It ruled. What a spectacle. Can't think of another action movie right now that's also a serious movie, except for The French Connection (1971). Probably the best movie set during the Vietnam War... Going to re-watch Platoon (1986) soon.
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- Mr. Tomlinson's feud started after members of the now-defunct Reddit site r/opieandanthony got his Twitter account suspended, causing him to threaten some bored trolls who never heard of him with a libel lawsuit. The trolls responded predictably.
- Mr. Tomlinson has been instructed many times by friends, family, police, and attorneys to stop engaging with his trolls, and that continuing to provoke them will cause him to be trolled even more. Mr. Tomlinson wilfully ignores this advice
- He would eventually file a defamation suit against 60 anonymous people which was dismissed with Mr. Tomlinson being ordered to pay $34,762.25 for opposing parties' attorney fees.
- He ended up paying $83,736.99 due to his unsuccessful attempts to dodge the court-ordered judgement, for which he faced jail time and contempt charges.
- He also filed 2 frivolous restraining orders against people who had engaged in First Amendment-protected behavior (one for texting him and another for attending his contempt of court hearing), both of which were dismissed.
- Early on in the lawsuit, Mr. Tomlinson vandalized his own motorcycle and submitted a false police report blaming the people he was suing.
- He accidentally sent surveillance video of the alleged vandal (himself) to a troll.
- Mr. Tomlinson has never shown this video footage during any of his media tours, and desperately tries to scrub it from the internet.
- Mr. Tomlinson claims that the surveillance video was initiated by his "motion-activated" camera, which only collects "30 seconds at a time", despite the video being 32 seconds long and beginning several seconds before the "vandal" enters into the frame.
- On 13 April 2023, the individual responsible for calling the fake emergencies (SWATs) to Mr. Tomlinson's house, a SWAT-for-hire dealer named "Torswats", revealed that Mr. Tomlinson ordered the SWATs to his own house because he wanted to get in the news and sue the MPD for money.
- Torswats would repeat these allegations in private chats which were not intended for public view.
- Mr. Tomlinson has gone on multiple news tours since the SWATtings started in order to promote his victimhood brand, utilizing the services of Lenora Claire.
- He also recently sued the MPD for money.
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Watched Apocalypse Now (1979)
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It was truly amazing how much was put into making that film, I mean just on a visual level, it's spectacular.
The Ride of the Valkyries scene is maybe the greatest piece of cinematography ever. All I think about is if that was today it'd be a pile of CGI shit.
"I use Wagner. Scares the hell out of the slopes."
Probably Robert Duvall's most entertaining performance.
Which version did you watch? The Redux is almost an hour longer than the theatrical cut and the Final Cut is shorter than the Redux but longer than the theatrical cut. The French plantation part gets a bit tedious in the Redux but that's the version I prefer because you also get more Col. Kurtz.
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Been wanting to watch because its been a long time but the one on Netflix is the redux and i have no idea where im going to find 3 hours to watch it
Agree about redux. The plantation dinner and discussion is a nice change from the usual boat niggers and Lance dialogue. Willard interacting with a classy dame is interesting as well.
The scene where Fishburne’s character is killed and they play a voiceover of the mother’s letter is legitimately heartbreaking.
It’s fantastic. I’ve been meaning to watch the documentary on the making of.
I watched the Theatrical Cut. Might watch the Final Cut sometime later this year. I wonder if Kurtz' motivations become clearer in the longer cuts. And I wonder if explanation would lessen the character's appeal.
I remember watching Redux on the big screen when I was a teenager. Was fucking great.
It's one of those movies like The Shining where even if you didn't enjoy the story, you'd still have to admire how incredible it is on a technical level.
It's one of those movies like The Shining where even if you didn't enjoy the story, you'd still have to admire how incredible it is on a technical level.
“Sell the house. Sell the car. Sell the kids”
Man do I love that movie
Man do I love that movie
Redux rules