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Why haven't many Iraq or Afghanistan war movies been made?
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:47 pm
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:47 pm
Lone Survivor, and The Hurt Locker are really all that come to mind. You'd think after more than a decade of war they'd have some source material.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:51 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
the kingdom and zero dark thirty as well. id say there are a fair share of movies out there
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:52 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Green Zone
3 Kings about the first Iraq
3 Kings about the first Iraq
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:52 pm to BlacknGold
Jarhead is another that comes to mind. There are a few out there. You can probably make an argument about the quality of some of them though.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:52 pm to BlacknGold
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the kingdom
Isnt that Saudi Arabia?
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:53 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
There's others like Jarhead(Desert Storm) Three Kings(same) Green Zone(Current) etc. But after the last 12yrs I expected more as well. I was bitching about burnout execs only looking for the next reboot yesterday, and I'd lay this at their feet too.
I'm sure there's scripts out there.
**yall beat me to those-Men Who Stare at Goats was kind of another one, but didn't really get on the front lines.
I'm sure there's scripts out there.
**yall beat me to those-Men Who Stare at Goats was kind of another one, but didn't really get on the front lines.
This post was edited on 6/25/14 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:53 pm to BlacknGold
Zero dark thirty was more of a spy flick.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:54 pm to TreyAnastasio
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Isnt that Saudi Arabia?
uh maybe. probably. i havent seen it in years. i just knew it was the middle east.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 4:54 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Too fresh, they all have to have some kind of political message mumbo jumbo behind it which hurts the movie IMO
Zero Dark Thirty did a pretty good job of not trying to make a political statement
Zero Dark Thirty did a pretty good job of not trying to make a political statement
Posted on 6/25/14 at 5:00 pm to BlacknGold
Ya, it definitely is. Thats why its called the kingdom.
This post was edited on 6/25/14 at 5:01 pm
Posted on 6/25/14 at 5:02 pm to TreyAnastasio
Jarhead and Three Kings were Gulf War. Completely different tone than the current wars.
I also missed Generation Kill. I guess that counts.
I also missed Generation Kill. I guess that counts.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 5:10 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Posted on 6/25/14 at 5:12 pm to silverdawg
OK, I wasn't really talking about a foreign film about the Russian occupation of Afghanistan in the 80's.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 5:15 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
There have been several that relate to the wars generally that have flopped because Hollywood is too stupid to realize liberals don't go see war movies and war movie buffs don't go see liberal war movies.
Meanwhile, the ones that avoid an overt political message do well. Shocker.
Meanwhile, the ones that avoid an overt political message do well. Shocker.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 5:26 pm to Pettifogger
Lions and Lambs
Posted on 6/25/14 at 5:29 pm to BlacknGold
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the kingdom
The frick?
Posted on 6/25/14 at 5:30 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
In the Valley of Ellah is another one.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 5:49 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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Iraq or Afghanistan
Too much sand. I for one get annoyed when staring at desert for too long.
For example: the scenes in the first 2 Transformer movies that were in the desert annoyed the crap out of me. No, those aren't war movies, but it got painful to watch.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 5:49 pm to 12
The Hornets Nest, but that's more of a documentary I think.
It's out now.
It's out now.
Posted on 6/25/14 at 5:55 pm to ChipDouglas2403
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Too much sand. I for one get annoyed when staring at desert for too long.
Most of the combat in Iraq took place in the cities and Afghanistan a lot of it was in the mountains.
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