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A Mercenary with moral scruples? Lol

posted 11 years ago by jh66
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So Flynn, the old mercenary with special skills, won't run drugs to pay the rent?

Come on...And why is Sir Matheson dealing with the soldiers and not someone way higher up?

[–] cremonese64 11 years ago

Amazing isn't it, the movie is on on channel 5 and the message board erupts!

[–] jh66 11 years ago

Apart from the fact that I own it on dvd and went to see it in the cinema back in the late 70's!

[–] loveagoodstory 11 years ago

Yep...err, what's wrong with that? He's quite accepting of killing soldiers, mercenaries or other military opponents in battle. He vehemently objects to having a hand in a teenage girl dying for the profit of people he detests. Are 'bad men' supposed to be happy to do every single 'bad thing' then? A bit of a Famous Five-level of character definition.

There isn't anyone higher up. Faulkner is paid to lead the operation.

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