re: Question for combat veterans that actually watch war movies

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My family members that saw combat WWII, Korea, and Vietnam never talked about it, but for those of you that served, what is the most realistic combat movie?

Edit to say that all of the above family members NEVER watched any combat movie...would walk out of the room if one came on the. One family member served in all three...man was hard core. Finished out WWII, infantry in Korea, and a gunner on a Huey in Nam. Unreal what he probably saw. He was considered an “ol man” in Nam

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It’s hard to out-do documentaries, and Restrepo is about as good as it gets on that front. I can really only speak to Iraq/Afghanistan.

I recently watched The Outpost, and that was a pretty damn good depiction. The combat scenes in American Sniper were pretty good (minus the ending given Kyle’s penchant for exaggeration). Generation Kill gets a lot right as well.

The Hurt Locker was not accurate in the least.

I’ve always heard that the guys who were in Mogadishu think Black Hawk Down got it mostly right.