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    I downloaded it on my Kindle...it is on the list to read...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dennis View Post
    Read it when it came out. Goes even bigger if you can believe it. Worth the read and makes you want a sequel...

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    Thanks for the teaser..lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by ViniVidivici View Post
    Yeah I'd heard McNabb consulted.

    Yes "Thief", great flick. Been a few years though... James Cahn with a 1911, and a very realistic portrayal of the use of a magnesium lance.

    What's the connection with "Heat"?
    All Michael Mann films.
    It's hard to be a ACLU hating, philosophically Libertarian, socially liberal, fiscally conservative, scientifically grounded, agnostic, porn admiring gun owner who believes in self determination.

    Chuck, we miss ya man.

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    Read it last fall. Good read. I give it a solid B+.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Korgs130 View Post
    Read it last fall. Good read. I give it a solid B+.
    Awesome, that's what I wanted to hear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ViniVidivici View Post
    Yeah I'd heard McNabb consulted.

    Yes "Thief", great flick. Been a few years though... James Cahn with a 1911, and a very realistic portrayal of the use of a magnesium lance.

    What's the connection with "Heat"?
    And is seen as a prototype for Heat. The focus on a ‘good’ professional criminal. Focus on skills and process.
    The Second Amendment ACKNOWLEDGES our right to own and bear arms that are in common use that can be used for lawful purposes. The arms can be restricted ONLY if subject to historical analogue from the founding era or is dangerous (unsafe) AND unusual.

    It's that simple.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Korgs130 View Post
    Read it last fall. Good read. I give it a solid B+.
    As did I, it was good, it felt a little rushed at the end. B or B+ sounds right
    Dr. Carter G. Woodson, “History shows that it does not matter who is in power or what revolutionary forces take over the government, those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end than they had in the beginning.”

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    The great part about the book, is that when you've seen the movie A thousand times like I have you can already visualize the characters, their mannerisms, etc. I thought it would be gimmicky, but it really comes to life like no other book I've read.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FromMyColdDeadHand View Post
    And is seen as a prototype for Heat. The focus on a ‘good’ professional criminal. Focus on skills and process.
    I thought LA Takedown was the prototype for HEAT. Thief was a great flick in it's own right.

    As for Heat 2, I enjoyed it. Alot of fun, good character budling and tied into the movie very well IMHO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cd228 View Post
    I thought LA Takedown was the prototype for HEAT. Thief was a great flick in it's own right.

    As for Heat 2, I enjoyed it. Alot of fun, good character budling and tied into the movie very well IMHO.
    Yes, but.

    https://crimereads.com/michael-mann-early-career-heat/

    Michael Mann’s “Heat” (1995) is widely considered a cinematic masterpiece. Not only do we follow as L.A. detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) chases ultra-disciplined thief Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) across the city, but we also dip into the lives of characters tangential to that pursuit—wives, daughters, hustlers, marks, cops, and criminals who are often fully realized despite having relatively little screen-time.
    Like many masterpieces, “Heat” didn’t emerge fully formed. You could argue that much of Mann’s cinematic career up to that point was a rehearsal of sorts, allowing him to work on character and story points.
    This progression begins in 1981, when Mann released “Thief,” his first foray into feature films. The titular criminal, Frank (played by James Caan), has a reputation for pulling off complex, high-risk scores.
    The Second Amendment ACKNOWLEDGES our right to own and bear arms that are in common use that can be used for lawful purposes. The arms can be restricted ONLY if subject to historical analogue from the founding era or is dangerous (unsafe) AND unusual.

    It's that simple.

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