Movies

[Colin]

Just saw Black Panther, I was impressed, so many cliches they managed to avoid and PC traps as well. The use of humour was quite good and decent fight scenes.

[Ivanhoe]

Just saw Black Panther, I was impressed, so many cliches they managed to avoid and PC traps as well. The use of humour was quite good and decent fight scenes.

Overall a very good movie. And really good action, not just fight choreography.

[Corinthian]

 

 

For a while I thought I was seeing a purple nipple...

[Stuart Galbraith]

Well it was the 70's, anything was possible.

 

I was looking at back numbers of the TV times from the early 70s, and the front cover was a picture of the Singer Sandie Shaw, pretty clearly topless other than wearing what can best be described as a string vest. And that was a popular TV guide, that would have sat on the lower shelves among the daily's. Its kinda surprising to remember quite how open minded the country was after the 1960's.

Edited August 10, 2018 by Stuart Galbraith

[Yama]

Nudity standards were really out of whack in the 70s/early 80s compared to today. Take a look at the cover of 'Virgin Killer', for starters...

[Adam Peter]

Looks like yet another superhero movie

 

[Stefan Fredriksson]

Along the above, I happened to catch "White Tiger" on youtube with English subtitles.

I appreciated it even more after reading how to interpret it (yes, I am a simple person).

 

Apparently they planned to use a Tiger replica, but it did not get finished in time, so they mocked up an IS2, which with some epic will could resemble a Tiger P.

In my opinion the film actually got better not using a "real" Tiger.

[toysoldier]

Along the above, I happened to catch "White Tiger" on youtube with English subtitles.

I appreciated it even more after reading how to interpret it (yes, I am a simple person).

 

Apparently they planned to use a Tiger replica, but it did not get finished in time, so they mocked up an IS2, which with some epic will could resemble a Tiger P.

In my opinion the film actually got better not using a "real" Tiger.

Specially since it shouldn't be a real Tiger but the supernatural expression of German evilness.

And yeah, White Tiger is blatant propaganda done right. The "Tanker God" part sent shivers down my spine, as well as the dead tanks "talking" to the protagonist.

Edited August 21, 2018 by toysoldier

[Mr King]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f83D18xL7VE

[Adam Peter]

supernatural expression of German evilness.

I think it is more universal.

[Markus Becker]

I'm looking forward to "Wreck it Ralph 2". The original was epic fun. Might be a bit hard to pull that off a second time bit I give them the benefit of doubt.

 

In case you haven't see it, watch it. Sergeant Calhoun is the sister Gunny Ermey never had.

[toysoldier]

 

supernatural expression of German evilness.

I think it is more universal.

 

Well yes, all those un-Russian evil doers, Germans are just one bunch.

[Stefan Fredriksson]

Cast a deadly spell.

 

Fred Ward is a private detective, not using magic, looking for a book - Necronomicon.

And the detective's name is Phil Lovecraft.

Film also has David Warner and Clancy Brown.

I have not read Lovecraft, but I guess those that have will find references in the movie.

[Ivanhoe]

Cast a deadly spell.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101550/

[BansheeOne]

Carrier movies galore. "Top Gun: Maverick" likely to co-star Val Kilmer, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, F-35C; and, uh, Roland Emmerich to remake "Midway" with Woody Harrelson as Admiral Nimitz.

 

Top Gun: Maverick Will Likely Feature F-35C Joint Strike Fighters

By: Megan Eckstein

August 27, 2018 9:11 PM

 

Hollywood’s latest take on naval aviation, Top Gun: Maverick, will likely pair the Navy’s new Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters alongside older Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, in the sequel to the 1986 blockbuster.

 

A film crew from Paramount Pictures was aboard aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) the same time the Navy began launching F-35C jets off the ship interchangeably with F/A-18E-F Super Hornets as an integrated air wing.

 

With six F-35Cs operating aboard Lincoln since Aug. 20th, USNI News understands, the film crew almost certainly got an up-close look at the Navy’s newest fighters – operating alongside the Super Hornets, the EA-18G Growlers, the E-2 Hawkeye and the C-2 Greyhound.

 

Asked what role the new jets may play in the movie, Michael Singer, vice president of marketing and publicity for Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Television, told USNI News “we are not providing any details about the production at this time.”

 

[...]

 

Several other media outlets reported on Aug. 22 that the Paramount camera crew was onboard the Norfolk-based Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, but the details of the F-35C operations aboard the same ship were not released until Monday.

 

On May 30, Top Gun star Tom Cruise tweeted a photo of him in a flight suit, holding his signature “Maverick” helmet and looking at a Super Hornet in the background, with the text “feel the need” and the hashtag #Day1. The presence of the Super Hornet in that first glimpse of the movie fueled speculation about whether Maverick would come back as a Super Hornet pilot, and whether the new F35Cs would make it into the film at all.

 

The day after Cruise’s tweet, film crews for Top Gun: Maverick spent two days filming at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, Navy spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Dan Day told USNI News.

 

“Film crews from Paramount Pictures have filmed scenes aboard Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, California, in May and aboard USS Abraham Lincoln in August during CVW-7 carrier qualifications. Paramount and the Navy are working together to schedule ongoing production coordination at various additional locations, including several Navy bases,” Day said in a statement.

 

“The Navy supported the filming at North Island and aboard Abraham Lincoln per provisional Production Assistance Agreements signed by Paramount and the Department of Defense, and all future filming will be supported under the terms of a full, signed Production Assistance Agreement that will govern Navy support of the remainder of the production.”

 

Day added that “our priority will always be warfighting and training combat-ready naval aviation forces that are prepared to win in combat, as well as training the next generation of naval aviators. That being said, we believe we can support the film and simultaneously achieve training objectives. Paramount Pictures will reimburse the Navy for any costs incurred for flying sequences which do not meet training objectives.”

 

In both the May shoot and last week aboard Lincoln, no actors were present.

 

For the Navy, the film represents another opportunity to show off naval aviation to the masses.

 

“The original film was an iconic production that exposed millions of Americans to the professionalism and lethality of Naval Aviators. It also goes without saying TOPGUN was a powerful recruiting aid – inspiring many to ‘Fly Navy,’ and it also boosted pride in Naval Aviation,” Cmdr. Ron Flanders, spokesman for the commander of Naval Air Forces, told USNI News.

 

“We have agreed to support the sequel because we believe it will once again give Americans a front-row seat to observe the aerial mastery of naval aviators and also will demonstrate the core values of honor, courage and commitment the U.S. Navy demonstrates every day.”

 

Though Paramount Pictures is remaining mum about the sequel, some details have emerged. Last week news outlets reported that Tom Cruise will be joined by Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly as a single-mom bar owner and female lead, Miles Teller as Lt. j.g. Nick “Goose” Bradshaw’s son and Top Gun student, Glen Powell, and Monica Barbaro as a female pilot. Val Kilmer will also be returning to reprise his role as Tom “Iceman” Kazansky.

 

https://news.usni.org/2018/08/27/top-gun-maverick-will-likely-feature-f-35c-joint-strike-fighters?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%208/28/18&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

 

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ release date delayed until 2020

By: J.D. Simkins   August 30

“Top Gun” fans will have to wait a year longer than anticipated to have their breath taken away by Maverick and crew’s high-flying theatrics.

Paramount’s long-awaited sequel to the 1986 classic is now set for a June 2020 release date, according to Deadline. The film was originally scheduled for a July 2019 release.

The extended time is evidently needed to sort out some of the film’s more complex flight sequences, with stunning aerial visuals aided by special effects that have advanced exponentially since the original, a film that pulled in almost $400 million on a budget of just $15 million.

[...]

 

https://www.navytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2018/08/30/top-gun-maverick-release-date-pushed-back-to-2020/

 

‘Midway’ blockbuster starring Woody Harrelson to begin filming next month on Oahu

By: J.D. Simkins   August 28

The filmmaker behind massive hits like “Independence Day" and “The Patriot” has locked in a filming location for a remake of the 1976 movie “Midway," starring Charlton Heston and Henry Fonda, about the decisive 1942 naval battle that became a turning point for U.S. forces in the war in the Pacific.

After scouting filming locations around Pearl Harbor, German director Roland Emmerich settled on Oahu, and will begin filming the $100-million blockbuster next month at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The same location was most recently used to film Cameron Crowe’s offensively awful film “Aloha,” starring Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone.

Woody Harrelson will be starring as the legendary Adm. Chester Nimitz, who, with the help of innovative U.S. codebreakers, foiled a Japanese ambush at Midway on June 4, 1942, less than a month after the conclusion of the Battle of the Coral Sea.

Luke Evans (“Beauty and the Beast,” “Professor Marston and the Wonder Women”) will star as Cmdr. Wade McClusky, who received the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Midway. Mandy Moore and Patrick Wilson have also been confirmed for roles in the film, which is expected to be released sometime in late 2019.

Navy officials have emphasized that Emmerich and crew, a team that includes Mark Gordon, who assisted with the production of “Saving Private Ryan,” “are dead-set on making sure it’s a historically accurate [film],” the Star-Advertiser reported. Last month, a call went out for local military members and their families to serve as extras in the film, a request that received almost 1,500 responses.

Filming is also expected to take place in Canada, among other potential locations.

[...]

 

https://www.navytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2018/08/28/midway-remake-to-start-filming-next-month-on-oahu/

[Corinthian]

Jennifer Connelly? Finally they got a pretty female lead for that movie!

[R011]

Emmerich has made a number of entertaining, action and special effect laden films. I'm not sure if the guy who gave us Independence Day and The Patriot will give us a historically faithful film or another Pearl Harbor.

[Gregory]

Navy officials have emphasized that Emmerich and crew, a team that includes Mark Gordon, who assisted with the production of “Saving Private Ryan,” “are dead-set on making sure it’s a historically accurate [film],” the Star-Advertiser reported. Last month, a call went out for local military members and their families to serve as extras in the film, a request that received almost 1,500 responses.

 

Filming is also expected to take place in Canada, among other potential locations.

 

[...]

Looking forward to reviews:

"Midway to oppression - Emmerlich's new movie populated by white supremacist archetypes"

"#MeTooMidway- elimination of actresses from leading roles difficult to accept, say women in Hollywood"

"Midway movie director denies agenda in movie without LGBTQ parts"

[R011]

Just about every historical drama claims they're trying for historical accuracy. Then the finished product turns out to be Gladiator or Pearl Harbor. I'll wait til it comes out and not expect much. That way if it turns out well, I will be pleasantly surprised.

[Ssnake]

"Trying" =! "Accomplishment", it includes "Failing" as well.

[Corinthian]

 

Navy officials have emphasized that Emmerich and crew, a team that includes Mark Gordon, who assisted with the production of Saving Private Ryan, are dead-set on making sure its a historically accurate [film], the Star-Advertiser reported. Last month, a call went out for local military members and their families to serve as extras in the film, a request that received almost 1,500 responses.

 

Filming is also expected to take place in Canada, among other potential locations.

 

[...]

Looking forward to reviews:

"Midway to oppression - Emmerlich's new movie populated by white supremacist archetypes"

"#MeTooMidway- elimination of actresses from leading roles difficult to accept, say women in Hollywood"

"Midway movie director denies agenda in movie without LGBTQ parts"

It'll focus a lot on detained Japanese-Americans, and that the battle was won because of diversity....

[CT96]

 

 

Navy officials have emphasized that Emmerich and crew, a team that includes Mark Gordon, who assisted with the production of Saving Private Ryan, are dead-set on making sure its a historically accurate [film], the Star-Advertiser reported. Last month, a call went out for local military members and their families to serve as extras in the film, a request that received almost 1,500 responses.

 

Filming is also expected to take place in Canada, among other potential locations.

 

[...]

Looking forward to reviews:

"Midway to oppression - Emmerlich's new movie populated by white supremacist archetypes"

"#MeTooMidway- elimination of actresses from leading roles difficult to accept, say women in Hollywood"

"Midway movie director denies agenda in movie without LGBTQ parts"

It'll focus a lot on detained Japanese-Americans, and that the battle was won because of diversity....

 

Hell, even the Midway filmed in the 60s focused on the security concerns of Japanese-Americans. It wouldn't be much of a stretch to focus on that more now.

[Stuart Galbraith]

I think Midway came out in 1976 believe it or not, and even at the time it was regarded as something of a throwback (albeit an entertaining and well done throwback I thought).

 

Within 3 years, Spielberg was filming '1941', which kinda shows you how attitudes had shifted after Vietnam.

 

 

I dont know why they dont feature the new Midway film with Mechagodzilla. Its not like they are going to try and make it accurate, so they may as well liven it up with a bit of comedy. Perhaps start it with a CGI John Belushi bombing Tokyo in his P40? That kinda thing.

[Ssnake]

I dont know why they dont feature the new Midway film with Mechagodzilla. Its not like they are going to try and make it accurate, so they may as well liven it up with a bit of comedy.

 

Well, they claim that they do try, and so far nobody has presented proof that they are lying. We're just universally skeptical about their chances to succeed.

[Stuart Galbraith]

After Pearl Harbour, our cynicism is perhaps understandable.