Would rather sit through that again anytime!!
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The matter of who his brother is, I think it is safe to say is *precisely* the reason why he would be downplayed. That wasn't the case in the "instant" productions when no one had any idea of who his brother was one day going to become.Paul MacLean wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 12:11 am But what truly irks me about 7 Days in Entebbe is how it goes out of its way to downplay the important role played by Jonathan Netanyahu (brother of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu), the highly-respected and unflappable officer who led the strike team. Netanyahu exhibited great valor and was responsible for much of the success of the mission -- a mission from which he did not return (he was its only casualty).
Yeah. The conspicuous downplaying of Jonathan Netanyahu -- a major figure in the Entebbe raid -- smacks of a deliberate attempt to avoid anything which might reflect well on his brother.Eric Paddon wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 12:21 am The matter of who his brother is, I think it is safe to say is *precisely* the reason why he would be downplayed. That wasn't the case in the "instant" productions when no one had any idea of who his brother was one day going to become.
It took me a minute to figure out why you watch Pirates of the Caribbean every Good Friday.Eric Paddon wrote: ↑Sun Mar 25, 2018 12:56 am Well we are entering Holy Week. Owing to the pressures of life and work, I may not find time to go through as many films as I ordinarily do at this time of year but I will try to do what I can (the annual viewing of POTC will take place on Good Friday as I always do it).
Imagine the reaction of audiences if cinemas relied on title abbreviations!esteban miranda wrote: ↑Sun Mar 25, 2018 1:37 am It took me a minute to figure out why you watch Pirates of the Caribbean every Good Friday.
A lot of times I don't understand Internet abbreviations...
I have a friend whose grandmother thought "LOL" meant "Lots of love". This proved rather awkward when a friend of hers posted about a death in the family, and she responded with "LOL".Eric Paddon wrote: ↑Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:08 pm I have to admit every time I see the acronym LOL in an e-mail or anything, my mind first thinks "Lots of Luck!".
I used to do movie nights with my pastor and his wife, and she (understandably) did not like scenes with nudity -- particularly shots of men's butts. So, when searching for something to show them on one occasion, I thought "What could be better than The Bible!" Unfortunately I had not yet actually seen the film myself when we all watched it...and to my horror, in the opening sequence, Adam rises and walks away from the camera stark naked!Anyway.....tonight I watched "The Bible" (1966) which I think fits well into the season even if it's Old Testament.