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[thegreatwent]

Old word disregarded: Counterpane

[BrucePowers]

I have been disregarding the Olympics for years[:D]

[BrucePowers]

ORIGINAL: pasternakski

ORIGINAL: thegreatwent

Hmm... haven't seen In Harm's Way. Maybe worth a rental.

There's a lot about this film to like, and a lot to laugh off if you don't like it.

It's Otto Preminger's effort at a World War II Pacific epic tale that starts with Pearl Harbor and ends with the Duke in a hospital ship recovering from injuries suffered when his cruiser sank at the hands of the Yamato.

The backdrop is purely fictional, but tries to draw from various elements of the Pacific campaign, casting John Wayne as a brave, competent U.S. Navy captain who gets caught in the backdraft of the Pearl Harbor debacle, shunted to a desk job, romantically involved with a Navy nurse played by Patricia Neal, re-acquainted on not-good terms with his estranged son now in the Navy, but playing buttkisser to a Congressional social climber, finally promoted to admiral, put in charge of an offensive meant to resemble Guadalcanal, and validated in the end with a "shoestring" victory over the Japanese.

Very turgid. Kirk Douglas phones in a role as the Duke's exec on the cruiser he commands at the time of Pearl Harbor, then gets drunk a lot over his unfaithful blonde wife (who gets killed in a head-on crash after a night on the beach with Hugh O'Brian the morning of the Pearl Harbor attack).

The special effects are just plain silly. The screenwriters' understanding of military reality at the time is nearly nonexistent (quoth the Duke: "If we can get a flock o' B-17s in there, we can control everything for 1,000 miles in every direction"). Naval air power doesn't even figure into the equation.

And on and on and on. You might like it. I used to, for about 20 viewings, but I've been disregarding it for a long time now.

I didn't quite watch it 20 times, more like 5 to 7. I have not felt a need to watch it for some time.

[BrucePowers]

Another good movie was "The Gallant Hours" with Jimmy Cagney as William Halsey.

[thegreatwent]

Another good movie was "The Gallant Hours" with Jimmy Cagney as William Halsey.

Added to my Netflix list.[:)]

[thegreatwent]

Grrrr. This monday is now officially disregarded.

[thegreatwent]

I'm not sure why, but getting a rejection letter to a job application via e-mail is more depressing than a good old fashion letter in the mail. Job searching sucks.

[TOMLABEL]

ORIGINAL: BrucePowers

Another good movie was "The Gallant Hours" with Jimmy Cagney as William Halsey.

I DVR'ed this movie a couple of months ago. I had never seen it before, but I agree with Bruce that it is a very good movie!

TOMLABEL

[BrucePowers]

I cannot in good conscience dieregard the preceeding post as I agree with the poster[:)][:D]

[BrucePowers]

I didn't realize Robert Montgomery produced and directed that movie.

[thegreatwent]

Wasn't he the George Clooney of his day [:)]

[thegreatwent]

Jethro Tull was awesome last night. A lighting show over Denver plus Tull made for a good evening at Red Rocks.

[BrucePowers]

ORIGINAL: thegreatwent

Wasn't he the George Clooney of his day [:)]

Yeah, he was an A list actor.

[thegreatwent]

I'm introducing my wife to Errol Flynn with "Captain Blood" hope she likes it.

[scott64]

[thegreatwent]

She has responded well to "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" and the "Magnificent Seven" so fingers crossed. With my luck I'll have to watch Steel Magnolias or some such [:D]

[gladiatt]

In life, there's two kind of people:
those with a loaded gun, and those who dig. You dig
(although it's only come from a french translation)

One of my prefered scene in the whole movie domain either !! [:D]

[thegreatwent]

I dig.[:D] Welcome to the disregarded thread Gladiatt!

[thegreatwent]

Hmmm... Looks like my Rockies can be safely disregarded.[:(]

[BrucePowers]

Basil Rathbone walways made a very good villain.