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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 36342 Gender:	Catch 22 May 26^th, 2019 at 1:20am On Stan. Brilliant. Does the book justice ... at least as far as i've got.
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Reply #1 - May 26^th, 2019 at 8:45am

Sounds good.

I've added it to my list.

Watched a new movie on Netflix this morning: Rim of the World.

A bunch of disparate misfit kids from LA go on summer camp and end up having to save the world from an alien invasion.

You know, the usual stuff.

Although the main protagonists are all kids, the humour is very adult.

One of them gets orally raped by an alien Shocked

It makes lots of references to movies from the past.

I found it quite enjoyable.

4 out of 5 stars.

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DonDeeHippy Gold Member Offline Cool Stuff Posts: 2782 Australia Gender:	Re: Catch 22 Reply #2 - May 26^th, 2019 at 8:49am yes Catch 22 is a great old movie, I always think it should be written by Kurt Vonnegut though, I guess just the same look on life...
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greggerypeccary Moderator Online Australian Politics Posts: 149371 Gender:	Re: Catch 22 Reply #3 - May 26^th, 2019 at 8:53am DonDeeHippy wrote on May 26^th, 2019 at 8:49am: yes Catch 22 is a great old movie, I always think it should be written by Kurt Vonnegut though, I guess just the same look on life... I might read the book again, before I watch the Stan series. I have a 50th anniversary edition somewhere - might have to look for it.
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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 36342 Gender:	Re: Catch 22 Reply #4 - May 26^th, 2019 at 8:54am DonDeeHippy wrote on May 26^th, 2019 at 8:49am: yes Catch 22 is a great old movie, I always think it should be written by Kurt Vonnegut though, I guess just the same look on life... Heller has a Vonnegutishness about him but even in his excellence, he falls short of the greatness that is Kurt. My absolute favourite author.
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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 36342 Gender:	Re: Catch 22 Reply #5 - May 26^th, 2019 at 9:02am I was really suss on their casting of Yossarian for the first while .... but when i got it, i got it hard. Onya casting directors. He nailed it. I even almost liked him. Still, i'm honest enough to accept the things i don't like about him are all in me ... that old rule. And man, he nails it.
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mothra Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 36342 Gender:	Re: Catch 22 Reply #6 - May 27^th, 2019 at 4:19pm Okay so i finished it. and HIGHLY recommend it. It is just beautiful.
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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 21620 Gordon Gender:	Re: Catch 22 Reply #7 - May 27^th, 2019 at 4:48pm mothra wrote on May 27^th, 2019 at 4:19pm: Okay so i finished it. and HIGHLY recommend it. It is just beautiful. Are you going to read the book again? I've just discovered Killing Eve which I want to get done before I stumble on a spoiler, then I can watch either Chernobyl or 22
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Re: Catch 22
Reply #8 - May 27^th, 2019 at 5:35pm

Gordon wrote on May 27^th, 2019 at 4:48pm:

mothra wrote on May 27^th, 2019 at 4:19pm:

Okay so i finished it. and HIGHLY recommend it. It is just beautiful.

Are you going to read the book again?

I've just discovered Killing Eve which I want to get done before I stumble on a spoiler, then I can watch either Chernobyl or 22 Wink

I got the book off the shelf last night and put it in the pile on my bedside table.

I'm up to episode 2 of the latest season of Killing Eve. I love it so much. I've a bit of a crush on Villanelle, bizarrely. I don't usually go for psychopaths.

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Reply #9 - May 28^th, 2019 at 7:59am

mothra wrote on May 26^th, 2019 at 8:54am:

DonDeeHippy wrote on May 26^th, 2019 at 8:49am:

yes Catch 22 is a great old movie, I always think it should be written by Kurt Vonnegut though, I guess just the same look on life... Wink

Heller has a Vonnegutishness about him but even in his excellence, he falls short of the greatness that is Kurt.

My absolute favourite author.

My high school library had Breakfast of champion, as you would expect from 14 year old boys, we where more interested that Kurt drew Cat bums in the book, than what it really said

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