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New Midway Movie - 5/27/2018 10:12:32 PM   
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http://variety.com/2017/film/festivals/roland-emmerich-directing-midway-world-war-2-battle-movie-1202442458/

Not sure if Mandy Moore plays a hard-bitten Marine Gunny or an SBD pilot.
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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/27/2018 10:19:37 PM   
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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/27/2018 10:24:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		Independence Day, Day after Tomorrow, 10,000 BC, Godzilla, The Patriot - might be entertaining but not holding out hope for his version of Midway. Still, it might be better than Nolan's Dunkirk, which shouldn't be hard.

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/27/2018 10:46:08 PM   
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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/27/2018 10:56:45 PM   
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What happened to the old Midway movie?


It's still around....GP

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 1:21:57 AM   
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Since when is Midway in the South Pacific ....GP


Where did you see the reference to South Pacific? I read the article twice and didn't see mention of the location.

Whose side will Godzilla be on in this one?

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 1:28:13 AM   
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Since when is Midway in the South Pacific ....GP


Where did you see the reference to South Pacific? I read the article twice and didn't see mention of the location.

Whose side will Godzilla be on in this one?


Either the article was fixed or my eyes are tired. Godzilla is on the Allied side. He will crush Tokyo....GP

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 2:13:42 AM   
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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 2:47:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		I liked "Dunkirk" the recent movie. If one wants a historical recreation/overall picture of the event then one should watch the BBC Docudrama by the same name (Dunkirk).

The addition of a "DSO" to a movie which directly involved no women whatsoever promises that the movie will rehash the 1970s-odd Midway movie. It'd be a good deal more interesting if it portrayed an accurate sequence of events on June 4th.

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 6:01:32 AM   
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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 11:22:25 AM   
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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 1:22:39 PM   
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I have a stupid question: Why is this of interest NOW? The article is dated a year ago.


Oops I referenced the wrong article. Here's one from May of this year.

http://deadline.com/2018/05/roland-emmerichs-wwii-epic-midway-sets-sail-with-woody-harrelson-mandy-moore-agc-studios-1202374631/

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 3:03:24 PM   
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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 6:21:39 PM   
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Movie about Midway? Is Jennifer Anniston in it?





I'm only interested if Jennifer Anniston goes *all* the way...

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 6:43:42 PM   
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Movie about Midway? Is Jennifer Anniston in it?





I'm only interested if Jennifer Anniston goes *all* the way...


all the way to my house ....GP

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 6:55:13 PM   
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I have a stupid question: Why is this of interest NOW? The article is dated a year ago.


Oops I referenced the wrong article. Here's one from May of this year.

http://deadline.com/2018/05/roland-emmerichs-wwii-epic-midway-sets-sail-with-woody-harrelson-mandy-moore-agc-studios-1202374631/


I'm sorry to be a skeptic, but I've got a bad feeling about this already.

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 7:25:55 PM   
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I'm sorry to be a skeptic, but I've got a bad feeling about this already.


Yeah me too.

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 7:35:31 PM   
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I'm sorry to be a skeptic, but I've got a bad feeling about this already.


Yeah me too.


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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 7:44:02 PM   
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I'm sorry to be a skeptic, but I've got a bad feeling about this already.


Yeah me too.


Count me in.

Sadly so.

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 8:52:00 PM   
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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/28/2018 11:03:09 PM   
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Well, if they can accurately "visualize" this battle on screen I'll be perfectly happy to watch an hour of fluff to get there. I'd be so much more interested if this were the crew behind BoB and The Pacific, though.


Wouldn't that have been cool? Alas, my friend, 'tis not so.

I almost swore off war movies when I saw Indianapolis: Men of Courage. All war movies. It was that bad. I think I might have to see the reviews and read some stout-hearted colleague on this board's opinion before going myself.

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/29/2018 11:47:13 AM   
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I have a stupid question: Why is this of interest NOW? The article is dated a year ago.


Oops I referenced the wrong article. Here's one from May of this year.

http://deadline.com/2018/05/roland-emmerichs-wwii-epic-midway-sets-sail-with-woody-harrelson-mandy-moore-agc-studios-1202374631/


I'm sorry to be a skeptic, but I've got a bad feeling about this already.

Another movie that shall not be mentioned?

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/29/2018 2:03:27 PM   
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This new battle of Midway will heavily suffer from comparison with the 1976 movie, which was actually a great movie, and cannot see what this new version can add more...



Taking about comparison, and why original version is always better, as an example with the Dunkirk Nolan movie, i would recommand you to watch the 1964 movie 'weekend at Dunkirk', originally named 'week end a Zuydcoote', i am sure you can find a version in English somewhere....

check this youtube link ;)
Dunkirk vs Week End a Zuydcoote



A very interesting subject for a new war movie would be about Operation Catapult, an event almost forgoten during the war but which could make a real good plot : lot of suspens, drama and action, and i am sure you can add a love story between a british naval officer and a french woman whom brother is serving in the french navy...;)
(need to find how to involve some US characters to attract some Hollywood producers ;) )

Operation Catapult

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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/29/2018 4:24:02 PM   
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RE: New Midway Movie - 5/29/2018 10:15:45 PM   
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Indianapolis: Men of Courage.


Missed this one. I think because of the forum. If so, from what I know about the movie... Thanks guys.



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RE: New Midway Movie - 6/2/2018 7:58:20 AM   
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If they have a woman in a major part that means the movie will suck.


Or the woman will suck... wait, wrong kind o movie.

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RE: New Midway Movie - 6/2/2018 10:18:10 AM   
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RE: New Midway Movie - 6/2/2018 2:18:37 PM   
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Eh, its Hollywood, and they're into making money, not documentaries. We'll see.

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Indianapolis: Men of Courage.


Missed this one. I think because of the forum. If so, from what I know about the movie... Thanks guys.




You owe me one then. That means *you* have to go see the new Midway movie and report back to us. It's the least you can do after [shudders] that movie.

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RE: New Midway Movie - 6/2/2018 10:02:33 PM   
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If they have a woman in a major part that means the movie will suck.


Or the woman will suck... wait, wrong kind o movie.
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Well that depends on whether the woman is in the major part or the major part is in the woman....


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RE: New Midway Movie - 6/2/2018 10:22:54 PM   
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If they have a woman in a major part that means the movie will suck.


Or the woman will suck... wait, wrong kind o movie.
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Well that depends on whether the woman is in the major part or the major part is in the woman....



Or in your case, the minor part in the major?

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