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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: film term (a question) #157836 03/30/06 11:19 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Capfka Pooh-Bah Capfka Pooh-Bah Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,624 Utter Placebo, Planet Reebok Certainly, Spielberg admitted that the opening scenes of SPR were done for dramatic impact. He wanted the audience to understand that the Normandy landings weren't the nice, clean walk in the park that other films, such as "The Longest Day" tried to portray. I spoke to a British vet along our street who landed with the Americans at Utah beach on June 6 1944. He was seventeen. He went to see SPR and said that Speilberg's rendition was so accurate that the fear and the confusion came back to him and he ended up curled up in his seat crying. His daughter, whom he had gone to see it with was, he said, most embarrassed. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: film term (a question) #157837 03/30/06 11:28 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Silly daughter Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: impact #157838 03/30/06 12:23 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont I spent the night throwing up after seeing that film. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: impact #157839 03/30/06 12:32 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I found the walk through the graveyard much more psychologically moving than the beach assault. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: impact #157840 03/30/06 04:11 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,893 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA W wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 10,893 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA I don't generally watch war films. Don't need to be reminded. Don't want to, either. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: impact #157841 03/30/06 07:45 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Quote: I don't generally watch war films. Don't need to be reminded. Don't want to, either. I'm with Dr Woofy. Not that I've ever experienced a war first-hand, but. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: impact #157842 03/30/06 11:14 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean I can't watch that scene either. My sweet rented it the other night and I decided to wash dishes until they were off the beach. I watched it when it first came out with a vet whose first day on the job, at the age of 18, was that landing. He also verified that it was as real as if he'd been sent back in time. I spent the whole movie with my arms around him and the beginning scene with my face in his chest. Last edited by consuelo; 03/30/06 11:18 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,892 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 423 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 29 wofahulicodoc 24 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,893 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,947 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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