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JonLP24

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4. They already ate up Hurt Locker

Tue Jan 13, 2015, 10:42 AM

Jan 2015

First off, EOD is an incredibly boring job in deployment zones (it is actually far more exciting on the state side doing on a "need to know basis" work for the FBI & Secret Service locating, uncovering explosives that we never hear about) they drive 5 mph in vehicles with ultra bright headlights locate the possible bomb, maintain a safe distance, perform the controlled detonation (it is even more boring waiting for them).

So if they ate up a premise built on nonsense they'll eat this up.

On edit - The Iraq War movies we watched in Iraq were far more realistic & better but I don't have a clue as to what the titles were, scenery, look & feel especially highlighting the beauty of Iraq.

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Clint Eastwood treats Iraq like Iwo Jima. Will Americans really go for this horseshit? [View all] marmar Jan 2015 OP

Well, it depends on how big a role The Chair gets in the movie hatrack Jan 2015 #1

Yes. We will eat it up. :( Oklahoma_Liberal Jan 2015 #2

From what one knows of Chris Kyle, "American Psycho" might have been a better title (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Jan 2015 #3

They already ate up Hurt Locker JonLP24 Jan 2015 #4

I think, Hollywood is somewhat happy that the bad guys nowadays are Arabs: DetlefK Jan 2015 #5

The best movie from the "War on Terror" era was "Traitor" hands down JonLP24 Jan 2015 #7

This one? Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2015 #16

What is up with link JonLP24 Jan 2015 #32

Don't know why it's doing that. Here's the poster from the original link: Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2015 #33

I posted the correct link JonLP24 Jan 2015 #34

All I did was copy and paste from my browser in Wikipedia. Not sure why it's not working Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2015 #36

Here is why I was drawing different conclusions JonLP24 Jan 2015 #37

I knew it! My damn work browser is a teabagging neocon. I can't get that stupid link to work right. Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2015 #39

Wim Wenders' "Land of Plenty" is worth a look for its perceptive KingCharlemagne Jan 2015 #23

I will have to check those 2 out. HappyMe Jan 2015 #24

Had never heard of the first one. Seen the second one you mentioned. Thanks. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2015 #29

+1 DetlefK- Everything you said ! lunasun Jan 2015 #10

You highlight Ben Affleck's point on Real Time Central Scruitinizer Jan 2015 #30

I guess the movie is keeping in spirit with Kyle's autobiography Blue_Tires Jan 2015 #6

I wanna see it lame54 Jan 2015 #8

My husband and I will probably go see it. HappyMe Jan 2015 #9

Too bad he didn't actually review the movie he saw... lame54 Jan 2015 #11

Hell, if they ate up those old westerns with the black and white hats, LuvNewcastle Jan 2015 #12

According to the Rolling Stone review... JohnnyRingo Jan 2015 #13

I just read the Rolling Stone review. HappyMe Jan 2015 #15

It seems the "reviewer" is just unhappy that... JohnnyRingo Jan 2015 #42

Most of Eastwoods best movies are morally ambiguous and Americans don't do ambiguity well Johonny Jan 2015 #22

Surprising, considering Republicans (and he is one) don't do nuance well. alarimer Jan 2015 #35

For some reason Eastwood always catches flak. JohnnyRingo Jan 2015 #41

Movies are whatever Thespian2 Jan 2015 #14

Don't tell me there is yet another movie that justifies sociopaths. zeemike Jan 2015 #17

When I heard they were making movie about him JonLP24 Jan 2015 #38

I knew it was pure horse shit. Enthusiast Jan 2015 #18

Well, he did spend half an hour talking to an empty chair at the Republican National Convention. Tommy_Carcetti Jan 2015 #28

Of course. It represents everything wingnuts love Major Nikon Jan 2015 #19

...And PTSD JohnnyRingo Jan 2015 #43

This propaganda MynameisBlarney Jan 2015 #20

Sounds like another winner from Eastwood!! pocoloco Jan 2015 #21

He never said anything about feeling remorse. Jamastiene Jan 2015 #25

The George Zimmerman of the military Central Scruitinizer Jan 2015 #31

Well, of course Iraqis are "evil doers." They attacked us on 9/11... KansDem Jan 2015 #26

This sort of mindless jingoism . . FairWinds Jan 2015 #27

i can't wait for it to hit theatres in hopes that the wall-to-wall advertising.. frylock Jan 2015 #40

upon further review onethatcares Jan 2015 #44

I thought American Sniper was good but not great. bigwillq Jan 2015 #45

REAL Americans will eat it up. GeorgeGist Jan 2015 #46

What hyper-patriotic country doesn't enjoy a good sniper hero pic? nt raouldukelives Jan 2015 #47

The irony cwydro Jan 2015 #48