very nice movieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I just thought this movie was really bad.. Avatar deserved an ocar more than that piece of shit. And one of the comments ir right. Its just a tribute to americans and thats why they love it
the movie sucked ass, the only reason it won more oscars then others is because it is a tribute movie to americans, avatar was against military!!!! the racist bastards!!!!
I love movies, especially ones that hit the mark when they set out to be realistic. The sniper battle was just boring, they knew where the enemy was and they just sat and waited. That never happens in real combat. Only time a sniper waits is when he is staking out a place or if he is waiting for orders. And the guy leavin the base and becoming Rambo...such bs! You want a good war movie watch Black Hawk Down, by an actual good director who did research.
Any fellow Vets wanna get together and make an actual realistic movie about Iraq? One with mortars and suicide bombers. One of Marines taking fallujah back from the insurgents, without pussin out in a hole. One of iraqis waking us up in our 3 hours of sleep with their clips of 7.62. Patrolling the nasty crap filled streets. IEDs on every block getting destroyed by mk19's. (ya thats how we rolled). Anyways I'm tired of this hollywood bs. She knows nothing of Iraq.
ya the movie is good for the first 30 minutes, rest of it makes no sense. Even someone who has never been in war will know that you dont just sit in a hole with a whole squad when you know where the enemy is...you ATTACK by flanking them! I hate the sniper scene...worst sniper scene in any war movie hands down. I guess oscars go out to lame ass crap now days.
i'm sorry, but actual war is not like call of duty, were u just zoom and shoot. u take your time, and have a spotter. and when r they sitting in a hole?
Ya I've been in actual war, and what they did was lame. #1 blood will not jam bullets #2 the trained team that was there had no clue and got killed right off the get go #3 they keep the sniper rifle posted in plain view of the enemy, why not move and get a different angle? #4 the guy providing security barely was aware of the guy that FLANKED them. #5 They had a 50 cal up on the truck - so when the sniper first sot, someone shoulda got in the 50 cal and blew the mothers away.
This ia a response to all your #. #1 blood can jam bullets, and have u ever tried? #2 u r saying because they r trained it is impossible for them to get sniped? i would train all the troops the. #3 where would they move there surrounded by sand with no cover, and they stayed there in the movie to build suspense, because they both know where they r. #4 he was aware of the guy who flanked them, i dont understan your wording in that #.
#5 they were very far away, if u could tell from the trigger pull to contact time. those Mgs on trucks don't shoot in a straight line. I understand y u think it's stupid and im just trying to make a piont. i don't mean to offend u or pick a fight
OK well 50 cal machine gun has a max effective range of 1830m and a barret 50 cal sniper rifle has 1800m. Do i want 550 rounds per minute on them, or one? First guy to mount sniper rifle gets waxed hard core. And they don't even move the rifle to throw off the enemy sniper...but he was moving from window to window. The guy that had rear security was messing around being scared in the pit, if he was on his game he would've saw the enemy earlier. And yes I've actually seen blood on bullets...
cont. --> it doesn't jam them. Oh and it took the army guy forever to get a shot into the enemy sniper, and then he gets good enough to wax a guy in a dead sprint...ya right! This movie was supposed to be realistic of how war in iraq is. And it missed by a long shot, except for the ied removal, but even then it's never just one guy, in some cases wed just shoot them with mk19's(look it up) from a safe distance. Sorry but the movie was too scripted, like there was only one way to do anything.
Ok listen its a fricken movie! she might not know anything about the war but u know nothing about movies. what would be better them spraying bullets at the house and asume they r dead? or a snipe out battle? And if u actually paid attention they yelled at the guy spraying with the mg because they were almost out of ammo. the reason why he didn't kill the flanker in the speed of light ( like u expected ) he was uncomfortable killing anyone. u would know that if u paid attenton again...its a movie
A great movie, 15 million $ budget, unfortunately only a 5 million growth, avatar worst movie, 2.5 Billion $ growth. More people should watch this movie
It was pretty suspenseful, had a bit of drama. Not much action though. I don't see how anyone can say this isn't realistic. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN IRAQ
Won best film, both the sound awards, best director ( first female director to do so), best original screenplay (I think) and another that I can't remember.
i thought that the Hurt Locker fucking sucked. boring as shit. and it gave people in iraq a bad image. but then again, the government needs americans to believe that 9/11 wasn't an inside job.
@KKKaramali hey fuck you man i'm fuckin american and i know what sort of shit goes on their because i've seen pictures and talked to actual enlisted members of the greatest military on earth. so stop making generalizations about american people when you don't know shit.
what a bullsit movie has nothing to do with the reality in iraq marines are so scared when they are in convoy they stay most of the time in thier bases like chickens only airforce do the jobs for them im from iraq and believe me i saw marines crying like babes when they hit by road side bomb IED the iraqi army are doing the job and the air force only marines are bunch of kids who used to play xbox in america.
i did like it, i mean it was pretty tense at times, and for me the ending was pretty surprising when you find out its really 365 days on a rotation...but yeah it was a great movie, but not great like avatar was cause avatar was phenomenal
the hurt locker was aight, but not near as epic as avatar, plus i like avatar's storyline better. now, the hurt locker should definately get best actor cause he was amazing in it....
Not sure why it was in it...but it didnt take away from it, it just shows one of the actors "stressed-out" and playing G.O.W. on Xbox 360 (while talking to his doctor).
Although the system wasnt even out the year it takes place (let alone the game)...i still LOVED every singly second of the movie.
Yeah, it really transported me. I'm from New Zealand, and when I walked out of the theartre the world looked so different, my head was ringing, I'll cherish this film forever, I really will
also, yes Black Hawk Down was possibly the best war movie of the past decade, not including this. B.H.D. was def one of the most suspensful War movies in a while.
The dudes in stop-loss were pussies. They get no respect from other soldiers. We had a dude punk out on us and go AWOL when he was on mid-tour leave. Dude turned bitch after seeing combat, and refused to come back. Dudes like that should die in a fire.
Just cause a few rednecks like youself enjoy killing people and dont have a problem with seeing comrades die doesnt mean everyone else is. Have fun going around telling vets they shouldve been killed you douche bag
I'm a vet. I'm not a redneck. Taking life is one of the most sickening, miserable things one can experience. And I miss my brothers who are no longer here, and think about them every day. Because of this, I have no respect for a man who will abandon his brothers during a time of war, simply because he can't hack it anymore. There is nothing honorable about running away and leaving your buddies to face combat again without you.
We had a guy go AWOL on us on his mid-tour leave, with five months left to go in our deployment. We all felt betrayed, angry, and incredibly let down. I don't actually want the guy to die. None of us do. It's an expression meant to convey extreme dislike. I don't hate the guy. But I don't ever want to see him again. He left us hanging, and didn't think twice. How were we supposed to feel? Sorry for him, for having a little PTSD and being scared? We were all scared. But we didn't run away.
I understand that. Perhaps I could have expressed myself more eloquently. I have very intense feelings about that kind of thing, and tend to get caught up in the rush of emotion whenever I think about it.
On a seperate note, Hurt Locker has turned out to be a decent action flick, with an okay depiction of soldiers. But the depiction of mission scenarios and the tactics, techniques and procedures displayed by the soldiers in the movie are incredibly inaccurate. I'd elaborate if I had a bit mo
Um I don't care what you say, but what kind of tactics are you supposed to consistently deliberate in UNCONDITIONAL WARFARE.. Special Forces don't have any specific tactics when it comes to diverse situations although they train in all different types of scenrarios and situations,,
actually you should praise that man. he actually used his brain and figured out the failed policy and politicians behind the war. we need more heroes like your buddy that went awol. he should recieve a medal, he is a true american hero
BHD was probably one of the best war movies of late because, unlike many others, it's a true story, which is why that and We Were Soldiers are my all time favs.
Its kind of like it. I dont think any movie captures the atmosphere and look of Iraq as well as this one does. It is unrealistic in spots, but it is just a movie.
If you had a problem with GoW being in it I don't know how you could watch the movie as practically every single scene is full of inaccuracies or just outright inept writing.
I never said i had a problem with it...i was just pointing it out because it was odd but didnt take away from it at all...i actually like that game anyways.
it was the only Con i could think of...so i said it as a bonus.
@KingOfTownz
Dude words cannot describe how much I agree with you. Mediocre war movie AT BEST.
MisterWordman 1 year ago
very nice movieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
khadejaa1 1 year ago
Good review, but no amount of praise can give this movie what it deserves.
Samh232 1 year ago
Wow, it wasn't even near a 10/10
If anything, maybe a 6.5/10 AT MOST.
Want to see a good movie that is similar? Watch The Kingdom
The whole plot ended up pointless, boring as fuck, all the characters where jerk offs
DONT SEE IT!
KingofTownz 1 year ago
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Patman494 1 year ago
The Hurt Locker, Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan, and Full Metal Jacket best military movies ever in my opinion.
gobucs34 1 year ago
The movie was amazing.
TheStyrofoamplates 1 year ago
it was crap
deltapeco 1 year ago
propoganda..............it sucked.....ralph fiense unknown lmao ur unkown
deltapeco 1 year ago
haha gears of war was his flaw in the movie
lew13lair505 1 year ago
terrible movie!!!!!!!!
ifajig1 1 year ago
i thought that movie was badass like it made me want to go shoot somebody haha but im not a military expert like all the other people below me
stanleytherat 1 year ago
i dont know elite bomb disarming troop maybe they made an xbox 360 and gears of war
Nick943098 1 year ago
I just thought this movie was really bad.. Avatar deserved an ocar more than that piece of shit. And one of the comments ir right. Its just a tribute to americans and thats why they love it
PullMyFingu 1 year ago
the movie sucked ass, the only reason it won more oscars then others is because it is a tribute movie to americans, avatar was against military!!!! the racist bastards!!!!
ivtumc 1 year ago
Well guess what, the xbox360 wasn't the only flaw. read some of the imdb reviews...
BleakVision 1 year ago
I love movies, especially ones that hit the mark when they set out to be realistic. The sniper battle was just boring, they knew where the enemy was and they just sat and waited. That never happens in real combat. Only time a sniper waits is when he is staking out a place or if he is waiting for orders. And the guy leavin the base and becoming Rambo...such bs! You want a good war movie watch Black Hawk Down, by an actual good director who did research.
rayman811 1 year ago
This movie was crap. Period.
bweazel 1 year ago
Yeah and she ended up getting best director oscar in the end of it all too. I need to see this movie.
linuxguy2009 1 year ago
No you don't. It's a watered down version of what's really going on there.
This one is no different, it sucks ass.
bweazel 1 year ago
Often times the only people who call Ralph Fiennes 'unknown' also call "Constantine" type flicks their favorite movies.
Schindler's fucking List man. Expand your catalog, watch real films. Ralph was incredible in that film.
Go watch "There Will Be Blood". That people don't know who Daniel Day Lewis is disappoints me.
JPhinfan86 1 year ago
Any fellow Vets wanna get together and make an actual realistic movie about Iraq? One with mortars and suicide bombers. One of Marines taking fallujah back from the insurgents, without pussin out in a hole. One of iraqis waking us up in our 3 hours of sleep with their clips of 7.62. Patrolling the nasty crap filled streets. IEDs on every block getting destroyed by mk19's. (ya thats how we rolled). Anyways I'm tired of this hollywood bs. She knows nothing of Iraq.
rayman811 1 year ago
ya the movie is good for the first 30 minutes, rest of it makes no sense. Even someone who has never been in war will know that you dont just sit in a hole with a whole squad when you know where the enemy is...you ATTACK by flanking them! I hate the sniper scene...worst sniper scene in any war movie hands down. I guess oscars go out to lame ass crap now days.
rayman811 1 year ago
i'm sorry, but actual war is not like call of duty, were u just zoom and shoot. u take your time, and have a spotter. and when r they sitting in a hole?
CavsFan234Life 1 year ago
Ya I've been in actual war, and what they did was lame. #1 blood will not jam bullets #2 the trained team that was there had no clue and got killed right off the get go #3 they keep the sniper rifle posted in plain view of the enemy, why not move and get a different angle? #4 the guy providing security barely was aware of the guy that FLANKED them. #5 They had a 50 cal up on the truck - so when the sniper first sot, someone shoulda got in the 50 cal and blew the mothers away.
rayman811 1 year ago
This ia a response to all your #. #1 blood can jam bullets, and have u ever tried? #2 u r saying because they r trained it is impossible for them to get sniped? i would train all the troops the. #3 where would they move there surrounded by sand with no cover, and they stayed there in the movie to build suspense, because they both know where they r. #4 he was aware of the guy who flanked them, i dont understan your wording in that #.
CavsFan234Life 1 year ago
#5 they were very far away, if u could tell from the trigger pull to contact time. those Mgs on trucks don't shoot in a straight line. I understand y u think it's stupid and im just trying to make a piont. i don't mean to offend u or pick a fight
CavsFan234Life 1 year ago
OK well 50 cal machine gun has a max effective range of 1830m and a barret 50 cal sniper rifle has 1800m. Do i want 550 rounds per minute on them, or one? First guy to mount sniper rifle gets waxed hard core. And they don't even move the rifle to throw off the enemy sniper...but he was moving from window to window. The guy that had rear security was messing around being scared in the pit, if he was on his game he would've saw the enemy earlier. And yes I've actually seen blood on bullets...
rayman811 1 year ago
cont. --> it doesn't jam them. Oh and it took the army guy forever to get a shot into the enemy sniper, and then he gets good enough to wax a guy in a dead sprint...ya right! This movie was supposed to be realistic of how war in iraq is. And it missed by a long shot, except for the ied removal, but even then it's never just one guy, in some cases wed just shoot them with mk19's(look it up) from a safe distance. Sorry but the movie was too scripted, like there was only one way to do anything.
rayman811 1 year ago
Ok listen its a fricken movie! she might not know anything about the war but u know nothing about movies. what would be better them spraying bullets at the house and asume they r dead? or a snipe out battle? And if u actually paid attention they yelled at the guy spraying with the mg because they were almost out of ammo. the reason why he didn't kill the flanker in the speed of light ( like u expected ) he was uncomfortable killing anyone. u would know that if u paid attenton again...its a movie
CavsFan234Life 1 year ago
A great movie, 15 million $ budget, unfortunately only a 5 million growth, avatar worst movie, 2.5 Billion $ growth. More people should watch this movie
Clear2engage 1 year ago
@Clear2engage um nop there budget was only 1.5 million
nickcool1010 1 year ago
@nickcool1010 1.5? its 11-15mil you cant do anything with 1.5. search it
Clear2engage 1 year ago
Is this a joke?
This movie was BORING!
Up was better for Christ's sake and that was a children's film!
PS - The people who are talking about how "realistic" this movie is are full of shit. I have a few vet friends that say that's not how it is.
For example, bomb squad people don't learn to be snipers.
EmHenn11 2 years ago
It was pretty suspenseful, had a bit of drama. Not much action though. I don't see how anyone can say this isn't realistic. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IN IRAQ
BigCrazytm 2 years ago
Won best film, both the sound awards, best director ( first female director to do so), best original screenplay (I think) and another that I can't remember.
I definetly got to see it, looks ace.
classicrock4ever1 2 years ago
i thought that the Hurt Locker fucking sucked. boring as shit. and it gave people in iraq a bad image. but then again, the government needs americans to believe that 9/11 wasn't an inside job.
justbringit151515 2 years ago
Hahaha! YES!
I'm so happy I've found someone with a brain and/or good taste in movies!
EmHenn11 2 years ago
george bush deserves to be bashed.
he ruined our country and now the generations to come are going to be affected by his dumbass decisions.
Shane7595 2 years ago
poor americans they believe everything in hollywood but the real life in iraq is totaly different as it is shown in the movies .
KKKaramali 2 years ago 3
how many times have you been deployed to Iraq?
TheArmy19D 1 year ago
@KKKaramali hey fuck you man i'm fuckin american and i know what sort of shit goes on their because i've seen pictures and talked to actual enlisted members of the greatest military on earth. so stop making generalizations about american people when you don't know shit.
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what a bullsit movie has nothing to do with the reality in iraq marines are so scared when they are in convoy they stay most of the time in thier bases like chickens only airforce do the jobs for them im from iraq and believe me i saw marines crying like babes when they hit by road side bomb IED the iraqi army are doing the job and the air force only marines are bunch of kids who used to play xbox in america.
KKKaramali 2 years ago
Which do you think is better, Avatar or The Hurt Locker?? For me, The Hurt Locker
SabinRules7569 2 years ago
avatar was great and its my new all time favorite, but we are getting the hurt locker in the mail tomorrow from netflix so i will see :)
Shane7595 2 years ago
did you like it/? i sure didn't
meloveanna 2 years ago
i did like it, i mean it was pretty tense at times, and for me the ending was pretty surprising when you find out its really 365 days on a rotation...but yeah it was a great movie, but not great like avatar was cause avatar was phenomenal
Shane7595 2 years ago
nahh, avatar was freakin amazing.
the hurt locker was aight, but not near as epic as avatar, plus i like avatar's storyline better. now, the hurt locker should definately get best actor cause he was amazing in it....
Shane7595 2 years ago
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SabinRules7569 2 years ago
so uhhhhhh why is gears of war even in this movie? and it was just to advertise, probably didnt play a serious role...
Daimen555 2 years ago
Not sure why it was in it...but it didnt take away from it, it just shows one of the actors "stressed-out" and playing G.O.W. on Xbox 360 (while talking to his doctor).
Although the system wasnt even out the year it takes place (let alone the game)...i still LOVED every singly second of the movie.
mhaze210 2 years ago
I enjoyed it but not as much. There really wasn't a story to the movie but it's more like a telling of what it is to work as an EOD
579093 2 years ago 3
@579093
Yeah, it really transported me. I'm from New Zealand, and when I walked out of the theartre the world looked so different, my head was ringing, I'll cherish this film forever, I really will
Avatar was super great as well
ilovepanslabyrinth 1 year ago
@mhaze210 You are one perceptive motherfucker. You're right Gears 1 and even the 360 for that matter, was not out in 2004.
Still that was a hugely minor flaw considering it was shown for less than 20 seconds in a 120+ minute film.
My film of the year, along with Star Trek.
shooshooshooshooter 2 years ago
hahaha just liek BLINDSIDE LOL IT WAS TAKING PLACE IN 99 WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL OR 02 ?? AND THEY HAD 09 TRUCKS LOL
mpizle10 2 years ago
when does this movie come out instores? or is it already out?
ultimatefighterispro 2 years ago
awesome review I'm watching it tonight. 5/5
MBvolcom92 2 years ago
hurt locker is now my all time fav war movie. hooah!
7notsolucky 2 years ago
haha 360s out before their time. i never thought of that.
enoching7 2 years ago
You didnt like black hwk down? (I know its in Somalia, but it couldve been set in Iraq if it said it was)
Patman494 2 years ago
5 stars btw. Great Review for a great movie
Patman494 2 years ago
thank you, i was very tired though lol.
also, yes Black Hawk Down was possibly the best war movie of the past decade, not including this. B.H.D. was def one of the most suspensful War movies in a while.
mhaze210 2 years ago
personally i think we were soldiers is better than bhd
drhbettathanu 2 years ago
I also like Stop-Loss, not a great movie, but the message was put across very well.
Patman494 2 years ago
The dudes in stop-loss were pussies. They get no respect from other soldiers. We had a dude punk out on us and go AWOL when he was on mid-tour leave. Dude turned bitch after seeing combat, and refused to come back. Dudes like that should die in a fire.
alaskanspartan 2 years ago
Just cause a few rednecks like youself enjoy killing people and dont have a problem with seeing comrades die doesnt mean everyone else is. Have fun going around telling vets they shouldve been killed you douche bag
Patman494 2 years ago
I'm a vet. I'm not a redneck. Taking life is one of the most sickening, miserable things one can experience. And I miss my brothers who are no longer here, and think about them every day. Because of this, I have no respect for a man who will abandon his brothers during a time of war, simply because he can't hack it anymore. There is nothing honorable about running away and leaving your buddies to face combat again without you.
alaskanspartan 2 years ago
You love your brothers. But you would wish death upon one of them??
Patman494 2 years ago
We had a guy go AWOL on us on his mid-tour leave, with five months left to go in our deployment. We all felt betrayed, angry, and incredibly let down. I don't actually want the guy to die. None of us do. It's an expression meant to convey extreme dislike. I don't hate the guy. But I don't ever want to see him again. He left us hanging, and didn't think twice. How were we supposed to feel? Sorry for him, for having a little PTSD and being scared? We were all scared. But we didn't run away.
alaskanspartan 2 years ago
ok. u see, an expression usually doesnt carry over very well on the keyboard.
Patman494 2 years ago
I understand that. Perhaps I could have expressed myself more eloquently. I have very intense feelings about that kind of thing, and tend to get caught up in the rush of emotion whenever I think about it.
On a seperate note, Hurt Locker has turned out to be a decent action flick, with an okay depiction of soldiers. But the depiction of mission scenarios and the tactics, techniques and procedures displayed by the soldiers in the movie are incredibly inaccurate. I'd elaborate if I had a bit mo
alaskanspartan 2 years ago
Um I don't care what you say, but what kind of tactics are you supposed to consistently deliberate in UNCONDITIONAL WARFARE.. Special Forces don't have any specific tactics when it comes to diverse situations although they train in all different types of scenrarios and situations,,
sokalvtec 2 years ago
actually you should praise that man. he actually used his brain and figured out the failed policy and politicians behind the war. we need more heroes like your buddy that went awol. he should recieve a medal, he is a true american hero
OrganicThumb420 2 years ago
BHD was probably one of the best war movies of late because, unlike many others, it's a true story, which is why that and We Were Soldiers are my all time favs.
teamsocratairsoft 2 years ago
Actually a lot of my veteran friends say it's not really like that. And basic facts are seriously wrong.
EmHenn11 2 years ago
Its kind of like it. I dont think any movie captures the atmosphere and look of Iraq as well as this one does. It is unrealistic in spots, but it is just a movie.
TheArmy19D 1 year ago
im not a big time movie watcher and i am wondering what are the other movies about the iraq war cause i cant think of any lol
drhbettathanu 2 years ago
some others are In the Valley of Elah (good flick), Stop Loss (ok but not great), and others that are just plain...decent.
this movie def takes the cake.
mhaze210 2 years ago
never heard any of those
drhbettathanu 2 years ago
@drhbettathanu Jarhead, battle for hydithia
appleguy916 1 year ago
Ralph Fiennes is pronounced Rafe Fines
OperationMintyHippo 2 years ago
i know, idk why i said it like that, all my reviews im like 1/2 asleep...that i keep rambling on until i realize its a 10min video..
mhaze210 2 years ago
Is this movie out yet?
treasuredroperX 2 years ago
it was out for a while on Limited Release...Today though (July 24) it just expanded Nation-Wide.
its playing in 2 popular theaters around here on Cape Cod.
mhaze210 2 years ago
nice review
freddyfigs21 2 years ago
Thank You :)
mhaze210 2 years ago
If you had a problem with GoW being in it I don't know how you could watch the movie as practically every single scene is full of inaccuracies or just outright inept writing.
Tagemandbagem 2 years ago
I never said i had a problem with it...i was just pointing it out because it was odd but didnt take away from it at all...i actually like that game anyways.
it was the only Con i could think of...so i said it as a bonus.
mhaze210 2 years ago
Gears of war came out in 2006
nosracnoj 2 years ago
i thought so.
mhaze210 2 years ago