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Kalor Bayloch
Anqara Industries
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Posted - 2007.09.03 21:47:00 -
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TV series: Amazing Stories. EP "The Mission"
It probably wouldn't have been a big deal if I'd had known it was an episode of "Amazing Stories." I started watching partway through and had no idea.
anyway it was a WW2 epic, a B-17 suffering battle damage and trying to make it back to base. The landing gear was shot. so was the ball-turret's hatch. so the ball turret gunner couldn't get out, and the plane had to belly-land. Hour-long drama on what to do about it. Parachute was torn. Can't bail. Should the shoot him in the turret so he doesn't suffer?
On of the crewman (or was it the ball turret gunner? don't remember) was an artist and drew a sketch of the B-17 with a working landing gear. lo and behold, two *giant* cartoon tires pop out from the fuselage, allowing the plane to land without crushing the gunner. Up to this point it was an ultra-serious Memphis Bell kinda film.
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Kalor Bayloch
Anqara Industries
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Posted - 2007.09.04 10:55:00 -
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the stuff about star wars ep 1. meh. I don't think it's worse than the Rebellion and thus the Republic being saved by ewoks. 
btw, how many have checked this website out? :-) Insultingly stupid movie physics
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Kalor Bayloch
Anqara Industries
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Posted - 2007.09.04 21:06:00 -
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the Return of King was scene was a bit overdone. But the part that killed it for me was that after she had killed the Lich King she had to (in a bit of formalistic Hollywood *CRAP*) be rescued from the orc general by Aaragorn and Gimli. It was so corny, we couldn't get through the film without a chick that had to be saved. Cut that scene and the whole movie improves.
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Kalor Bayloch
Anqara Industries
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Posted - 2007.09.04 22:29:00 -
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in my copy of ROTK Eowyn was found by Eomer (who dispatched some knights to carry her and King Theoden off the battlefield) shortly after the fight. There was no last second rescue from certain death at the hands of an orc.
But anyway, we're getting off topic 
Back on topic: Many movies where the good guys ultimately fail. Poltergeist! Okay, I liked the film, having a WTF moment isn't always bad, I suppose.
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