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QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 1, 2015 -> 04:44 PM) Gallo promoted to the Rangers. Pretty cool to see his debut. No, it's Callo. With a C.

Did any of you book readers notice the likely introduction of, or at least nod to, Strong Belwas?

Well, you guys have successfully ruined this thread. Take this crap to the buster.

Perhaps Littlefinger expected Ramsay to basically rape or degrade Sansa, believing that it will push her in a direction he wants. I'm sure he's aware of Ramsay's actions in the past and the Bolton family's current state, and because of that, I'm sure he's aware that both Ramsay and Roose know full well that they can't flay the last remaining Stark.

I know it was a rape and all, but what did they really show that has people so angry? Maybe I wasn't paying close attention, but all I remember was Ramsay making her turn around and bend over, tear some of her clothes, and then Theon's face as you hear Sansa crying.

They specifically showed him ALMOST get his throat cut. That could mean he's still kicking. But then they also showed him looking like a corpse in the previews. So, I dunno.

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 05:56 AM) I would guess part 3 usually is. I loved Spiderman 2 lots more than the first. The Tobey ones. And we all know how 3 was. The Dark Knight was my favorite of the 3. Empire.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 02:36 PM) Rogue One is supposed to be a heist/war movie about the squad that stole the Death Star blueprints. It doesnt get cooler than that Will the characters be Bothans, then?

Everyone's always trying to bash these Marvel movies before they come out, probably so they can say they called it. Then the movie is great and everyone asks why they doubted it.

Danny Trejo is around 70, so not him.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 10:54 AM) According to Gawker, there are reports that the homeless guy was going for the cops gun, hence the shots. And at least one of the cops was wearing a camera. So this will be sorted out pretty quickly. http://gawker.com/graphic-video-lapd-offic...n-br-1688818269 Without watching the video and going simply by your original description, that's exactly what I figured the case would be. And leave it to the buffoon above you to jump to the conclusion he did.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Feb 9, 2015 -> 03:15 PM) Since when does Reigns winning Mania represent what everyone wants? It's cannon fodder and nothing more whoopee doo Bryan is in the match. Everyone wanted Bryan in the match, and now he's there. You're a crybaby.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Feb 9, 2015 -> 11:03 AM) Reigns will still win Bryan just window dressing. Fans will not like Reigns winning regardless. VKM being VKM. Seriously, do you listen to yourself? In this situation, the guy's giving everyone what they want. And you still cry.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 07:05 PM) at the Battle of the Bulge, WW2. the nazi killed american soldiers that were POW, it was at Malmédy. by your statement, it was ok b/c they were known enemies??? pls explain, and if i was wrong, then i am sorry for implying that. POW's are a different story, obviously. I'm talking specifically about a sniper shooting an enemy. A sniper looking through his scope at an enemy combatant who doesn't have a gun in his hand at that very moment can still shoot him.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 07:00 AM) I'd love to see how many of those kills were situations similar to the ones portrayed in the movie, "life and death" decisions involving women and children...the split second decision of are they civilian non-combatants or terrorists? Is all of that information still classified? Certainly it's not in the interest of the government for the public to find out, for example, how many of his kills were shot in the back or not holding weapons, etc. It's hard to imagine he didn't make a few mistakes when the kill record has somewhere between 160 and 270 insurgents listed, depending on the source. The movie makes a dramatic point about potentially shooting an unarmed woman and child (if he was wrong) and intimating he would have been court-martialed. As far as the all-time record, I think it's hard to compare World War II snipers with Gulf War I and II, or how many kills World War I flying aces had with WW II, for that matter. Context is always important to take into consideration. http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2013/02/0...tation-in-2009/ Here's a story that supposedly confirms the gas station shootings. Not sure how believable the explanation of the cover up is...it doesn't say the two victims were Mexican/Latino, but it intimates he suspected they were going to try to sell the truck across the border. That doesn't sound like a typical gringo move IMO. http://frontburner.dmagazine.com/2013/03/2...-of-chris-kyle/ And the counterpoint, why that story, if true....is troubling for so many different reasons. What does that matter? And even with the stipulation that a person isn't holding a weapon, if it's a known enemy, it makes no difference if they're armed at the exact moment.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 09:50 AM) my point is snipers are a necessary piece of equipment that is needed in war. whether most like to think it is cowardly or not, they saves life. my point is in WW2, a sniper / commando's saved life, in the long run. killing this mad man who is worst than hilter caused an additional 10,000 people and a complete town. but it still saved lives. no matter what anyone say, his kills are certified by the military, so there is no false numbers there. he saved or helped saved lives. If you're talking about the same town, it wasn't destroyed by him. It was destroyed in retaliation for his assassination.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 09:10 AM) snipers in war serves a purpose, whether it is understood or not. like all things, it can be abuse. perfect example. the killing SS-General Reinhard Heydrich in WW 2. the results was brutal by Hilter, but it was needed. Heydrich was to be the 2 nd german dictator if hilter was killed or the army took over. heydrich was more brutal than hilter, snipers group, commando took his out. He wasn't killed by a sniper. It was a grenade.

Michael Moore is not someone I'm listening to when the topic of courage/cowardice is being discussed. QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 07:21 AM) Speaking of IB, I'm watching a movie with Melanie Laurent and Jake Gyllenhaal called "Enemy" that's really creepy like Nightcrawler...some websites list it as the best movie of the year that earned under $10 million. Of course, there's the obligatory 9/11 scenes to serve as motivation, but it's nothing we haven't been through 1000 times with the likes of the Pat Tillman Story. What is IB? And I don't think the 9/11 scenes were specifically propaganda (they weren't very long), as much as building a narrative and explaining where he'd be deployed. QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 07:47 AM) American Sniper isn't awful, but it's far from great. Completely agree. And I liked Gran Torino a lot. C'mon, Brian. QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 08:27 AM) the best way to see the movie is with an open mind. this movie is a movie based on 1 person action and his somewhat mindset that made him the top sniper in america. now if the action of the use of a sniper, well that is a tragedy that made the use of them b/c the USA is using what it can to help save military life. the USA were the not the first and i am sure we will not be the last. if people want the military to stop using snipers, then find a way idiots will stop attacking the USA. Chris reason is not solely his own reasons, but other have had that patriotic reason, if that was the reason. who is to judge. as in all films there is prob embellishment and some story telling, but come on, this is a movie. look at the latest movie Exodus: Gods and Kings, they me if that is all true accounts, or ten commandments, story of christ. i think you get my point. it is a movie. Not really. I can hardly grasp what you're saying most of the time with the layout of your posts.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 09:38 PM) They're not critics, with a few notable exceptions. When you hear statistics like that, you start to wonder about all the nominations for American Sniper, for example. And no club in the United States — over the last several years, the Academy has been around 93 percent white, 76 percent male and an average of 63 years old — is in more need of new blood than Hollywood. from nytimes.com article earlier cited Film industry people, either way. I'm trusting their opinion on it. It's ludicrous to force nominations to meet a quota.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 12:53 PM) But if you've got 2 racial minorities who are in the top 4 in ERA, wins, and fWAR, for example, and they don't wind up in the top 8 in cy young voting, you do start to wonder why. How do you prove that, though? That's your personal opinion. If these professional acting critics didn't think it was top 5, I'll believe them.

Animals.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 11:32 AM) This reaction is just strange to me give that a year ago this issue was supposedly put to bed when The Black Movie and The Black Director/Writer and The Black Actress and The Black Actor were all nominated and/or won at the Oscars. How'd the Academy go from being not so racist to racist again in 12 months? Should The Black Movie of every year be nominated just because? I mean this movie very well may be deserving and they could have gotten screwed out of a nomination, but a lot of movies are. I hate when people just scream "because racism." It's almost like saying that there better be a black guy in the top 5 of the AL/NL CY/MVP voting, or else the voters aren't doing their part to ease racial tensions. If they didn't think a person was top 5 for the year, they simply didn't think they were top 5. Race should have nothing to do with it.

You can drop religion from the argument, and just ask when the last time something like that happened in one of the non-garbage areas of Earth. Like, outside of the Middle East or Africa.

Thanks for stirring the pot even more. Hey, maybe next you can pull a statement from a YouTube video.

People arguing every side of a debate in the douchiest way possible and caulfield bringing China into the discussion. Yeah, this is definitely Soxtalk.