Eastwood directs the Chris Kyle story, "American Sniper"

[totus44]

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Bradley Cooper as Chris "Legend" Kyle.....get the Oscars ready

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Wow, I can't wait to see this Movie. A helluva good trailer.

Do you know its Release date; for this Incredible looking Movie. The Trailer captivates within seconds. I gotta' feeling this is going to be one of the more Intriguing Must See Movies.

 

[Rick2583]

I love pretty much everything Clint Eastwood does. He's put out some of the best movies I've seen.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

I love pretty much everything Clint Eastwood does. He's put out some of the best movies I've seen.

Both Directing/Producing, and Acting, Clint is a no miss shooter, (scuz the pun)....

Yeah, everything he did was gold, albeit on film period.

Who couldn't love those Spaghetti Westerns, Dirty Harry, Every Which Way But Loose, his older Westerns too, Pale Rider, Unforgiven, Mystic River, The Rookie, Hellllllllll everything he's worked on or in.......!!!

 

[Rick2583]

Both Directing/Producing, and Acting, Clint is a no miss shooter, (scuz the pun)....

Yeah, everything he did was gold, albeit on film period.

Who couldn't love those Spaghetti Westerns, Dirty Harry, Every Which Way But Loose, his older Westerns too, Pale Rider, Unforgiven, Mystic River, The Rookie, Hellllllllll everything he's worked on or in.......!!!

And lets not forget that he's one of a handful of actors who got there big break in a horror movie.....

Clint Eastwood - Return of the creature (1957)
Jack Nicholson - The Terror (1960)
Charles Bronson - House of wax (I believe he was Charles Buchiniski then) (1953)
Steve McQueen - The Blob (1958)

And who can forget Eastwood as Rowdy Yates in Rawhide. ( Roll-em, roll-em, roll em.)

 

[Mattingly23NY]

And lets not forget that he's one of a handful of actors who got there big break in a horror movie.....

Clint Eastwood - Return of the creature (1957)
Jack Nicholson - The Terror (1960)
Charles Bronson - House of wax (I believe he was Charles Buchiniski then) (1953)
Steve McQueen - The Blob (1958)

And who can forget Eastwood as Rowdy Yates in Rawhide. ( Roll-em, roll-em, roll em.)

I damn near forgot about The Return OF The Creature.....nice list you made Rick....

roll em roll em roll em, keep those doggies rolling, roll ON...Rawhide, (sound of whip lashing)....

 

[yankeesince59]

...Matt Dillon (James Arness) as "The Thing".


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[Mattingly23NY]

...Matt Dillon (James Arness) as "The Thing".


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Nice post 59.....I love watching some of those old black and white horror flicks. They remind me how advanced Movie Technology or how CGE takes graphics to look like the real thing. Even with Games, Like Madden NFL 2014.

I still have a Library of old VHS Films, ie, Casablanca, Gaslight, The Maltese Falcon, On the WaterFront, et al.

I still can't get enough of Ingrid Bergman, (My 1st Love, when I was a kid), Bogart, Tracy, Brando, James Dean, and tons of other great Iconic Actors/Actresses....

 

[Rick2583]

...Matt Dillon (James Arness) as "The Thing".


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I get the feeling that doing a horror flick early in your career was the quickest path to recognition.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

I get the feeling that doing a horror flick early in your career was the quickest path to recognition.

I totally agree with your statement. It is the easiest way to get cast into a movie.

In more modern times, look at Johnny Depp, was in his 1st movie, A Nightmare on Elm Street....! very true...!

 

[totus44]

Wow, I can't wait to see this Movie. A helluva good trailer.

Do you know its Release date; for this Incredible looking Movie. The Trailer captivates within seconds. I gotta' feeling this is going to be one of the more Intriguing Must See Movies.

Limited release 12/25/14 to qualify for this years Oscars. Full release 1/16/15.

 

[totus44]

Highly recommend his book "American Sniper". NBC got into the shooting sports briefly in 2012 with a show called Stars earn Stripes, pairing " stars" with real operators. Chris Kyle was partnered with Dean Cain. Here's a link....the guy could shoot.

http://www.nbc.com/stars-earn-stripes


Had the pleasure to train one day with a kid at the gym, he was a Marine PT instructor running seal candidates through their prequals. Until someone explains to you the physical fitness requirements these guys have to pass, its just hard to comprehend. Found a link that details the PT:

http://www.sealswcc.com/navy-seals-buds-training-stages-overview.html#.VGeD8mjTnMI

The fourth week of training is known as Hell Week. In this grueling five-and-a-half day stretch, each candidate sleeps only about four total hours but runs more than 200 miles and does physical training for more than 20 hours per day. Successful completion of Hell Week truly defines those candidates who have the commitment and dedication required of a SEAL. Hell Week is the ultimate test of a man's will and the class's teamwork.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Limited release 12/25/14 to qualify for this years Oscars. Full release 1/16/15.

Thanks for the Dates of release Tom.

I will have my Xmas Tix, if I got to drive to LA to see it. Kim's insisting we see it together, I showed her the trailer, and she gasps, then says, "what happens"? I look at her and laugh, and say How the Hell am I to know???LMAO. Definitely A Academy Award Major Player/Contender. Break out the Hardware once again for Mr. Eastwood....!

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Highly recommend his book "American Sniper". NBC got into the shooting sports briefly in 2012 with a show called Stars earn Stripes, pairing " stars" with real operators. Chris Kyle was partnered with Dean Cain. Here's a link....the guy could shoot.

http://www.nbc.com/stars-earn-stripes


Had the pleasure to train one day with a kid at the gym, he was a Marine PT instructor running seal candidates through their prequals. Until someone explains to you the physical fitness requirements these guys have to pass, its just hard to comprehend. Found a link that details the PT:

http://www.sealswcc.com/navy-seals-buds-training-stages-overview.html#.VGeD8mjTnMI

Was Kyle the Sniper who took out a major player in Iraq, at approximately 8, 500 feet? The record holder for a Sniper Hit?

 

[totus44]

Was Kyle the Sniper who took out a major player in Iraq, at approximately 8, 500 feet? The record holder for a Sniper Hit?

Likely the US record holder, 338 lap mag. The known world record is a Brit sniper in Afghanistan. Same caliber, Accuracy International AIAE Mk3 rifle. Custom 338 lap mag rifle with Schmidt&Bender glass will be my retirement present to myself. Something from AI, Surgeon or Cheytac. Hang with the old guys on the 1000 yard line, ringing steel and swapping hand load recipes, lol!

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Likely the US record holder, 338 lap mag. The known world record is a Brit sniper in Afghanistan. Same caliber, Accuracy International AIAE Mk3 rifle. Custom 338 lap mag rifle with Schmidt&Bender glass will be my retirement present to myself. Something from AI, Surgeon or Cheytac. Hang with the old guys on the 1000 yard line, ringing steel and swapping hand load recipes, lol!

I envy you Little Brother. I can't shoot anymore from the shoulder, due to numerous surgeries on that shoulder. Can't even use the other shoulder due to as much.

What I'd give to own a AIAE Mk-3, with HOT LOADS, AMEN......!!! I miss the days of spending every Sun Morn, loading hot shells of all calibers.....

Swapping recipes, a great time to be had, no doubt.....Enjoy your health and retirement.....like Sniper Chef's ringing steel and exchanging load recipes....

Do you ever hot load armor piercing casings/shells??? To go right thru that ringing steel. Other than blasting off Rockets like you do, I can't think of a better time, on a gun range, a few guns of choice in hand.....

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Tom; PS-Thanks for the data, BTW.....

 

[totus44]

I envy you Little Brother. I can't shoot anymore from the shoulder, due to numerous surgeries on that shoulder. Can't even use the other shoulder due to as much.

What I'd give to own a AIAE Mk-3, with HOT LOADS, AMEN......!!! I miss the days of spending every Sun Morn, loading hot shells of all calibers.....

Swapping recipes, a great time to be had, no doubt.....Enjoy your health and retirement.....like Sniper Chef's ringing steel and exchanging load recipes....

Do you ever hot load armor piercing casings/shells??? To go right thru that ringing steel. Other than blasting off Rockets like you do, I can't think of a better time, on a gun range, a few guns of choice in hand.....

Closest civis get are steel core unless you do your own metallurgy....won't comment further in public. Lol!

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Closest civis get are steel core unless you do your own metallurgy....won't comment further in public. Lol!

Metallurgical a world I enjoy. No need to comment in Public, at all.


When ya' going to launch that V-2 Rocket, sitting in your driveway?

Maybe put some Xmas lights on it, I'd love to see as much....LMAO...

 

[totus44]

Ha! Reminds me....used to run night launches, faa requires a strobe. I used to use these electroluminescent strips run off a 9v battery with a small inverter with on/off/flash. Still have the damn thing just can't find it on the internet anymore. Same stuff that was used for watch backlights before LEDs were popular. You're the engineer I'm sure you can figure out what it was. The white blue was the brightest color.

Like this

http://www.gtwelight.com/sdp/109937...mp_Panel_Sheet_Pad_Back_Light_Display_Ba.html

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Ha! Reminds me....used to run night launches, faa requires a strobe. I used to use these electroluminescent strips run off a 9v battery with a small inverter with on/off/flash. Still have the damn thing just can't find it on the internet anymore. Same stuff that was used for watch backlights before LEDs were popular. You're the engineer I'm sure you can figure out what it was. The white blue was the brightest color.

Like this

http://www.gtwelight.com/sdp/109937...mp_Panel_Sheet_Pad_Back_Light_Display_Ba.html

Come on up to the Dry Lake beds, aka EAFB........come in the night, and we can hook you up with some mofo, night strobes, seen clearly by the ISS, or STS OV's......

Those lights lit up the desert sky, and I've never seen brighter stronger strobes than those, used here, for night recoveries.....yep, they aren't used too much if at all anymore.......bring a truck or better yet, bring a U-Haul....

Under the cover of night, "night falls heavy like an iron fist".......!

 

[totus44]

Waiting for my nephew to want to be Tron for Halloween.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Waiting for my nephew to want to be Tron for Halloween.

Seems like a specific age group of kids, want to always be, either Buzz Lightyear, Ms. Buzz Lightyear of Spiderman....

Me....."I'm Batman"....!