Gosling = dumbass! I don’t recall the rest of humanity contributing to the US Treasury when we were competing with the Russians to be first on the moon, but I do remember my payroll taxes going there. Obviously playing dress-up for a living doesn’t require either knowledge or a high IQ.
August 30, 2018, 03:20 PM
Rev. A. J. Forsyth
That hack had one good movie, "The Place Beyond the Pines". Human achievement my ass. It was an American achievement, one that hasn't, and probably never will be duplicated by any other nation in my lifetime. Perhaps ever.
August 30, 2018, 05:51 PM
Pale Horse
Anyone who doesn't understand why omitting the American flag is wrong does not understand the real reason that we ever made it to the moon. The reality is that our moon landing had as much to do with national pride as anything else. We didn't land on the moon because we wanted to further humanity or science. We did it because we wanted to prove we were better than the Russians.
We went there to plant that flag.
And at the time we needed to. No matter how misplaced someone thinks that motivation may be it IS the real motivation and should be recognized. Even the democrats poster boy JFK understood that.
This is revisionist history plain and simple. We put that flag there to prove we won and anyone who doesn't understand why that mattered at the time should not be involved in a movie about the event. Fuck them all.
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August 30, 2018, 07:22 PM
braillediver
The Moon Landing was a singularly American Achievement.
The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart.
August 30, 2018, 08:57 PM
Gustofer
quote:
Originally posted by Pale Horse: Anyone who doesn't understand why omitting the American flag is wrong does not understand the real reason that we ever made it to the moon. The reality is that our moon landing had as much to do with national pride as anything else. We didn't land on the moon because we wanted to further humanity or science. We did it because we wanted to prove we were better than the Russians.
We went there to plant that flag.
And at the time we needed to. No matter how misplaced someone thinks that motivation may be it IS the real motivation and should be recognized. Even the democrats poster boy JFK understood that.
This is revisionist history plain and simple. We put that flag there to prove we won and anyone who doesn't understand why that mattered at the time should not be involved in a movie about the event. Fuck them all.
Yep. They thought they had us whooped with Sputnik and Yuri Gagarion. We rolled up a newspaper and smacked that bear across the nose.
________________________________________________________ "Great danger lies in the notion that we can reason with evil." Doug Patton.
August 30, 2018, 10:34 PM
Replacement Tommel
I wanted to like this movie as Neil Armstrong is a hero of mine.
I own a copy of "First Man" (the book) - IIRC it's the only authorized bio of Neil Armstrong and yes, Neil was a humble guy, but I don't recall any mention in the book that he was ashamed of planting the American flag on Lunar soil. IIRC it was somewhat of an afterthought and it wasn't something they had practiced doing, which is why they had trouble hammering the flag pole into the soil.
Even if you feel that it would somehow be "offensive" to foreign viewers (so what...), it's important because it part of the reason why there are no photos of Neil on the moon. Neil was supposed to give the camera over to Buzz Aldrin after the flag was planted but had forgotten to do so as President Nixon called the Apollo 11 astronauts after the flag was planted and as they were on a tight scheduele Neil forgot to pass the camera to Buzz.
Yes, we did it "...for all mankind" and yes, Neil was a humble man, but Apollo 11 was the greatest engineering and scientific achievement of my lifetime and I'm damn proud that us AMERICANS did it.
-Tom
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August 31, 2018, 06:19 AM
46and2
Dude is good at pretending. I like his other films.
But that's some bullshit right there.
I hope the movie flops.
August 31, 2018, 06:27 AM
parabellum
Flag scene or no, why would you bother paying to see Hollywood's twisted version of the moon landings? Why would you pay to see any new movie from Hollywood?
These people hate you. Don't give them your money.
"I am your retribution." - Donald Trump, speech at CPAC, March 4, 2023
August 31, 2018, 06:38 AM
Mars_Attacks
I watched the original moon landing live on the nightly news for free.
As I recall, they planted an American flag.
The only foreign aspect of that flight was the Swiss Omega Speedmaster watches.
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Eeewwww, don't touch it! Here, poke at it with this stick.
August 31, 2018, 09:47 AM
newtoSig765
quote:
Originally posted by Mars_Attacks: The only foreign aspect of that flight was the Swiss Omega Speedmaster watches.
Don't forget Hasselblad!
-------------------------- Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. -- H L Mencken
I always prefer reality when I can figure out what it is. -- JALLEN 10/18/18
August 31, 2018, 09:56 AM
RHINOWSO
August 31, 2018, 10:35 AM
HRK
I wonder if they filmed it at the same movie set that was used for the original landing....
August 31, 2018, 02:01 PM
SR025
quote:
Originally posted by HRK: I wonder if they filmed it at the same movie set that was used for the original landing....
Hahaha!
August 31, 2018, 03:24 PM
Shaql
quote:
Originally posted by parabellum: Flag scene or no, why would you bother paying to see Hollywood's twisted version of the moon landings? Why would you pay to see any new movie from Hollywood?
These people hate you. Don't give them your money.
Hedley Lamarr: Wait, wait, wait. I'm unarmed. Bart: Alright, we'll settle this like men, with our fists. Hedley Lamarr: Sorry, I just remembered . . . I am armed.
August 31, 2018, 03:43 PM
redstone
quote:
Originally posted by Replacement Tommel: I wanted to like this movie as Neil Armstrong is a hero of mine.
I own a copy of "First Man" (the book) - IIRC it's the only authorized bio of Neil Armstrong and yes, Neil was a humble guy, but I don't recall any mention in the book that he was ashamed of planting the American flag on Lunar soil. IIRC it was somewhat of an afterthought and it wasn't something they had practiced doing, which is why they had trouble hammering the flag pole into the soil.
Even if you feel that it would somehow be "offensive" to foreign viewers (so what...), it's important because it part of the reason why there are no photos of Neil on the moon. Neil was supposed to give the camera over to Buzz Aldrin after the flag was planted but had forgotten to do so as President Nixon called the Apollo 11 astronauts after the flag was planted and as they were on a tight scheduele Neil forgot to pass the camera to Buzz.
Yes, we did it "...for all mankind" and yes, Neil was a humble man, but Apollo 11 was the greatest engineering and scientific achievement of my lifetime and I'm damn proud that us AMERICANS did it.
-Tom
When I first heard about the 'no flag shown on the moon' controversy I thought for the briefest of moments they may have left it out to keep from 'appearing to disrespect the flag'.
hold on, hear me out.
From the book First Man, IIRC Neil stated that it was blown away when the ascent stage of the LEM took off. For the briefest of moments I thought that showing the flag being blown away would be upsetting and that was why they cut it out. But then reality and my cynicism returned, and I realized that no, it was done on purpose. Because for some reason these idiots hate America.
I am really starting to hate all this political / history re-writing crap.
This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Joshua Painter Played by Senator Fred Thompson
August 31, 2018, 03:55 PM
RHINOWSO
From Twitter / Chuck Yeager - Verified account @GenChuckYeager 5h5 hours ago - "That's not the Neil Armstrong I knew"
August 31, 2018, 04:16 PM
zoom6zoom
They also left the flag patches of the flight suits, and moved the ones on the space suits down to the elbow area, where it could be easily blocked out of the frame or have it blocked by something.
French director. Maybe he should have made a film about the greatest French achievement....
I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm.
August 31, 2018, 05:53 PM
spunk639
Leftist Liberals and their bull shit, we probably should apologize for going to the moon.
August 31, 2018, 06:31 PM
erj_pilot
Huh. Good to know...thanks for the heads up. I guess I'll just have to wait for it to get on Netflix or Amazon Prime. If it never hits either of those two, then guess what...no loss of sleep here. Libs NEVER turn down an opportunity to bash America...simply astounds me.
"If you’re a leader, you lead the way. Not just on the easy ones; you take the tough ones too…” – MAJ Richard D. Winters (1918-2011), E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil... Therefore, as tongues of fire lick up straw and as dry grass sinks down in the flames, so their roots will decay and their flowers blow away like dust; for they have rejected the law of the Lord Almighty and spurned the word of the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 5:20,24
