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8:32p, 10/15/20

I watched it a couple of days ago. I thought it was outstanding, and as an (Army) veteran, very accurate.

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In reply to Ag_07 • 8:46p, 10/15/20

Ag_07 said:
Yelnick McWawa said:
It's an okay movie until they get to the battle at which point it becomes an outstanding movie.

Think that's what makes it so good. Did a good job of portraying the redundancy, isolation, and dangers of outpost life. Took on almost a Jarhead vibe before it all hit the fan.

If you guys liked this movie I highly recommend the documentary Restrepo. It's a phenomenal doc about an isolated outpost in Afghanistan and how hard it was for the soldiers to alternate between boredom and battle.

Restrepo is an OUTSTANDING documentary. Great post.

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11:56p, 10/16/20

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CPT(now Lt. Col. I think)Stoney Portis is from Lockhart. We went to school together until I moved away in 5th grade.

Hadn't thought of him until I watched to movie just now. Thought the name sounded real familiar and sure enough...

http://post-register.com/21241-2/

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In reply to $3 Sack of Groceries • 10:36a, 10/17/20

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Yelnick McWawa said:
Watched it last night. It's an okay movie until they get to the battle at which point it becomes an outstanding movie.

Sidenote: Orlando Bloom playing Keating did just about the worst American accent I've ever heard. I thought he was renowned as a good actor? He's an English guy trying to play a guy from Maine but ended up with some Australian/Cockneyed accent. It was completely distracting.

Came here to post this. It was so bad I actually almost turned the movie off, but I'm glad I stuck with it.