Casino Royale:

Just came back from watching this gem of a movie on a 22.4 m wide cinema screen and the experience was exhilarating to say the least. The movie though a tad long for a bond flick is surprisingly driven by dialogs, characters and not gadgets for once. Daniel Craig excels as Bond and gives a performance that in my opinion is above and beyond anything I’ve seen in any other Bond movie barring those starring Sean Connery (though I feel compelled to rate Daniel even higher, I’ll wait till his second Bond flick). The sheer physicality, edginess, strength and emotions that he brings to his character is enough to keep you glued to the screen till the very end.
All in all I can safely say that James Bond has just taken rebirth and this time round it’s all for good. I can’t wait to see future Bond movies starring Daniel.

Thanks for that but after a re-think,I’m still gonna watch it on the big screen.We don’t get the chance too often to see these “minority” productions as the director intended.
Got any Asian titles we should be looking out for?

There is a Japanese movie coming out in a couple of weeks from today called Muk Gong (the battle of wits), it seems promising. I’ll let you know more once I’m done watching it.

Just finished watching Casino (1995) over the weekend, cast includes Robert Di Nero, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci. Other than the fact that it was a tad too long for my liking it’s an excellent flick with extremely well developed characters and a strong story to back the action up. Another addition to my favorites in crime based movies.

By the way has anyone of you seen “the babel’ as yet?

The Host sux, period. Take my word for it and don’t watch it. Absolutely the worst movie I’ve seen EVER.

12 Angry Men (1957) – I came across the name of this movie in the IMDB list of top 250 movies of all times. And boy o boy it was a joy to watch. Absolutely impeccable acting, screenplay and brilliantly directed. The movie grabs your attention from the start and keeps you glued to your seat till the very end. I for one have never seen a better courtroom drama.

Justice served at last. Hopefully all the mass murderers and people responsible for massacres of innocents of this decade will meet the same fate, tomorrow if not today.

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Following is a translation of a TV interview with the Chief Designer of FC-1/JF-17.

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A “Fierce Dragon” to catch up with development, so we were unable to attend this year’s exhibition.

Moderator: Interest can only use one word to describe just read is generous, with a character as strong and very powerful. In fact, we talked about Xiaolong fighter is also concerned with previous exhibitions, and many of the Internet is also very interested in military buffs.

This is the third instance of Xiaolong fighter planes entities will come to the scene. However, a few days before the opening of the exhibitions that we received the news of entities not Xiaolong fighters. a simulation module to the final, so we are very excited about it, but why not come on the scene entities? Everyone wanted to know the reason.

Mr Yang said : We really have no real decision allowing entities to the scene, but we are asking this, Fierce Dragon came before you want is the return of the people of the country and concern about Xiaolong fighters. If the aircraft to the scene from preparation of this exhibition entities, as well as back, We will probably have to delay the entire development work one to two months time. Now under development in the highly tense so we decided to work on developing mainly true.

Moderator : Now is not the success of the maiden flight of Xiaolong fighters research indicates that we entered a very critical part of it?

YANG : In April and September this year, we realized we were called, 06 F-04 fighter planes made a successful maiden flight. Xiaolong 04 and F-06 fighter planes for a full state of the aircraft, except for aircraft hull platform, above all the electronic systems and weapons systems have been loaded, so from now on the case, Xiaolong fighter plane as it entered a phase of a comprehensive verification and test, a very crucial period.

Second, the “Fierce Dragon” : the development course of the last century has begun preliminary research to the late 1980s, when it was known as the “Super 7” fighter.Later research found that the improvements envisaged by the second generation of fighters unable to meet the needs of a future war. Lastly, the standards set by the third-generation fighter developed.

Moderator : Xiaolong fighters from speaking it is the performance of third-generation fighters, it is also the second-generation fighters, Some say it is the second-generation semi-fighters, then what is it that the technical specifications of what kind of volleyball, Yangsuochang I believe you must be very clear and can describe to us.

Yang : I think that this issue should be the focus of discussion. Fierce Dragon and this is seriously concerned with the development process, we have said time Xiaolong fighters recently in 1945. high-speed sprint, with very good results, but its age is beginning in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In our discussions, Xiaolong fighter’s predecessor at the time we called Super 7 fighters, wanted to improve second-generation fighters to meet the needs of our time.

Moderator : This is 10 years ago?

Yang : Yes, more than 10 years ago, which was the initial idea. So that when we extended the time that foreign fighters reform is a second-generation fighter. So implicit in the concept of a second-generation semi, but in fact when we say that in the end is what generation of aircraft, We have to know very well what second generation, what is the third generation of aircraft? It is necessary to highlight its second-generation high-speed and high-altitude aircraft, it is time to resist the formation of an iron curtain fighters Like the American F4 “ghosts”, the F-7, F-8 are second generation.

Moderator : high-speed and high-altitude is the guiding ideology?

Yang : Yes, but after the Vietnam war, we think the real combat in the low pressure, speed is not too much to the air, maneuver in combat arms capability. should have a great need for the voyage, we asked three generations of this type of aircraft. I just said Xiaolong historical starting point is improving in its second generation, However, in the whole process of negotiations got suddenly discover that you can really improve in the plane. You can cope with the future of the war, said the real start of this round of Xiaolong, We have developed the requirements and the entire aircraft to achieve the ultimate goal has to be locked in your third-generation fighters.

Moderator : there is a grade?

Yang : Yes, but you essentially from the performance of the aircraft, designed by the main concern and that it really has the ability, Without a doubt is the third generation fighters.

Moderator : We can look at carefully Fierce Dragon model, can be said to be extremely delicate. Can you describe to us — the dragon, the most prominent characteristic of the advantages of it?

Yang : This is a concentration of high-tech, high-performance and low-cost integration of a fighter. When we say it is high time we do not say it is the highest performance, it is a reasonable balance between performance, and the real prices on the basis of its ability to shape the market is well suited to a military fighter. The characteristics of this aircraft, flying from its ability to reflect on the situation, the layout of the aircraft. We have a great side and the middle of the swept wing, the layout of the aircraft’s maneuverability is very good. Medium swept wing, the plane flew very far, it can fly a maximum range of 3,000 km. The small aircraft is 3,000 km in the world. as a nine-ton aircraft in the world in terms of the people.

Moderator : Does friends asked, Xiaolong fighter weapons systems, and you just have to go Not only is the third generation of fighter telex system and the radar systems, electronic warfare systems and weapons systems have a leap. Can you tell about the weapons system is not independent intellectual property rights?

Yang : The entire aircraft equipment components, including weapons are our own domestic production. Xiaolong in weapons systems, there are several prominent feature of the radar is seen very much. As a small light aircraft, radar detection range of more than 100 kilometers of small, it’s very competitive. This is the second aircraft to China after launching from the air-to-air missiles. What does after launching? Chinese guided missile from air-to-air missiles, radar locked onto each other, locked in a very long time on, we should aim at. Radar to search, we should lock, lock completed, constitutes a condition for launching.

Moderator : Middle of the guided missile?

YANG : Well the guided missile launch, the launch of the process, we have been tracking radar to guide it forward. 22 goals. However, in the latter of fact, when the radar captured enemy missiles, I can take this on the plane. So we are talking about the over-the-horizon, I was fired after regardless of such a weapon. Then there is a big advantage for this aircraft. I know you can launch a missile launch it in a dozen meters long, it has two guided missiles simultaneously. hit two different objectives, the present is very good. Simultaneously lock two goals, the third-generation fighter to replace, in addition, when you strike. the other will definitely interference. In this complex situation, you generally plane is difficult to win the competition.

Six have started production of next year, will be delivered within five years of completion of the task assigned.

Netizen : on the 4th aircraft is the maiden flight in April of this year, 06 aircraft on the 10th of September. This means there are now six aircraft built Xiaolong?

Yang : We have five, we are looking for other purposes.

Moderator : when it can be mass production, it can reach a production scale?

Yang : We have initiated a small-batch production. So this exhibition is very sorry, we do not have the kind of aircraft went to the site of the reasons.According to the user’s requirements, we will be delivered next year, I dare not say how many, many planes delivered Delivery of the five-year mission has been accomplished (Editor’s Note : It may be five years the mandate) So now that the grant should have a very good product.

Moderator : let us look at models that can be extrapolated tank.

YANG : can carry three tanks can be linked arms linked.

Moderator : You mentioned a link to a range of 3,000 km?

Yang : It is linked to the three tanks.

http://war.163.com/06/1102/16/2UUFURUA00011232.html

AVIC-1 wasn’t so stupid after all.