Author Topic: Blaine's Latest Blog (Read 203867 times)

Top Sergeant · « **Reply #60 on:** 24 May 2011, 20:02:23 »

Have you noticed that the German tribesmen at the beginning of Gladiator are chanting the Zulu battle chants from the movie Zulu?

Germanic Zulus: now that's scary!

My favs match up pretty closely with Mr Pardoe's; definately recommend Gary Cooper in Sergeant York.

I would add Tears of the Sun.

bpardoe870 · « **Reply #61 on:** 05 June 2011, 12:07:24 »

http://bpardoe.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

Blaine "Buck" Pardoe

Stormcrow · « **Reply #62 on:** 06 June 2011, 02:00:18 »

Why did you put down Felix's first name down as Flex?

bpardoe870 · « **Reply #63 on:** 06 June 2011, 08:59:57 »

Because I'm stupid!

Thanks for the catch.

Blaine "Buck" Pardoe

Stormlion1 · « **Reply #64 on:** 06 June 2011, 09:30:59 »

I've read a couple of those books and seen a few of those movies. :)

Stormcrow · « **Reply #65 on:** 06 June 2011, 10:23:24 »

Quote from: bpardoe870 on 06 June 2011, 08:59:57

Because I'm stupid!

Thanks for the catch.

Blaine "Buck" Pardoe

You are welcome

bpardoe870 · « **Reply #66 on:** 10 June 2011, 09:00:06 »

Enjoy

http://www2.starexponent.com/news/2011/jun/10/my-graduation-speech-my-son-alex-ar-1098052/

bpardoe870 · « **Reply #67 on:** 19 June 2011, 18:01:41 »

Enjoy!

http://bpardoe.blogspot.com/

Blaine "Buck" Pardoe

bpardoe870 · « **Reply #68 on:** 10 July 2011, 14:20:51 »

http://bpardoe.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

Blaine "Buck" Pardoe

Aokarasu · « **Reply #69 on:** 10 July 2011, 14:24:28 »

What about the following?

The Usual Suspects
Training Day
Law Abiding Citizen
Se7en
Identity

bpardoe870 · « **Reply #70 on:** 11 July 2011, 11:56:28 »

I should add Se7en to my list. I haven't seen the others - yet.

Daryk · « **Reply #71 on:** 11 July 2011, 18:37:39 »

You should definitely watch The Usual Suspects. No fast forwarding!

BlazingSky · « **Reply #72 on:** 11 July 2011, 19:00:59 »

You write True Crime and haven't seen The Usual Suspects? I'm speechless. :-\

Drop Bear · « **Reply #73 on:** 12 July 2011, 03:34:19 »

Who is Keyser SÃ¶ze?

Honestly who hasn't seen The Usual Suspects? it's one of the top 10 Crime and top 10 Modern Noir filims, Shame on you for not having seen it!

IvanR · « **Reply #74 on:** 12 July 2011, 03:49:47 »

Heat
Layer Cake
Copland

and The Wire - not a movie but easily the best (english language) police show.

Ajax_Wolf · « **Reply #75 on:** 12 July 2011, 08:19:08 »

Quote from: IvanR on 12 July 2011, 03:49:47

Heat
Layer Cake
Copland

and The Wire - not a movie but easily the best (english language) police show.

I'll second The Wire, some good work by David Simon. Some other movies you should consider include:

Touch of Evil - Orson Wells, need I say more?
City of God - Good vs. Evil in Rio.
Once Upon a Time in America - the ~4 hr epic was Sergio Leone's last film.
The car chase trio: Bullitt, The Seven Ups and The French Connection.
The Big Sleep - Hawks, Faulkner, Bogart and Bacall with a complex plot.
Traffic - The excellent cast and plot earned it 4 Oscars.
Shadow of a Doubt - One of Hitchcock's favorites, for good reason
Lucky Number Slevin - nice plot twists.
Mean Streets - early De Niro and Scorsese
Frenzy - More Hitchcock
Mystic River - Eastwood is behind the camera, in this case of mistaken blame.

You should watch more older movies, most on your list are less than 15 years old.

Daryk · « **Reply #76 on:** 12 July 2011, 17:47:14 »

L.A. Confidential was good too.

bpardoe870 · « **Reply #77 on:** 13 July 2011, 06:55:32 »

I should have added a couple of my Hitchcock films! Geez. I also do pop in Citizen Kane from time to time (more rare as the years pass)

Guys thanks for the suggestions!

Blaine "Buck" Pardoe

Aokarasu · « **Reply #78 on:** 13 July 2011, 07:33:05 »

The Score - deNiro and Edward Norton

Ajax_Wolf · « **Reply #79 on:** 13 July 2011, 13:55:41 »

Quote from: Aokarasu on 13 July 2011, 07:33:05

The Score - deNiro and Edward Norton

It's ok, but I'd rank Thief, with James Caan and Jack Warden higher. It's the oldest film I've found where a burning bar/oxygen lance was used.

PS: And Willie Nelson appears in it.

fltadm · « **Reply #80 on:** 13 July 2011, 15:11:20 »

10 Rillington Place Satring Lord Attenborough

And according to my retired constable father Barney Miller is the most acurate police show ever

bpardoe870 · « **Reply #81 on:** 17 July 2011, 13:06:34 »

http://bpardoe.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

Blaine "Buck" Pardoe

MoparMessiah · « **Reply #82 on:** 17 July 2011, 13:18:18 »

We don't want to kill you, we want to kill Ben Rome ;D ;D :D ;)

Have a great time at Gen Con

bpardoe870 · « **Reply #83 on:** 08 August 2011, 19:36:12 »

Enjoy!

http://bpardoe.blogspot.com/

Blaine "Buck" Pardoe

Chas · « **Reply #84 on:** 09 August 2011, 07:32:11 »

"The biggest non-release"

I like that turn of phrase Blaine. [rockon]

Solarmech · « **Reply #85 on:** 09 August 2011, 08:17:50 »

"Somebody kill that destroyer". LOL sm

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #86 on:** 09 August 2011, 10:29:58 »

Sweet.

I'm not interested in getting into more mini games, but I'm strongly considering making an exception for this one when it finally comes out.

Top Sergeant · « **Reply #87 on:** 09 August 2011, 11:18:43 »

Its a really good game.

Lorcan Nagle · « **Reply #88 on:** 09 August 2011, 11:21:46 »

yeah, I've gotten all the PDF releases and have been paying the game for a good while now. it's a lot of fun.

ShadowRaven · « **Reply #89 on:** 09 August 2011, 18:00:14 »

so far it is the my favorite game that I've never played. I look forward to changeing that last part.