10-11-2019, 01:14 PMfrithjofr Wrote: When I was a little kid I was pretty obsessed with the movie Starship Troopers. It's a cheesy, over the top, pro-fascist propaganda film on the surface but if you dig a little deeper it's a pretty solid meta commentary on how easily fascism can overtake a society and how appealing it can seem. When I was a kid, I picked up on none of that nuance. It was dudes killing bugs, and there were boobies. And Denise Richards. One year when I was a kid my family invited the neighbors over for Thanksgiving, and they had a girl about my age. She and I were bored while parents were talking and I suggested we watch my favorite movie, so about 10 minutes into the film when a dude gets ripped in half she started to cry... Maybe I should have warned her.

And, then, a Thanksgiving tradition was born. I watch the movie every year and, now, so does my Anchorage Armada team. Nothing builds team camaraderie like watching dudes squash bugs together and maybe a certain team captain jumping up on the couch and re-enacting several lines from the movie. YOU WANT SOME? WHAT, YOU WANTED THIS? Everybody fights, nobody quits.

This is legit one of my favourite movies as well for all the same reasons.

The Thanksgiving tradition also reminds me of a great annual movie tradition which we can do next time I'm in anchorage with that lockerroom, by which I mean I will specifically book a flight out there on the 4th of November.

Cause on the fifth of November we're watching V for Vendetta. Great film with an amazing cast. Plus as is tradition I will be making everyone eggy in the basket cooked in real butter to accompany the film viewing.

Quote:Remember, remember!
   The fifth of November,
   The Gunpowder treason and plot;
   I know of no reason
   Why the Gunpowder treason
   Should ever be forgot!