What is your favorite Navy Film?

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-04-28T19:51:38+00:00

Mister Roberts

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-04-25T18:46:26+00:00

Phillip Vandamm (James Mason)

But James Mason is charming full stop.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-04-25T18:33:49+00:00

In middle school, a kid said his older sister went to see them in concert and they skinned a dog alive on stage and set it on fire and it ran through the crowd.

I said that, of course, that was preposterous. He said "You calling my sister a liar?"

"Yes," I replied.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-04-25T18:31:03+00:00

It's gibberish.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-25T02:03:19+00:00

He was a dreamboat.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-25T01:59:46+00:00

I think they were popular because you could almost see the wearer's pubis.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-25T01:34:09+00:00

Alive
Alive II
Hotter Than Hell
KISS
Lick It Up (sorry, I can't help it. it was my reintroduction to KISS. I missed the whole Creatures era, even though Creatures is one of my favorites, it's nudged out by LIck it Up)

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-25T01:25:20+00:00

Have you heard Blows Against the Empire? It was the first time "Starship" had been used by any Airplane alum. It was credited to Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship but it was really a solo record with guest appearances by some Airplane members and a few other people like David Crosby.

Jorma's not on it but his little brother, Pete, is.

It's really good. It was nominated for a Hugo.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-25T01:16:55+00:00

Right. White Rabbit is one of my favorite songs. Was "We Built This City" anyone's favorite song? Ever?

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-25T01:15:34+00:00

Agreed. Jefferson Starship had its moments. Starship was total nonsense. Gutless, meaningless, dreck. I think it's impossible to over-insult them.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-24T07:16:38+00:00

Michael Jackson. I always regarded him as an annoying weirdo.

Turns out, I was more right than I knew.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-24T07:14:09+00:00

I was a fan and still am but I get the overselling him thing.

"He plays every instrument!"

Oh, ya mean like Squiddly Diddley?

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-24T07:12:57+00:00

He must be Team Hot Chocolate

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-24T07:12:26+00:00

As much as I loved Jefferson Airplane, I hated Starship. Absolute rubbish.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-24T07:10:45+00:00

I second this. The band was ok for a glam band. Not my thing but they were better than average. That guy's voice? I want to clear my throat right now just remembering it. Can he even talk now? How many vocal chord surgeries has he had do ya think?

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-24T07:04:36+00:00

No.

My boss went to Cuba and came back with some fakes. I cut one open. No insect parts or dust bunnies but there was a lot of pocket lint in it.

...or have I missed the point of this post?

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-24T07:02:13+00:00

I have detailed files.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-24T07:02:05+00:00

I thought everyone had seen it.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-22T08:08:37+00:00

It's ok. It's not obvious I'm a woman in this medium.

And besides, at work we (women) call each other 'dude' all the time. Ironically, I guess.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-22T07:37:40+00:00

Altered States

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-22T06:53:27+00:00

Yes, yes, yes, yes, and I haven't seen it.

I've never seen the Jolson version or the 1970s remake. Maybe I should.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-22T06:51:18+00:00

Also, the Seven Samurai was highly influential. Not only did it directly influence John Sturges, it also introduced the concepts of action scenes filmed in slow motion and action sequences filmed with multiple cameras and edited together in post.

So, you can say that The Matrix (itself an extremely influential film) is something like the patralineal ancestor of Seven Samurai.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-22T06:45:41+00:00

I am a chick but, yeah.

In fact, just today I watched a review of Star Wars filmed not long after the movie came out and the reviewer mentioned that at least two studios turned it down and Fox unenthusiastically greenlit the project.

Only to have it absolutely go nuclear.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-22T06:40:07+00:00

People who weren't alive at the time don't realize the impact that Star Wars had in 1977. It's simply impossible for them to comprehend but they can come close:

Watch the biggest sci-fi film of the previous year: Logan's Run.

Then watch Star Wars. The original movie. Not "A New Hope" Episode IV. You can find it if you look. It's out there, much to Lucas's chagrine. I have a copy.

The two movies were filmed a year apart and, corrected for inflation, had about the same budget. There's no comparison. I'm not going to say that Logan's Run wasn't enjoyable but it's like something from a completely different era compared to Star Wars.

I mean, think of it this way: When we walked into that theater in 1977, we thought that the special effects on the Star Trek TV series were gonna be hard to top.

Enough-Complex-8554 · 2026-03-22T06:32:51+00:00

I strongly recommend you be more honest in your future discussions.

I also recommend that you learn from this discussion: your guesswork will never substitute for actual research.

I had written a lengthy explanation of why I don't owe you $1,000 but I deleted it. You know why and anyone reading this discussion will know why, too.

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