The movie adaptation of Jeff Bowman's book. He's the Boston Marathon bombing "Hero." I thoroughly enjoyed the book although I cried all the way through it. I knew to expect the movie to be different: a condensing of events and timelines, a merging of characters. But sometimes it took me out of the movie and I wanted to pause it and tell Mrs. T what actually happened.
One thing's for sure: I believed Jake Gyllenhaal is a double amputee.
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Re: Stronger
by Thumper » Wed Oct 18, 2017 11:38 am
Nobody's seen it, or nobody cares?
I appreciated both the book and the movie.
I appreciated both the book and the movie.
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Re: Stronger
by vendic » Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:04 pm
Haven't seen it.
We don't get much opportunity to see stuff lately.
We don't get much opportunity to see stuff lately.
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Re: Stronger
by grapes » Wed Oct 18, 2017 2:18 pm
Thumper wrote:Nobody's seen it, or nobody cares?
I appreciated both the book and the movie.
A movie about runners. Did Chariots of Fire do well at the box office?
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Re: Stronger
by geonuc » Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:47 pm
I haven't seen it. Not sure it's my kind of movie.
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Re: Stronger
by SciFiFisher » Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:17 am
I only go to a handful of movies during the year. Stronger probably won't be one of them. I rarely watch those type of movies. Of course, I also don't have any interest in running for 26 miles non stop either. If the flying spaghetti monster wanted men to be marathon runners he would not have inspired us to invent V8 engines. 
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Re: Stronger
by Thumper » Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:57 am
The movie has nothing to do with running.
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Re: Stronger
by SciFiFisher » Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:32 pm
Thumper wrote:The movie has nothing to do with running.
It doesn't? Next, I suppose you will want me to watch the movie to find out what it is about.
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Re: Stronger
by Thumper » Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:42 am
No, you may go back to keeping up with the Kardashians. I'll not bother you further. 
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Re: Stronger
by code monkey » Fri Oct 27, 2017 10:51 pm
grapes wrote:A movie about runners. Did Chariots of Fire do well at the box office?
according to Wikipedia, chariots of fire earned $59 million in the us. I don't know if that's net or gross and, either way, I don't know if that's considered good or not.
it was a wonderful movie and I urge y'all to go see it or see it again. fisher, one need not be a runner to appreciate it.
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Re: Stronger
by SciFiFisher » Sat Oct 28, 2017 1:06 am
Thumper wrote:No, you may go back to keeping up with the Kardashians. I'll not bother you further.
Kardasha who?
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Re: Stronger
by vendic » Sun Oct 29, 2017 11:42 pm
SciFiFisher wrote:Thumper wrote:No, you may go back to keeping up with the Kardashians. I'll not bother you further.
Kardasha who?
Aren't they the nasty aliens from Star Trek?
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Re: Stronger
by SciFiFisher » Mon Oct 30, 2017 2:49 am
vendic wrote:SciFiFisher wrote:Thumper wrote:No, you may go back to keeping up with the Kardashians. I'll not bother you further.
Kardasha who?
Aren't they the nasty aliens from Star Trek?
Deep Space 9 if I recall correctly.
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Re: Stronger
by vendic » Tue Oct 31, 2017 3:28 am
Yeah. That's them.
Fwiw, I have less knowledge about the Kardashian's than pumpkinpie has about James Bond. Can't name them/him/her? Or recognise from voice or photos.
I hear this is like 300 steps closer to Zen.
Fwiw, I have less knowledge about the Kardashian's than pumpkinpie has about James Bond. Can't name them/him/her? Or recognise from voice or photos.
I hear this is like 300 steps closer to Zen.
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