The Monuments Men - All Star Cast

14 Jan 2014 20:46 #1 by otisptoadwater
All star cast but will the story be entertaining?

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I guess if you make a living procuring fine European art then this story line would be interesting; haven't seen the movie yet so more to follow.

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14 Jan 2014 21:25 #2 by FredHayek
I will probably watch it but more excited about "Fury". Brad Pitt in a Sherman tank behind enemy lines. Playing Oddball?

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08 Mar 2014 15:49 #3 by ScienceChic
Went and saw this yesterday, not bad. Fantastic cast, but it dragged a little in spots. I love movies that are based on historical fact and keep the knowledge alive of what sacrifices many made to preserve history. It's important that generations now, and to come, learn these things.

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Harry enjoyed George Clooney's MONUMENTS MEN quite a bit!
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10 Mar 2014 14:28 #4 by FredHayek
Still want to see this one but I think I better hurry. Like the story.
Interesting question posed in the movie, at what price do we put human lives versus saving classic art?

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10 Mar 2014 16:20 #5 by ScienceChic
I liked their explanation in the movie:

Lt Frank Stokes: You can wipe out an entire generation, you can burn their homes to the ground, and somehow they’ll still find their way back. But if you destroy their history, you destroy their achievements, then it’s as if they never existed.

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A human life cannot be replaced, but neither can a work of art. And once that art piece is gone, same as a human life, those who come after are forever altered. To some that is an equal travesty, and worth an equal sacrifice. If I were guarding the Svalbard Global Seed Vault http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Global_Seed_Vault , I'd feel the same way.

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The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill

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