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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 04:28 AM Original message |
The morality of killing the enemy: I saw Inglorious Basterds tonight... |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 04:39 AM Response to Original message |
1. Total opposite. I get an instant hardon over a good death scene. |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
17. omg that is disturbing - nt |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #17 |
48. And hot. |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:43 PM Response to Reply #48 |
54. lol - maybe it's a guy thing |
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parasearchers (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
34. I Agree, However I dont think it was Violent enough. |
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JustAmused (261 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
80. Loved this movie |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 04:40 AM Response to Original message |
2. why would one go to see a quentin tarantino movie |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 04:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Maybe it was the nature of the killings... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 10:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
42. uh, you've seen pulp fiction, right? |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:19 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. most of the deaths in Pulp Fiction happen off screen |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:32 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. huh? |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:02 PM Response to Reply #52 |
56. "Aw man, I shot Marvin in the face..." |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:06 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. car must hit a bump or something |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:04 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. let's see... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. only on DU can you get a pulp fiction debate going 14 years after the movie came out... |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. checkout this fun site... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:24 PM Response to Reply #60 |
66. that was great! thanks! |
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pipoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 12:06 AM Response to Reply #52 |
82. Butch |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 04:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. It's a Quentin Tarantino movie |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 04:56 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Oh I get it! |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 05:03 AM Response to Original message |
6. There is one thing to keep in mind with Tarantino movies... |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 05:06 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I completely understand the provocation aspect of the film... |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 06:07 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. i think it's both glorifying the violence |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 06:21 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. For some reason, this entire argument has me thinking about the concept of God... |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 06:56 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Or is god himself just a galactical director of.... |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:01 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Did you just make the argument that Quentin Tarantino is God? |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Yes I did. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:56 AM Response to Reply #15 |
35. Bwah ha ha ha. Quentin is that you? |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I completely agree |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:00 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. But isn't it a matter of circumstance. |
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Chemisse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:28 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. I guess I would do the same if I were him |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 11:58 AM Response to Reply #26 |
45. I totally get your point. And it is disturbing..However... |
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JustAnotherGen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #11 |
29. You really want to be disturbed? |
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Pharlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
47. A good movie that deals with the whole |
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snake in the grass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:16 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. One of the best WW2 movies I have ever seen was... |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
53. oh fer crap sakes, great movie but it was so depressing. rent Downfall, it's awesome. |
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snake in the grass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #53 |
71. Downfall was excellent as well. |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #7 |
78. You know, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the intention - |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
61. Kill Bill was absolutely mindless... |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:59 PM Response to Reply #61 |
79. Sometimes a movie is not supposed to be much more than that- |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
8. Well I mean it is Quentin Tarantino and the viewing public has already survived his... |
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IdaBriggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 05:34 AM Response to Original message |
9. I had the same problem with "The Goonies." |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:44 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. I just want to point to your use of the word "comic". It's like comic book violence |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
63. Let me guess, you were trapped in the freezer with a rotting corpse? |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 06:26 AM Response to Original message |
12. Crowds of people can get excited and violent with very little.. |
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snake in the grass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
16. I don't particularly care for Tarantino, although... |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:46 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. hadn't heard of that movie and thanks for the tip. |
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snake in the grass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:23 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. You're welcome. |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
22. "No actual Nazis were harmed in the making of this film." |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
25. If your enemy is trying to kill people or you - then its not moral to let him do so |
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Astrad (374 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
27. What's disturbing for me is that it employs |
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JustAnotherGen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:40 AM Response to Original message |
28. I really want to see this movie |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
30. Sorry, but I can't bring myself to pay to see this film |
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Curtland1015 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:47 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I think that's kind of the point. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #31 |
43. But unlike other Taratino movies, it's NOT "over the top" - MURDER goes on every day in war. |
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malletgirl02 (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. War |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:01 PM Response to Reply #51 |
77. That was my point, it was too real for me and my military family. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
32. Quentin is an aquired taste to be sure. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 10:30 AM Response to Reply #32 |
44. Pulp fiction is one of the greats. |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
33. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
36. I'm glad you posted this |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
37. The only good nazi is a dead nazi |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
38. War is like that |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
39. You know what's disturbing? |
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Algorem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
40. who paid him to make the movie like that? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
41. My daughter and I often re-watch Kill Bill I and II movies... |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
62. I very much |
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PM Martin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #41 |
72. What do you mean by "Karate Fight Club"? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. Exactly how it sounds: Fight Club |
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PM Martin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:51 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. So it's not real karate then. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 08:42 AM Response to Reply #76 |
83. No, not real except that she came in first for her gender, age and weight category |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
46. Living in Germany, married to a German, this becomes a sensitive theme |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
49. Maybe there is a time and place to let the animal out |
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PM Martin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #49 |
73. I agree that violence and death are serious matters. |
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BoneDaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-24-09 06:16 PM Response to Reply #73 |
85. Yep but often those who take the "moral high ground" and act with a sense of superiority |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
55. People like violence, always have, always will. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #55 |
64. SOME people.......nt |
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proteus_lives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:30 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. I meant as a species. |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:41 PM Response to Reply #67 |
74. yes, I accept that |
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malletgirl02 (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:19 PM Response to Reply #55 |
65. Inglorious Basterds |
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tocqueville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:36 PM Response to Reply #65 |
68. the movie is complete absurd fiction |
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malletgirl02 (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. I know it is fiction |
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malletgirl02 (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 08:49 PM Response to Reply #68 |
86. I have no idea why I care |
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PM Martin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-22-09 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
69. Between Tarentino and Bay, |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
81. I agree with you. |
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Shellor1 (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-23-09 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
84. Quentin's Shtick |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
87. Nervous Laughter... did that occur to you? |
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