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THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 3:42:32 PM   
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The books that sent GF over the edge (we have both an imminent move and a 3-day event riding clinic to do in July requiring some $$$ for supplies and in my case, an expensive new helmut) were William Ramsey's "The Battle of France: Then and Now. Six Nations Locked in Aerial Combat Sept 1939 - June 1940" and Chris Dunning's "Courage Alone: The Italian Air Force 1940 - 1943"

That was two weeks ago. Inspired by the most recent rendition of "Those poor dumb Japanese......they should never have taken on the West" as seen in the thread "Japan's Allies?", I checked my wait list for Edward Drea's "Japan's Imperial Army: Its Rise and Fall, 1853–1945" and found a good condition used copy for $20.00. Decided to go for it as i've been wanting it for a while. Will make a good companion piece to Bergerud and Coxx on the IJA. You know....the dumb army that could ONLY win in China unless the enemy was suprised and/or confused.

Not that i'm being disparaging or anything.....I only report the FACTS.


Kinda like the Zeros that could only win when Allied pilots entered combat on a "low power setting"...

BTW, it could be argued that Japan should never have taken on the West, since it led to the utter annihilation of their country (Imperial Japan ceased to exist).

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 3:43:47 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 3:46:13 PM   
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Kinda like the Zeros that could only win when Allied pilots entered combat on a "low power setting"...

BTW, it could be argued that Japan should never have taken on the West, since it led to the utter annihilation of their country (Imperial Japan ceased to exist).


lol....indeed...and with the sun in their eyes too!

Well yeah.....Maybe someone should tell the North Koreans too. Guess they don't get "History Channel" over there.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 3:47:34 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 3:50:50 PM   
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Those poor dumb Zeros.....yeah...they could only shoot down an enemy plane by bouncing it from behind. Real fighter pilots announce themselves before attacking. Just ask Marseille!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 4:14:02 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 4:19:50 PM   
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Long absent tithe.
anyone ever live or been in jacksonville that much. i thing i might be getting a job there. is it a nice city to live in.
i know i will get to watch p3 flying all day.


Hey Bobo. Hows the GFU?

Dumped her she was crazy crazy crazy. she still call me thinking i am gonna get back together with her its funny.
what have you been up to onime?


You mean like normal female crazy or watch your back crazy? Good to see you around Bobo.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 4:24:52 PM   
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Finally saw Avatar yesterday. While the story is certainly....ummm.....banal, shall we say....it was very well done. I would even say that it was not over the top dramatic for the brackets they gave themselves. And I certainly acknowledge the "revolution" in moviemaking. In the long view, I think we witnessed the death of cinematic makeup as we know it (probably along with any actual acting, but w/e).


I hold Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer mostly responsible for greenlighting projects absent a plot/character development/dialogue but since Titanic James Cameron is compiling his own list of crimes against film. The quality of good v. evil movies is usually determined by how 'good' or believable the evil side is. Suffice it to say it wasn't in Avatar. By the end of the film I absolutely hated it and myself for enjoying the visuals. Cameron! You bastard!

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LOG! - 5/28/2010 4:36:33 PM   
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YAWN.

Legend of Hell House was a good example of fear being produced by setting, lighting and soundtrack. No CGI ghosts going "BOO!"



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RE: LOG! - 5/28/2010 4:51:26 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 4:53:42 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 5:01:43 PM   
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Long absent tithe.
anyone ever live or been in jacksonville that much. i thing i might be getting a job there. is it a nice city to live in.
i know i will get to watch p3 flying all day.


Hey Bobo. Hows the GFU?

Dumped her she was crazy crazy crazy. she still call me thinking i am gonna get back together with her its funny.
what have you been up to onime?


You mean like normal female crazy or watch your back crazy? Good to see you around Bobo.



Well, if it means anything, he's planning to move from Texas to Florida.

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RE: LOG! - 5/28/2010 5:02:24 PM   
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Legend of Hell House was a good example of fear being produced by setting, lighting and soundtrack. No CGI ghosts going "BOO!"



Although far more graphic Alien did essentially the same. It was bad idea for me to see that in a theater at 13. You can see in retrospect how Cameronizing a movie looks in Aliens compared to the original (even though Aliens is still one of my favorite movies).

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 5:03:59 PM   
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ORIGINAL: bobogoboom

Long absent tithe.
anyone ever live or been in jacksonville that much. i thing i might be getting a job there. is it a nice city to live in.
i know i will get to watch p3 flying all day.


Hey Bobo. Hows the GFU?

Dumped her she was crazy crazy crazy. she still call me thinking i am gonna get back together with her its funny.
what have you been up to onime?


You mean like normal female crazy or watch your back crazy? Good to see you around Bobo.



Well, if it means anything, he's planning to move from Texas to Florida.


That's a shame, Texas's loss and probably Florida's loss too.

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RE: LOG! - 5/28/2010 5:08:09 PM   
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Yup, good flick. I assume you mean the Roddy McDowell one, never saw the remake.


Roddy Rocks, along with Roddy Piper.

There was a remake? ACK. Wasn't aware of that. I know they redid House on Haunted Hill which sucked worse than the Japanese Army in WWII. ()


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 5:12:38 PM   
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Yup, good flick. I assume you mean the Roddy McDowell one, never saw the remake.


Roddy Rocks, along with Roddy Piper.

There was a remake? ACK. Wasn't aware of that. I know they redid House on Haunted Hill which sucked worse than the Japanese Army in WWII. ()



That was the remake I was thinking of. No remake of Legend . . . yet.

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LOG! - 5/28/2010 5:26:14 PM   
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That was the remake I was thinking of. No remake of Legend . . . yet.


Pray it never happens.....god....CGI is evil....



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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 6:11:33 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 6:18:01 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 7:07:50 PM   
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Alright, trivia question for you (bad) film buffs. Which movie involved special glasses that revealed skinless zombies' takeover of the world and extolled the virtues of SLEEP, EAT and PROCREATE on billboards?


That kind of movie exist ?????

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 7:08:04 PM   
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Alright, trivia question for you (bad) film buffs. Which movie involved special glasses that revealed skinless zombies' takeover of the world and extolled the virtues of SLEEP, EAT and PROCREATE on billboards?


They Live

First thing I thought of when Roddy Piper was mentioned above.

Edit: Oops, forgot the Live part.

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RE: LOG! - 5/28/2010 7:11:16 PM   
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Legend of Hell House was a good example of fear being produced by setting, lighting and soundtrack. No CGI ghosts going "BOO!"



Although far more graphic Alien did essentially the same. It was bad idea for me to see that in a theater at 13. You can see in retrospect how Cameronizing a movie looks in Aliens compared to the original (even though Aliens is still one of my favorite movies).


Also seen Alien at age of 12; was scarred to death and unable to sleep for a night...

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LOG! - 5/28/2010 7:13:31 PM   
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Alright, trivia question for you (bad) film buffs. Which movie involved special glasses that revealed skinless zombies' takeover of the world and extolled the virtues of SLEEP, EAT and PROCREATE on billboards?


They Live

First thing I thought of when Roddy Piper was mentioned above.

Edit: Oops, forgot the Live part.


BAD MOVIE?

its a classic! I'm sending your email address to Roddy. Be prepared to get Body Slammed into your PC.



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RE: LOG! - 5/28/2010 7:15:41 PM   
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Legend of Hell House was a good example of fear being produced by setting, lighting and soundtrack. No CGI ghosts going "BOO!"



Although far more graphic Alien did essentially the same. It was bad idea for me to see that in a theater at 13. You can see in retrospect how Cameronizing a movie looks in Aliens compared to the original (even though Aliens is still one of my favorite movies).


Also seen Alien at age of 12; was scarred to death and unable to sleep for a night...


I think i was 8 when i saw Legend of Hell House......scared me so much i was closing my eyes during the most suspensful scenes!

Got it on DVD now. I don't have to close my eyes now, but the shower scene can still send a slight shiver down my back when i see it. Great sound and camera effects.

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RE: LOG! - 5/28/2010 7:22:39 PM   
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I think i was 8 when i saw Legend of Hell House......scared me so much i was closing my eyes during the most suspensful scenes!

Got it on DVD now. I don't have to close my eyes now, but the shower scene can still send a slight shiver down my back when i see it. Great sound and camera effects.

When I was that age, saw some B-movie about giant tarantulas. Have had a complex about spiders ever since. Woof!

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RE: LOG! - 5/28/2010 7:34:44 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 7:37:58 PM   
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RE: LOG! - 5/28/2010 7:38:14 PM   
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That was the remake I was thinking of. No remake of Legend . . . yet.


Pray it never happens.....god....CGI is evil....




I thought they used it well in Lord of the Rings. But of course, there was a plot there.

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RE: LOG! - 5/28/2010 7:39:02 PM   
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Long weekend to catch up on yard work. The weeds are looking me in the eye and sniggering.


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THE THREAD!!! - 5/28/2010 7:41:13 PM   
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