Seriously? Did anyone else watch this movie? You know I rented this movie on blueray, thinking it would be good, it got glowing reviews after all and I literally could not make it through half the movie before I turned it off. It was boring as hell...watching guys get drunk and wrestle each other? The second half of this movie must be spectacular, b\c the 1st hour or so was horrificly boring... Once again Hollywood shows how completely out of touch with reality they really are... 50 years from now...I am sure people will be mentioning this movie right up there with classics like The Godfather, Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan...oh that's right some other film won that year....
Great movie, deserving of the award. I didn't think it was boring at all. I thought it was fascinating.
I'm looking forward to seeing it. Couple of friends who served in Iraq were really pissed off over the film, because of both small inconsistencies (the new uniforms didn't even exist at the time the movie takes place) and major ones (one friend says he kept hoping the lead would get himself killed already so he wouldn't so recklessly risk so many other people's lives). OTOH--it's not like Hollywood has ever really concerned itself that much with accuracy in war films.... Glad to see it did well. Maybe it'll inspire TV to reboot "Over There," a tv series set in Iraq from 5 or so years back that had some real promise. I doubt it though.
Here's an article one of them sent me on it: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/25/AR2010022506161_pf.html
It was a piss poor movie. Anyone who has served, or knows someone who has served over in Iraq, can tell you that this thing was a crock of shit. I know a guy who is going through EOD training RIGHT NOW and he says that movie is a complete fabrication. Not an ounce of truth to it. I didn't even think the acting was good. You're right, this wasn't GI Joe 2.... it was worse. At least when I went to see GI Joe I had the lowest expectation possible. This movie was lauded as a masterpiece and it ended up being a huge disappointment.
I wonder how Full Metal Jacket and Platoon were received by that generation of soldier. Oliver Stone actually served in Vietnam before filming Platoon, and it's hard to imagine a director getting too unrealistic when you've got R Lee Emry consulting on Full Metal Jacket. He just doesn't seem like the kind of guy you can bullshit (at least if you want to keep your hearing). Those two, Deer Hunter and Apocolypse Now are the quintessential Vietnam War movies in my mind.
On a side note, I heard most of Emry's lines in FMJ were improvised by him. This has got to be one of my all time favorite scenes in any movie: [video=youtube;TFNeBRc7W7s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFNeBRc7W7s[/video] "DID YOUR PARENT'S HAVE ANY CHILDREN THAT LIVED?" lmao.
I love opinions :] Damn good movie. Tons of actors, directors, and other academy members also agree. Fuck, even James Cameron backed Kathryn Bigelow.
That's because he was a real DI lol. FMJ is one of the most realistic depictions of bootcamp/basic training that I've ever seen. You ever serve Mamba? Know anyone who has? I love good war movies, but this movie tried too hard. If you want good war movies go watch Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, or Band Of Brothers. This movie was a steaming pile of horse shit.
Last night, the minute it won, I reserved it on Redbox. Knew it would go quick. Looking forward to picking it up after work tonight.
I understand, but I thought there might be a rush to rent it today. That's why I reserved it on-line. I want to watch it tonight. I like to do things when I want, where I want, how I want.
My friend, who just got back from Iraq, said the movie was overall pretty faithful. He said they took some liberties with some of the procedural stuff and other things here and there, but a pretty close rendition of what it feels like over there. Anyways, even if you didn't think it was true, it's still a great movie. Renner does great in the movie, the action is intense, not really one bad scene in the movie. Honestly I believe Tarantino's movie should have won, but the Academy hates him.
