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Movies with or about Marines.

Posted on 6/8/17 at 7:16 am
Posted by purpledevildog
Member since Oct 2007
191 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 7:16 am
Every time I see a movie about Marines I always see how long it takes before Hollywood gets something wrong. Some or all of the following things will happen at some point in the movie, that will not happen in real life:
1. Calling a rifle/weapon a "gun". Won't happen.
2. Calling a Corpsman a "medic". Won't happen.
3. Referring to a Sergeant as "Sarge". Won't happen.
4. When receiving an order and not replying "AyeAye". Probably won't happen. At least not in my time.
5. And of course the mother of them all. Referring to the Marines as "soldiers". Absolutely, positively will not happen. This one really sends me over the edge.
I had to get this off of my chest.
I'm sure there are more. Fellow Marines can add to what I've missed.
Posted by Elleshoe
Wade’s World
Member since Jun 2004
143616 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 7:25 am to
Who orders the code reds?
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George
Member since Aug 2004
78079 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 7:31 am to
With all due respect sir you're beginning to bore the hell out of me.
Posted by oreeg
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2006
5283 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 7:48 am to
Feel better?
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
51404 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 7:49 am to
I was hoping for some specific examples of movies where you've seen these errors.
Posted by Damone
FoCo
Member since Aug 2016
32966 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:26 am to
You need a safe space?
Posted by rondo
Worst. Poster. Evar.
Member since Jan 2004
77415 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:35 am to
I can with out a doubt confirm with 100% certainty that ANY movie about any specific group will seem normal to all of us, and be full of inaccuracies to the group the movie is about.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:37 am to
Are you allowed to eat jelly doughnuts Private Pyle?
Posted by Master of Sinanju
Member since Feb 2012
11368 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:38 am to
The Marine series with John Cena and the Miz are probably the most realistic portrayals, IMO.
Posted by 50_Tiger
Dallas TX
Member since Jan 2016
40240 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:47 am to
What about movies with Space Marines?


"GAME OVER MANNNNN"

RIP Bill Paxton.
Posted by RocketPower13
Member since Jan 2017
2482 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:48 am to
A Few Good Men was a great movie.
Posted by upgrade
Member since Jul 2011
13177 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:05 am to
You forgot about unlocked foot lockers.
That kind of shite drives me crazy. If it wasn't for assholes like that there'd be no steeling in the world.


Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
21223 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:52 am to
How realistic was the group masturbation scene in Jarhead?
Posted by ManBearTiger
BRLA
Member since Jun 2007
21864 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 1:19 pm to
You sound like a pussy. Meet me at sonic soldier.
Posted by Emteein
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
3892 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 1:20 pm to
quote:

1. Calling a rifle/weapon a "gun"



Posted by vol27
fort oglethorpe
Member since Mar 2015
329 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 4:20 pm to
It will be ok little soldier.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
142507 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 5:48 pm to
To The Shores Of Tripoli starring Marine O'Hara
Posted by WhiskeyPapa
Member since Aug 2016
9277 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 6:39 pm to
There is not any really good movie about the Marines that come to mind right away. 'Flags of Our Father's was very bad.
Posted by tiderider
Member since Nov 2012
7703 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 6:52 pm to
quote:

Every time I see a movie about Marines I always see how long it takes before Hollywood gets something wrong. Some or all of the following things will happen at some point in the movie, that will not happen in real life:
1. Calling a rifle/weapon a "gun". Won't happen.
2. Calling a Corpsman a "medic". Won't happen.
3. Referring to a Sergeant as "Sarge". Won't happen.
4. When receiving an order and not replying "AyeAye". Probably won't happen. At least not in my time.
5. And of course the mother of them all. Referring to the Marines as "soldiers". Absolutely, positively will not happen. This one really sends me over the edge.
I had to get this off of my chest.
I'm sure there are more. Fellow Marines can add to what I've missed.


i feel ya ... cause hollywood NEVER gets anything wrong about something ...
Posted by northshorebamaman
Cochise County AZ
Member since Jul 2009
35528 posts
Posted on 6/8/17 at 7:10 pm to
What's your favorite Marine movie? Platoon or Apocalypse Now?
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