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re: Iraq War movies
Posted on 5/13/13 at 8:52 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Posted on 5/13/13 at 8:52 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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Pretty sure Jarhead took place during Desert Storm.
...which happened in Iraq.
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Restrepo
...happened in Afganistan, but it's still awesome.
I haven't seen GK but I've read the book and watched a thousand clips on Youtube. It looks awesome.
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Posted on 5/13/13 at 8:57 pm to Springfield XD
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..happened in Afganistan, but it's still awesome.
I feel like most people associate Iraq/Afghan as the same thing.
Restrepo gets in as honorable mentionPosted on 5/13/13 at 9:44 pm to Adam4LSU
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And I agree, Jarhead was gay. I get the drama part of the movie and what its about but I was expecting more action.
own the movie and the book. The book is basically nothing about action, but about boredom. In my short time in the military, I found it to be extremely monotonous.
I think Netflix streaming still has a solid HD movie I've seen called Hell and Back Again. It has combat sequences in Iraq following a Marine and then shows how he copes with his injuries and regular life back in North Carolina.
This post was edited on 5/13/13 at 9:46 pm
Posted on 5/13/13 at 10:12 pm to mwlewis
The hurt locker is pretty terrible. I've been wanting to watch generation kill.
Posted on 5/13/13 at 11:11 pm to Qwerty
3 kings was about desert storm as well. I liked it.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 3:14 am to armytiger16
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Wasn't the director of rest repo killed in the fighting in Libya. Camera folk forget they can get shot at too sometimes I think.
Yes he was. Restrepo was awesome and really set the tone for modern warfare.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 8:52 am to Escobar600
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I think Netflix streaming still has a solid HD movie I've seen called Hell and Back Again. It has combat sequences in Iraq following a Marine and then shows how he copes with his injuries and regular life back in North Carolina.
Pretty solid documentary. I enjoyed it.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 9:57 am to Qwerty
quote:This. It actually wouldn't have bothered me if Avatar won Best Picture.
The hurt locker is pretty terrible.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 10:06 am to alajones
No End in Sight is a documentary that I think a lot of people should watch.
Restrepo obviously.
In the Loop is not a war movie but a really good political satire.
All 3 over 94% on rotten tomatoes that most people haven't seen.
Restrepo obviously.
In the Loop is not a war movie but a really good political satire.
All 3 over 94% on rotten tomatoes that most people haven't seen.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 10:17 am to mwlewis
I know it has nothing to do with Iraq, but Act of Valor is a movie definitely worth watching.
Sure the acting is god awul at times, and it was given terrible reviews by movie critics, but a friend of mine that is a former SEAL said that movie is one of the best reenactments of his time as a SEAL.
TIFWIW
Sure the acting is god awul at times, and it was given terrible reviews by movie critics, but a friend of mine that is a former SEAL said that movie is one of the best reenactments of his time as a SEAL.
TIFWIW
Posted on 5/14/13 at 10:25 am to absolute692
The main characters aren't actors so you can't really call the movie crap because of that. Hands down one of my favorite movies though
Posted on 5/14/13 at 10:39 am to mwlewis
"Over There" was a serires on FX. It only lasted one season, but I really liked it. I don't know if its available on NetFlix or not.
Posted on 5/14/13 at 10:43 am to Peazey
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Three Kings is entertaining, but I am not sure that I would call it a "good" movie.
That's a great way to describe Three Kings.
Also, I see The Kingdom listed in the OP...if you haven't seen that one, then watch it immediately. It is the best movie that will be listed in this thread. Really, really great movie. And super intense.
ETA: And I'll reiterate that Hurt Locker was a giant ball of meh.
This post was edited on 5/14/13 at 10:45 am
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