September 2024
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Mil-itary precision
Where are the gunners? “Artillery is the God of war” —Joseph Stalin << The Hurt Locker (Addendum) Science Fiction Weapons: Lasers>> Happy Thursday everyone. This week I’m picking up another loose end from my Firearm Fail: Pistols series (Part 1, Part… Continue reading
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The Hurt Locker (Addendum)
The good, the bad, and the pedantic << EOD Critiques: The Hurt Locker Mil-itary precision >> Hello again to all my loyal subscribers and new movie realism enthusiasts. I hope you enjoyed last week’s EOD exposé of The Hurt Locker, because… Continue reading
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EOD critiques: The Hurt Locker
This is going to hurt. << Exploding cars (Part 2) The Hurt Locker (Addendum) >> This week I want to kick off a new series of posts focusing on movie and TV depictions of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), otherwise known as… Continue reading
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Exploding cars (Part 2)
Target behaviour. << Exploding cars (Part 1) EOD critiques: The Hurt Locker >> This week is the promised follow-up to last week’s discussion on exploding cars in film and TV, and how screenwriters don’t really understand how terrorists and criminals go… Continue reading
