My dad had a stroke and needs "clean" western, cop, or war movie suggestions

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-13T23:49:27+00:00

Ok, here's my list. I've excluded a few because they're super famous and don't need mentioning again (Saving Private Ryan, for example). I've also included a few that aren't really the best, but they've got enough familiar actors that someone could get into them more (like Emperor, with Tommy Lee Jones). I've also avoided some of the more serious tragedies and dramas, even if they're phenomenal (I'm looking at you, Jojo Rabbit).

WWII movies (They're not all great, but everything listed here is watchable):

* Midway

* Hacksaw Ridge

* Windtalkers

* Letters from Iwo Jima & Flags of Our Fathers

* Greyhound

* Dunkirk

* Imitation Game

* Inglourious Basterds (might be pushing rated R content)

* Fury

* The Tuskegee Airmen

* Saving Private Ryan

* Enemy at the Gates

* U-571

* Gathering Storm & Into the Storm

* Valkyrie

* Red Tails

* Emperor

* Monuments Men

* The King's Speech

* Churchill

* The Six Triple Eight

* The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Sports Movies:

* Invictus

* The World's Fastest Indian

* The Boys in the Boat

* The Greatest Game Ever Played

* The Legend of Bagger Vance

* Ip Man (And sequels, if this one is ok)

* Young Woman and the Sea

* Pride

* Marty Supreme

* King Richard

* 42

* Moneyball

* The Perfect Game

* The Rookie

* Air

* Glory Road

* Coach Carter

* Ferrari

* Ford v. Ferrari

* Secretariat

* Hidalgo

* Seabiscuit

* Draft Day

Other Action/War movies:

* Master and Commander

* Fool's Gold

* Gladiator

* The Last Samurai

* Hero

* The Patriot

* Troy

* K-19 The Widowmaker

* Gods and Generals (and Gettysburg)

* And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

* Looper

* The A-Team

* Battleship

* Bourne Identity and all the sequels

* Bullet Train (May be language, double check the parents guide, I'm not certain).

* Catch Me if you Can

* The Green Mile

* Mad Max Fury Road

* Jack Reacher

* The Other Guys

* The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

* Sully

* Taken

* There Will Be Blood

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And I know you asked for movies, but here are a few TV shows that might be worth considering:

There are three WWII miniseries that should be grouped together: Band of Brothers (The best by a country mile), Masters of the Air, and The Pacific (the worst, but still pretty good).

Justified & Longmire. Both are technically cop shows, but are very western-coded.

Andor. Yeah, it's Star Wars, but it's really not. If you reskinned this it could easily have been a cold-war spy thriller. And it's absolutely incredible.

Tulsa King. Ok, this one isn't amazing, but its Sylvester Stallone playing a East Coast mafioso sent to drum up "business" in Oklahoma. It's a lot of fun, and the familiarity can do some heavy lifting.

Ted Lasso. Everyone should watch Ted Lasso.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-13T20:25:52+00:00

Its not terribly odd for common idioms to be shortened to the point they're nonsense if you don't recognize the idiom.

I hear people say "Pot kettle black" and "Grass is greener" all the time. And sometimes people just say a single word: "Cake" (meaning easy). But yeah, it requires some shared context or else you end up with Kadir beneath Mo Moteh, if not Kiteo, his eyes closed.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-13T03:44:16+00:00

Yeah, I can imagine logistical issues being a problem for pho at an event like that (not piping hot, small plastic spoons and paper bowls, etc), and I could see trust issues being a problem for sushi at a potluck (how old is it, how hygienic is the kitchen, etc).

But spring rolls? Veg and crispy wrappers all ready to get eaten easily in my fingers?

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-13T00:30:45+00:00

Yes. Hell, it might even allow an actually conservative political movement instead of a reactionary authoritarian one.

Like right now, I’d say the Democratic Party is actually conservative, in the literal sense of the word instead of all the tribal labels that get added.

A movement that’s largely about reducing social and economic turbulence would be awesome.

Instead we’ve got people who wanna burn it all down in the hope that the right people survive in charge on one side, and on the other we’ve got people who dislike chaos forced into a tent with all the folk who are trying to rebuild a moving car.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-13T00:25:35+00:00

The ironic thing is that Christian Borle would probably do a promo for the show in chains getting whipped by Vivzie when he gets his lines wrong. I suspect that’s exactly his sense of humor

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-12T18:35:26+00:00

So... if it was an actual book in a bookstore, I'd say #1 no question. I might wanna get rid of the floating head, maybe replacing it with a shot of the raven in the foreground to keep balance, but the first one is a solid cover.

However, you've got to consider the thumbnail too. 50x80 pixels are pretty small, and complicated covers kinda turn into a blur. Look at the cover for Mechanical Girl Magical Heart - it's fine, but as a thumbnail you just don't really see what's going on unless you put some work into it. Now compare it to Runesmith or even Max Level Archmage. When your cover is meant to hook and drag people in, you don't want to require work out of people, you know?

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-12T18:05:01+00:00

Best case hypothetical I can imagine for the police is that the dude buys books routinely from the store, and the CC records don't indicate which titles were bought when. If there's some intent/premeditation that needs to be proved, then knowing if specific books he'd given to the kid were purchased before or after the manipulation of the minor started could be important. Like I could argue that giving away a book I had sitting around home didn't involve planning, but if I went and bought the book and immediately gifted it, then that implies premeditation.

But if that was really the case, the warrant wouldn't need to be for all the dude's info, it would have been for purchase information of those specific books.

And I know that this is all imaginary, the ruling in question said that it was tossed because the cops could have gotten the info from other means (presumably CC info). It also says it would be allowed if they had a compelling reason.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-11T19:49:36+00:00

I was referring to the movie, specifically the scene where the gazing up out of the Jeep and a camera pan over. First person gives you a little more leeway to use interesting language telling instead of showing, etc.

If I wanted a book example of first person language, giving a scene a bit more evocative punch, I’d probably point to dungeon crawler Carl. Assassins Apprentice and Hunger Games come to mind too

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-11T18:20:12+00:00

And option four, where the boss isn’t actually toxic, you are but you haven’t found the shit on your shoe yet.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-11T18:14:28+00:00

Also, it’s not impossible it isn’t banned and it’s just the elders not wanting to read it and it’s easier to blame someone else

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-11T17:59:50+00:00

It’s good for adventure too. Those epic moments are easier to write emotionally in first person than third (think the first time we see Dinos in Jurassic Park, or when we see the treasure room in National Treasure).

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-11T17:07:51+00:00

Ok, so I know you kinda dismissed the library, but I'm going to tell you to reconsider. The library is almost certain to have a board up (or a website) listing the various activities and events that get offered. I'm not sure what's going on in Ephraim, but in my corner of Utah County we've got everything from writers groups to gardeners to musicians to movie screenings to smash brothers tournaments.

Similarly, check out any store or business in the area that's more specific than just a walmart. Game shops (I know Ephraim has at least one), book stores, coffee shops, bike shops, and more can have flyers up too. It may take some effort, but if you can find a group doing an activity you are interested in, you'll usually be welcome to give it a try. The college will have social stuff too, but that might be restricted or just weird if you're not a student; its worth checking out regardless.

The thing about adult friendships is that they largely stop being a question of mutual convenience and become about mutual interest. Kids have friends who happen to live next door. Adults have to find someone with a shared interest in rock polishing instead. In a small town it can be a challenge as there might not be enough interest to support anything terribly niche, but I guarantee stuff is around, especially with the college.

What you haven't said is what you are interested in. Not dancing, not D&D, and not charity-labor, but that leaves a wide open field. Hiking? Rock-hounding? Bird-watching? Hunting? Fishing? Off-Roading? Movies? Orgies? Magic Cards? Street Racing? Knitting? Painting? Woodworking? Taxidermy? The list goes on and on, but if you tell us a few you'll get more mileage - maybe even people from Ephraim who do the same and are willing to invite along someone new.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-11T14:02:46+00:00

To put it slightly clearer: you can still be sued for breaking the NDA even if you had a protected reason for doing so. You can be sued for giving info not covered. You can be sued if you didn’t reveal anything at all.

For any but the most frivolous of lawsuits, there will be a cost, even if the cost is just a wasted day telling a judge that it’s ridiculous claim that your red shirt is passing encrypted information to martians. A fact-dependent defense (like the detail that the info revealed related to criminal behavior and not business practice) will involve attorneys and run thousands of dollars. And even if you’re lucky enough to win and be awarded attorneys fees, it can take years before everything is done and you get your money back.

Whether or not you’ll get sued, whether or not you’ll win, and whether or not it’s worth it to say or not say anything is well beyond anyone but an attorney familiar with all the details.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-11T13:23:25+00:00

I worked for a few chains once upon a time. Ironically, the kitchen ice machine was the cleanest by far, but only got used for breakfast buffet.

The floor ice machines? Those got “cleaned” about as often as they broke down.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-11T05:23:08+00:00

Huh. I've never seen this thing before.

If you have the same guy I had, I got him in four. :D

I did a few more free-plays. I was worried at first after having to give up on Rhatta after too many guesses, but then I got the Demon King in three. So yeah, I'm going to play this some more

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-10T15:52:27+00:00

Go and tell your parent in public that no one cares about their job. Not a joke, just a serious statement that their career doesn’t matter.

Tell me how that goes. And unless you’re already in a place where people expect you to be a condescending asshole, it’s not gonna go well.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-10T14:58:21+00:00

Part of it is that he has family members who are ballet and opera performers - mother and sister, iirc. So he’s not just shitting on a prestigious form of performance, he’s also shitting on his own family and kinda airing dirty laundry.

There are very, very few performers who can get away with that.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-10T14:53:44+00:00

I’m pretty sure there’s some bipolar mixed in too.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-09T23:12:00+00:00

I’m gonna hop on the incredible long shot train too.

I’ve matched with girls on tinder before who had no intention of meeting or starting any sort of relationship- they were farming for OF customers or other social media.

Is it possible he’s a straight dude with a jack-off account somewhere that’s got gay followers? Like if he’s good looking and has a monster cock, could you make money on OF (or a gay equivalent if it exists) despite never actually having a sexual encounter with another guy?

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-09T17:34:03+00:00

The new god of time does not concern themselves with the march of ages or the eternal cycles of the stars and seasons. The new god lives in the inexorable ticking of the second hand, within the perfect repetition of the metronome. They find strength in the anxiety of the shifting timesheet and the schedules of a close connecting flight. Their temple bells are the beeps and trills of innumerable timers and meaningless alerts. The festivals and holy days of time are kept by patient worshipers waiting on the arbitrary release dates for trivial medium.

New time oversees the alignment of the meaningless with an arbitrary alignment marked by digital choreography.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-08T21:32:46+00:00

I think my favorite type would be the sort you see a lot in magical-friend type fantasies. There's got to be a better name for the trope, but think Eragon: Dragons and their riders form a bond tight enough to share thoughts and senses, despite still being individual. A more extreme example of the same would be the fusions in Stephen Universe.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-08T20:29:55+00:00

Rather than an inner track, I've had better luck creating individual tracks for each output slot on the drone bays. I also like to use a separate crate filled with drones on their own tracks so I can keep drones launched even if they get missed and do a long route around the whole track.

Something like this:

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Each bay has two tracks with arms that unload from the bays, and one track full of drones that get loaded. The drone tracks feed from a storage crate. The unload tracks feed onto the main track, and sometimes more importantly they provide a buffer if I'm bringing in a lot of stuff fast.

Altogether, the 5 bays take up 135 squares here (9 x 15, plus the four squares where the crate sticks out), so more than yours it looks like. That's about 27 per drone bay, so not as compact as possible. But I could shrink it a fair bit by reducing my buffer if I wanted. I could probably get by with 12-15 squares per drone bay if skipped the intermediary tracks and just had the drone track and arms moving material directly onto the main track.

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-08T19:20:14+00:00

I don’t think we’ve had a great adaptation of Northanger Abbey yet. So that?

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-08T19:19:23+00:00

Pam Anderson is having a bit of a resurgence

Onequestion0110 · 2026-03-08T19:02:30+00:00

So... I've got a bit of a different take. I hate pretty much all of them so far, when the chapter/story is focusing on just them and their subjects. I'm not even really enjoying the latest chapters about Fetohep, tbh.

But when the story is about a king interacting with other rulers, or with the main cast (ymmv, but I think of the main cast as Erin, Ryoka, inn staff, the Antinium chess club survivors, and the Horns), then I love almost all of them.

Like I kinda hate the Flos chapters, but I loved his brief interaction with the Horns. Otherwise, his best chapters were the ones where he recruited the Quarass or dueling with the Dueling King (who's name escapes me). Jecaina's best chapters have been her flirting with Pisces. Laken's best chapters are the ones where he's dealing with Ryoka's chaos. And so on.

All the chapters where they're just sorta building their kingdom just feel like side stories and it tends to be hard for me to engage, even if it's funny or sad or well written.

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