Stevie-Ray
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Yup, she's still smokin, much like Lauren Bacall was all the way into her 70s.That woman can really get my heart thumpin and shes 24 years older than me....
Yup, she's still smokin, much like Lauren Bacall was all the way into her 70s.That woman can really get my heart thumpin and shes 24 years older than me....
Actually...speaking as a retired Chief Petty Officer...
Those battleships ain't moving sideways, even when they fire a 9 round broadside. Pictures which people typically point to as proof that they move are actually showing the effects of the shockwave on the water as it ripples out across the water and along the hull of the ship.
I use to believe it when people said "those old battleships would move 3 feet sideways when they fired all nine big guns", but it simply ain't true.
Just sayin'...
borrowedtime69 said:For me its a toss-up. both involve the Diva-goddess Helen Mirren.
And a tactical reload too!Adding my vote to Way of the Gun.
My favorite scene was at the bordello at the end - fire and maneuver, one-handed reloads, off-hand shooting... stuff you don't often see.
I use to believe it when people said "those old battleships would move 3 feet sideways when they fired all nine big guns", but it simply ain't true.
Just sayin'...
You're absolutely correct. The laws of physics agree with you too. Thanks for continuing to fight this myth!
What's the myth? 3ft? it will move sideways, physics proves that. Just how far is the question.
I use to believe it when people said "those old battleships would move 3 feet sideways when they fired all nine big guns", but it simply ain't true.
Just sayin'...
You're absolutely correct. The laws of physics agree with you too. Thanks for continuing to fight this myth!
What's the myth? 3ft? it will move sideways, physics proves that. Just how far is the question.
Retired Chief I understand that the ship does not move like it looks like with all the fire and smoke. It will rock your world until you have to reload and drop anothr 9 rds on a bad guy's handout...Just the thought of one of those things coming close is enough to make a solider dig his holl a lot deeper and faster than he knew he could. Still watching the boradside go will make you forget that cup of coffee you were on the way to get.
Yeah that movie really draws you in and it so quiet threw most of the movie and you tend to turn up your sound to hear all the dialog and when he fires off that first blast its an eye opener for sure. I wasnt expecting it but i couldnt help but laugh.Open Range ... when Costner and Duvall face off with the bad guys and Costner asks the guy with his arm in a sling "are you the one who shot our friend?" and he smugly answers " yeah and I killed the dog too." ... at which point Costner draws and puts one right between his eyes!
Makes my heart skip a beat every time I see it!