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Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
#151
Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
Captain Blood is another top 5 Flynn favorite of mine. I don't know that I'd ever noticed the similarities between it and Ballantrae, but I've also never watched them within 12 months of each other. I may pull both out and do a back-to-back just because of your comment.
#152
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
We're pretty liberal, but I don't think it's in the spirit of the challenge. Stuff like the NFL Films kind of skated in as documentaries.
#153
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#154
Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
I watched the Director's Cut of Gettysburg this morning. Even at over 4 hours it really didn't feel that long. The amount of detail was excellent and I feel they told the story well from both sides. Several times I truly hurt from what I was hearing and seeing on the screen. If the words spoken are anywhere close to what was actually said I have a new respect for the pain and suffering the commanders of the two armies had to have felt over sending men into a battle no one truly wanted. That the war continued for another 2 years after this battle is somewhat staggering considering the feelings of the commanders and the losses suffered at Gettysburg.
#155
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
I watched the Director's Cut of Gettysburg this morning. Even at over 4 hours it really didn't feel that long. The amount of detail was excellent and I feel they told the story well from both sides. Several times I truly hurt from what I was hearing and seeing on the screen. If the words spoken are anywhere close to what was actually said I have a new respect for the pain and suffering the commanders of the two armies had to have felt over sending men into a battle no one truly wanted. That the war continued for another 2 years after this battle is somewhat staggering considering the feelings of the commanders and the losses suffered at Gettysburg.
#156
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
A beauty of this Challenge is that one can approach it at multiple angles, and the actual events aspect of it makes it potentially quite different from our normal film-centric months.
#157
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
Probably, but would that count if I watch the Red's replay at midnight? What if I DVR the game and watch it later? I can see the argument, but I am not quite convinced. I can see something like when they broadcast old news stories as they happened, like the Moon landing or September 11, but a sporting event, as is but old, doesn't seem challengy to me. I might have to think harder on it. I've already opened this up a bit.
#158
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
Probably, but would that count if I watch the Red's replay at midnight? What if I DVR the game and watch it later? I can see the argument, but I am not quite convinced. I can see something like when they broadcast old news stories as they happened, like the Moon landing or September 11, but a sporting event, as is but old, doesn't seem challengy to me. I might have to think harder on it. I've already opened this up a bit.
But if they don't seem Challengey to any individual, they don't have to personally watch/count them.
#159
Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
Yeah, I don't "get" watching sporting events as "history," but I don't get watching them at all. It's just something that I've never found interesting. To me, watching sporting events is much like watching paint dry. I'll watch people play a board/card game simply because I might come away with a new insight/strategy for my own play sessions, but even then I'd rather be playing than just watching. But if that's what someone likes then who am I to complain? ...well... as long as I'm not forced to participate. IMHO, watching a film/video of an old sporting event as history is, thematically, not too different than re-watching an old concert. Something I'm about to do.
#160
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
Amusingly, I was really bored yesterday and watched a broadcast of a legendary Phillies-Cubs game from 1979 where the Phillies won 23-22 in 10 after nearly blowing a dozen plus run early lead. When your team is as bad and unwatchable as the 2017 Phillies, you need to find something to scratch your baseball itch! It never once had crossed my mind to count it for this challenge until reading the last handful of posts here. With that being said, I tend to agree with Trevor's rationale on this. It should be obvious to not count something like last night's, last week's, or even last month's game though as dictated by common sense. If we really need a specific rule, maybe go something like 2-5 years or older.
#161
Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
I just watched a pop music concert from late 2016. But I'm not going to include it in the challenge. It's not "history." Since I was watching it for the first time, it was new to me and not history.
#162
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
The host should have final say. An example is the rule of narrowing down documentaries to only be historical documentaries now. I'm watching an episode of Planet Earth, but I'm not counting it, as it is not a historical documentary.
#163
Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
What I'm going to watch later this evening is an expanded cut of Woodstock, which is most decidedly historical.
#164
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
If there is no objection, I can allow sporting events from the past. Perhaps we can put an arbitrary rule on it, like the sport docs.
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
June 25th- had to put on a George Custer movie for his anniversary of the battle of Little big Horn.
They Died with Their Boots on- Errol Flynn.
They Died with Their Boots on- Errol Flynn.
#167
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
I am embarrassed to say that I have lived in PA most of my life, have a history degree, and have never been to Gettysburg. I really do need to remedy that.
#168
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
I would suggest that sporting events from the past be considered as "Wild Cards" and included in the 3 Wild Card total; i.e. you are allowed a total of 3 wild cards (not 3 sporting events and 3 Zeitgeist films).
#169
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
I woke up early today, so thought I'd watch an episode of Against The Odds, on AHC GO. It was about the battle for Sugar Loaf Hill, the final battle in World War II. The victory at Sugar Loaf Hill allowed the Marines to take Okinawa, though it was so costly, President Truman decided against an invasion of Japan. That was what led to the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.
#170
Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
I didn't watch Woodstock as I'd planned. At the last minute I discovered (remembered actually) that the new set was purchased solely for the ticket reproductions, patch (I have an original - this was "just because"), Life article and newspaper clipping reproductions. I already have a copy of the included BR set. It was only $5 shipped so was totally worth the double-dip.
Instead I watched Macbeth (the Roman Polanski version). It was very good.
Instead I watched Macbeth (the Roman Polanski version). It was very good.
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
After watching The Sound of Music last night, I followed it up with a viewing of a DVD Talk prize, The Von Trapp Family: A Life of Music, which is the same story from the point of view of Liesl, the eldest daughter, whose real name is Agathe Von Trapp. It's more or less a Hallmark version of The Sound of Music but with classical music instead of the familiar Rodgers and Hammerstein songs, and of course focusing on Liesl instead of Maria. I don't ever need to see it again, but it's kind of interesting to see the different perspective.
#172
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
I won't give away the scene, but there's this one moment in 'Transformers: The Last Knight' that had me howling with laughter and specifically becomes a 'history lesson' moment - it's becoming a wild card title.
#173
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
The first part of my Xena: Warrior Princess DVD's came yesterday, with the bundle of Seasons 1-4, so I broke open Season 1 today, and watched the first episode that I hadn't seen on Hulu yet. It happened to be one of my favorite episodes, 'The Titans'. In which Gabrielle releases the Titans from their imprisonment.
#174
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
Sounds reasonable. That way it can count but not spoil the integrity of the challenge. I consider history the way we study our past. How we process it and relate to it. The NFL films docs, or even the Jesse Owens Olympics documentaries allow us to gain perspective on the events. Just watching the events as they were but on delay doesn't really say history to me. But I don't feel strongly enough about it to prevent someone else's view. It's just a challenge and we're here to guide it but not rule it.
#175
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Re: Eighth Annual Historical Films Challenge June 1-30 2017
what about 'Jaws' - since the book was inspired by the 1916 New Jersey shark attacks and Quint is a fictional character that survived the 1945 USS Indianapolis sinking, mass shark attack; do I need to list that as a 'Wild Card'?