Tuesday, August 15, 2023

44 Years

One of the best movies ever made was released 44 years ago today.  

24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Always good for a rewatch.

Anonymous said...

You finally post something I agree with. A true masterpiece, Kubrick was a genius.

Anonymous said...

Yep

Charlie Don’t Surf! said...

100% agree - thanks for the clips!

Anonymous said...

There’s about 12 alleged Hollywood pedos just in that trailer.
Stop glorifying Hollywood pedos and DC pedos.
Don’t even tolerate pedos!
Drag them into the streets and dispose of them like vermin!

Anonymous said...

So many quotable lines that can be used in normal day-to-day settings.

Anonymous said...

5:21 wtf does kubrick have to do with this post?

Anonymous said...

5:21 -

Coppola, not Kubrick.

Apocalypse Now was a really good movie. I think calling it one of the greatest of all time.

It’s the third-best film Coppola made.

Fun fact: There are some hybrid versions of “The Godfather” films floating around out there you might catch on cable TV occasionally. I think one is called “The Godfather Saga” or something like that. They’re essentially mashups that combine elements from I & II, with some deleted scenes from each thrown in.

The reason those are out there is because Apocalypse Now ran so over budget, Coppola had to agree to the Godfather splice jobs to cover the overruns.

KZ said...

Absolutely one of the best ever !!!

Bill Kilgore said...

I love the smell of a good Kingfish post in the morning.

Smells like……..Victory!

Colonel Dax said...

Highly recommend Moyar's latest.

Anonymous said...

Not even in the top 1,000.

Anonymous said...

Although it's a made up story, it will always be a snapshot of the madness of the Viet Nam war.

Lance Johnson said...

9:30, I’m guessing you don’t like anything without a Marvel superhero in it?

Anonymous said...

@10:09, this is 9:30. Actually no. I don't watch or read any sort of cartoon/animated/fantasy and almost no sci-fi. I have had no familiarity with superheroes since the 60s, except of course Will Dabbs.

Anonymous said...

4 years after the movie came out, I spent 6 years in the US Army. Couldn't begin to count how many times I heard Army bands play The Ride of the Valkyries because of that movie.

Anonymous said...

Kubrick’s Vietnam movie is Full Metal Jacket. This is FFC’s. Both movies are amazing. Both directors are as well.

Anonymous said...

The most accurate war movie would show central bankers colluding with their cousins in the media/Hollywood, Joint Chief’s, and congress, to convince everyone that some dirt or rice farmer is a threat to our national security, and that we absolutely must send our young people to die so they can profit. Then we can burn up all the military surplus that was bought with borrowed money and then borrow money to make more military surplus and the cycle never ends!

I’m not surprised they haven’t got Toby Keith to make a pro-Ukraine war song.
Looks like the entire planet is more into Oliver Anthony right now.

Anonymous said...

The best movie in the last 44 years would be The Passion of The Christ by Mel Gibson. Second would be Schindler’s List followed by Uwe Boll’s Rampage

Anonymous said...

I just love the Barbie movie.
The song barbie sings is divine!
And she has perfect teeth, body & face.

on the other hand, Marlon Brando wipes his bald head an says.
"We vaccinated little kids in a village and the V.C. chopped their arms off. And we found those little arms all in a pile."
I doubt it!

Anonymous said...

3:37, are you OK?

Anonymous said...

@4:23 PM

It’s called PTSD
We don’t take care of our vets.
And we send them and their buddies to die in pointless wars.
They come home and do their research and realize they were used for what?
Then they come home and have to be all patriotic when goobers say “thank you for your service” twice a year.

Anonymous said...

Frederic Forrest should have won an Oscar

Anonymous said...

@ 7:07 AM - Lighten-up Francis.


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