13 Hours

Sir Slash · January 14, 2016, 10:53:07 AM

Premiers tonight in my neck of the woods. Who's in? I don't expect to see Hillary there.

BanzaiCat · January 14, 2016, 11:06:56 AM

I just can't picture John Krazynski (from the U.S. version of The Office) in an action role.

Arctic Blast · January 15, 2016, 12:36:06 AM

Let's see...movie claiming to be a serious portrayal of the events in Benghazi...

"Directed by Michael Bay."

You know what? I can find other things to do.

Staggerwing · January 15, 2016, 07:09:26 AM

I've heard a review of the movie recently and it appears that Hillary is mentioned exactly zero times but the local CIA chief comes off looking like a 20-gallon asshat.

bayonetbrant · January 15, 2016, 08:32:21 AM

Quote from: Arctic Blast on January 15, 2016, 12:36:06 AM
Let's see...movie claiming to be a serious portrayal of the events in Benghazi...

"Directed by Michael Bay."

You know what? I can find other things to do.

This.

BanzaiCat · January 15, 2016, 09:08:20 AM

Yeah I admit I have zero interest in 13 Hours too.

JasonPratt · January 18, 2016, 09:59:08 AM

The story of Benghazi from the director of Pearl Harbor?

I desperately want to see this movie!

(I mean, I don't expect it to be good, but the spectacle at several levels ought to be entertaining.)

Gusington · January 18, 2016, 01:40:36 PM

I am still nursing mental wounds from the Pearl Harbor movie.

And a 20-gallon asshat...that's a lot of ass.

BanzaiCat · January 18, 2016, 05:12:08 PM

Quote from: Gusington on January 18, 2016, 01:40:36 PM
mental wounds from the Pearl Harbor movie

Sir Slash · January 19, 2016, 11:00:31 AM

The wife and I saw it last pm-- along with a whole movie theater full of Old People. Looked like this >:( everywhere. Anyway, good film. Well done, especially the combat scenes and not too bloody but it moves very fast for a 2 I/2 hour movie and you can miss a lot if you're not paying attention. Very Black Hawk Down-ish. Overall I'd give it a solid 8 outta 10.

BanzaiCat · January 19, 2016, 11:04:25 AM

^ Did they throw Hillary under the bus at all? ;D

JudgeDredd · January 19, 2016, 11:12:13 AM

No thank you

Arctic Blast · January 21, 2016, 02:48:50 AM

^^That truly is a ghastly list. :o

BanzaiCat · January 21, 2016, 07:30:02 AM

I want to know what the hell went through the minds of the production company to hand over The Rock to a guy that did a Vanilla Ice video, a Playboy Centerfold "documentary," and a music video about masturbation.

I want to see the actual leap of logic between all of that and "yeah, let's give him a potential blockbuster movie to direct."

JasonPratt · January 21, 2016, 01:00:03 PM

All those other things looked sharp as hell on a budget.

Ditto Bad Boys (on somewhat less of a budget), which proved he can also... well... 'work' with actors (for want of a better verb). And could work with action scenes and pyrotechnics.

Sean Connery and Nic Cage were pulling down large figures, needed a cheap director who had visual flair, can shoot exciting scenes, works with pyro/guns without freaking out, and has some kind of sense of humor. Michael Bay fills those qualifications. Ergo, q.e.d.

("AND HE WORKS FOR COKE!" And, he works for coke. Problems solved.)