tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post4160937712099105732..comments2023-12-30T10:13:15.385-08:00Comments on 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die: 1053. The Act of KillingAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13701724130997076650noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-313200493548276802018-09-08T01:46:26.025-07:002018-09-08T01:46:26.025-07:00Well, I got some custard creams, and digestives in...Well, I got some custard creams, and digestives in, just on the vague chance you may drop by...<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06918265332894443061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-34151578044347757232018-09-06T08:04:32.685-07:002018-09-06T08:04:32.685-07:00Yes. Although I smuggled as many custard creams as...Yes. Although I smuggled as many custard creams as I could fit in my luggage. I don't know if I could stomach the companion piece right now. I need some time to recover.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701724130997076650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2335502008944631925.post-90286318867073014472018-08-28T01:09:25.429-07:002018-08-28T01:09:25.429-07:00A decidedly strange concept for a film.. So odd, t...A decidedly strange concept for a film.. So odd, that, at times, I started to to wonder if it was all genuine.. But a little checking showed no real challenge to it's credentials, so I am happy to accept that it is what it states.<br />Which is quite scary.<br />That these guys think it's quite OK to go on international cinema screens to say 'hey look what I did, isn't it great?'<br />Look, I've seen documentaries which include, say, WWII, talking heads from anyone from formed SS officers to Curtis le May talking about the things they did in the name of their country at war. Their attitude varied from 'Hey, we were at war, we had to do what we had to do to prevail' to extreme guilt and regret via just blank faced retelling for the historic record. (I'm thinking of such things as 'Sorrow and the pity' and the BBC World at war' series from the 60's)<br />But I've never seen anyone put, say, 'Bomber' Harris or Le May in a plane over Dresden jabbering away excitedly about 'hey, wow, like this is great, just like that night we flattened this place'<br /><br />I've also seen the companion piece / follow up, 'Look of Silence' (2014) which was equally shocking.<br /><br />Please excuse me.. I've suddenly realised I'm late for 'work'.. I may be back.<br />Talking of being 'back', I guess you are back in the US?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06918265332894443061noreply@blogger.com