The Analog Grownup

^^^ That was very moving, AG. Thanks for posting! ETA: It strikes me that, because of the director's choices, some people will leave the theater feeling like they weren't entertained enough. As the 98yo veteran above notes, Nolan has artfully presented a realistic glimpse of what it means to be in combat. That is no small achievement. It truly is remarkable that some would watch a movie like that and want to be "entertained". I put that in quotation mark because the kind of entertainment I'm referring to, is that kind of Hollywood entertainment were facts take the back seat. Imagine if Michael Bay had directed this movie - it would have been awful at best. The human race has a collective Shadow and a capacity for complete evil, and for someone who has tapped into that monstrous side of mankind, and seen it unfold around him, I can't imagine the hurt and disbelief he might have felt to see it happen over and over again.

I want to see that movie again.

Nolan hates CGI. He uses real vehicles or model miniatures whenever possible. From everything I've read so far, Dunkirk is old school filmmaking. Real boats, real planes, real explosions. I'm watching some behind the scenes footage, and he actually put giant Imax cameras on the wings of Spitfires and inside the cockpit. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he took real ships and sank them.

After a couple of days the movie has grown even more on me. I noticed how everything looked very real, and not CGI made. Most movies now have the problem that the effects are looking so fake, so they just make the rest of the movie look like a computer game. In Dunkirk it really looked like they went out and got real airplanes, and real ships to sink. Bravo! Critics can say what they want, but the approval of a veteran who was there is enough for me: http://youtu.be/uc4wBfh3lwk

I think the soundtrack suits the movie. It's like something sinister and dark is coming your way, and there's nothing you can do about it. Great suspense!

I don't know who Fish is, but I grew up with Peter Gabriel's music. I discovered Genesis' first debut album by accident but never seem to connect with the later material. I saw PG on his Still Growing Up tour in Hamburg, Germany, and his Back To Front tour in Herning, Denmark. Two of my musical highligths of my life.

Dunkirk :ebert:

Just got home from watching it, so here are my initial thoughts: The cinematography and soundtrack I think is great. It felt realistic without being overly Hollywood dramatic. One of my buddies was left wanting more gut and gore - but to each his own. I liked how all the small timelines got interwoven and how it benefited the narrative. I too could have wanted more dialogue, but maybe that isn't the point. Maybe the point isn't to attach yourself to a few characters, but the whole lot instead, the desperation and fear they went through. It's very different from your standard war movie. I will buy it on DVD some day, and when I see it more times, it might become better. It might not. By the way, how great is that Imax? Holy smokes! I haven't been in a cinema for years, so I shelled out for the premium seats. I expected a seat but got a couch

It went flacid. (sorry, couldn't help it)

or skinny genes. My jeans have begun to tighten around the waist. Better go to the gym and pump up those genes ;) In all seriousness I blame all the chemicals found in food. I wouldn't be surprised to see that men, who are on a vegan diet with lots of soy products, will have a low sperm count. Women can have their soy food, but men shouldn't. Eat healthy organic food and exercise. And not masturbating all the time is likely better for more reasons than just low sperm count.

Batman Begins

The Astonishing was astonishing indeed, but not for the reasons they would like. Haha, exactly.

I think their self-titled album was an improvement, but that could just as well have been the material. The Astonishing isn't my cup of tea.

It's funny when you meet people again after many years, especially when there's no hard feelings between you. I had friends I had lost contact with for almost 7 years, and then out of the blue we get in touch, and we start riffing on each other like it was yesterday. Kind of feels like coming home in a way.

My living room is becoming cozy. The shelves have been put up which uncluttered the floor (I hate having stuff on the floor). The stereo is optimised and a friend let me borrow his subwoofer for a few days. Holy smokes what a difference. My B&W speakers are compact sized so they lack the deep bottom end. The end goal is having a subwoofer on each side, perhaps driven by two mono-block amplifiers. I'm dreaming But as of now I'm blasting my music collection :7up:

Listen to music all evening. I borrowed a subwoofer form a friend and oh boy what an upgrade to my stereo :D

I'm a huge fan of the movie Downfall so I had high expectations. Sadly, it wasn't that compelling as I had thought.

One time at bandcamp ... No, not really. I was once in the same arena as they were playing.

I was a huge fan of Hybrid Theory but I disconnected soon after.

The last stage of Tour de France :(

I still jerk ...

Can't find my bike helmet. I can't get out on my road bike until I have a helmet, and I can't afford one at the moment.

Sorry about your wife. I can understand why you're feeling indifferent. That's a tough dilemma. I would probably like to know so I could better my chances of a better health. My family on my father's side has a history of colon cancer, which I've been tested for. Every second or third year I have to have a colonoscopy done, unless I notice changes when I'm on the toilet, then I have to be checked sooner. It's not something I like to think about, and a colonoscopy is not something I look forward too at all. My grandmother had colon cancer and survived, my father got it and died. So the thought of cancer is never far away, but I'd rather know if I have it so I can be treated when the changes of cure is highest. I don't know if that's the same with your situation, but I hope early diagnosis can leave you with greater change of cure, should you be so unfortunately. Seeing what cancer does when it has its grip on a person, leaves me knowing that if I ever got it that bad, I would say my goodbyes and end it myself. Damn, old sores still bleed.