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Get your team in the Titan 250D. Head north. The Titan is one of the vehicles to deliver, so take good care of it. As you pass by over the Iron Mule I suggest as least two teammates, maybe even 4* jumps out. The Iron Mule has a important job, to steal the Packer. But the Iron Mule is also one of the vehicles to deliver, so take good care of it as well. Once the Packer is set free and good to go, you need to drop of at least one driver for the Packer, maybe even 2*. The Packer then needs to pick up the Tanker. The Tanker and the Packer are both vehicles to deliver, so take good care of them. The fifth item to deliver is the AA-Trailer, the problem is that you have no truck to haul it. * Thats why its always good to keep a extra playser with you, in case you spot a Bison, Bobcat XL or Sadler that can do the job. You may also save some time if you can steal a Packer, Hauler or Phantom of the streets instead of using the Iron Mule to get one. You might want to use the Iron Mule to pick up the AA-trailer, and that could work if you can get it out of the shed. I suggest you drop off any players not needed for the first 4 vehicles to search for a Sadler, Bison or Bobcat XL. https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/job/gtav/UZzYmyusmESI08__jnDkfQ

What I Watched This Week #164 (Feb 17-23) The Artist dir. Michel Hazanavicius/2011/1h40m Jean Dujardin plays silent film star Georg Valentin, whose career hits the skids with the introduction of talkies. At the same time Peppy Miller's (Berenice Bejo) star is rising, with the two having a flirtatiously antagonistic relationship. What makes this film unique is that it is a modern day silent, filmed in the style of classic Hollywood films of the 20s. For the most part this works really well, with some nice physical comedy and a sparing use of intertitles so we don't spend half of the film reading. This is a very light and breezy film that's full of charm if rather forgettable (it had totally slipped my mind that this actually won the Best Picture Oscar). Dujardin and Bejo make for a great pairing, with the entire cast having a lot of fun acting in this style. The star of the show however is Uggie the dog, Valentin's faithful companion on screen and off. 8/10 The Masquerader dir. Charlie Chaplin/1914/12m This early Chaplin short sees him get kicked off of a film set before coming back disguised in drag, causing all his usual mayhem. This gives a look behind the scenes of the actual Keystone studios, so if you're interested in film history you'll get a bit more out of this. Chaplin makes for a pretty convincing woman and it's funny seeing the director trying to flirt with him, before realising who it really is. Nothing special, but it's always a delight seeing Chaplin at work. 5/10 Broken Rage dir. Takeshi Kitano/2024/1h6m The latest from Takeshi Kitano leans into his two trademarks - violent crime action and deadpan comedy - in a very distinct way and is also a brisk watch at just over an hour long. The story concerns an unassuming old hitman known as Mouse (played by Kitano) who is caught by the police and must go undercover in a drug ring in exchange for his freedom. What makes this film brilliant is that he tells this story twice. The first time it is a brutal crime thriller. The second time it's a slapstick comedy. Instead of combining the two as he usually does, here he's separated them, highlighting how different the same story can be if told in different ways. Kitano's performance is excellent. Just like the rest of the film he's split in two parts. For the first half an hour he's an intimidating presence who you know is capable of extreme violence at any moment. For the second half hour he's a total buffoon who can barely walk in a straight line without tripping over. Imagine if Mr. Bean was an assassin. It's a mad concept but it works. 9/10 Paddington in Peru dir. Dougal Wilson/2024/1h46m The third and final Paddington film sees the beloved bear travel to Peru to visit his Aunt Lucy at the home for retired bears. But when he gets there he finds that she has gone missing, so he and the Brown family head out into the jungle to find her. The first two Paddington films are near perfect, so it's a credit to the new director that this almost lives up to them. The character of Paddington is so adorable and pure, and I'm glad these films didn't try to make him cool by using modern slang or stuff like that. Ben Whishaw's performance as Paddington is pitch perfect. There's also some fun support from Antonio Banderas as a dashing riverboat captain and Olivia Colman as the nun in charge of the retirement home. This is honestly, unironically, one of the best trilogies ever made. 8/10 Daybreak dir. Marcel Carne/1939/1h33m This French proto-noir opens with Francois (Jean Gabin) shooting a man in his apartment before barricading himself inside. As the police arrive and lay siege we learn through flashbacks why he pulled the trigger. A fantastically constructed thriller, this is also full of some eye catching compositions that feel ahead of their time. I like how we are constantly bought back to the conversations of his neighbours as they gossip about what's happening, making us feel like we're there with them. Gabin gives a really good performance as we see his character change through the flashbacks, all thanks to the woman he fell in love with, Francoise (Jacqueline Laurent). I also really like the performance of Jules Berry as Monsieur Valentin, the man killed at the start of the film. He's a perfectly contemptable slimeball who, we come to realise, got everything he deserved. 9/10 Grand Theft Hamlet dir. Sam Crane, Pinny Grylls/2024/1h31m This is a documentary about two theatre actors, Sam Crane and Mark Oosterveen, who find themselves out of work due to the COVID lockdowns in the UK at the time. Out of a need to do something, anything, they come up with the unique idea of staging a production of Hamlet entirely withing the world of Grand Theft Auto Online (you guys may be familiar with the game). Not only is the production of Hamlet in the world of GTA, so is the documentary. Every frame of this film was captured in game, the interviews, the auditions, the location scouting, the rehearsals, everything. Pretty quickly you get used to the gimmick and are soon invested in the very human story of these people looking for a connection during a difficult time. As something of an expert in GTA it was also fun seeing people new to it discover what you're able to do, and also what you're not. This is also a really funny film with the general situation being inherently absurd, but also due to the chaotic nature of randoms in an open lobby. A remarkable film that you should all check out (it's on MUBI at the moment). 10/10 Lime's Film of the Week! The Magnificent Seven dir. John Sturges/1960/2h7m A remake of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (which was itself inspired by Hollywood westerns of the 40s), this stars Yul Brynner as Chris Adams, expert gunslinger, who must assemble a team to protect a small Mexican village from the ruthless bandit Clavera (Eli Wallach). Among his posse are the likes of Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn and Charles Bronson. Gorgeous widescreen vistas and a rousing, iconic theme make this feel like the quintessential western. It's also interesting in how it handles masculinity, with none of the seven really feeling like a John Wayne type, these are more complex characters. There's an amazing speech late in the film where Bronson's character tells some kids in the village how he's not brave because he carries a gun, how their fathers are the brave ones for carrying the responsibility of family and their land. 8.5/10

During last nights 2B.

Ran (1985) dir Akira Kurosawa This is the last of Kurosawa's films based / inspired by Shakespeare plays. This one is based on King Lear. The story is set in 16th Century Japan, a time of Warlords and Samurai. The title translates as Chaos. Tatsuta Nakadai stars as the elderly Lord Hidetora who has decided to abdicate, passing his title to his children. In this those are his sons, rather than the daughters Leer has. So in this and other respects much is changed from the original, but it is still unmistakeably the same basic story as King Leer. Hidetora intention is that his sons will work together to protect and further the family lands. But it all starts to the fall apart immediately, descending into the chaos the title implies, as the elder sons double cross their father and each other. Hidetora starts to lose his mind, is made an outcast, and wanders around the lands he used to rule accompanied by two loyal men, his fool and a warrior (Tango). In this respect it is very much following the original. It is, of course, very well made. There is some stunning cinematography, particularly some of the castle interiors. The acting is good, especially Pita as the Fool and Mieko Harada as Lady Kaede (wife of the eldest son). The battle scenes are good, and one in particular has a long period with no dialogue, because it doesn't need it. Some small aspects are a little dated, the fake blood in the battle scenes is particularly unrealistic. In some ways for me it doesn't look quite as good as Throne of Blood (based on Macbeth), but I think that is because that is in black and white whilst this is in colour and I think that can make it look dated faster. However colour is very well used for those castle interiors and other scenes. 9 / 10

Thanks for the feedback @Skorpion I will add more vegetation and see if maybe 3 is a good amout to start with. I was pleased to see both sides win.