tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post6591259034636892690..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: MOVIE WEEKEND NO-NO: HACKSAW RIDGEJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-19105799868901497832017-08-03T12:18:21.866-04:002017-08-03T12:18:21.866-04:00I, too avoided this movie because of my extreme di...I, too avoided this movie because of my extreme dislike of Mel Gibson and I am not terribly forgiving when it comes to bigots. BUT just like you, I came across it on HBO and got interested enough to watch. <br /><br />I didn't think it was a bad movie. I was inspired to order the book about the real man. As for the movie... there were parts that I questioned the accuracy from a historical perspective but that is true of any movie based on actual events. <br /><br />Overall, I thought it was worth watching because of the story behind the film. I love that someone had such moral conviction related to their beliefs that they would of taken such extreme measures to actually stick to them. I am not sure if I thought I would die that I wouldn't cave like house of cards. I can call myself a pacifist but if someone was shooting at me, I might pick up a gun and fire back. Cperzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062444081488414888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-48075730268088379892017-07-27T15:27:18.837-04:002017-07-27T15:27:18.837-04:00Addicts usually have major mental issues.Addicts usually have major mental issues.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-12099185820574075002017-07-27T15:23:26.364-04:002017-07-27T15:23:26.364-04:00That'a great bit of information about Newfound...That'a great bit of information about Newfoundland. I hope I get a chance to read the book. Thanks so much for telling me about it.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-8038541484721936482017-07-27T15:22:18.215-04:002017-07-27T15:22:18.215-04:00We know too much about him.We know too much about him.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-75929079703796334922017-07-27T13:30:18.154-04:002017-07-27T13:30:18.154-04:00Well, I told you I was working backwards! I'm...Well, I told you I was working backwards! I'm thinking now that I won't get the movie through Amazon! I have zero respect for Gibson. He's supposed to be a Christian, but it is not anything I associate with Christ. <br /><br />The bit about lowering injured men over a cliff reminded me of my favorite WW2 true story. It's not well-known, but it is a spectacular story about raising injured men up over a cliff after an American naval disaster in Newfoundland in 1942. The historical account of the naval disaster was written by Cassie Brown and called "Standing into Danger." Yes, that is the name of my blog, but the reason I chose it has nothing to do with Brown's book. If you are interested in WW2 history and an amazing, heroic true story I highly recommend Brown's book. <br /><br />I first heard the story from the grandson of one of the Newfies who saved so many drowning Americans. He and I were lying at the top of the cliff and peering over it. I'm scared of heights, so I couldn't stand at the edge. When I finish my memoir, then I have a novel in the works that includes the story. I started my novel years before Brown's book came out, because I could not forget the haunting story. No one was under enemy fire, but the stormy North Atlantic can be more deadly than a barrage of bullets.<br /><br />Have a good one, my friend!<br /><br /> Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-34004555327847696252017-07-27T10:16:59.704-04:002017-07-27T10:16:59.704-04:00Yes, he is not a nice man overall and I would neve...Yes, he is not a nice man overall and I would never want to know him actually. I also think he has major mental issuesBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-58045476426732159712017-07-26T22:41:25.775-04:002017-07-26T22:41:25.775-04:00I used to like Mel Gibson once upon a time. Seems ...I used to like Mel Gibson once upon a time. Seems like a lifetime ago :)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-31330920253098016322017-07-26T22:18:39.842-04:002017-07-26T22:18:39.842-04:00If you haven't seen it by now, then you can pr...If you haven't seen it by now, then you can probably live without it. I'm sorry that I watched it.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-15035371045729348802017-07-26T22:18:02.577-04:002017-07-26T22:18:02.577-04:00I'm not talking about beards. I'm saying t...I'm not talking about beards. I'm saying that the men have a lot more hair that I think most men had in the forties. Susan already told me that the buzz cut wasn't yet required at that time.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-90819865251588311592017-07-26T22:16:48.891-04:002017-07-26T22:16:48.891-04:00War IS hell. That can be conveyed the way that Spi...War IS hell. That can be conveyed the way that Spielberg did it in Saving Private Ryan, or it can be conveyed with repeated grotesque shots. This movie is about twenty minutes too long. I could have understood what it was about without seeing the same things over and over.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-9199625708194817862017-07-26T21:54:49.005-04:002017-07-26T21:54:49.005-04:00Well okay, one fewer movie I need to watch.Well okay, one fewer movie I need to watch.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-12103248890791646372017-07-26T20:33:15.240-04:002017-07-26T20:33:15.240-04:00My husband is retired military and he wants to see...My husband is retired military and he wants to see it. We both like historical war movies, if done right. War is hell and he always tells me, if it's accurate or BS - I'll watch it and will look out for all that you mentioned. <br /><br />My FIL served in the South Pacific in the Navy, and they often grew beards. The military became stricter during the 60's - due to the long hair being worn by the young men. Debby https://www.blogger.com/profile/02574297621214864538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-67910205243444932882017-07-26T19:11:06.767-04:002017-07-26T19:11:06.767-04:00I bet they all voted for the loudmouth for preside...I bet they all voted for the loudmouth for president, too.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-10161131470737818122017-07-26T19:10:35.418-04:002017-07-26T19:10:35.418-04:00That loudmouth's speech to the Boy Scouts prov...That loudmouth's speech to the Boy Scouts provides further evidence of his mental problems. Other people might think Mike Tyson is fine. I don't. I'm glad we're in agreement about Mel Gibson. When The Passion of the Christ came out, all the old women in my neighborhood Bible study looked at me with big sad eyes because I wouldn't go to see it. They thought it was wonderful. I said I wouldn't pay a dime toward anything that had to do with Mel Gibson. They didn't seem at all bothered by his horrendous statements and behavior.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-55785389323536576252017-07-26T18:24:23.579-04:002017-07-26T18:24:23.579-04:00I did a very brief post about Mel Gibson seven yea...I did a very brief post about Mel Gibson seven years ago, where I called him "bigoted, abusive, [and] misogynistic." One of my commenters said that "when the William Morris Agency drops you as a client, your career is over," and another said he had "basically committed career suicide." But unfortunately, they were both wrong. Hollywood has evidently forgiven him for being an asshole. But then again, we Americans also seem to have forgiven convicted rapist Mike Tyson, and look at the self-serving, disloyal loudmouth who's occupying the White House. The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-37287342790476539822017-07-26T18:21:13.169-04:002017-07-26T18:21:13.169-04:00Like most true stories made into movies, it plays ...Like most true stories made into movies, it plays with the facts.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-10784339946031643452017-07-26T18:07:06.725-04:002017-07-26T18:07:06.725-04:00I thought this was a fabulous movie. Violent? Yes,...I thought this was a fabulous movie. Violent? Yes, but it's a true story.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-64091954662039427562017-07-26T13:45:16.760-04:002017-07-26T13:45:16.760-04:00And for tomorrow I shall write a post about the re...And for tomorrow I shall write a post about the real Desmond Doss, who was a kind and devout man. I've reached the point of being unable to separate the movie from Mel Gibson, a nasty creature if ever there was one.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-6909467001762566952017-07-26T13:41:54.561-04:002017-07-26T13:41:54.561-04:00I'm shocked––shocked I tell you--that men didn...I'm shocked––shocked I tell you--that men didn't have to get the buzz cuts in the forties. My father's hair was very short while he was in the Army Air Corps, and he kept it that way the rest of his life. The basic story of Desmond Doss is true, but Gibson twists and turns it. You must have a very strong stomach if the corpses and rats in this movie didn't bother you.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-3773174556129486302017-07-26T13:38:25.080-04:002017-07-26T13:38:25.080-04:00I haven't always detested and despised Mel Gib...I haven't always detested and despised Mel Gibson. He had to get arrested and reveal his true character before I turned against him. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-25147280131498421502017-07-26T13:36:39.278-04:002017-07-26T13:36:39.278-04:00Desmond Doss wouldn't allow a movie about his ...Desmond Doss wouldn't allow a movie about his experiences to be made while he was alive. Desmond Doss, Jr., thought that Andrew Garfield captured his father perfectly.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-55339014724749717462017-07-26T13:34:53.787-04:002017-07-26T13:34:53.787-04:00I have not seen Silence and will probably add it t...I have not seen Silence and will probably add it to my queue.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-28774561949504979342017-07-26T13:34:20.405-04:002017-07-26T13:34:20.405-04:00Warm greetings back at ya.Warm greetings back at ya.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-55425980390505223682017-07-26T13:34:00.845-04:002017-07-26T13:34:00.845-04:00Agreed, good sir.Agreed, good sir.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-78379210706362535202017-07-26T13:33:42.693-04:002017-07-26T13:33:42.693-04:00This movie goes too far. I love the word dreck and...This movie goes too far. I love the word dreck and should use it more often.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com