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kid_militia:
I thought this movie was very blah. I didnt actually go in expecting an average war movie, but before seeing it I remember somebody mentioning it as a potential for an academy award. yah, my ass. The story was invisible, oh, but it was "on purpose...to... convey how it was." Fuck that, I'll pass on the next movie that tries NOT to entertain me. I couldnt have given a smaller shit for any of the characters. "Oh, my ass, I wanted action!" (not an actual quote from the movie). This movie was a snoozefest, worth a single viewing at most. I'll stick to Apocalypse Now! for my war movie that makes me want to think.

And yes, I'm flaming the movie, no, I'm not trying to be an asshole to any people here on this forum.

Bastardous Bassist:
I absolutely loved it, and thought be book couldn't be any better, because the huge scenes of the desert were so great at providing the post-modern directionless feeling that was needed.  Well, I stand corrected.  The book is amazing.  It doesn't have any of the stupid crap that the movie includes just for comic relief.  Basically, the point is that there are no heroes, nothing hapens, and you find yourself rooting for the characters to succeed, but success means bettering themselves, not succeeding within the plot (e.g. killing all the ragheads).

Also, alot of Marines are saying that it shows the Corps in a poor light.  I personally walked away with much more respect for the Corps after watching the movie and reading the book than before.  However, neither the book nor the movie is actually about war.  It's about the people participating in the war and how, despite how we see them, they're human.  They're not these amazing selfless guys that war movies are always about.  They're just average people put in extraordinary situation, and it's absurd to expect them to be incredible soldiers.  Hell, it makes me respect those who actually are far more than I used to, because it's hard to handle all the stress.

airamek:
I really really liked this movie!

when i told my mate that it wasnt a 'war-movie' in the sense that there were no battles and no real blood shed [like say the first scene in saving private ran, for example], he lost interest in going. but holy shit, i really did like it. my brother had a copy of it at his house, but i want to go watch it at the cinema.

and, it has nirvana - something in the way in it. cant go wrong with nirvana :P

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