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I Hail Randy Moss · **Joined:** Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:46 am **Posts:** 6099

So this gem has a 97% rottentomato rating as of right now. That is actually quite a surprise. And it is described as Top Gun meets an Iraq War movie.

conoalias · **Joined:** Fri Sep 02, 2005 5:20 am **Posts:** 31173

i watched this sometime in January, i thought it was alright.

Mercury · **Posted:** Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:17 pm

conoalias wrote:

i watched this sometime in January, i thought it was alright.

I Hail Randy Moss · **Joined:** Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:46 am **Posts:** 6099

And you know what the best part about it is? I heard it is propaganda free. Just a straight forward story.

diaglo · **Posted:** Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:14 pm

Really, really want to see this.

p911gt10c · **Posted:** Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:11 pm

It's not in my city as of yet but I'm hopin it comes.
The trailer looks deadly.

LittleWing · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:43 am **Posts:** 10694

It looks kinda cliche...

p911gt10c · **Posted:** Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:21 am

just got back from seeing this. Not what I expected. Kinda like several short episodes of a combat tv show played back to back.
Very intense at times. Always incredibly graphic.
I'd recommend it.

diaglo · **Posted:** Mon Jul 27, 2009 1:41 am

It's good. There's not really a plot through-line, narratively speaking; it's more character-driven and episodic; almost a documentary. And the character arcs aren't obvious until the end. BUT, it works, and it's really well directed and acted.

I Hail Randy Moss · **Joined:** Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:46 am **Posts:** 6099

diaglo wrote:

It's good. There's not really a plot through-line, narratively speaking; it's more character-driven and episodic; almost a documentary. And the character arcs aren't obvious until the end. BUT, it works, and it's really well directed and acted.

agree. Pretty original war film with a different take.

Intense scenes.

I Hail Randy Moss · **Joined:** Sat Dec 04, 2004 7:46 am **Posts:** 6099

So, uh, yeah this gets released January 12th on DVD

check it out

Orpheus · **Posted:** Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:08 am

Yeah I never saw it in the theater, I'll get it as soon as it comes out.

The Argonaut · **Posted:** Tue Nov 24, 2009 6:08 am

January 12? I was hoping it'd be earlier than that. Oh well.

broken iris · **Posted:** Sun Feb 14, 2010 4:22 pm

Loved it.

If not for Pixar's Up, this should be best picture. Better than Up in the Air, Moon, and Basterds.

Charlie · **Posted:** Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:00 pm

this was the best movie i saw last year. :thumbsup:

Orpheus · **Posted:** Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:07 pm

I really liked it.

The Argonaut · **Posted:** Sun Feb 14, 2010 11:47 pm

I saw this one yesterday. The action scenes were very tense and very engaging. Overall, it was good, but there was something lacking. It pushed its viewpoints a little too hard, with characters out and out saying things that didn't need to be said, unnecessarily explaining exactly what the point of the scene was.

paaks · **Posted:** Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:36 am

The best thing about it is how it shows both sides, it is neither for war or against it, it makes strong cases for both and walks a fine line that not a single war movie has in recent history.

davidsatelle100 · **Posted:** Mon Feb 15, 2010 9:19 am

i thought it started well, but then ended up being as people have said like episodes with no real continuity to it

but the episodes were GOOD

Muck · **Posted:** Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:39 pm

a very good film but I was left a little underwhelmed.

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