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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: trax1 on January 15, 2010, 05:30:55 PM
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Anyone seen this movie, I watched it today, hadn't heard much about it, but I do remember a few commercials when it came out, I have to say it's probably the best Iraq war movie I've seen, it's all about an EOD team in 2004 Iraq, I definitely suggest it to anyone who likes war movies.
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Going to the Redbox to get it now ;)
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Ya i agree it is a really good movie, i mean ya it does have its Hollywood scenes like most movies but the action and story is pretty good. seems pretty real
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I liked it, watched it at home with the surround sound on.
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Watching it now. Took a break to smoke a cig.
Can't watch one like that here in the computer room, Gotta have surround and big screen :aok
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resubscribed to netflix its on my list comes out tuesday. :aok
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I loved it.
Had a hard time finding it to purchase though.
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it Was pretty good. Somehow I wish it was a little more "real"; I know I know - It's Hollywood. Overall a good one to rent.
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I thought it was pretty good. Both of my sons that have served in Iraq thought the movie did a pretty good job of capturing the look of an atmosphere of Iraq
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it Was pretty good. Somehow I wish it was a little more "real"; I know I know - It's Hollywood. Overall a good one to rent.
My step-father served a tour in Iraq, 2005-06. UH-60 Blackhawk Crewchief & Mechanic, Combat Search and Rescue. After watching it, he said it was probably the most realistic war movie he's seen in a long time. During the movie he even commented saying the showers looked just about exactly as they do at Camp Victory.
I only saw the last half of the movie, but after one glance while doing laundry, I sat down and watched. It was great.
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I don't remember seeing the trailers or even hearing about this movie. Thanks to this thread, I'll definitely be checking it out soon. :)
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it Was pretty good. Somehow I wish it was a little more "real"; I know I know - It's Hollywood. Overall a good one to rent.
I have a few EOD buddies who felt the same way. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet.
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I don't remember seeing the trailers or even hearing about this movie. Thanks to this thread, I'll definitely be checking it out soon. :)
Yeah it was one of those movies that really didn't get much publicity when it came out, but I have heard that it may get the Oscar nomination for best picture of the year.
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I just got done watching it really good.
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Just finished watching it...one of the better war movies. Pretty good portrait of an EOD adrenaline junky. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to see a good war movie.
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Glad to hear it's a good movie. I was wavering on whether to rent it or not since hollyweird tends to ruin military movies.
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My step-father served a tour in Iraq, 2005-06. UH-60 Blackhawk Crewchief & Mechanic, Combat Search and Rescue. After watching it, he said it was probably the most realistic war movie he's seen in a long time. During the movie he even commented saying the showers looked just about exactly as they do at Camp Victory.
I only saw the last half of the movie, but after one glance while doing laundry, I sat down and watched. It was great.
I appreciate his service to this country. I've 3 generations of military service in my family... I only see "real" war on You-tube, friends & family's pictures, or other video's that I've come across. They seem way more "real" than the Movie... But than again, those videos and pictues are actually real.
I completely agree though, the Film was well made. Check it out if you haven't yet.
Thanks to all that serve(ed) our country :salute
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Just finished watching it. Good movie :aok
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I have a few EOD buddies who felt the same way. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet.
I'm surprised that they actually went to see it since they live it. Although I was also surprised when my grandfather went to see Flags of Our Fathers, by himself... only movie he's been too in 20+ years.
Good movie though. Did have a few follywood moments but they way they filmed a lot of the shots made it more "gritty" and realistic. I saw it in the theater and will probably buy it.
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I know this is a old thread but i didn't want to put up a new one.
I watched this movie last night, and I wasn't that impressed. I mean it was good don't get me wrong, i'd watch it again, but i don't see Oscar winning material in it.
I thought the movie way too short and I went away wanting to know more. He had 3 days left in the tour, and BAM!, he's in a grocery store back in the states?! :rolleyes: Then it ends with him back in Iraq walking down the street. :frown:
I didn't quite get the part where he goes to the house and a woman runs him off :lol WTF was that all about? Anyway, I thought it was slow on action, short and mixed up on story line. It just didn't live up to the hype for me. I was expecting Platoon and got Desert Commandos instead :frown:
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I didn't quite get the part where he goes to the house and a woman runs him off :lol WTF was that all about?
He was looking for the parents of the kid that sold the DVD's to him & ended up getting killed and turned into a corpse IED.
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He was looking for the parents of the kid that sold the DVD's to him & ended up getting killed and turned into a corpse IED.
Well was that his parents or not? The boy turned out NOT to be the corpse. :headscratch:
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Well was that his parents or not? The boy turned out NOT to be the corpse. :headscratch:
No, the boy was the corpse, that kid you saw after selling the DVD's was just some other kid selling them now.
As for it being his parents I don't think it was.
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OK, the scene with the kid approaching him towards the end makes more since now. Thx :)
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Found it pretty boring, typical Hollywood imho.
Personally felt Black Hawk Down was better, but then I might have had a different opinion in I had served there too.
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Dumb question. Is it out in DVD yet? I haven't seen it at the local shoppette for rent yet.
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Dumb question. Is it out in DVD yet? I haven't seen it at the local shoppette for rent yet.
Yes. My wife picked one up at Redbox.
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No, the boy was the corpse, that kid you saw after selling the DVD's was just some other kid selling them now.
As for it being his parents I don't think it was.
I am pretty sure it was the same kid, he ran up to him talking to him like he knew him and even had a soccer ball and some "great" dvds
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I am pretty sure it was the same kid, he ran up to him talking to him like he knew him and even had a soccer ball and some "great" dvds
It was just another kid that the guy hired to sell DVD's for him, go back and watch it, I'm pretty sure that it's 2 different kids, but I could be wrong.
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Ok I looked it up and you were right, it wasn't Beckham, this is from IMDB.com's FAQ section on the movie.
Does "Beckham" die?
On the film's DVD commentary track, both director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal confirm that the boy who Sgt. James encounters at Camp Victory the morning after Eldridge has been injured is Beckham. Despite his certainty, James had been mistaken when he believed the mutilated body he'd found in the bombed-out building was Beckham's.
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Dumb question. Is it out in DVD yet? I haven't seen it at the local shoppette for rent yet.
After it came out, went to the blockbuster rental (hollywood, whatever it's called), and they only stocked one copy to rent per local store. Even wally-world didn't have it for sale at all. I ended up finding it in Suncoast (or whatever the name is of the movie stores they have in every mall).
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seems pretty real
No. It's not.
Believe me.
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After it came out, went to the blockbuster rental (hollywood, whatever it's called), and they only stocked one copy to rent per local store. Even wally-world didn't have it for sale at all. I ended up finding it in Suncoast (or whatever the name is of the movie stores they have in every mall).
Plenty of copies at Wallyworld here. I thought it was a very good movie and even my wife enjoyed it(she's a tree hugger).
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You can also buy it on Amazon and download it for $15.
AAJagerX
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saw it Sat nite
that won the award? Don't see how....
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Just watched it....Not Impressed...but Thats just my taste..
KAM
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I thought the movie way too short and I went away wanting to know more. He had 3 days left in the tour, and BAM!, he's in a grocery store back in the states?! :rolleyes: Then it ends with him back in Iraq walking down the street. :frown:
He's a "war junkie", and that's pretty much the theme throughout the whole movie, from when the colonel commented on his hundreds of disarmed bombs, to when his teammates contemplated murdering him because he was a dangerous risk taker. Back home he didn't feel "real", it wasn't the "real world" to him (and other "war junkies"), so he re-upped and went back to the war, smiling.
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He's a "war junkie", and that's pretty much the theme throughout the whole movie, from when the colonel commented on his hundreds of disarmed bombs, to when his teammates contemplated murdering him because he was a dangerous risk taker. Back home he didn't feel "real", it wasn't the "real world" to him (and other "war junkies"), so he re-upped and went back to the war, smiling.
Yeah you're spot on there. That puts the movie in a different light for me. I'd like to go back and watch it again. It's a interesting character study, but I don't know if it's deserving of an Oscar. :headscratch:
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Yeah the quote at the very beginning of the movie is very important to remember throughout the film, "The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug”.
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Yeah you're spot on there. That puts the movie in a different light for me. I'd like to go back and watch it again. It's a interesting character study, but I don't know if it's deserving of an Oscar. :headscratch:
I kind of agree with you on that, however I'm struggling to think of another 2009 movie that does deserve an Oscar for best picture. Avatar had a more emotional impact on me (I'm a sucker for long-odds hero stories), but it was far too flawed for an Oscar.
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I kind of agree with you on that, however I'm struggling to think of another 2009 movie that does deserve an Oscar for best picture. Avatar had a more emotional impact on me (I'm a sucker for long-odds hero stories), but it was far too flawed for an Oscar.
Yeah as far as Avatar goes it definitely wasn't Oscar material, it was just really visually stunning. As for Hurt Locker I really enjoyed it, and the last few years the Academy has gone towards the independent movies for Best Picture.
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Yeah, the independent filmmakers have become way better at producing decently written and directed films than Hollyweird the last 10 years or so.
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Considering the trash that's came out of Hollyweird in the past several years, the academy doesn't really have that much to choose from. Thank goodness a another Brokeback Mountain wasn't made.
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Thank goodness a another Brokeback Mountain wasn't made.
You said it, even though I never have, nor would I ever see that.
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I want a really good epic movie to come out like gladiator, saving private ryan etc..only problem is they only seem to come out every now and then
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I want a really good epic movie to come out like gladiator, saving private ryan etc..only problem is they only seem to come out every now and then
If they came out all the time, they wouldn't be as good. They would just become average and other ones would stand out and you'd be wanting all of those movies all the time. :D
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I want a really good epic movie to come out like gladiator, saving private ryan etc..only problem is they only seem to come out every now and then
Well if they came out all the time then they would become boring.
Edit: Just saw Jayhawk beat me to it. :D
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Good movie...great inside view of the "war junkie" that a good number of vets turn into...some of the actions taken by the lead character were not in character with that personality type...not Oscar material...but I'll probably end up buying it on DVD if anyone has a copy on half.com.
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Good movie...great inside view of the "war junkie" that a good number of vets turn into...some of the actions taken by the lead character were not in character with that personality type...not Oscar material...but I'll probably end up buying it on DVD if anyone has a copy on half.com.
not oscar material? what you talkin bout...that movie won like 6 oscars, and ...the producer/director was the first female to win an oscar for producing or directing a movie!
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I am glad to see a female win for best director. She beat the boys at their own game. It is Oscar material from what they had to pick from. Maybe i'm too old school, but movies the last several years have been lasking substance imo.
Compare The Hurt Locker with Apocalyse Now. I think we all can agree that ApoNow is 10 times the epic movie Hurt Locker is. Yet Apocalypse only received 2 Oscars i believe.
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Kathryn Bigelow (Director: The Hurt Locker) is also the ex-wife of James Cameron (Director: Avatar)
The world gets small sometimes. If what I heard/read somewhere was correct it was in fact Cameron that first turned Bigelow onto the movie after he read the script. Good for him and for her.
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Kathryn Bigelow has made some really good movies, and the movies that she's made you wouldn't think that a woman had made them, not only the Hurt Locker, but Point Break, & K-19 The Widowmaker.
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Come to think of it... The Road was a better movie in my opinion, and surely Oscar material.
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Yeah The Road was a good movie too, I liked The Hurt Locker better myself, thats the thing with movies their very subjective, it comes down to individual preferences.