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**Tiger-Monkey2** · 08-02-2012, 11:43

An excellent film. I remember watching it in St Angelo Camp circa 1982.

**Grumpy_old_sod** · 08-02-2012, 12:24

Outstanding film,
"Why are we here?"
"Everyones got to be somewhere son, and you're here, so you might aswell get used to it!"
Remember watching it during a blizzard, MPA 1990.
3 quid you say? a bargin at twice the price!

**steven seagull** · 08-02-2012, 12:32

Quality film, I love the bit where the chopsy REMF NCO nearly gets his head removed and of coarse the range bit.

Talking of squaddie friendly films, anyone know where I can get a copy of a film i think was called Contact? It was a tv film about a COP in Norn Iron, nothing much happens and they spend most of their time cold and wet in the dark or cold and drying off in sangers.

Or did I just imagine it cos its been that long since I watched it?

**jamdonut** · 08-02-2012, 13:35

Originally Posted by BarkingSpider

Bloody cracker of a film. liked the bit towards the end where the barman asks two of them if they'd just come back from Vietnam and they look at each other and the short one says 'no'. They just wanted a quiet life with no fuss after what they'd been through.

Ah see that's where they went wrong, should have said "Yes, rack me up a gross of tinnies and I'll bore the pants off every fecker here and I'll guarantee your'll never ask again"

**ugly** · 08-02-2012, 13:42

Originally Posted by jamdonut

Ah see that's where they went wrong, should have said "Yes, rack me up a gross of tinnies and I'll bore the pants off every fecker here and I'll guarantee your'll never ask again"

No it was a good retort, fancy having your small unit tactics pulled apart by a barman who did militia service 20 years before whilst his mates drone on about politics? No definetly feck him off!

**squeekingsapper** · 08-02-2012, 16:04

Originally Posted by steven seagull

Talking of squaddie friendly films, anyone know where I can get a copy of a film i think was called Contact? It was a tv film about a COP in Norn Iron, nothing much happens and they spend most of their time cold and wet in the dark or cold and drying off in sangers.

Was that the film where they had an officer stood under a street light on a dark night shouting "bad soldiers make good targets" with two squaddies on the other side of the road sniggering?

Back on track, I am going to stop by tesco's tonight as this the Odd Angry Shot, is one of my favourite all time films, with little gems like the thieving Orang-u-tang in the large tree.

**steven seagull** · 08-02-2012, 16:20

Originally Posted by squeekingsapper

Was that the film where they had an officer stood under a street light on a dark night shouting "bad soldiers make good targets" with two squaddies on the other side of the road sniggering?

Back on track, I am going to stop by tesco's tonight as this the Odd Angry Shot, is one of my favourite all time films, with little gems like the thieving Orang-u-tang in the large tree.

I think that's the one. I think an ex Tom wrote it but it was defo Alan Clarke that directed it.

**Arters** · 08-02-2012, 16:25

copy of a film i think was called Contact?

The only film I know called 'Contact' was about a Para Sect on various Patrols in
Bandit Country, hardly any dialog but bloody good all the same.

**Rikki_Tikki_Tavi** · 08-02-2012, 16:32

Without a doubt the finest war film ever; and the finest use of a wanking device in modern cinema.

**steven seagull** · 08-02-2012, 17:37

Originally Posted by Arters

The only film I know called 'Contact' was about a Para Sect on various Patrols in
Bandit Country, hardly any dialog but bloody good all the same.

Thats the one mate. The scenes where they are patrolling in complete silence rather than mincing about showing each other photos, gabbing away and smoking like in Hollywood films was really good to see.