American Sniper

[Guylee]

IIRC, Hollywood is actually SUPPOSED to screw something up on the uniforms to avoid violating the law against illicit wear of the uniform. I remember reading an article about this 15 or 20 years ago. Usually the ones who know better will do something very subtle like use an unauthorized ribbon or device. Mixing up the tab and scroll may be one of those dodges to give a relatively accurate portrayal but being able to say the actor in question was not impersonating a US servicemember because the uniform wasn't 100% right.

If that were the case, "screwing up" the uniform would be way easier-the unit indicators have never been worn overseas.

[Hotchef181818]

I saw it a couple weeks ago over the Christmas release in Dallas. Very good movie overall, one worth seeing in the theater.

[james_bond_007]

A few of the cheapest ways to watch it at an AMC theater is
a) Matinee (before noon) - $7/person (was $5/person not too long ago)
b) Discount Tickets from King Soopers - gold tix for $8.50 and Silver tix (silver are often not accepted during the first 10-14 days after release) for $7.50
c) MoviePass - Unlimited Movies for $30/month
d) Organization Discounts - AAA, Credit Unions, etc. sometimes have discounts for members.

[Bunny]

Its a movie

[Sawin]

I saw a private showing over the weekend. It's being released in Denver this week; Wednesday night I believe. If you liked Lone Survivor, go check it out.

For me, it reminded me to think about what is important in life, if nothing else. It seems to force s an interesting reflection on ones own life, your ability to control and influence the projects (missions, et al) in your life, and what you want to be known for, what legacy you wish to leave, etc. I am still contemplating all of the thoughts and reactions I'm having to the movie, but it was solid entertainment for sure.

I will almost assuredly go see it again with a certain group of friends, since I did not have to pay this weekend. I was not much of a Bradley Cooper fan beforehand, but he did a good job as Chris Kyle, in my opinion.

[RCCrawler]

I watched it over the weekend, didn't think it followed the book all that well. Overall it was a decent movie, wasn't what I thought it would be.

[hurley842002]

Here is my take on all the "mistakes" in these movies.

The majority of people going to see these movies know nothing about the way things are supposed to be.

If a suppressed firearm sounds like a laser, it's because the target audience needs to hear something in order to be entertained, the cycling of the action with no other report, is too boring.

There are many other examples, but that's the best one I could come up with right away.

[hatidua]

Here's the rental products page at Panavision: http://www.panavision.com/rental-products

-if anyone wants to make a better movie than Hollywood, pull out that Visa card and get busy.

[Duman]

Watching a show this weekend, "EOD:Afghanistan". Essentially a group of EOD guys, wearing Go-Pros, clearing a route. Very slow, often dull, punctuated by short periods of extreme stress, danger, and fear.....and frustration. Tali's watching, like heyenas....

Note: I've never been in the military, so my terminology probably isn't correct.

[Doc45]

As with the "Lone Survivor" film there are changes from the book going on here. However the fact the Kyle family and his friends/fellow warriors are good with the film allowed me to accept the changes. It's not a documentary and I appreciated it for the tribute it is. I was in NYC last week and saw it there.

There's a very good interview with Cooper and Taya Kyle on NPR's website, worth a listen for sure.

I'll be seeing it again with my sons (one of which is an Army E6 who came home from assholeistan in Sept).