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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: USRanger on December 31, 2013, 09:17:25 AM
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Watched it last night. Excellent movie. I highly recommend seeing it when it comes out in theaters. :aok
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Can't wait...loved the book :rock
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Agree with OP, I've watched it a couple of times now in the last few days, I'm very impressed, Berg has really outdone himself this time. His dedication to making good films and not pulling punches continues, and I can't wait to see whatever he's involved with next. Wahlberg and Ben Foster put in noteworthy performances, Foster being one of my favorite actors as well. Foster especially obviously really put in the time learning the craft, his constant "muzzle up" high ready posture with his weapons is textbook Navy Seal, as was his manipulation of controls, right down to the emergency reload he did with his pistol, and using equipment in order to charge it after inserting a fresh magazine - using cover, all of it, very very well done IMO.
It's been a while since I've read to the book, I think it was right after it was published, I'm re reading it today, and the film stayed on track to the story very well.
Here is an interview that what's his face from CNN did with Marcus and Muhammad Gulab a while ago at his ranch in Texas.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-an-afghan-and-a-navy-seal-became-brothers/
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Marcus' other book Service is worth a read as well, it adds some things to Lone Survivor and picks up where it left off on his last deployment after he healed from his injuries
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Agree with OP, I've watched it a couple of times now in the last few days, I'm very impressed, Berg has really outdone himself this time. His dedication to making good films and not pulling punches continues, and I can't wait to see whatever he's involved with next. Wahlberg and Ben Foster put in noteworthy performances, Foster being one of my favorite actors as well. Foster especially obviously really put in the time learning the craft, his constant "muzzle up" high ready posture with his weapons is textbook Navy Seal, as was his manipulation of controls, right down to the emergency reload he did with his pistol, and using equipment in order to charge it after inserting a fresh magazine - using cover, all of it, very very well done IMO.
It's been a while since I've read to the book, I think it was right after it was published, I'm re reading it today, and the film stayed on track to the story very well.
Here is an interview that what's his face from CNN did with Marcus and Muhammad Gulab a while ago at his ranch in Texas.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-an-afghan-and-a-navy-seal-became-brothers/
I always watch military flicks to see if the do thins like they do in rl.
Always makes me smile when actors take the time to make it look right :)
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Luttrell is a great guy, during a meeting with them, he told the people responsible for the production of the film: "If you do anything to dishonor my friends, I will hunt you down and kill every one of you, myself."
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Luttrell is a great guy, during a meeting with them, he told the people responsible for the production of the film: "If you do anything to dishonor my friends, I will hunt you down and kill every one of you, myself."
Mark also made sure Marcus Luttrell was OK with all parts of the movie as it went along.
Mark is a class act
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Pete Berg was largely responsible for that part of things, being the director and primary producer. I was just watching a blurb about how he had to explain to Marcus Luttrell that audiences need to see things a certain way, the "Hollywoodization" factor of any story, or they just often don't get it. The example was specific to Walhberg's reaction to the first Helo, Fallen Angel 1 being shot down - when in fact Luttrell had no idea that so many other Seals and TF 160 guys were killed until after he was rescued. Apparently many times when films like this are done, these little things aren't explained to the folks whom the story is about, and they take great offense to it, not understand that offense isn't meant, and that the "rules from the gods of filmaking" are just being observed.
Little changes like this are meant to drive the story forward, and to keep the audience in the grips of things, and are often created for pacing and many other reasons. I've seen about a 1/2 dozen interviews now with Berg and Wahlberg, and all of them they've really stressed the fact that they were going to do everything possible to ensure they honored the soldiers and airmen who died - and that Marcus did in fact threaten Berg at their first meeting, which was in Marcus's home at his ranch, which is like a mini shrine filled with parts of his fallen comrades uniforms, pictures, and an actual tombstone with the names of his 3 dead Seal teamates on it in the middle of the room. Berg said Luttrell was in a very bad place when they first met, and that he believed him 100 percent when he said he didn't care about killing him if he effed up making the film, and made his fallen friends look bad in any way.
I've got an old coworker friend of mine who has worked with Mark Wahlberg, he supplied the dogs you see used in the movie "Shooter" that Mark Wahlberd did in the Vancouver area here in Canada. This was 6 or 7 years ago, and even back then, he had nothing but good things to say about Wahlberg, and that he was a lot shorter in person than you would think, but still a tough and resilient little SOB, and very dedicated to "looking right" when operating firearms and doing stuff on the camera with them.
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Gman,
Walhberg is a good guy. I have met him a few times and he is Class A when it comes to actors in my estimation. Really looking forward to seeing this movie.
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Gman,
Walhberg is a good guy. I have met him a few times and he is Class A when it comes to actors in my estimation. Really looking forward to seeing this movie.
He may be a good guy, but I have my doubts about this bodhi guy. :P
Happy new years from the Melhouse clan bud! :cheers:
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Happy New Year Estes.
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Saw it about an hour ago. It was amazing :O
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Saw it about an hour ago. It was amazing :O
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It got leaked onto the Internet. Great movie.
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It got leaked onto the Internet. Great movie.
Someone messed up
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Still worth watching in the theater. It's well made and if you don't show support for movies like these you will see a lot less of them being produced. Support a good cause and there will be more of them.
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I was just thinking about that this morning, how I hope everyone, myself included, that has taken the opportunity to watch it early still sees it in the theater in order to support those who made it, and more importantly who it was made for. I saw an interview last night with Cindy Axelson, and it was a very powerful and sad thing to watch her speak about her husband, and this movie. I'm going to see it in the AM and PM the first day it comes out, something I usually do with movies I've been waiting for anyhow.
I do think whoever released their screener copy early should be pretty scared right now, considering how Pete Berg gets about these things (see mental), and how Marcus and other Seals threatened anyone who messed up the film.
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After I watched it I sent an email tl this seal I met and he was personally content with it.
Despite not completely following the book, it was s moving movie and I do hope more like this come out.
Devgru took a hard hit. And I have much respect for my frogmen bretheren
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Went and saw it tonight very well put togeather. In my opinion it didnt leave you. Hanging. Trying to figure out what just happen.
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Ben Foster is one of my favorite actors, will have to try and see this asap :salute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCm5qePz8JI
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The film has had a fantastic opening weekend. Their projections after the limited opening were just under 20 million. It's done nearly double that, almost 40 million, and that's USA only, not worldwide. It's great to see the support they are getting. It's the 2nd biggest January opening in a long time, possibly ever. I'm very happy for Pete Berg, Wahlberg, and mostly for Marcus Luttrell.