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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think the English rank you're looking for is ensign - used by American Navy & Marines for lowest officer rank...

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I really enjoyed this film. Took the 'ol lady to see it- a great date movie. I am still looking for my yard gnome, by the way. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif I am really enjoying foreign movies that are unconventional, as opposed to so many borish cookie-cutter US flicks that follow the same pattern.

My main beef is that actual drama and character development is nonexistent now that we have special effects. In action movies... Just make the explosions bigger! The pLastic main character always wins, no reason to care...

Can I tolerate another love story where the guy and girl start out as opposites but eventually end up happily ever after? Sheesh. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

Back on point- I saw "Fraility" and this will shake you up a bit, I promise. It's about a father who goes on a "Holy" killing spree, and tries to involve his two sons. Done pretty well for a small budget.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, that depends on the war, and what side you're on. Modern warfare, you might be right, but since we're talking about films you have to include any war a film could be made about... I don't have any figures but I bet there are plenty of armies that have gone to war and suffered >50% casualties. I know that losses were horrendously high in WWI for instance. i believe some of the British imperial campaigns were pretty grisly too (for the unfortunate conquerees http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif )

Re: OT: Movies I Have Seen Lately
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I think the English rank you're looking for is ensign - used by American Navy & Marines for lowest officer rank...</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ok. Is that lowest officer or underofficer(?) Fänrik is here the lowest officer rank, Then beneath it you have the under-officers(? English word??) Sergeant, furir, korpral

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Ok, did a google search and found that it was the same: Ensign - Fänrik. Thanx. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Stone Mill > If you liked Amelie try any of Almodovars movies, especially "women on the verge of nervous brakedown" (Altough I'm not sure of the English title)

[ March 13, 2003, 11:25: Message edited by: Ruatha ]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My wife says "Thanks!"
Our next video rental is set. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, I was in a medical unit, but my actual job was as a Mental health Clinic Technician. What that entailed was mostly giving out phsych tests and interviewing people. Not too glamorous, and one reason why I decided to get out. I couldn't transfer to another profession, and I didn't really like my job. But it was interesting. I know much more about psychology now than I did before I joined the Air Force.

Re: OT: Movies I Have Seen Lately
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My wife says "Thanks!"
Our next video rental is set. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Altough.. it's not as romantic as Amelie it's funnier though.

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finally got around to seeing shanghai knights. very funny and several jokes in reference to other movies or series. i enjoyed the fight scene in the market, set to singing in the rain. jackie chan starting to look old.

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I just saw the movie, "Cradle 2 the Grave". It was OK, just another typical Jet Li movie: a few good kung fu fights, some random action scenes, and a story that doesn't make complete sense. It didn't seem like a sequel even though there's a 2 in the title. Shanghai Knights was a lot better. In general, I like Jackie Chan's movies more than Jet Li's. The comedy in Jackie Chan's movies make them a lot more entertaining, even though Jet Li's kung fu seems to be better. Jackie Chan is getting old and his fight scenes aren't as intense as they used to be.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Um, I think the number "2" is replacing the word "to", as in "Cradle TO the Grave"... In other words, the producers were making a lame attempt to be hip & happening by copying the type of slang used by hip-hop artists and "l33t hax0rs" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

If you already knew that, I apologize for explaining your joke http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif