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Old 12-29-2014, 10:43 AM   #1
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American Sniper?

Anyone see it? Trailers look awesome, I'm reading the book, which is pretty good...
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Old 12-29-2014, 01:12 PM   #2
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Old 12-29-2014, 01:18 PM   #3
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the book was awesome. They say the movie is even better.
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I am.looking forward to it, and i have not said that about a movie in a long time. I just re watched band of brothers as well.
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Old 01-01-2015, 09:52 PM   #5
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Previews look pretty good. I like bradley cooper. Looks to be more about whole issue with battle and home front drama more so than a "war movie"
Read book when it came out it was a little over the top but enthralling. He was a bad ass as are most true warriors
Bum deal how he got it in the end. He was a lot about helpin vets
Maybe i ll go to the movies this year to see it but regardless i will eventually see it
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I liked the book a lot and will see the movie for sure (and I'm not a big movie guy)
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Old 01-19-2015, 10:01 PM   #7
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The theater was packed, and absolutely quiet the entire time.

I cannot underscore how good and tragic this movie is, and that it is very close to true and not Hollywood fiction. If you know most of the story, it is still worth seeing. Some people find it corny but if you know people that served or perhaps served yourself, it is much what you hope and expect to see.

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Old 01-20-2015, 08:34 AM   #8
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I thought it was very good! One of those movies where the credits roll and you can hear a pin drop. Its funny how the actors that play the bad guys from Syria and Iraq keep popping up in different things. remembered a few faces from homeland...

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I think it had the biggest weekend opening ever. May go see it this weekend.
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Old 01-20-2015, 03:43 PM   #10
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not even in the top 25, Paul......I still want to see it though.....on my list.

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Old 01-20-2015, 07:30 PM   #11
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not even in the top 25, Paul......I still want to see it though.....on my list.
First or second biggest three day ope on this time of year is wheat they are saying.

Good movie. Guess I need to read the book next - After Cain @ Gettysvurg which is great - rereading.

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American Sniper

Saw the interview on Good Morning America with the widow of Chris Kyle. She said the movie was him, he laughed a lot, kept things lite, but that was the way he was. She was very pleased. Nice to hear hollywood didn't go "Rambo" on this one. Can't wait to see it. Its not just about who is over there, living the hell, but those back here doing the same.
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Old 01-21-2015, 03:26 PM   #13
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First or second biggest three day ope on this time of year is wheat they are saying.
Knew it was something like that. Just too lazy to look it up.
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Old 01-22-2015, 11:15 AM   #14
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Ok......biggest in January.....45th overall.

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I think it was the largest opening of a film partly shot in Morocco.
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I think it was the largest opening of a film partly shot in Morocco.
Beat out Hope and Crosby's Road to Morocco
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Great Movie in my book, Glad I saw it...
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Old 01-26-2015, 12:44 PM   #19
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Finally got a babysitter last night so we saw it, loved it. Mind-boggliing that many on the left hate Bush/Cheny so insanely, that they cannot get behind a film whose sole purpose is to tell the story of the war experience of one man and his wife. I didn't hear one syllable that could be considered political propoganda, but try telling that to Howard Dean...
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I thought it was very well done - Bradley Cooper completly trasformed into Kyle so much so I never felt like I was watching Cooper portray Kyle. I've worked with many in the SOF community for the past 30 years. They and their families deserve all of our respect.

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Finally got a babysitter last night so we saw it, loved it. Mind-boggliing that many on the left hate Bush/Cheny so insanely, that they cannot get behind a film whose sole purpose is to tell the story of the war experience of one man and his wife. I didn't hear one syllable that could be considered political propoganda, but try telling that to Howard Dean...
I don't think it has anything to do with hate for Bush/Cheney, rather it's a negative response to the perceived glorification of racism and violence.

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What's missing in the controversy is how the book details the great lengths we go through to follow ROE's and behave in a manner totally opposite of the snipers characterized by among others Michael Moore and Bill Maher.

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it's now touted as the most significant war movie of all time
based upon how many people have flocked to see it.
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it's now touted as the most significant war movie of all time
based upon how many people have flocked to see it.
I have not seen it yet but will soon. We were soldiers was a very powerful movie imho....
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Spence, racism,really? Do you people ever, ever get tired of playing that card? One of Kyle's pallbearer s was black, but hey, whatever it takes to protect the narrative, no matter how demonstrably false the claim is. Racism. That's the first I've actually heard that charge here. Two generations ago, Hollywood rallied behind the cause ow World War Two. The democrats have made a big cultural leap forward. I cannot stand these people.
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Spence, racism,really? Do you people ever, ever get tired of playing that card? One of Kyle's pallbearer s was black, but hey, whatever it takes to protect the narrative, no matter how demonstrably false the claim is. Racism. That's the first I've actually heard that charge here. Two generations ago, Hollywood rallied behind the cause ow World War Two. The democrats have made a big cultural leap forward. I cannot stand these people.
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Your misery knows no end.

Do you have to talk politics in 98% of your threads?
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Your misery knows no end.

Do you have to talk politics in 98% of your threads?
Paul, not miserable, just upset that one side of the political spectrum, your side, can't just admit the guy is a hero and leave it at that. And I don't like people lobbing charges of racism at a dead hero who can't defend himself. I presume that doesn't bother you, which is your right. When your side stops injecting politics in such an asinine fashion, I will gleefully stop commenting.
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Paul, not miserable, just upset that one side of the political spectrum, your side, can't just admit the guy is a hero and leave it at that. And I don't like people lobbing charges of racism at a dead hero who can't defend himself. I presume that doesn't bother you, which is your right. When your side stops injecting politics in such an asinine fashion, I will gleefully stop commenting.
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I was merely stating why some people have a negative reaction to the movie, I didn't state that I agreed with them. You're just programmed to assume the worst.

I really couldn't care less what he thought of Iraqis as long as it didn't influence his behavior negatively which I don't believe it did. His service to the country was impressive and his death tragic.
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I was merely stating why some people have a negative reaction to the movie, I didn't state that I agreed with them. You're just programmed to assume the worst.

I really couldn't care less what he thought of Iraqis as long as it didn't influence his behavior negatively which I don't believe it did. His service to the country was impressive and his death tragic.
I read the book and saw the movie, and for anyone to play the racism card is staggering, proof that these people have such a deep hatred for the values that this country is based on, they cannot help but besmirch a guy like this. That's deep, crazy, deranged hate.

How would anyone know how he felt about Iraqis in general? He said in the book, several times, that he was deeply hurt when innocent citizens were hurt by the enemy, which he calls savages. Back in 1945, I don't think liberals cried racism when soldiers referred to the enemy as krauts or japs. Very interesting what happened to the left since then. Any thoughts?
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Spence, in your very insightful review of the book, you complain that the discussion of violence "is not balanced." Are you upset that American suffering wasn't greater? Because he did go into graphic detail of the physical toll brought upon several teammates who were killed or wounded and PTSD is discussed at length. Very curious about how, specifically, you'd like to see the violence more evenly distributed. As for glorifying the violence? Sorry, spence, but our entire military cannot be made up of effete liberals who pass out at the sight of blood, it doesn't work that way.
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Feedback and reviews were good and on track until post #19, now I won't bother clicking on this thread.
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