Saw it last night. The scenes around the diffusion of the ied's was gripping. It's one of those films that images burn your memory and you have a hard time not thinking about them. I would recommend the movie.

Funny movie.

(02-16-2010 08:30 AM)Machiavelli Wrote:  Saw it last night. The scenes around the diffusion of the ied's was gripping. It's one of those films that images burn your memory and you have a hard time not thinking about them. I would recommend the movie.

Understand the director is James Camerons ex-wife and she may get the Oscar for best director. I want to see this pic.

I know Hollywood has it's liberties with the military but the majority of this movie paints the troops in a positive light. It's unbelievable the job that they have and I thought that part was brought into focus. The sniper part was great. The decisions that goes through a guy's head of whether to shoot or not shoot. The guy vidoetaping the UN building. It really is a great movie. Those EOD crews are badasses.

I enjoyed the movie. Parts of it are completely unrealistic, but Hollywood naturally takes some license when making a movie. I think the movie serves as a reminder that the intense nature of war takes a true mental and emotional toll on our soldiers. I can't help but think of all those fine men and women who have been physically and mentally scarred due to an optional war.

(02-17-2010 10:18 AM)GilWinant Wrote:  I enjoyed the movie. Parts of it are completely unrealistic, but Hollywood naturally takes some license when making a movie. I think the movie serves as a reminder that the intense nature of war takes a true mental and emotional toll on our soldiers. I can't help but think of all those fine men and women who have been physically and mentally scarred due to an optional war.

Had to get your rabid leftist dig in, didn't you?

(02-17-2010 10:28 AM)Rebel Wrote:  

(02-17-2010 10:18 AM)GilWinant Wrote:  I enjoyed the movie. Parts of it are completely unrealistic, but Hollywood naturally takes some license when making a movie. I think the movie serves as a reminder that the intense nature of war takes a true mental and emotional toll on our soldiers. I can't help but think of all those fine men and women who have been physically and mentally scarred due to an optional war.

Had to get your rabid leftist dig in, didn't you?

And yet they continue to want to go back, and others look to join them.

That's kind of the gist of the movie. Life was mundane for the guy. He needed the rush of diffusing the bombs. Action junkie, but he was also good at it. You've come across people in life that are exceptional at what they do. This guy was good "at war".

I saw it and enjoyed it. There was no political message...just a guy, with a team, doing a job that none of us could imagine dealing with.

I heard one criticism of the movie is that “in real life” that anytime they find an IED they usually deactivate or jam the cell phone service in the area to prevent a cell phone from being used as an actuator for the IED.

I enjoyed the movie, however I thought the former Ranger ought to have been firing the Barrett rather the Intel weenie.

was that the sniper scene?

(02-17-2010 10:28 AM)Rebel Wrote:  

(02-17-2010 10:18 AM)GilWinant Wrote:  I enjoyed the movie. Parts of it are completely unrealistic, but Hollywood naturally takes some license when making a movie. I think the movie serves as a reminder that the intense nature of war takes a true mental and emotional toll on our soldiers. I can't help but think of all those fine men and women who have been physically and mentally scarred due to an optional war.

Had to get your rabid leftist dig in, didn't you?

You should probably reevaluate your characterizations. I'm not rabid in my politics, and I'm not a leftist at all. If you view everyone and everything through a partisan lenses, then you'll often be blind.

Holy Frioles you can buy that 50 cal.

http://www.barrett.net/

Look at the computer scope on top. I just can't believe you can get your hands on one of these.

Holy Crap read about this scope..........................

http://www.barrett.net/optics/bors

(02-17-2010 10:28 AM)Rebel Wrote:  

(02-17-2010 10:18 AM)GilWinant Wrote:  I enjoyed the movie. Parts of it are completely unrealistic, but Hollywood naturally takes some license when making a movie. I think the movie serves as a reminder that the intense nature of war takes a true mental and emotional toll on our soldiers. I can't help but think of all those fine men and women who have been physically and mentally scarred due to an optional war.

Had to get your rabid leftist dig in, didn't you?

I Knooow!!!Crazy, Stupid, Servicemen can't even tell the difference between a real war and an optional one

(02-22-2010 07:07 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  Holy Frioles you can buy that 50 cal.

http://www.barrett.net/

Look at the computer scope on top. I just can't believe you can get your hands on one of these.

Some of the ammo is military only.

That's a powerful weapon. I imagine that scope sends shivers down Secret Service personnel. Is this the gun someone on here showed that had ordinance that could explode on contact or a preset distance. That's a badass gun!!!!

I'm surprised that nobody has brought up Kathryn Bigelow's supreme opus:





"People trusted you, and they died!"

(02-22-2010 07:07 PM)Machiavelli Wrote:  Holy Frioles you can buy that 50 cal.

http://www.barrett.net/

Look at the computer scope on top. I just can't believe you can get your hands on one of these.

Have a problem with the 2nd amendment do ya? Why am I not surprised?

I don't fall for the right wingnut common response of banning the 2nd amendment. Where do you get that idea? Now that thing could probably take down a helicopter. I can see where the 2nd amendment would apply to that.