tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post6787171284461197525..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: What if fiction were more like real life?Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10421513139025779622013-06-20T09:44:07.891-04:002013-06-20T09:44:07.891-04:00Joe @ 2:54 am:
Wow, I had never heard of "Th...Joe @ 2:54 am:<br /><br />Wow, I had never heard of "The Last Ringbearer"! As a fan of LOTR, I guess I am going to have to check it out. Thanks for mentioning this.Will from Bamanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32998444679396957482013-06-20T00:39:44.423-04:002013-06-20T00:39:44.423-04:00If fiction were more like real life I don't th...If fiction were more like real life I don't think as many people would find it satisfying to read. As Mark Twain said, "Of course truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense." Rarely does truth tie up neatly by the end of the story.Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-37956720533211669252013-06-19T07:53:55.456-04:002013-06-19T07:53:55.456-04:00You should also check out the under-rated Bill Pax...You should also check out the under-rated Bill Paxton film FRAILTY -- another movie relevant to the notes above.<br /><br />Also, of course, this narrative appears in Greek mythology as the Cassandra story -- the person who sees the truth but is cursed to not be believed.digital_sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474026799645719286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59510378109469702112013-06-19T02:54:14.770-04:002013-06-19T02:54:14.770-04:00Makes me think of 'The Last Ringbearer' - ...Makes me think of 'The Last Ringbearer' - an unauthorized Middle Earth novel from Sauron's perspective in which the humans/elves/dwarves are the aggressors. Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09075689675592662816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67974873520336432412013-06-18T22:23:24.844-04:002013-06-18T22:23:24.844-04:00wizardpc,
Two movies almost like that:
Flags of ...wizardpc,<br /><br />Two movies almost like that:<br /><br />Flags of Our Fathers (American POV)<br /><br />And<br /><br />Letters from Iwo Jima (Japanese POV)<br /><br />Professor James Moriartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998043021546485959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-77359615292836667972013-06-18T17:23:54.531-04:002013-06-18T17:23:54.531-04:00Wizardpc, check out the book I Am Legend. Wizardpc, check out the book I Am Legend. Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91076209161923065472013-06-18T15:13:52.116-04:002013-06-18T15:13:52.116-04:00The Last-Sane-Man-in-an-Insane-World scenario can ...The Last-Sane-Man-in-an-Insane-World scenario can be darn funny too. Take 'Green Acres' for instance. <br /><br />That said, the director's cut (original ending) of Brazil is the best.1 With A Bullethttp://www.1withabullet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20571150780738551702013-06-18T14:50:39.894-04:002013-06-18T14:50:39.894-04:00He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not
A fantastic movie...He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not <br /><br />A fantastic movie, as Audrey Tatou's often are.<br />staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-3925776455767687302013-06-18T13:42:30.826-04:002013-06-18T13:42:30.826-04:00wizardpc, you might enjoy Rashomon, then. Not exa...wizardpc, you might enjoy Rashomon, then. Not exactly what you're describing, but close.<br /><br />jfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-48433847176068496662013-06-18T13:17:26.022-04:002013-06-18T13:17:26.022-04:00If life was more like fiction, it'd have a bet...If life was more like fiction, it'd have a better editor.<br /><br />gviglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86504884325483996042013-06-18T12:16:04.891-04:002013-06-18T12:16:04.891-04:00Around the 3:21 mark I saw him do some counter bat...Around the 3:21 mark I saw him do some counter baton with a gun. I slowed it down and paused it - it's a blue gun cut to live gun.<br /><br />At first I was like "fucking clownshoes did that asshole just use a live weapon to counter a baton strike?!?!" After I reviewed it I was like "fucking clownshoes put that in a video and now someone is going to try it at home and pop their friends melon."Scott_Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646683071614664257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-3601007122487804012013-06-18T11:42:53.728-04:002013-06-18T11:42:53.728-04:00Wiz, I've got a script for you... Slaton TX P...Wiz, I've got a script for you... Slaton TX PD.Old Radar Techhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331046874114107904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71955201106517333922013-06-18T11:27:15.321-04:002013-06-18T11:27:15.321-04:00I've always wanted to make a pair of movies wh...I've always wanted to make a pair of movies where the good guys in one are the bad guys in the other. Same characters, same chase and fight scenes, but the protagonists are flipped.<br /><br />Everyone thinks he's the good guy. It's all about perspective.wizardpchttp://gunscarstech.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-53627305375509205372013-06-18T10:53:30.028-04:002013-06-18T10:53:30.028-04:00The best example of Horror Movie Reality Gap: &quo...The best example of Horror Movie Reality Gap: "Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil"Joe Allennoreply@blogger.com