These things must be decided democratically.

[sabotabby]

[Poll #1157076]

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Also, I finally saw Three Kings last night (it seemed appropriate, given the anniversary) because a whole bunch of people told me that it was good. It was, for about the first half. Is it me, or does it feel like they had to splice a different movie in there so that American audiences wouldn't feel that bad about themselves?

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[rohmie.livejournal.com]

Yes and no. There were action adventure bits throughout and for the first half it seemed to do a good job of weaving between. You are right in that the dark stops at rescue fight, but it briefly reappears at the end when he can't get to his lung valve because his hands are tied. You may have seen this coming a mile away, but the people I saw it with really thought he was going to die which would have given it an ironic Das Boot-like ending. But the do-gooder thread was introduced as soon as they met the insurgents, which was fairly early on.

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[sabotabby]

You may have seen this coming a mile away, but the people I saw it with really thought he was going to die which would have given it an ironic Das Boot-like ending.

I did kind of want that to happen.

But the do-gooder thread was introduced as soon as they met the insurgents, which was fairly early on.

True, but it was mixed with self-interest, and I wanted it to come with a heavier price.

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[rohmie.livejournal.com]

True, but it was mixed with self-interest,

That varied by character. True, they all wanted the gold. Wahlberg's character eventually grew drastically, Clooney's did sooner but did not have as far to go but, if memory serves, Ice T was for helping the insurgents from the get go. I haven't seen it in ages. Maybe I'll watch it tonight.

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[xreekinghavocx.livejournal.com]

uh. ice CUBE.

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[rohmie.livejournal.com]

Oops!