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R.I.P. Carlos “Chuck” Norris!!

I found out there is actually a way to go directly to the bottom of the new Requests list on the beta website (thanks, Clay). Find the Score button (it’s small) In community rankings right above the leaderboard. Click it and a list of actions will come up. Click Score (Low to High). It will transform the list to start at the bottom - many good films down there needing upvotes.

Hidalgo - currently has only 2 upvotes on the new request list after formerly being much higher on the list. I believe it was on someone’s priorities. Did that person leave PiB or did they just decide to change their priorities? Kind on strange.

At the new Requests, “The Blues Brothers” needs only 21.6 points to unseat “Your Name” from 1st place. Current 1100.2 points = No. 1. “Your Name” (2016) – 10 priority entries, 11 upvotes 1078.7 points = No. 2. “The Blues Brothers” (1980) – 16 priority entries, 22 upvotes

How about these for war movies: Paths of Glory In Harms Way Tora Tora Tora Password is Courage Above Us the Waves Hyena Road The Captive Heart

War movie: The thin red line. Full of cameos and the story about the production and the lead are quite the revelation.

The new website’s Request list now has something I like to refer to as the 1 upvote gulag, basically movies imprisoned at the bottom of the list, where few venture, with only 1 upvote. While many of these films are rather obscure, a surprisingly large number of them are well known films that people just haven’t thought to add or are basically ‘out of sight, out of mind’ - being so far down the list that people are not reminded they exist, unlike the films at the top of the list which get seen by many people everyday. I personally go down there to check if there’s anything I want to upvote a couple times a week and I often find a couple film’s, even being stingy with my upvotes, that are worthwhile. but clearly I’m in the minority. I’m going to list some films I personally added that might be of interest, some of broad appeal, others mostly to horror fans. I’m not going to mention all of the good films other people added for 2 reasons - 1) there’s so many good ones the list would be at least 4 times as long, and 2) I obviously care more about the films I added. Of course if any these films get just 1 upvote they only get moved from the 1 upvote Super Max prison to the 2 upvote regular prison, but that’s a problem for another day. So here’s my lists of films currently with just 1 upvote: Brightburn Shadow of the Vampire From Beyond Smile The Ritual Talk to Me Sinister Splinter .20 Million Miles to Earth (Harryhausen) 30 Days of Night Last Voyage of the Demeter Prince of Darkness Fist of Fury Nosferatu the Vampire (1979) Ip Man 2 A Boy and His Dog Death Race 2000 (75) The Void Overlord Spring (2014) Rare Exports: a Christmas Tale Nope (2022) Us Just so this isn’t completely self-serving here are a few films that I didn’t add myself. Mysterious Island The Shootist Brian’s Song Enemy Mine A Man Called Horse Pi Twilight Zone: The Movie Back to School Mother (2009) Gypsy (1962) Fahrenheit 451 Kagemusha Catch-22 And so many more. Am I trying to get people to upvote these? Sure. But I’m also trying to point out that just because films are stuck at the bottom doesn’t make them bad films. And that they deserve a chance in any random poll or March Madness.

Just for people who like Hacksaw Ridge, especially Cassie - The TRUE story was first made into a documentary called THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR (2004). It's MUCH MUCH BETTER than Hacksaw Ridge in my opinion. I was actually upset by how disappointed I was in Hacksaw Ridge though I was certain it was perfect for Mel Gibson as a director. The true story is actually 10x as inspiring while being 10x more amazing and unbelievable. You can even find it on YouTube. I'm not suggesting it for a reaction, just 95 minutes of your private time and you'll be glad

One more war film poll suggestion: Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut ONLY). Ridley Scott film starring Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson, plus Professor Lupin and Jaime Lannister.

Flags of our Fathers should be followed by Letters from Iwo Jima so maybe not worth putting in a poll and just doing some time

Meant Beverly Hills Cop 2.

Maybe... procrastinating is just a subconscious way of exercising your clutch muscle! 💪

Glad you had fun with your mom Can you watch F1 with Carly Hope Floats Southpaw. Beverly Hills Cop

Glad you had a good time with your mom and looking forward to seeing The Day The Earth Stood Still and the Poppies

How about a Martial Arts Poll Cassie?

Underrated War movie with your faves Heath Ledger and Kate Hudson, Cass: THE FOUR FEATHERS. It is also Carly Safe™, so you can both swoon over him 🤣

Really looking forward to "Falling Down". That was one of the top ten I was hoping to see Cassie watch when I joined up! Eight to go: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World A Perfect World Time Bandits Used Cars Angels With Dirty Faces The Hospital And Justice For All The Great Race

I personally favour a randomized poll of movies from the request site over a war poll—it should deliver better variety and quality Also it's wall-to-wall war on my youtube feed and I could do with some escapism—Just my 2 cents

Ringo Starr used that famous shot from Day The Earth Stood Still for the cover of his 1974 album, Goodnight Vienna. They just put his face on the guy’s body. I believe this means you should watch A Hard Day’s Night as well.

That episode will never leave me either.

I haven't seen Oblivion since 2013 when it came out, on a date. I remember tom cruise and morgan freeman, but am cloudy on the rest, so I guess it'll feel like a first time watch next week. Nice. Since I never suggested a war flick, I guess I'd go with "Where Eagles Dare" (More Clint Eastwood for ya lol). Kind of a war/spy thriller, really

hello fellow Professional Crastinator 👋😉

WAR MOVIES FOR THE POLL: This is pretty much going to be a cut and paste of Mark White's list below, plus a few of my own, world class offerings, but you can never pester Cassie too hard about stuff like this. It's for her own good really. REACH FOR THE SKY (1956) - Delightful true story about a British flying ace who loses both legs in a crash but still becomes......well, I won't spoil it, but it's great. THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967) - Lee Marvin, Charlie Bronson, Donald Sutherland, Brad Pitt, Henry Cavill. Basically everybody's in this one. KELLY'S HEROES (1970) - Great fun to watch. It's got Clint and Donald Sutherland and Telly Savalas etc, but as Mark mentioned, it's much lighter in tone than what you're used to. THE DEERHUNTER (1978) - Robert DeNiro and Christopher Walken. A tough watch, but undeniably epic. ESCAPE TO VICTORY (1981) - Sylvester Stallone playing ENGLISH FOOTBALL! How could you not? Also stars Michael Caine and the guy who's teaching Bran how to be the Three Eyed Raven. STRIPES (1981) - Bill Murray and Harold Ramis on fine form as army recruits you really don't want defending your country. Everyone has a lot of fun, except for Francis, who needs to lighten up. RAMBO II (1985) - Virtually a remake of The Incredible Hulk. "Mr Murdock, don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry." HEARTBREAK RIDGE (1986) - Seriously. If ever O ever a Clint there was this film must be the one because, because because because because becaaaaaauuuse....because of the Clintiful things he does! Trust me, you'll love it. GI JANE (1997) - Viggo Mortensen is in this one, Cassie. Granted he's no Jon Snow, but nevertheless. That's it from me. If you can put the ones you want on to a poll and just watch the others anyway, that would be great.

Some good war movies that nobody has mentioned- Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Tuskegee Airmen (1995) Transformers: The Movie (1986) Sekigahara (2017)

UPVOTE WAR MOVIES Go to "Requests" at the new Popcorn-in-Bed website (beta.popcorninbed.com) to upvote war movies (or any movies). The new PiB website is not a replacement of Patreon but a supplement to Patreon. Currently, there are TWO SYSTEMS for movie requests/upvotes. 1. The years-old Popcorn Requests (web app) built and managed by the Planner. 2. The new "Requests" at the new PiB website beta.popcorninbed.com. Of course, can always make suggestions in Patreon comments but that not as structured and there are no rankings.

Happy Retirement to your mum, Cassie! This might interest you; In the run up to the broadcast of the 6th season of Game of Thrones, Kit Harrington was on The Jonathan Ross Show promoting it and the host tried to discern whether Jon Snow returns or not. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtfbVOme-eM

Hi Cassie and welcome back home. The photos are great and just how much does Carly look like your mom?! It would be great to have your mom (or your dad for the first time) back on the channel. Your procrastinating is something I can relate to. I am terrible for putting things off to the last minute and like you, at school, I would stress myself out with last minute homework deadlines and studying for exams the night before. I still have nightmares about it to this day! Looking forward to TDtESS and of course can’t wait for more GoT. War movie ideas: ok since you have watched some really hard, graphic wartime stuff In PiB history, I want you to have some more gentle war movies. “Kelly’s hero’s” 1970 is a must, Clint Eastwood doing a wartime comedy! You will love Donald Sutherland in this. Don’t give him negative waves! 😂 “Dirty Dozen”1967 is a stacked cast. Awesome movie “Where Eagles Dare” 1968 Another very young Clint Eastwood and the imperious Richard Burton “Heartbreak Ridge” 1986 is more a more army than wartime movie, but still qualifies for me. Again Clint doing Clint things! It was my Birthday on Monday and Lucy joined me for her first full length reaction to Sense and Sensibility as she is a massive Austen fan. She loved yours and Carly’s reaction and even wrote her first comment to it. I might be able to persuade her to join me for more now! Pardon the pun! But “Persuasion” 1995 or “Emma” 1996 with Kate Beckinsale would bring Lucy back for more. Anywho, take care and don’t work too hard. You are the best ❤️

Every Upcoming post gets us closer to The Philadelphia Story!

Just thinking your inability to do things before they absolutely need to be done might be a reflection of your Sagittarius Sun (I believe I noticed your birthday was in December) - always having the eye on the great picture and knowing yourself to be so resourceful that you can handle things as they come. Yet, freedom and planning needn't be antagonists. Be gentle and kind and allow yourself to find roots even while you fly💖🦅🙌 Oh, and the war movie suggestion: Please do consider Persian Lessons (2020) - an incredible true story movie! hugs and love from Signe in Denmark💗

I'm the same way about getting things done. Hopefully the stress is motivating. After college I had a reoccurring stress dream where I showed up on the last day of my math class. Not remembering that I had signed up for a math class, and didn't do any of the homework the whole quarter, and now have to take the final.

THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY! Cillian Murphy and the Irish civil war..

I would like to add that I am looking forward a great deal to AWAKENINGS and I hope it's not too far away. It's a movie that's a great vehicle for both Robin Williams and Robert DeNiro and for me never fails to activate emotions.

nice ice cream bar... I recently noticed that those expensive pint sized specialty ice cream... are actually cheaper by the ounce than the ice cream bars... wait, wut? about procrastination... I do that a lot. There are two possible fixes... One is big money. I dunno, maybe losing big money if you don't do something... lol 😆 maybe that's not realistic. The other is doing for others. If doing something for me I'll only go so far... because why would I care for more?, regular ice cream is fine... But if it's for others, I can go triple as far. lol and it's not even for the kudos. It's just that at base level it's easier to do difficult things for others... because for me?, just give me eggs over medium a little sausage and tabasco sauce lol... and some half toast, not too toasted as I'll choke on loose crumbs.

Cassie has done "Patton" and "Band of Brothers" so I will suggest the classic 1949's "BATTLEGROUND" Oscar winning for (Screenplay/Cinematography)-also nominated for (Best Picture/Director/FilmEditing/Supporting Actor).

THE OUTPOST (2019). Such an underrated war movie, very well done and authentic.

The Deer Hunter. We don’t even need a war poll.

Far too many comments for me to comb through, so I'm gonna assume that nobody has recommended Terrence Malick's brilliant was film THE THIN RED LINE yet and do so myself. I'd love to see Malick get a reaction on the channel. He's one of my favorite directors and a national treasure. TTRL was as my introduction to him and I think it's an appropriate one. Person it will even lead to his best to film and my pick for the greatest movie I've ever seen: THE TREE OF LIFE.

Dear Cassie, Carly and the rest of the PIB family, We both really liked your pictures of your Mom retiring it's considering my Mom used to live Arizona Preskit, AZ and my gf was born there. Congrats on 5 years we saw the Instagram post. War Movies, Conspiracy (2001) this is a true story. No war battles. Second the Dirty Dozen (1967), one of my favorites and then The Reader (2008) this was nominated for a bunch of Academy Awards starring Kate Winslet. That we think you will love. About last week: We loved all the movies you posted especially Bullet Train and Sense and Sensibility. We got great news with all the movies Finally my gf's pay bump finally went through. She showed me her Direct Deposit slip. I saw the final number she got a 101% increase in pay for completing one class to get her Master's in Nursing. To become a ARNP in the PICU Dang where did I go wrong? I was 4 credits away from getting my Master's. Oh well live and let live. Anyway she can now donate $$ when you have live events. Which she said she was going to do. So what a week we were impressed by your reaction to The Birdcage. So we both thought you 100% awesome last week. The Week Ahead: Unfortunately the 1951 movie When The Earth Stood Still I watched as a kid it's rated G. I won't ruin it but this is going to be a watching the reaction only. We may completely dislike Science fiction in fact a lot of the science fiction movies but not all, well it's like Deb said: https://youtu.be/GIPOIII51pA?si=EHhpahnYr78gf3yF Sorry it was very poor attempt at humor. Song Of The Week. I should have done this last week. We all have scars from watching Games Of Thrones. Yet we still watch the spinoffs Here is the Red Hot Chili Peppers (looking they got into a car accident or something) with Scar Tissue https://youtu.be/mzJj5-lubeM?si=cM63RtzHkGOTno1b

Some great eps of GoT coming up and lots of good movies to choose for a War Poll, i'd be happy with any of these but still a few new ones yet to see. Battle Of Britain, Thin Red Line, Where Eagles Dare, The Eagle Has Landed, Stalingrad, The Guns Of The Navarone, Too Late The Hero,My Boy Jack, The Longest Day, A Bridge Too Far, Tigerland, When Trumpets Fade, All Quiet On The Western Front (Any Version), Gallipoli, Downfall, Paths Of Glory, Empire Of The Sun, Kelly's Heroes, Zulu, Tora Tora Tora, Letter From Iwo Jima, Von Ryan's Express, The Dam Busters. I'm sure i've forgotten many classics of that list. (I watched alot of War Flims as a child including TV shows like Dad's Army)

Cassie, I was going to give you advice about procrastination… but I’ll tell you tomorrow. 😄 All kidding aside, I didn’t mean to make light of your challenge. Procrastination happens to all of us, though some struggle with it more than others. You’ve clearly learned to work with it, and what you accomplish is truly impressive. I just hope it never affects your health. A war movie I’d recommend is Mister Roberts—a true classic. Also, We Were the Lucky Ones is a powerful WWII miniseries about a family’s courage and determination. Please wish your mother good luck and congratulations on her retirement.

Hi Cassie - what three books did you read ?

Please save Tora! Tora! Tora! for the first week of December if possible. Gettysburg would be perfect for 4th of July time. The Train (Burt Lancaster) a WWII film centered around the French underground. Paths of Glory, a WWI film (Kirk Douglas) that is part war action and part courtroom drama. Directed by Kubrick. Don’t hold that against it.

Congratulations on your mom’s retirement, Cassie! Please wish her all the best and I hope she gets the absolute most out of her retirement! Love the pictures! I see so much resemblance between your mom and Carly in these pics. I think Procrastination is human nature. I’m willing to be we’ve all done it to some level at various times in our lives. I think the key to getting past it is to ask someone in your life to force you to start early whatever it is you know you’re going to wait to the last minute to do. Especially when it’s something as big as The Poppies 😂. Regardless, I know this year’s show is going to be the best yet. Can’t wait!

Oh that's right, we've met both your parents before! Maybe multiple times. When you talk about them I always forget that we've seen them on screen. Think your mom even did a reaction vid at one point? Still trying to remember if we've seen Matt. Pretty sure we heard him in the background at least once. For war movies I think I would go with The Thin Red Line, Empire of the Sun, Three Kings, The Dirty Dozen, or Monuments Men. Relate to you and your procrastination. To the degree I literally feel like we may have a common ancestor somewhere. Happy Approaching Spring!

I know this won't go into the War Movie Poll, but when it comes to war... In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future, THERE IS ONLY WAR. "IT IS THE 41ST MILLENNIUM. For more than a hundred centuries the Emperor has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the Master of mankind by the will of the gods, and master of a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies. He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology. He is the Carrion Lord of the vast Imperium of Man, for whom a thousand souls are sacrificed every day, so that he may never TRULY die. Yet, even in his deathless state, the Emperor continues his eternal vigilance. Mighty battlefleets cross the daemon-infested miasma of the Warp, the only route between distant stars, their way lit by the Astronomican, the psychic manifestation of the Emperor's will. Vast armies give battle in his name on uncounted worlds. Greatest amongst these are the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Marines, bio-engineered super-warriors. Their comrades in arms are legion: the Imperial Guard and countless planetary defence forces, the ever vigilant Inquisition and the tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus, to name but a few. But for all their multitudes, they are barely enough to hold off the ever-present threat from aliens, heretics, mutants - and far, FAR worse. To be a man in such times is to be one amongst untold billions. It is to live in the cruelest and most bloody regime imaginable. These are the tales of those times. Forget the power of technology and science, for so much has been forgotten, never to be re-learned. Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war. There is no peace amongst the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter, and the laughter of thirsting gods."

Best war movie hardly anyone talks about: 1980's "The Big Red '1'," directed by Samuel Fuller and starring Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, and the recently-deceased Robert Carradine. Steven Spielberg's inspiration for "Saving Private Ryan" is definitely evident in certain parts.

Has Cassie seen Bicentennial Man? It's a solid Robin Williams flick and family-friendly. Critically panned, but I think it's great.

A Bridge Too Far, Kelly's Hero's and Tora Tora Tora are my suggestions

Congratulations to your mom on her retirement. Im on pins and needles for your reaction to Falling Down. It’s a movie that will definitely have you talking afterwards and I can’t wait to see hear your overall thoughts.

Regarding War movies Please, just watch Kelly’s Hero’s. it’s been on quite a few polls before and there’s always been other films that are more popular that’s won. But it’s got a great cast including Clint Eastwood & Donald Sutherland who character you will absolutely love, who brings a lot of comedic relief to this great film. Other suggestions, Comedy war films Stripes, Bill Murray. Air America, Mel Gibson & RDJ. Private Benjamin, Goldie Hawn Spies Like Us, Dan Aykroyd. Non Comedy War Films, Warfare Greyhound, Tom Hanks Sisu, Tears of the Sun

ROMANCE/WAR GENRE suggestions for war poll: "Suite Française" (2014). Michelle Williams. WWII "Summerland" (2020). Gemma Arterton. WWII "The Exception" (2016). Lily James. WWII "How I Live" (2013) (based on novel). Saoirse Ronan (age 18) "The Messenger" (2009) [RT 90%]. Woody Harrelson "The Railway Man" (2013). Colin Firth. Nicole Kidman "Allied" (2016). Brad Pitt. WWII I pulled plenty of all-nighters in college. Thanks for posting the pics.

I love those kinds of ice cream bars you are holding. Muchas gracias for doing the 3rd place war poll from the Pollception. Suggested war movies: THE THIN RED LINE (1998) [Terrence Malick] (WWII). Stacked cast. --Nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Picture. THE DEER HUNTER (1978) [AFI Top 100]. Won Best Picture Oscar. --Has much background – more than the typical war movie. EMPIRE OF THE SUN (1987) (WWII). Nom 6 Oscars. --4th in Spielberg poll, a mere 5 votes behind 3rd place Duel that got a reaction. THE KILLING FIELDS (1984) (Cambodia). Based on true story. --Nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Picture. THE QUIET AMERICAN (2002) (French Indochina). AFI Movie of the Year. --Brendan Fraser. Michael Caine (nom Best Actor Oscar). Has romance.

War Movie Poll suggestions: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) A Bridge Too Far (1977) Empire of The Sun (1987) The English Patient (1996) The Thin Red Line (1998) Downfall (2004) Midway (2019)

Kelly's Heroes (1970! The only war movie with armor support from Oddball! Hey Kelly! Tell Big Joe, there's no booze, there's no broads, there's no action!

The Day the Earth Stood Still is certainly one of the classics I've been hoping for for the past 4+ years. It's contrary to the majority of Sci-Fis both before and after its release in quite a few ways (watch it and see). Perhaps Cassie will dig out the Klaatu Barada Nikto mug she couldn't figure out back in October of '23.

My favorite period of war movies has always been the 1960’s. So many great films. The Dirty Dozen, The Longest Day, Where Eagles Dare, we’ll even stretch it to 1970’s Kelley’s Heroes. There are others from this great decade.

Still praying for Paul and The Peanut Butter Falcon to come someday before I die 😆😅🙏🏻

‘Hold the door’ was so expertly shot - it set a high bar for storytelling.

Ok, 1st, war movie suggestion, Kelly's Heroes. 2nd, as long as you get the task done, does it really matter when you started it? 3rd, I gave up sweets for Lent and that ice cream looks soooo good!

Next week's gonna be good with Oblivion and Falling Down! Wildly different movies both of which I enjoy.

Oh wow, Carly looks like your Mom! Glad you had a fun trip! War films: DOWNFALL! The fall of Nazi Germany from the German POV. You’ve seen WWII from various belligerents’ sides, and this is an interior perspective given by Hitler’s secretary, who survived, although her conscience bothered her all her life. Another war movie you would probably love is Mrs. Miniver (1942), told from the POV of a British housewife, enduring the bombings, food shortages, a son in the war, husband as an air raid warden, and 2 young children at home. It’s definitely a different view of the war, but well worth watching. Like Casablanca, it was made to galvanize American support. Stars Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, Teresa Wright (who you loved in The Best Years of Our Lives). Moving film.

A very underrated Robin Williams film that I think you'd really like is Jack. As for Sci-fi, for more family friendly movies I'd recommend- The Flight Of The Navigator and Honey I Shrunk the Kids. For some Sci-fi that's a bit scary, Hollow Man, The Faculty & Congo( Dark Skies is great but scarier than the other 3, still recommend). For some amazing just straight Sci-fi I'd go with Edge Of Tomorrow, Limitless, Pacific Rim & In Time. They're really good and at least 3 of the 4 would probably do very well on YouTube. Looking forward to Oblivion, a great Tom Cruise movie, actually one of my favorites by him.

War movies I’d like to submit. “Darbys Rangers” James Garner, Mary Hamilton, the mayor from Jaws . It’s about the creation of the American ranger soldier the specialist Kind of the beginning of theGreen Berets . Make another pitch for. “GUNGA DIN “. A young Cary Grant, Victor Maclagan, from the quiet man and Douglas Fairbanks Junior . This is the beginning of all the great buddy adventure, movies, the precursor to Indiana Jones movies like that, or come from “Gunga din”. It was a great Poem , by Rudyard Kipling So popular they obviously made a movie out of it. It’s full of adventure, thrills mysticisism. It’s funny displays friendship it’s a terrific war picture takes place in India in the middle of the around 1850. The British equivalent of the wild west

Wow! Two beautiful ladies under the sun! Your mom seems to be happy with you and her vacation. When do I want Cassie to be stress-free? like right now- im speaking like Cassie if you didn't know. As for a war movie I liked a lot was Midway from 2019. Salutations Cassie and mom 🫡

I hope this is the original The Day the Earth Stood Still, but something tells me it's not going to be.

Welcome back! Looks like a fun and relaxing trip. Congrats to your mom. What a milestone! I have that same issue with procrastinating. I always think of a certain movie 🍿 where a man learns to set small, reasonable goals for himself and was able to completely turn his life around. He learned that by not trying to do everything, but instead taking tiny, achievable steps, he could do anything. It was from a groundbreaking new book... what was it called ...? Anyway, if it helps you to know, we think you're doing great!

As for a War movie we need to think outside the box. So, War of the Gargantuas is the obvious choice.

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a great movie. Haven’t seen it years but I’m looking forward to revisiting it while Cassie experiences it for the first time.

Anytime with your mom is always precious time. 😊

Oh, wow, The Day the Earth Stood Still! How did you come by that wonderful sci-fi classic? One of the best sci-fi films ever made. My friend Dorothy's dad did the amazing music for that film. But I've mentioned that before. You've seen a few of his movies and he was a genius. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Psycho and hopefully Citizen Kane if you ever decide to watch that. I wish there was a YouTube version of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.

War Movies Afghanistan THE OUTPOST - True story from the Afghanistan war with Orlando Bloom and Scott Eastwood, who owns every minute he’s onscreen and should’ve been nominated for an Oscar. The last 50 minutes are as real as it gets. 12 STRONG - Chris Hemsworth in a true story from the beginning of the war. Vietnam DEER HUNTER – Late 1960s small town America at its best, Vietnam at its worst. With Robert De Niro, Young Christopher Walken and even younger Meryl Streep. HAMBURGER HILL – a grunt’s view of the futility of the Vietnam war. WWII MIDWAY (2019) – You will get genuine Pearl Harbor vibes, but with families instead of gfs/bfs. LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA – a Japanese perspective on this epic battle directed by Clint Eastwood. Controversial, but incredibly well done. THE BIG RED ONE – Sam Fuller’s anti-war war movie based on his own WWII combat experiences. U-571 – very loosely based on a true story, but gives a pretty compelling flavor of submarine warfare in WWII. Matthew McCounaghey owns this one. A BRIDGE TOO FAR – Remember in Patton when he said, “Give me 50,000 gallons of fuel and I can be in Berlin in 10 days”? Well, they gave those resources to Montgomery instead and…they should’ve given them to Patton. THE LONGEST DAY – A fairly accurate portrayal of D-Day with actual D-Day vets. MIDWAY (1976) – Oddly, not as historically accurate as the 2019 film, but well done. THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - A very accurate portrayal of this pivotal battle for air supremacy over England and Scotland. THE THIN RED LINE - because it's Terrence Malick, it's more art film than war film and deemphasizes the months long terror and brutality of Guadalcanal. Gorgeously filmed and good acting but skittish on plot. WWI FIELDS OF HONOR – WWI war movie with a court drama. Brilliantly done by Kubrick. THE LOST BATTALION – Made for TV but an exceptional WWI movie about an American melting pot battalion from NYC who turned the tide in a major WWI battle. The American Civil War GETTYSBURG – over-long and the beards can be distracting, but a good Civil War movie The American Revolution REVOLUTION – one of the few movies about the American Revolution, well done. With a young Al Pacino.

A Bridge Too Far, Midway, Zulu (Michael Caine 1st starring role), Zulu Dawn (Prequel to Zulu but made decades later) are some great war films.

Congratulations again to your Mom on her retirement! If tipping was allowed in healthcare nurses would need a lot of extra pockets. 😊🎉 For war films I’d like to recommend “Breaker Morant” (1980) as it is both a great war film and an excellent courtroom drama. But it is not well known enough to win a poll. Another war/courtroom drama that might stand a better chance is “The Caine Mutiny” (1954). But more recent films with even a better chance are “Midway” (2019), Clint Eastwood’s companion films “Letters From Iwo Jima” and “Flags of our Fathers” (2006), “Unbroken” (2014), “The English Patient” (1996) Older films that could get some votes that come to mind are, “The Deer Hunter” (1978), “Gone With The Wind” (1939), “The Guns of Navarone” (1961), "Where Eagles Dare" (1968), “Gallipoli” (1981), “From Here To Eternity” (1953) “Gone With The Wind”, “The English Patient”, “From Here To Eternity”, “The Deer Hunter” all won the best picture Oscar their year. And if it helps, my brother Michael is also a super procrastinator, but he's also great under pressure. So sometimes people who procrastinate need the imminent deadline to do their best work. 😊

War movies sounds good. Horse Solders. Pork Chop Hill. Tora, Tora, Tora. Midway 1976 & 2019. Henry V 1989. The Killing Fields. Gallipoli. Gone with the Wind. The Big Red One. Zulu. Battle of Britain. Just to name a few.

Recommendations for a War Poll The Dirty Dozen (1967) Where Eagles Dare (1968) Kelly's Heroes (1970) The Alamo (2004) Though to be honest, I feel as a genre that war movies is somewhat limited. I could add very closely war related movies like Frantz (2017) and A Very Long Engagement (2004) which have strong World War I content in them. I speak for only myself, but I think it would be fine if you skipped the poll and played catch-up with some of the movies that have been announced as on the agenda. It can be easy to fall behind accidentally and then feel the crush of expectations vs delayed gratification for the audience. I say just start knocking out the backlog because March Madness is coming up quick

Greetings, very nice pictures. It’s been 36 years since I visited Arizona - I’ve got very fond memories of that trip through the Southwest. Sigh. The Day the Earth Stood Still will be fun. Looking forward to that one. My entry for the war movie poll has to be: Paths of Glory (1957), directed by Stanley Kubrick. And speaking of procrastination, you might be talking to a master of that art at the moment ;-) I could write you hundreds of stories, well, some stories, or maybe just one story - sometime soon. But if you’d like to have a little fun with that topic and you like comics, I recommend checking out PhD Comics: Piled Higher and Deeper. Those guys describe the lives of PhD students to a T. Believe me, I know.

Is one of those pics in front of a Houston’s restaurant?

A couple of war movies that are unlikely to be competitive, but I will keep suggeting are "Gallipoli" (1981) and "The Lighthorsemen" (1987). Not necessarily the best movies but involve interesting aspects of WWI. Oh yeah, glad you enjoyed your time away, and that your mum enjoys her life in retirement.

Hope Cassie watches the 2008 remake of ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ starring Keanu Reeves at some point. 🤞🏻

Why do they all say S5 of Got for the past few posts when Patreon is on 6 and the yt early access for the S5 EP is already up

The Longest Day is a great movie about D-Day. It has multiple characters and covers the invasion from various perspectives, and is pretty accurate. It's really well done overall.

Sci-fi: Pitch Black (2000) Robin Williams: Bicentennial man (1999) War: Casualties of war (1989)

Welcome back. Sounds like a great time with your mom. I can relate to your last minute crashing to finish tasks. I’ve been that way my whole life. Looking forward to the Poppies. Some great choices this year. A war movie that is probably already on your list, but still worth a mention is “A Bridge too Far”. It’s a bit long but based on true events and has an absolutely stellar cast..

Can't wait for Oblivion! As far as War Movies go ... there are so many to choose from. How about Midway (2019) ... entertaining and incredible true story of one of the most consequential battles of World War 2. As a Navy Vet myself, my buddies and I always saw those who served during the war as OUR heroes. They literally helped save the world, and that cannot be overstated. As always, looking forward to the Poppies!

War film suggestions: Three Kings (George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, and Ice Cube), Sergeant York, and an HBO miniseries called Generation Kill.

It's not a movie but an HBO miniseries but Generation Kill might be interesting to include on the War movie poll. Also Warfare from last year could be another great choice.

This week on Patreon... it days Season 5.. Episode 5 and 6... aren't you on Season 6?

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I love the photos Cassie! ❤️

After Oblivion please watch Tom Curise again in Mission Impossible Final Reckoning with Carly & Morgan Freeman again in The Fallen trilogy (Gerard Butler) solo.

Sounds like classic ADHD to me! Can't wait for GoT!

"Next week will be Oblivion, GOT and Falling Down" Fk yeah!!!

Hopefully, someday you’ll do the original the day the Earth stood still that one is a classic, the newer one not so much. But I’ll watch.

Congrats on the retirement!

Let the games begin!

You and I were total opposites in college. Had term papers done the first week and studied my notes everyday lol

Love that you are do all types of Sci fi. Love my SCi fi

The Day the Earth Stood Still and Game of Thrones.. it's going to be a good week!!! Glad you and your mom had such a good time and again congratulations to her on her retirement.

Get you tissue box ready and barf bag ready for the next few episodes of GOT. And falling down makes a lot more sence now as a grown adult. You’ll see. Glad ya had a great trip! And congrats to your mom.

Your review of The Day the Earth Stood Still might be my most anticipated one you’ve ever done. That movie is in my top 5 favorite movies I’ve ever seen.

For war movie, not sure if it counts but Tears Of The sun with Bruce willis

Love the photos.

Children of men soon?

Lovely photos of you and your Mom! No doubt this will be a getaway you both treasure for years! Also, I now need ice cream (but have to wait til cheat day). Hope you and the family are well, and this is the rare moment when no kids, adults or lizards are ill. God bless!

Hot damn the OG Klaatu!