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Forum: The Movies
06-04-2019, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
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William Cloud Hicklin
I like Colm Meany a lot too (also from the Alan...
I like Colm Meany a lot too (also from the Alan Parker films)- but Fr. Francis wasn't Irish, he was born Welsh and raised in Spain. |
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Forum: The Movies
05-29-2019, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
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William Cloud Hicklin
Cavalry has remained useful in certain niche...
Cavalry has remained useful in certain niche roles, right down to the war in Afghanistan. Horse was used widely in WWI on the Eastern Front and in Palestine with wide-open spaces to maneuver in. ... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-28-2019, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
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William Cloud Hicklin
Catholicism was basically omitted entirely. I'm...
Catholicism was basically omitted entirely. I'm not entirely sure if it even pointed out that Fr Francis was RC and not Anglican. As to Tolkien's stance on 'dramatisation' - well, the film ends in... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-28-2019, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
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William Cloud Hicklin
Well, I've seen it. It's a pretty thing, but very...
Well, I've seen it. It's a pretty thing, but very slight. Lovely sets and costumes, competently acted (except by Jacobi, who phoned it in)... but really pretty empty. Most significant, I think, isn't... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-03-2019, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
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William Cloud Hicklin
I really can't blame Christopher for not wanting...
I really can't blame Christopher for not wanting to give his seal of approval to a fictionalized biopic of his own parents, one which almost certainly is going to get almost everything from their... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-22-2019, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
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William Cloud Hicklin
He could function simply as the ogre who kept...
He could function simply as the ogre who kept Ronald and Edith apart |
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Forum: The Movies
04-18-2019, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
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William Cloud Hicklin
Oh, sorry: you said WW2. Yes, there were some...
Oh, sorry: you said WW2. Yes, there were some cavalry that had a niche role. The US 26th Cavalry carried out a successful rearguard action vs the Japanese in the Philippines, covering the retreat... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-18-2019, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
Well, I wouldn't say "shortage of tech" so much...
Well, I wouldn't say "shortage of tech" so much as "nonexistence of tech." Automotive technology was at the Model T stage; while there were armored cars they were basically confined to roads and... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-18-2019, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
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William Cloud Hicklin
Although, actually, the British maintained a...
Although, actually, the British maintained a sizable cavalry force right through the Somme, where it was held in reserve to exploit the infantry breakthrough that, in the event, never happened. ... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-18-2019, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
I was afraid of this
Writers who don't know their subject except on the surface, and are faking it: First off, as most will know, Celeborn and his city didn't exist in 1915 and wouldn't until the next world war... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-14-2019, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
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William Cloud Hicklin
Tolkien wouldn't have worn very much in terms of...
Tolkien wouldn't have worn very much in terms of gear: far less than a ranker. His khaki wool service uniform - with necktie(!) and a peaked cap: steel helmets wouldn't be authorized for officers for... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-13-2019, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
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William Cloud Hicklin
Couple of points re: the second trailer
Why...
Couple of points re: the second trailer Why cast an actor who looks nothing whatsoever like Tolkien? Christ, they could at least have dyed his hair blonde. Why cast an American as Edith? And... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-09-2019, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
Or to portray Father Francis as a bigoted,...
Or to portray Father Francis as a bigoted, tyrannical ogre. And probably a pedophile. |
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Forum: The Movies
03-07-2019, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 29,281
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
Guarantee: they will de-emphasize his intense...
Guarantee: they will de-emphasize his intense religious belief to the vanishing point. Good odds that they'll have the TCBS all serving in the same unit on the Somme, and one will die in... |
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