. Rad. I was thoroughly entertained.</p>
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<p>Emirates on the way back had "B Movie Special" and it was exactly what my jaded and hungover self needed. I chose "Mega Shark v Giant Octopus". What utter crap, what fun, utter crap. Here are the money shots to save you the time</p>
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<p>And yes, that's mother fucking Renegade kicking ass and being a whiny government bitch</p> -
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<p>On the plane i watched "Pacific Rim" Jax Teller in a giant mother fucking robot fighting giant mother fucking lizards.</p>
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<p>Fuck. Yes.</p>
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<p>One word. Rad. I was thoroughly entertained.</p>
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<p>Emirates on the way back had "B Movie Special" and it was exactly what my jaded and hungover self needed. I chose "Mega Shark v Giant Octopus". What utter crap, what fun, utter crap. Here are the money shots to save you the time</p>
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<p>And yes, that's mother fucking Renegade kicking ass and being a whiny government bitch</p>
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<p>Is that the one Debbie Gibson was in? She did playboy before that which was nice but odd as they usually realize they've hit rock bottom when Roger Corman calls and do playboy afterwards.</p> -
<p>Debbie Gibson was in it. You should see her doing science, it was award-worthy. </p>
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<p>Debbie Gibson was in it. You should see her doing science, it was award-worthy. </p>
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<p>Duly noted, if he's a fan of Debbie hopefully Corman has Tiffanys number too. She did playboy too then a reality show, she's looking quite milftastic these days.</p> -
<p>Belinda Carlisle did Playboy and looked fantastic</p>
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<p>Belinda Carlisle did Playboy and looked fantastic</p>
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<p>Thank you for informing me she did, shame they couldn't do it during my formative years I had to settle for the very hirsute Madonna instead</p> -
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<p>Google </p>
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<p>Belinda Carlisle Playboy</p>
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<p>and it turns up some fine pics of a very fine woman.</p>
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<p>But be careful clicking on some of those pics. They take you NSFW places.</p>
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<p>She is rather stunning isn't she? </p>
