[Milsurplus] Is Fiction Garbage ?

[B Smith]

I liked the movie Quo Vadis  With Taylor and Kerr but there were 
numerous
errors  with the military equipment and vehicles.












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From: "Michael St. Angelo" <mstangelo at comcast.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 1:25 PM
To: "'Hue Miller'" <kargo_cult at msn.com>; <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Is Fiction Garbage ?

Unfortunately most movies are made for teens or young adults because 
this is
where the market is.

They  do to the theatre not just to view the film but to have night 
out with
their friends and enjoy the experience with people who share a common
interest.

Baby boomer's like us are cheap. Even if there was an excellent film 
in
theatres we'd wait until it is available via Netflix or in the Walmart
bargin bin before viewing it.


Mike N2MS
-----Original Message-----
From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Hue Miller
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 7:03 AM
To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Milsurplus] Is Fiction Garbage ?

So I bought this movie at Safeway for $6.99, "Battle of the Bulge", 
which
taught me again
the proof of "you get what you pay for", and reinforced my suspicion 
of
fiction works, like
a well grounded suspicion of packaged fish at its pull date. Without 
going
into the many
ahistorical equipments in the movie, or the absurd subplots, or inane
scenes, I summarize:
truly EXECRABLE. I can understand a person up to maybe age 16-18 being
thrilled by the
movie, but: if over about 18 years old, how dumb would one have to be, 
to
enjoy this?
And for the gullible, how many points would watching it, subtract from 
one's

IQ ?  The
screenwriters, do they really not live among actual real people, and 
can't
imagine how
real people react in the face of real danger?
Actually, I did get almost $6.00 worth of value from it: by selecting 
the
Spanish subtitles,
I am able to learn many useful colloquial phrases. Ignore the action 
on the
screen.
-Hue Miller



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