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The Hurt Locker Vs. American Sniper

Posted on 1/24/15 at 7:50 pm
Posted by Hugo Stiglitz
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 1/24/15 at 7:50 pm
Both are great movies but the Hurt Locker is the superior film, at least for me. The main character in the Hurt Locker seemed more genuine and you got a real feel for characters around him, there was depth. American Sniper toned down the main character from the book (real life Kyle) to make him more sympathetic and heroic, a mistake in my opinion. Characters, real or imaginary, are better with their flaws.
Posted by beaver
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Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 1/24/15 at 8:10 pm to
hurt locker by far
Posted by LSU1SLU
Member since Mar 2013
7209 posts
Posted on 1/24/15 at 8:16 pm to
American sniper was just a decent movie imo. I liked lone survivor way more
Posted by biglego
Ask your mom where I been
Member since Nov 2007
77857 posts
Posted on 1/24/15 at 8:16 pm to
I prefer Capt America for my american soldier hero cravings.
Posted by colorchangintiger
Dan Carlin
Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 1/24/15 at 8:18 pm to
I really think Eastwood did a mediocre job at best with AS. Even on the shitty quality DVD screener I saw the CGI was atrocious. He really mailed it in. Cooper didn't disappoint, not that any one expected him to disappoint.
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 1/24/15 at 8:25 pm to
havent even seen american sniper and it's hurt locker by a long shot
Posted by DanglingFury
Living the dream
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 1/24/15 at 9:06 pm to
I liked AS better. Kyle at least had an arc, Renner was pretty much the same at the end. Honestly, don't see too much difference between the two. Both good, but not great movies that I think seemed representative of what our soldiers experienced over there. For me, AS was basically part two of THL the way season two of True Detective will be to season 1...

Eta...Cooper was the much more likable lead vs. Renner. I thought AS was more moving, THL just ended where it started.
This post was edited on 1/24/15 at 9:12 pm
Posted by Patrick_Bateman
Member since Jan 2012
17823 posts
Posted on 1/24/15 at 9:22 pm to
Hurt Locker by far.
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 1/24/15 at 9:22 pm to
Just saw American sniper today. I thought it was good, not overly great but good. Dude could shoot.
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
18769 posts
Posted on 1/24/15 at 9:26 pm to
The Hurt Locker > Lone Survivor > American Sniper
Posted by catholictigerfan
Member since Oct 2009
56584 posts
Posted on 1/24/15 at 10:34 pm to
Maybe it was just me but American Sniper wasn't great and neither was Hurt Locker. I think the movies were well done but they weren't good enough to say oh yeah that was a good movie when you walked out.

To put my problems with this movie is that you never felt like Kyle was in danger. A Gold Medalist sniper is hunting you and you never really felt like he had a chance to kill Kyle.

I thought it was a hell of a tribute to the guy, he kicked but in Iraq and gave a lot back to his fellow veterans. But just judging it as a movie it wasn't great but decent.

What was better probably Hurt Locker.
Posted by JBeam
Guns,Germs & Steel
Member since Jan 2011
68377 posts
Posted on 1/24/15 at 11:24 pm to
Both are not great films. "The Hurt Locker" is lightyears better than American Sniper.

quote:

Hurt locker was an unrealistic piece of shite.

This post was edited on 1/24/15 at 11:26 pm
Posted by LACountyTiger
Los Angeles County
Member since Nov 2013
1338 posts
Posted on 1/24/15 at 11:45 pm to
I thought AS was better.

Did not like Hurt Locker at all
Posted by StraightCashHomey21
Aberdeen,NC
Member since Jul 2009
125863 posts
Posted on 1/25/15 at 5:01 am to
American Sniper felt like it was rushed and they didn't really go through editing and polish it up.

Hurt Locker had all that.
Posted by pvilleguru
Member since Jun 2009
60453 posts
Posted on 1/25/15 at 8:07 am to
I have no interest in seeing American Sniper, but I did not like The Hurt Locker.
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