Deck the Halls

Jarhead (2005) IMDB rating: 7.30 Plot: Jarhead (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows “Swoff” (Gyllenhaal), a third-generation enlistee, from a sobering stint in boot camp to active duty, sporting a sniper’s rifle and a hundred-pound ruck on his back through Middle East deserts with no cover from intolerable heat or from Iraqi soldiers, always potentially just over the next horizon. Swoff and his fellow Marines sustain themselves with sardonic humanity and wicked comedy on blazing desert fields in a country they don’t understand against an enemy they can’t see for a cause they don’t fully fathom… Foxx portrays Sergeant Sykes, a Marine lifer who heads up Swofford’s scout/sniper platoon, while Sarsgaard is Swoff’s friend and mentor, Troy, a die-hard member of STA-their elite Marine Unit.

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Actors: Gyllenhaal Jake,MacDonald Scott,Ming Lo,Foster Kevin,Sarsgaard Peter,Poitier Damion,Coyne Craig,Morrison James,Zajic Arman,Foxx Jamie,Action,Biography,Drama,War,

Just Wondering… What Are Some Service Members' Opinions On "The Hurt Locker"?
I am aware that many military movies do not please the service (Jarhead for one) but I was wondering to hear on what you thought of Hurt Locker?

Thanks.

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For a movie; I thought it was fairly accurate. A lot of people who responded to this question seemed to miss the point that you wanted their opinion on the film itself, not their thoughts on how accurate it was. Sure, there was stuff in there that was pretty ridiculous; the scene where he goes outside the wire by himself; for example, is totally BS. Even if you made it back alive; you would not be back on duty the next day like that; you’d be locked up somewhere getting questioned by CID. Overall, though, I thought it was a great film that showed soldiers at work downrange without any heavy-handed moralizing or political agenda.

James B | Feb 06, 2010

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i think jarhead was more accurate than the hurt locker.
sorry but eod isnt a bunch of bad asses in the army. infact their job is rather monotonous and boring most of the time.
alexander m | Feb 06, 2010

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Well I am not in the military but I can tell you that it was very inaccurate, a good movie tho. First troops move in convoys not in a single Hummer and there is going to be more than three men. The PMC you saw don’t act as bounty hunters they act as body/ security guards and they would not be carrying a barret .50 with them. And chances are an EOD tech would not be trained in sniping. A solider would not sneak off the base and if he did chances are he or she would not last 5 min. EOD techs are not going to go out and patrol after an IDE explosion, that would be infantry or MPs job. And being a Ranger mean your in the 75th, and he would be a sapper not a Ranger. And that is just what i can rember. The movie was meant to show what different MOS do in Iraq.
Mike | Feb 06, 2010

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It was a load of crap. Pure Hollywood BS. BTW Jarhead was actually fairly accurate for what servicemen go through while deployed.
wraeth | Feb 06, 2010

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Its hollywood not Iraq, If you want to see what its like in Iraq go and see for yourself. Don’t watch a movie and assume you know. The real war will never get in the books or movies, it never has and never will.
wittynbear | Feb 06, 2010

Rambo III (1988) IMDB rating: 4.10 Plot: John Rambo’s former Vietnam superior, Colonel Samuel Trautman, has been assigned to lead a mission to help the Mujahedeen rebels who are fighting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but the Buddhist Rambo turns down Trautman’s request that Rambo help out. When the mission goes belly up and Trautman is kidnapped and tortured by Russian Colonel Zaysen, Rambo launches a rescue effort and allies himself with the Mujahedeen rebels and gets their help in trying to rescue Trautman from Zaysen.

Actors: Stallone Sylvester,Crenna Richard,de Jonge Marc,Smith Kurtwood,Focas Spiros,Gabai Sasson,Shoua Doudi,Raney Randy,Gilbert Marcus,Abutbul Alon,Assadollahi Mahmoud,Shiloach Joseph,Diamond Harold,Seri Matti,El Deen Hany Said,Action,War,

Why don't US troops in Afghanistan win over the Taliban by besting them in a game of Buzkashi "Sheep Rugby"?
That’s how Rambo did it in Rambo III:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUlVXdoqI Tk

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For the Moment (1993) IMDB rating: 6.40 Plot: The story of airmen training in rural Manitoba in the summer of 1942 to go overseas and become bomber pilots in World War II, as well as the romantic entanglements which overcome them while they contemplate life and love in a world at war.

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Actors: Crowe Russell,Kraft Scott,Outerbridge Peter,Boa Bruce,Woods Tyler,Bekavac John,Slade Robert G.,Proctor Kelly,Warburton David,Cohen Ari,Romance,War,Drama,

How do i get over something like this?
I’m in high school and I was with this guy for a few weeks until he said he couldn’t be in a relationship at the moment because his parents were divorcing. I’m not even sure if it was true or not. How can I stop thinking of him if he sits almost next to me in one of my classes. I’m always quiet in that class because I don’t really have close friends sitting next to me. Now it’s just kinda awkward that I don’t talk to him anymore. I don’t think he wants to talk to me anyway, because a while ago, he said something and i answered him and he said "I wasn’t talking to you". I just want to fully get over him. I try to do other things but then my mind slowly drifts off and I start thinking of him. I want it to stop.

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You mean stuff like when you have nothing better to do you just start thinking of all of the fun times youve had together? Well, its possible hes still thinking the same….
Mariaaa. | Feb 07, 2010

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You obviously like him and want to be with him.
If he’s upset, comfort him and stay with him then wait and go back with him. It’s simple really.
Craig H | Feb 07, 2010

Battle for Haditha (2007) IMDB rating: 7.90 Plot: An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.

Actors: Ruiz Elliot,McLaren Andrew,Knoll Matthew,Hennessy Thomas,Gaines Vernon,Martinez Danny,Chacon Joe,Mehalacopoulos Eric,Willette Jase,Tostado Antonio,Spencer Tony,Shakoour Nick,Bytrus Oliver,Drama,War,

how can i download the movie "Battle for Haditha" for free and put it on my itunes?
I like this movie and would like to have it on my ipod so if you can help i’d appreciate it thanks.

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If you like to play safe(from viruses etc.) then try http://www.moviewatchlist.com/ otherwise simply check in some torrent sites(known for viruses etc.). Take Care!
Master | Feb 09, 2010

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for download free movies i suggest you moviesmobile.net site. This is a good site for download movies online.
G | Feb 09, 2010

Moon and the Stars, The (2007) IMDB rating: 5.80 Plot: Together in Rome to shoot a film, a German actress (McCormack) and an English actor (Pryce) contend with forces that complicate their romance as well as the production itself.

Actors: Pryce Jonathan,Pryce Jonathan,Molina Alfred,Balint Andras,Purvis Roberto,Purvis Roberto,Friend Rupert,Friend Rupert,Marescotti Ivano,Senni Niccolo,De Vito Francesco,Drama,Romance,War,

Edgar Allan Poe poem question?
this poem. called Evening Star. is by Edgar Allan Poe. NOT ME.
‘Twas noontide of summer, And midtime of night, And stars, in their orbits, Shone pale, through the light Of the brighter, cold moon. ‘Mid planets her slaves, Herself in the Heavens, Her beam on the waves. I gazed awhile On her cold smile; Too cold–too cold for me– There passed, as a shroud, A fleecy cloud, And I turned away to thee, Proud Evening Star, In thy glory afar And dearer thy beam shall be; For joy to my heart Is the proud part Thou bearest in Heaven at night, And more I admire Thy distant fire, Than that colder, lowly light.

what is the overall meaning of the poem?

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It’s about his girlfriend.
Prime Cuts | Feb 09, 2010

Rambo III (1988) IMDB rating: 4.10 Plot: John Rambo’s former Vietnam superior, Colonel Samuel Trautman, has been assigned to lead a mission to help the Mujahedeen rebels who are fighting the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but the Buddhist Rambo turns down Trautman’s request that Rambo help out. When the mission goes belly up and Trautman is kidnapped and tortured by Russian Colonel Zaysen, Rambo launches a rescue effort and allies himself with the Mujahedeen rebels and gets their help in trying to rescue Trautman from Zaysen.

Rambo III

Actors: Stallone Sylvester,Crenna Richard,de Jonge Marc,Smith Kurtwood,Focas Spiros,Gabai Sasson,Shoua Doudi,Raney Randy,Gilbert Marcus,Abutbul Alon,Assadollahi Mahmoud,Shiloach Joseph,Diamond Harold,Seri Matti,El Deen Hany Said,Action,War,

What's the most unrealistic thing you've ever seen in a serious movie?
Not a sci-fi or fantasy movie, but a scene in a movie that was trying to be based in reality that really just seemed impossible.

Julie Roberts as a hooker in "Pretty Woman?" Rambo blowing up the whole Russian Army in "Rambo III?" You get the idea.

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The kind of love and passion portrayed in the Notebook, yet the hopeless romantic I am, still hopes for it…

Wildflower | May 19, 2009

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The Door in the Floor was based on part of John Irving’s novel A Widow for One Year. I had the following problem with both book and film.
There is a car crash. A boy in the front passenger side is killed. After the ambulance has removed the body, the mother thinks in her state of shock that her son will need the shoe that was left in the car. When she goes to get it, she finds his foot is still in the shoe. (Or maybe it was his leg– it’s been a few years.)
Fortunately, we weren’t treated to a visual– just a narrative. But this could never happen in life. Paramedics would never leave a body part in a car. I liked the book and film otherwise.
Malocclusion Ten Four | May 19, 2009

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women talking reasonably and bringing up stuff from 4 years ago
Lordpercywooster | May 20, 2009

Flags of Our Fathers (2006) IMDB rating: 7.20 Plot: In February, 1945, one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific theater of World War II occurs on the tiny island of Iwo Jima. Thousands of Marines attack the stronghold maintained by thousands of Japanese, and the slaughter on both sides is horrific. Early in the battle, an American flag is raised atop the high point, Mount Suribachi, and a photograph of the raising becomes an American cause celebre. As a powerful inspiration to war-sick Americans, the photo becomes a symbol of the Allied cause. The three surviving flag raisers, Rene Gagnon, John Bradley, and Ira Hayes, are whisked back to civilization to help raise funds for the war effort. But the accolades for heroism heaped upon the three men are at odds with their own personal realizations that thousands of real heroes lie dead on Iwo Jima, and that their own contributions to the fight are only symbolic and not deserving of the singling out they are experiencing. Each of the three must come to terms with the honors, exploitation, and grief that they face simply for being in a photograph.

Flags of Our Fathers

Actors: Phillippe Ryan,Bradford Jesse,Beach Adam,Hickey John Benjamin,Slattery John,Pepper Barry,Bell Jamie,Walker Paul,Patrick Robert,McDonough Neal,McCarthy Thomas,Bauer Chris,Action,Drama,History,War,

What are the nonfiction books in here?
1984 by George Orwell

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L

In Enemy Hands (2004) IMDB rating: 6.00 Plot: At the height of Hitler’s infamous U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish were heading home after months at sea. They never made it. Now prisoners of war aboard U-boat 429, a small group of American survivors will find their loyalties put to the ultimate test when they’re forced to join their German captors to fight for their very lives.

Actors: Schweiger Til,Kretschmann Thomas,Donne Connor,Lindquist Matt,Gatjen Andy,Heger Rene,Prusmack Alex,Rosemann Sascha,Thomson Justin,Thorsen Sven-Ole,Caan Scott,Gregg Clark,Buckley A.J.,Macy William H.,Sisto Jeremy,Drama,Thriller,War,Action,

How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
Mark 12:
And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David? For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence is he [then] his son? And the common people heard him gladly. And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and [love] salutations in the marketplaces, And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms at feasts: Which devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation. And Jesus sat over against the treasury…

Discuss

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He’s not a son of David.

neither was He the son of Abraham (John 8:58)

~~Birdy~~ | Nov 21, 2009

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Check out the "Lineage" part??
gertystorrud | Nov 21, 2009

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whats the question?
mg

Flesh & Blood (1985) IMDB rating: 6.40 Plot: In 1501, in the Western Europe, in a period when the black plague is jeopardizing the populations, an army of mercenary peasants leaded by Martin (Rutger Hauer) fights side-by-side with the noble Arnolfini (Fernando Hilbeck) to retrieve his castle, with the promise of a huge reward. However, the band is betrayed by Arnolfini, and decides to pay him back, assaulting and stealing a caravan under the command of Arnolfini and his son and student, Steven (Tom Burlinson). In one of the wagon is traveling the fiancee of Steven, Agnes (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who is accidentally kidnapped and later raped by the group. Agnes becomes Martin’s mate, and the mercenaries decide to invade a castle, without knowing that the army of Arnolfini is chasing them.

Actors: Hauer Rutger,Burlinson Tom,Thompson Jack,Hilbeck Fernando,Lacey Ronald,James Brion,Johnston John Dennis,Andreu Simon,Kirby Bruno,Veerman Hans,Wood Jake,Action,War,Drama,History,Adventure,

Christians and Protestants: What does these verses mean to you, and Why?
John 6:53-59

Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever east my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever."

Please be respectful while answering.

God Bless
Is this speaking about the Eucharist?

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It means that Christ Gives us His Flesh and His Blood in the Blessed Sacrament for us.

clusium1971 | Nov 21, 2009

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The flesh and blood of the Son of man, denote the Redeemer in the nature of man; Christ and him crucified, and the redemption wrought out by him, with all the precious benefits of redemption; pardon of sin, acceptance with God, the way to the throne of grace, the promises of the covenant, and eternal life. These are called the flesh and blood of Christ, because they are purchased by the breaking his body, and the shedding of his blood. Also, because they are meat and drink to our souls. Eating this flesh and drinking this blood mean believing in Christ. We partake of Christ and his benefits by faith. The soul that rightly knows its state and wants, finds whatever can calm the conscience, and promote true holiness, in the redeemer, God manifest in the flesh. Meditating upon the cross of Christ gives life to our repentance, love, and gratitude. We live by him, as our bodies live by our food. We live by him, as the members by the head, the branches by the root: because he lives we shall live also. No , Jesus is Not talking about the eucharist. That is not a piece of Christ. It is only a symbol
andrew a | Nov 21, 2009

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Jesus loves you, and loves to lead and teach as well. So seek Jesus and know this and more.
take care and God bless.
krazyabouthim | Nov 21, 2009

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YOU MUST BELIEVE ME
NGEL | Nov 21, 2009

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53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye (a) eat the flesh of the (b)Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.
54 Whoso eateth my (a) flesh, and drinketh my (b) blood, hath eternal life; and I will (c) raise him up at the last day.
55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed.
56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, (a) dwelleth in me, and I in him.
57 As the living Father hath (a) sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall (b) live by me.
58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.

53 a Mark 14:22 Luke 22:19 b Jesus Christ
54 ambolism of the Body and blood of Christ
c the resurrection
56 a 1 John 3:24
57 a Jesus Christ Messenger of the Covenanent
b John 5:26
Kim | Nov 21, 2009

Captain Corelli’s Mandolin (2001) IMDB rating: 5.70 Plot: The idyllic beauty of Greece’s Mediterranean coast has been invaded by Italy, bringing legions of soldiers to the once tranquil island of Cephallonia. Captain Antonio Corelli, an officer with an irrepressibly jovial personality and passion for the mandolin, initially alienates a number of the villagers, including Pelagia. The daughter of the village doctor, Pelagia is an educated and strong-willed woman, and while at first offended by the Italian soldier’s behavior, she slowly warms to his certain charms as they are forced to share her father’s home. When Pelagia’s fiancee, a local fisherman, heads off to war, the friendship between Antonio and Pelagia grows even stronger. Her beauty and intelligence have captured his heart, and his fondness for the village’s vibrant community causes him to question his reasons for fighting. Antonio becomes a part of the lives of the villagers, but the moment is fleeting. As the war grows ever closer, Antonio and Pelagia are forced to choose between their allegiance to their countries and the love they feel for one another-a love which must overcome tremendous odds, and endure the inevitable sacrifice which accompanies eternal devotion.

Actors: Cage Nicolas,Hurt John,Bale Christian,Skiadaressis Gerasimos,Yannatos Michael,Kaberidis Dimitris,Sarubbi Pietro,Chilakis Emilios,Drama,Romance,War,

what did you think of the ending in Captain Corelli's Mandolin?
i’ve just finished reading the book and i feel like Antonio’s and Pelagia’s personalities totally changed to make the ending. Pelagia became submissive and Corelli became a bigot. what did other people think?

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I love the ending, it sums up the overall message of the book because it’s neither happy nor sad. The fact that they have wasted most of their lives loving each other while being apart shows the tragedy of how war can tear people apart; it’s all about what might have been. But at the same time, the fact that their love exists at all is a positive thing. The whole novel was about love and tragedy for me and I found the ending very moving.
And I don’t think Pelagia is completely submissive, just think of the feisty way she reacts to Corelli’s return! As for Corelli being bigoted, I see where you’re coming from, but I think this is simply a reflection of how time has moved on. Corelli is an old man by this point and his views are outdated. The novel is set across several generations and I think the writer wants to emphasise that Corelli and Pelagia are past their prime, the world is moving on without them.

goodgoodi | Nov 16, 2008