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Mel Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ is the Best War Film Since ‘Saving Private Ryan’ (Rex Reed)
The Observer ^
| November 2, 2016
| By Rex Reed
Posted on 11/14/2016 4:52:35 AM PST by Brad from Tennessee
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To: ColdOne
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posted on
11/14/2016 4:54:29 AM PST
by
ColdOne
((poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~WE DID IT DEPLORABLES!EraseThe0bagambiLegacy!)
To: Brad from Tennessee
A true story about a medic/corpseman (was he Army or Navy?) who won the Congressional Medal of Honor.Sounds damn good to me.
To: Gay State Conservative
Army medic, and ther’s no “e” in “corpsman”.
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posted on
11/14/2016 5:00:26 AM PST
by
NorthMountain
(Northmountain)
To: NorthMountain
But there are two “e”s in “there’s”.
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posted on
11/14/2016 5:01:02 AM PST
by
NorthMountain
(Northmountain)
To: NorthMountain
Dontcha hate those “oh cr**” moments!!
To: Sacajaweau
Caught it just as I was hitting “Post” the second time.
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posted on
11/14/2016 5:13:25 AM PST
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NorthMountain
(Northmountain)
To: NorthMountain
I think he was making fun of Obama’s mispronunciation of Corpsman.
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posted on
11/14/2016 5:15:31 AM PST
by
real saxophonist
( YouTube + Twitter + Facebook = YouTwitFace.com)
To: Brad from Tennessee
I saw it last night and it was excellent. It’s long, but it ramps up the action in a way that it doesn’t feel long at all. Highly recommended.
To: Brad from Tennessee
but saving private ryan was horrible movie
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posted on
11/14/2016 5:21:08 AM PST
by
4rcane
To: Brad from Tennessee
... the true story of a conscientious objector who played a big role in winning World War II ... Is it me or is this more than a bit over-the-top? "A big role in winning World War II" is a really, really big statement to make about an individual on the front lines of a battle! I am the son of a US Army veteran who was awarded 4 Purple Hearts and every heroism medal below the Distinguished Service Cross and he was just one of hundreds of thousands just in the US Military! Add the members of the Allied military and that number is LARGE!
Far be it from me to advise a paid professional critic BUT would this slight modification be a more realistic yet still laudatory improvement? " ... the true story of a conscientious objector who exemplifies the heroism that played a big role in winning World War II ..."
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posted on
11/14/2016 5:21:13 AM PST
by
SES1066
(Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
To: Brad from Tennessee
Viet Nam buddy, cannon cocker who's position was overrun, and I went to see Saving Private Ryan.
Afterwards we just sat silently in our seats.
Then he slowly said, "The only thing they didn't have in the movie was the smell."
Probably the same with this movie.
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posted on
11/14/2016 5:21:27 AM PST
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
To: NorthMountain
And 4 "e"s in Okefenokee, but that will be drained soon, and is totally off topic,
There are no "e"s in hijack.
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posted on
11/14/2016 5:22:41 AM PST
by
jimmyray
(there is no problem so bad that you can't make it worse)
To: Brad from Tennessee
Saw it Saturday night - great movie!
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posted on
11/14/2016 5:25:56 AM PST
by
TomServo
To: Gay State Conservative
Read his citation, it is just plain ridiculous.
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posted on
11/14/2016 5:28:52 AM PST
by
D Rider
To: TomServo
“The Best Years of Our Lives,” is probably the best war movie ever made.
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posted on
11/14/2016 5:29:33 AM PST
by
Eric in the Ozarks
(Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
To: Brad from Tennessee
Twould be nice if it’s so good.
It’ll have to be really good to be better than Fury.
To: NorthMountain
Army medic, and thers no e in corpsman. Ooops...Yikes! But don't worry,even this old Army guy knows that it's *pronounced* "core man" even though I spelled it wrong.
To: NorthMountain
There is in obamas lexicon
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posted on
11/14/2016 5:41:17 AM PST
by
Afterguard
(Deplorable me!)
To: Gay State Conservative
>snicker, snicker<
He said, “corpseman,” just like Obama!
That’s like the popular way to “aircraft” plural as, “aircrafts” or even “spacecrafts.”
I’ve even heard a millenial youtuber say the word “astronaut corpse.”
LOL!
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posted on
11/14/2016 5:43:01 AM PST
by
Jack Hydrazine
(Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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