Australia!

[Catoneinutica]

Mrs. Catone and I took in the Baz Luhrmann pic last weekend, and I gots to say, it was pretty good. No baby-eating dingos, alas, and Nicole Kidman doesn't really do much for me, but apart from her the cast was great, the scenery was spectacular, and, as a bonus in the third act: "Japs"! And they were pure plot-device-driven predators, elemental killing machines, none of that flaccid, they're-somebody's-son-too crap you see in movies like The Thin Red Line. And the J-word was used so liberally it was hard to suppress an infantile snicker and glance at the stone-faced audience members. Needless to say, the Japanese captions read, "Japanese army."

-catone
-bump it to the top of your Netflix queue, Charles!

[amdg]

I was looking forward to seeing it in the cinema, but it had a really limited release, at least in Kansai. There was just one cinema that was screening it.

[baka tono]

And the J-word was used so liberally it was hard to suppress an infantile snicker and glance at the stone-faced audience members. Needless to say, the Japanese captions read, "Japanese army."

A bit off topic but does anyone know what derogatory word(s) the J people used to call their enemies in WWII?

[Samurai_Jerk]

I've heard nothin but bad things about that movie.

[Gilligan]

A bit off topic but does anyone know what derogatory word(s) the J people used to call their enemies in WWII?

If you're seriously interested in this topic, might I recommend the book War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War by John W. Dower. I read it about a year ago and found it to be an even-handed look at how each side demonized and underestimated the other. I don't remember the specific details about which you are asking and unfortunately don't have the time at the moment to scan through it.

[Mock Cockpit]

A bit off topic but does anyone know what derogatory word(s) the J people used to call their enemies in WWII?

"Demons" as I recall from reading the book Gilligan mentioned.
And SJ, what you heard is right, it's a massive steamy pile of shit.

[Greji]

A bit off topic but does anyone know what derogatory word(s) the J people used to call their enemies in WWII?

Nothing that isn't used today.

[Catoneinutica]

Nothing that isn't used today.

Heh. Just ask Mr. Yancy.

[emperor]

I liked it.
That is all.