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Posted: 5/4/2018 2:59:55 PM EDT
I watched it again last night for the first time since the first time in the theater. The first time through I didn’t pick-up on the brief interjections of Evil Dead like campiness in the graphic battle scenes.
Like the producers or editors left little “eggs” in there for their own entertainment. For example, in the scene when Adam Goldberg is involved in the knife fight with the German soldier, they repeatedly roll over the Airborne guy on the floor who was shot in the neck and he dramatically goes “ahhhhhh!!” each time. |
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For example, in the scene when Adam Goldberg is involved in the knife fight with the German soldier, they repeatedly roll over the Airborne guy on the floor who was shot in the neck and he dramatically goes “ahhhhhh!!” each time. View Quote |
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That movie made me say “holy fuck” more times than any previous war movie.
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Quoted: Yeah the SPR knife fight scene has me laughing hysterically every time. View Quote That was campy as hell. |
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When they are in GEN Marshall's office and he says, "..and bring him the HELL home."
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Quoted: How about during the D-Day landing when the guy with the leg blown off thought one of the guys was going to help him but he just grabbed the ammo belt from around his neck and took off? That was campy as hell. View Quote |
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OP you just reminded me I should start drinking early today too.
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You laugh or cry.
I got a chuckle out of the guy looking for his arm on the beach. IIRC that was a true event that they decided to put in the script. People do weird things under stress. |
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The whole “Earn this” thing ruined it for me. It instantly turned a great movie into a Hollywood cheeseball.
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How about the scene when the soldier’s helmet deflects a round. Then he takes it off to remark at his fortune “whew that was close” and then predictably he immediately takes a round between the eyes.
That is campiness. |
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Oh yes. Funniest movie this side of Stalag something or other. RU Serious Clark? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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Any film where they kill off Vin Diesel's character is instantly a classic.
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Quoted: Really? I must have missed those parts of it because I was making out with my date. View Quote |
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Also, Matt Damon with his Good Will Hunting character and perfectly straightened, Crest whitened teeth was awful in the role.
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Really? I must have missed those parts of it because I was making out with my date. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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Definition of campy campier; campiest : in the style of camp : absurdly exaggerated, artificial, or affected in a usually humorous way campy horror movies campy humor View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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I agree. But the scene is campy. It’s a Hollywood movie not real footage. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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Fuck corporal Upham..
Fuck his character, Fuck the person who played him.. Now I’m pissed off.. every time I hear of this movie I watch that scene in my head and get totally pissed off. Thank you OP for pissing me off. |
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Why so serious? Jeez, its just the internet, dude. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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The whole "Earn this" thing ruined it for me. It instantly turned a great movie into a Hollywood cheeseball. View Quote As a Christian it flies in the face of my personal outlook on life. It's totally stupid. |
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Quoted: Really? I must have missed those parts of it because I was making out with my date. |
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You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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How about the scene when the soldier’s helmet deflects a round. Then he takes it off to remark at his fortune “whew that was close” and then predictably he immediately takes a round between the eyes. That is campiness. View Quote “I’m alright, I’m alright!!” “Am I alright?” “Yeah...” “THEN QUIT LOOKIN’ AT ME LIKE THAT!!” |
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Also, Matt Damon with his Good Will Hunting character and perfectly straightened, Crest whitened teeth was awful in the role. View Quote |
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Quoted: They did it better in 'Band if Brothers', when Nixon takes a round to the helmet somewhere in Holland, knocking him to the ground. "I'm alright, I'm alright!!" "Am I alright?" "Yeah..." "THEN QUIT LOOKIN' AT ME LIKE THAT!!" View Quote |
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Yes I do. I'm not talking about sitting around a fire in the woods with your pals playing Kumbaya. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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