tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post7747093397575119236..comments2024-03-28T08:38:57.700-05:00Comments on The War Movie Buff: 400th POST!War Movie Buffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-42655247242869207792020-08-28T15:16:11.601-05:002020-08-28T15:16:11.601-05:00There are other small bits of dialog that referenc...There are other small bits of dialog that reference other films, like the map-reading, "We're here, and we're supposed to be . . . here", from Full Metal Jacket, and, "When the machine breaks down, we break down", from Platoon.Rickybillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15431821186402450061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-16957088057766392412020-05-30T10:57:45.419-05:002020-05-30T10:57:45.419-05:00Good point. You make me think of the obvious dumm...Good point. You make me think of the obvious dummy flying through the windshield when the car crashes in Where Eagles Dare.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-61282971151527121322020-05-26T10:53:45.184-05:002020-05-26T10:53:45.184-05:00I don't know if this counts as a reference, or...I don't know if this counts as a reference, or was even intentional, but the scene where the actors are deciding whether the obviously fake body parts are movie props or actual human remains reminded me of all of the times in war movies when we viewers are asked to accept an unrealistic special effect (often, indeed, involving dead bodies) for what it is supposed to represent in order to allow the story to move along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-65539670987217484922014-08-22T19:54:40.512-05:002014-08-22T19:54:40.512-05:00Thanks. I find the number hard to believe. And w...Thanks. I find the number hard to believe. And when I think of how many movies I still want to review it becomes apparent that there are a lot of war movies!War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-90669871070867130712014-08-22T18:18:18.840-05:002014-08-22T18:18:18.840-05:00Congrats on your 400th post! Congrats on your 400th post! Groggy Dundeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990254767008162244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-375853542708037962014-08-21T17:27:40.198-05:002014-08-21T17:27:40.198-05:00I think whether you like this movie or not tells a...I think whether you like this movie or not tells a lot about your sense of humor.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-16551828492325084582014-08-20T13:54:05.686-05:002014-08-20T13:54:05.686-05:00Yep, a brilliant, hilarious movie filled with awes...Yep, a brilliant, hilarious movie filled with awesome lines. <br />"I don't read scripts, scripts read me!"historyonfilmhttp://www.historyonfilm.comnoreply@blogger.com