MilVets Movie Night
February 2, 2006 BYOB/BYOF Movie Night: ALIENS
by Tyler Harris (GS, USMC)
Description: The classic Action/Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller, Aliens, was James Cameron’s personal project after completing Terminator (Screenwriter, Director and Queen Alien Designer). Its Academy Award nominations include Best Actress, Best Editing and Best Score, and it won in the Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Effects Editing categories. If you haven’t seen the film described by Entertainment Weekly as the “greatest pure action movie ever” and the “42nd Greatest Film of all time” since your youth, don’t miss your chance to see it again on a ~10 foot projected screen and stereo sound with your fellow MilVets. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090605/)
Interesting Notes: The actors playing the Colonial Marines in the film went through a minimum of two weeks training with real Marines; In the DVD commentary, James Cameron apologizes for misrepresenting the Marine Corps during the scene in which Cpl Hicks speaks back to Lt. Gorman with little repercussion; “Al Matthews, who plays a Marine Sergeant in this film, was in real life the first black Marine to be promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the field during service in Vietnam”. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090605/)
Yahoo Movies Synopsis: “Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole survivor from the original ALIEN, is awakened after 57 years of drifting through space, her story is disbelieved by Company executives who tell her that the alien’s planet is now inhabited and colonized. When contact is suddenly lost with the colonists, Ripley returns to the planet with a squad of marines, an android (Lance Henriksen), and a Company executive (Paul Reiser) with a mission of his own. Once on the planet, no survivors can be found except for Newt, a little girl who awakens motherly instincts in Ripley just in time for the acid-blooded aliens to attack in what quickly becomes a one-sided battle for sheer survival. Considered by many to be the best of the series, ALIENS is a fast-paced, high-intensity thrill ride that set a new standard for action films and cemented director James Cameron’s status as one of Hollywood’s leading directors following the success of THE TERMINATOR. Weaver received an Academy Award nomination and became a feminist hero for her strong, sensitive performance as the survivor Ripley, while costars Reiser, Henriksen, and Bill Paxton all give career-making performances in this landmark sci-fi extravaganza.” (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800340649/details)
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October 2005 Pot Luck Movie: Team America: World Police
When and where: Thursday, October 6 - 1800 hrs - 568 Lerner.
Refreshments are Pot Luck. Hang out, relax and enjoy a great movie.
Movie website
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September 2005 Pot Luck Movie: Gunner Palace
When and where: Friday, September 30 - 1700 hrs - 568 Lerner.
Welcome to the first monthly MilVets pot luck movie night!
Hang out with milvets and relax with a good flick. The movie we'll be watching is Gunner Palace, highly recommended by MilVets' movie reviewers. What's "pot luck"? It means if you come to watch the movie, bring food and/or drinks (sorry, no alcohol) to share with your buddies.
Movie Synopsis (from Gunner Palace website):
GUNNER PALACE reveals the complex realities of the situation in Iraq not seen on the nightly news. Told first-hand by our troops, 'Gunner Palace' presents a thought provoking portrait of a dangerous and chaotic war that is personal, highly emotional, sometimes disturbing, surprisingly amusing ... and thoroughly fascinating.
Filmmaker Michael Tucker, who lived with 2/3 Field Artillery, a.k.a. "The Gunners" for two months, captures the lives and humanity of these soldiers whose barracks are the bombed-out pleasure palace of Uday Hussein (nicknamed Gunner Palace), situated in the heart of the most volatile section of Baghdad. With total access to all operations and activities, Tucker's insider footage provides a rare look at the day-to-day lives of these soldiers on the ground -- whether swimming in Uday's pool and playing golf on his putting green or executing raids on suspected terrorists, enduring roadside bombs, mortar attacks, RPGs and snipers.
Eric's comments after watching Gunner Palace (from March 11, 2005):
Good movie. Go watch it. You won't be disappointed.
It's a documentary about soldiers in Iraq. Depending on your political leanings, you'll interpret the movie a different way. For anyone who's served and/or will serve, especially in the Army, Gunner Palace is a must-see. In fact, I encourage you to watch the movie with friends who've served. I watched it at the AMC theater in Times Square with two fellow Columbia milvets, Dan (Navy) and Oscar (Army).
Lieutenant Ben Colgan [featured in the Dec 2003 Time Magazine Person of the Year edition] . . . was briefly shown in the movie, from the side-rear. SPC Billie Grimes, his medic, was interviewed. His Tombraiders were featured for one part, too. For that alone, Gunner Palace, for me, was completely worth watching.
Oh, and get this - they even interviewed an S2 96B, my old job!
Gunner Palace website
I say again. Find where it's showing, go to that theater, pay your money, and watch this movie. You won't be disappointed.
Eric
by Tyler Harris (GS, USMC)
Description: The classic Action/Horror/Sci-Fi/Thriller, Aliens, was James Cameron’s personal project after completing Terminator (Screenwriter, Director and Queen Alien Designer). Its Academy Award nominations include Best Actress, Best Editing and Best Score, and it won in the Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Effects Editing categories. If you haven’t seen the film described by Entertainment Weekly as the “greatest pure action movie ever” and the “42nd Greatest Film of all time” since your youth, don’t miss your chance to see it again on a ~10 foot projected screen and stereo sound with your fellow MilVets. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090605/)
Interesting Notes: The actors playing the Colonial Marines in the film went through a minimum of two weeks training with real Marines; In the DVD commentary, James Cameron apologizes for misrepresenting the Marine Corps during the scene in which Cpl Hicks speaks back to Lt. Gorman with little repercussion; “Al Matthews, who plays a Marine Sergeant in this film, was in real life the first black Marine to be promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the field during service in Vietnam”. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090605/)
Yahoo Movies Synopsis: “Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole survivor from the original ALIEN, is awakened after 57 years of drifting through space, her story is disbelieved by Company executives who tell her that the alien’s planet is now inhabited and colonized. When contact is suddenly lost with the colonists, Ripley returns to the planet with a squad of marines, an android (Lance Henriksen), and a Company executive (Paul Reiser) with a mission of his own. Once on the planet, no survivors can be found except for Newt, a little girl who awakens motherly instincts in Ripley just in time for the acid-blooded aliens to attack in what quickly becomes a one-sided battle for sheer survival. Considered by many to be the best of the series, ALIENS is a fast-paced, high-intensity thrill ride that set a new standard for action films and cemented director James Cameron’s status as one of Hollywood’s leading directors following the success of THE TERMINATOR. Weaver received an Academy Award nomination and became a feminist hero for her strong, sensitive performance as the survivor Ripley, while costars Reiser, Henriksen, and Bill Paxton all give career-making performances in this landmark sci-fi extravaganza.” (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800340649/details)
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October 2005 Pot Luck Movie: Team America: World Police
When and where: Thursday, October 6 - 1800 hrs - 568 Lerner.
Refreshments are Pot Luck. Hang out, relax and enjoy a great movie.
Movie website
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September 2005 Pot Luck Movie: Gunner Palace
When and where: Friday, September 30 - 1700 hrs - 568 Lerner.
Welcome to the first monthly MilVets pot luck movie night!
Hang out with milvets and relax with a good flick. The movie we'll be watching is Gunner Palace, highly recommended by MilVets' movie reviewers. What's "pot luck"? It means if you come to watch the movie, bring food and/or drinks (sorry, no alcohol) to share with your buddies.
Movie Synopsis (from Gunner Palace website):
GUNNER PALACE reveals the complex realities of the situation in Iraq not seen on the nightly news. Told first-hand by our troops, 'Gunner Palace' presents a thought provoking portrait of a dangerous and chaotic war that is personal, highly emotional, sometimes disturbing, surprisingly amusing ... and thoroughly fascinating.
Filmmaker Michael Tucker, who lived with 2/3 Field Artillery, a.k.a. "The Gunners" for two months, captures the lives and humanity of these soldiers whose barracks are the bombed-out pleasure palace of Uday Hussein (nicknamed Gunner Palace), situated in the heart of the most volatile section of Baghdad. With total access to all operations and activities, Tucker's insider footage provides a rare look at the day-to-day lives of these soldiers on the ground -- whether swimming in Uday's pool and playing golf on his putting green or executing raids on suspected terrorists, enduring roadside bombs, mortar attacks, RPGs and snipers.
Eric's comments after watching Gunner Palace (from March 11, 2005):
Good movie. Go watch it. You won't be disappointed.
It's a documentary about soldiers in Iraq. Depending on your political leanings, you'll interpret the movie a different way. For anyone who's served and/or will serve, especially in the Army, Gunner Palace is a must-see. In fact, I encourage you to watch the movie with friends who've served. I watched it at the AMC theater in Times Square with two fellow Columbia milvets, Dan (Navy) and Oscar (Army).
Lieutenant Ben Colgan [featured in the Dec 2003 Time Magazine Person of the Year edition] . . . was briefly shown in the movie, from the side-rear. SPC Billie Grimes, his medic, was interviewed. His Tombraiders were featured for one part, too. For that alone, Gunner Palace, for me, was completely worth watching.
Oh, and get this - they even interviewed an S2 96B, my old job!
Gunner Palace website
I say again. Find where it's showing, go to that theater, pay your money, and watch this movie. You won't be disappointed.
Eric
posted by MilVets Admin on 9/22/2005 09:53:00 PM
1 Comments:
I loved the part where they filmed those guys rapping about their experience: the danger, the typical Army bullsh*t, the insurgents, the rules of engagement, etc. They ended up producing a CD from a makeshift studio in Iraq:
http://www.4th25.com/
All in all a good movie. Must-see.
-Oscar
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