"Gentlemen, it seems our modern smart weaponry is ineffective..." Yes yes go on. "...the ONLY possible answer to our problem..." Yes say it yes yes. "...is to reactivate the USS Missouri." YES FUCK LET'S GO. - ThreadSky

leaf-tilde.itch.io • 1 day ago

"Gentlemen, it seems our modern smart weaponry is ineffective..."

Yes yes go on.

"...the ONLY possible answer to our problem..."

Yes say it yes yes.

"...is to reactivate the USS Missouri."

YES FUCK LET'S GO.

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deepcuts.blog•1 day ago

"We still got shells for those."

https://clip.cafe/under-siege-1992/calaway/?srsltid=AfmBOopCqW6CQvBc2qGCf2LTwYHnJaOb3aT2YvkIIMxP9tRJo0cX5C-M

lookersw.bsky.social•1 day ago

Look, any reason to use those cannons firing volkswagon-sized shells!

boldtransdev.bsky.social•1 day ago

patg63.bsky.social•1 day ago

Been there done that 😉

star-trekker.bsky.social•1 day ago

The author’s politics are awful, but I did enjoy the scene in the book “Gust Front” with the USS North Carolina provided fire support against an alien invasion

leaf-tilde.itch.io•14 hours ago

The tragedy of John Ringo is to have cool ideas and then be so caught up in your own weird right wing politics you make it weird.

Also working with Tom Kratman that guy's just a fucking nazi lmao

star-trekker.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Like I swear Ringo had a counter for how many pages it had been since he last talked about political correctness, and it’s time to do so again.

leaf-tilde.itch.io•12 hours ago

I forget what book it was, but I remember distinctly that during a bombardment of the Earth's surface, two characters take time out of their busy schedule to discuss how the Civil War was about States Rights.

star-trekker.bsky.social•12 hours ago

Oh god. That might’ve been in one of the spin off books, I (thankfully) don’t recall that part, and I tapped out after the four main series books

darkestadam.bsky.social•12 hours ago

I read one of his SF books by accident, got authors mixed up and had to stop about a couple chapters in when he kept going on about his hero was being persecuted for their "controversial ideas"

leaf-tilde.itch.io•12 hours ago

I haven't touched his books in a good decade or so, no idea if he went MAGA with the rest of the Libertarian freaks or 'became normal'.

His latest series is...about LitRPG Pokemon Go? Featuring a female protagonist who isn't a fetish object?

Maybe there's hope!

tamathatsme.bsky.social•1 day ago

Battleship is an incredibly, incredibly dumb action movie. Boneheaded stuff

This one scene still absolutely is one of the best usage of montage and music in modern action cinema.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRwUkRDr1s0

leaf-tilde.itch.io•1 day ago

It owns so much. It rocks my socks.

tamathatsme.bsky.social•1 day ago

I also fully endorse any usage of AC/DC in battleship/spaceship launch sequences.

Two hundred years from now we will still be doing stupidly cool military stuff to 1980s era Aussie rock n roll.

sephmoonstone.bsky.social•1 day ago

The only thing that tops the reactivation scene is that dumb drift they pull with the anchor. I don't care it shoulda shorn Mo in half it was rad as shift!

comradeishmael.bsky.social•1 day ago

leaf-tilde.itch.io•1 day ago

The movie otherwise is incredibly mid but this scene alone justifies its existence and 200+ million budget.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=znhDxpQ9ge0

kitncaboodle.bsky.social•1 day ago

Certain members of the museumships page get aroused at this scene.

leaf-tilde.itch.io•1 day ago

They are right to do so.

tamathatsme.bsky.social•1 day ago

comradeishmael.bsky.social•1 day ago

Only three things I remember about this movie: this scene, the scene where they're explaining why they have to play Battleship against the aliens, and the way the camera always cut to Rihanna whenever she dropped a one-liner.

leaf-tilde.itch.io•1 day ago

Someone pointed out that the alien ordinance looks like the pegs from the game battleship and I am forced to admit that's actually kinda clever.

thefarhorizon.bsky.social•1 day ago

To be fair, it did seem like she was the only person on set who actually wanted to be there.

phoebebarton.bsky.social•1 day ago

also this scene!

comradeishmael.bsky.social•1 day ago

"That ain't going to sink this battleship, no way."

Hell yeah!!!

anthropicscholar.bsky.social•1 day ago

Battlestar Galactica

phoebebarton.bsky.social•1 day ago

breaking out the museum piece always makes a story several thousand times better

pleutponi.bsky.social•1 day ago

Did not expect to see a Battleship reference in my feed in 2025. I'll never get over how this is Rihanna's only acting credit ever lol

darkestadam.bsky.social•1 day ago

I do enjoy it when they break out the museum pieces.

It's just annoying when they ruin it by making it a "Return with a V" thing. Had to stop listening to one because it took an R-wing turn.

darkestadam.bsky.social•1 day ago

I wish there was more mil SF without the cringe worthy politics.

darkestadam.bsky.social•1 day ago

Dragon has mentioned Tanya Huff a few times so I'm definitely going to check those out.

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