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kentuck

(115,149 posts) Sun Jan 4, 2026, 10:18 AM Jan 4

'...the good does not always triumph..."

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'...the good does not always triumph..." (Original Post) kentuck Jan 4 OP

AL CAPONE. He ruled Chicago with absolute power. No one could touch him. No one could stop him Beringia Jan 5 #1

One of the best portrayals of an Army general in film. Aristus Jan 5 #2

That scene gives me shivers some_of_us_are_sane Jan 5 #3

Beringia

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1. AL CAPONE. He ruled Chicago with absolute power. No one could touch him. No one could stop him

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 08:37 AM

Jan 5

AL CAPONE. He ruled Chicago with absolute power. No one could touch him. No one could stop him. - Until Eliot Ness and a small force of men swore they'd bring him down.

Aristus

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2. One of the best portrayals of an Army general in film.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 12:09 PM

Jan 5

As contrasted with one of the worst, the Air Force General in "War Games", a bellowing, posturing, clownish buffoon.

By the time an American military officer reaches star rank, he or she has the military equivalent of a doctorate degree. They tend to be reasoned, thoughtful, complex, and rounded thinkers. G.D. Spradlin did an excellent job of portraying this in this scene.

some_of_us_are_sane

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3. That scene gives me shivers

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 07:59 PM

Jan 5

(and I can think of ONE in highest command who could do with being dealt with thusly.)

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