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02-21-2010, 02:05 PM | #4336 |
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he was walking on a ridge.
I saw a sniper once on a show that hit a guy sprinting across a narrow alley at about the range you're talking about. If it can be done in a narrow alley, it is quite feasible. Snipers have always intrigued me, so I have seen most of the shows about them and read quite a few things. |
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02-21-2010, 02:09 PM | #4337 |
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BTW for all those thinking the ultimate sniper weapon is a 50 cal, you'd be wrong. The newer Cheytach .408 has a better range and more power at long range due to it's proprietary rounds which have superior flight characteristics.
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FTR, as an experience, the movie is as visceral and compelling as any I've seen recently, and the verite style they employ is right in my wheelhouse as my favorite movie of all time is Apocalypse Now for the very same reasons. But as a polemic on our pending future they evidently envisioned, as evidenced by the attendent DVD interview/short, it's run of the mill. Kind of comes across to me as if those kids crying for the trees out in the forest in that infamous youtube clip decided 'dude, we need to sober up and be like super cereal and make like a movie to show everyone how super cereal all this stuff we're wailing about is.' And C'mon man, if you don't realize that you MIGHT come across as someone who actually found someone else genuinely fundamentally appalling on the basis of their opinion on literature, media or art, you might have the requisite self-awareness for the board.
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02-21-2010, 02:57 PM | #4340 |
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Or, as it's known to those in the COD universe, the Intervention.
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And so you know, your proclivities vis-avis 'the arts' can be as difficult to read as reading when Dane is and isn't kidding with his 'I'm King Shit of jew Mountain, the first thing they teach the waitstaff at Dorsia is 'recognize and respect the Dane,' schtick.
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And Children of Men was a great film.
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02-21-2010, 04:20 PM | #4346 |
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Just watched The Other Side of Heaven for the soul reason that it has Anne Hathaway. It's about a Mormon guy who becomes a missionary. They write letters for three years before seeing each other again. Would be a major yawner for you guys. Not because it's romantic, because it's actually not, but just for some of the subject matter. Made me do some thinking about what's really important to me.
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I think, if as you say you can appreciate violence, that if you allow yourself, you COULD be drawn in by this movie. If it just washes over you without requisite attention, you might miss how immediate and suffocating the action is in the set pieces. This isn't stylistic John Woo stuff, or some CGI GI Joe hyperconvoluted orgy of violence [though there is a good deal of CGI, but it's not blatant stuff crafted for 'hyperrealism,' instead crafted for actual realism]. They do a good job of putting you in the midst of the degrading scene. Again, reminscent of what AN did so well 35+ years prior.
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