Frownland

They were aight.

Oh, TH you should also watch Battle of Algiers for propaganda that actually slaps.

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Trollheart

OK will add, thanks.

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The Batlord

Bro if you know war shooty porn that slaps harder than the D-Day scene from Saving Private Ryan then let me know.

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Frownland

Bullet in the Head but I've already recommended that to you. Rambo's fun I guess, at least its sniper scene is only marginally stupid.

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The Batlord

I definitely need to see Bullet in the Head but if you're mentioning Rambo then we clearly have entirely different ideas of war shooty porn. Like I'm looking for a level of visceral action spectacle that isn't going to be in the wheelhouse of even the most gonzo 80s action movie. John Wu is literally the only 80s action movie director who I'd even think was capable of it.

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Frownland

I prefer Rambo because it doesn't take itself as seriously.

Bullet in the Head nails the war realism though, it's like you're witnessing it break out on set. Threads is more bomby than shooty but it might scratch a similar itch for you.

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The Batlord

I'm not so concerned with seriousness as a visceral realization of intense combat that puts you right there on a battlefield. That tends to go with seriousness due to just how tone tends to be in war movies but it doesn't have to be. Action movies just don't do action scenes like war movies either due to budget or the specific tone of action movies being "badass" rather than "visceral". I know you don't play video games but it's kind of the difference between arcade and simulator.

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Trollheart

Threads is more an aftermath movie though. Very disturbing if I remember. I assume you're talking about the "nuclear war in Britain" one from the 1980s?

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music_collector

I will watch the Rambo series at any time. For gun play, John Wu's The Killer and Hard Boiled are just awesome. Even the video game (Stranglehold) that came from the movies was fun.

The Batlord

John Wu is the ****ing man. I remember looking at Stranglehold but never got it. Probably will some day.

Hey, Trollheart nevermind, add these movies by John Wu.

Hardboiled
The Killer

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