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One gripe

posted 17 years ago by Dave_at_23
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I am a fan of this film and the sequel, but I always had one gripe.

There is a scene where Flint has infiltrated the villain's stronghold and he kills a guard with a forklift!
C'mon!
With all his apparent fighting skills and weaponry, why would he kill someone with a forklift? It just seemed so out-of-character for him.

Yes, I know it is "just a movie", but a good film can make you believe anything, and that scene seemed so out of context to his whole style of fighting.

Any thoughts?

[–] vpilutis 17 years ago

My problem is he kills everyone and that business with all the people on the Island being killed never set right with me

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[–] J-Star 15 years ago

Actually Flint didn't kill everyone else. It was the military that shelled the stuffing out of the island 'til the volcano erupted.

/J

[–] vpilutis 15 years ago

Re-read my post, I said he kills everyone he runs into and then our Navy shelled and killed everyone who was left on the island

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[–] J-Star 15 years ago

This was the early 70's... a mere 26 years after the allies were dumping loads steel-enveloped RDX and firebombs on civilian cities. "Collatral damage" was not yet firmly ingrained into the minds of people back then.

/J

[–] vpilutis 15 years ago

It was?

Our Man Flint came out in 1966

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[–] J-Star 15 years ago

Sorry, total brainfart on my part there. You're right, of course.

...which strengthens my point: a mere 21 years after the allies (and so on and so forth).

/J

[–] vpilutis 15 years ago

You know there IS such a thing as a brainfart?

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[–] dgates64 17 years ago

Not to mention the guy grabs his throat when it happens. You're not being strangled, dude. You mid-section's been crushed.

[–] gridoon 16 years ago

I noticed that too!

[–] rrpostal 16 years ago

Of all the things in this movie, THAT is what bothers you? To me that's almost as funny as the "Battle of the Bulge" ribbon.

[–] restcure 14 years ago

What about getting rid of the guy in the communications room?

ALL volume controls should have a big red "DANGER" setting!

[–] markdsailor 13 years ago

Dave_at_23 on Thu Oct 25 2007 04:29:52
I am a fan of this film and the sequel, but I always had one gripe.

There is a scene where Flint has infiltrated the villain's stronghold and he kills a guard with a forklift!
C'mon! With all his apparent fighting skills and weaponry, why would he kill someone with a forklift? It just seemed so out-of-character for him.
Yes, I know it is "just a movie", but a good film can make you believe anything, and that scene seemed so out of context to his whole style of fighting.

Any thoughts?

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Not only does he kill the goon guard, but he steals his uniform as well (second time he does that in a few minutes, must be a world record),Check it out and you will see that this is the very same uniform that Flinr gets to wear to the end of the movie.

As for the forklift method of killing, it may - just may - be used to avoid spoiling the uniform. The guard is killed by crushing,and no blood is spilled.