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Movie Review: "Lone Survivor"
self | 1/20/2014 | LS

Posted on 01/20/2014 1:37:20 PM PST by LS

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1 posted on 01/20/2014 1:37:20 PM PST by LS
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I saw Lone Survivor over the weekend with my wife...loved every moment of the movie and the intensity of some of the scenes was almost too much...loved it!


2 posted on 01/20/2014 1:41:24 PM PST by halo66
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Liked the movie but the “extra falls” and dramatic ending were pure Hollywood. I would have been more satisfied had they stuck to the book.


3 posted on 01/20/2014 1:41:33 PM PST by Boomer One
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To: LS

“As long as you’re alive, you’re always in the fight.”

Good tagline.


4 posted on 01/20/2014 1:41:47 PM PST by NEMDF
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I did not read the book. I saw the movie. As much as I dislike watching American soldiers die, the film was moving. It emphasized the bond that forms in the military.

The one small issue I had was when the CH-47 got blown up by the RPG. You have the Colonel standing at the back of a hovering chopper with the rear open on a very hot LZ and he's asking the rookie SEAL, "Are you ready?! Are you good?!"

Like they're gonna have a conversation about how ready they are waiting to rappel out of the damn chopper! I know it's a VERY small issue, but it just annoyed me to no end.

5 posted on 01/20/2014 1:44:42 PM PST by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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I agree. They purely went Hollywood on the end. I’ m surprised Luttrell went along with the ending.


6 posted on 01/20/2014 1:46:20 PM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: LS; DevSix; ASA Vet; Cap Huff

Never forget those who never came back..


7 posted on 01/20/2014 1:50:32 PM PST by Dog (Founding member of the Osama Bin Laden was alive the whole time club..)
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Ultimately Murphy orders the three set loose, knowing they will immediately tell Shah and his pals there are Americans on the hill.

I never understood why they did not simply zip tie and gag the three, given that a search party would have been sent out to look for them after some number of hours. By releasing them right away, they brought upon themselves a Taliban attack many hours earlier than would have otherwise have occurred. In that time span, they could have been evac'd out of the area. While getting out, they could have marked the area where the goat herders were tied up with WP.

8 posted on 01/20/2014 1:51:10 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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They said they would have been eaten by wolves. I don’t understand why they didn’t tie the man and the rebel boy and send the younger one down. It would have at least bought them another 1/2 hour.


9 posted on 01/20/2014 1:53:53 PM PST by LS ('Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually.' Hendrix)
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They said they would have been eaten by wolves. I don’t understand why they didn’t tie the man and the rebel boy and send the younger one down. It would have at least bought them another 1/2 hour.

I consider it highly unlikely that wolves would prefer humans to the goats that these three were herding. Wolves are generally afraid of humans, and for good reason - the ones that aren't end up extinct after wolf-human encounters. Besides, there are limits to how considerate you can be of foreign civilians. They weren't a SWAT team back home. Every Afghan civilian in that region was a potential hostile, and that went double for the males.

10 posted on 01/20/2014 1:58:28 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: LS

They could also have tied them up and suspended them from trees. Wolves can’t climb trees.


11 posted on 01/20/2014 2:00:05 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Just telling you what Luttrell said in his book.


12 posted on 01/20/2014 2:04:46 PM PST by LS ('Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually.' Hendrix)
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I may check the movie out later this year. My question right now is, if you saw the movie, do you think any security secrets were inappropriately made public? I heard the details of Seal Training were shown. Was anything shown about the way our Seals train, the sequences, the intensities, the immediate motivational goals, that may give our enemies an unfortunate edge? I hope not. I hope the producers did due diligence, and did not overtalk in an effort to scare and impress the average civilian viewer.


13 posted on 01/20/2014 2:04:58 PM PST by lee martell
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Badly injured AND wounded? Sounds series ;^)


14 posted on 01/20/2014 2:05:35 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (The War on Drugs has been used as an excuse to steal your rights. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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I looked at it as a descriptive movie about a true event. There was a lot of “Hollywood” in it, but that’s why they call it Hollywood. I know Seals are tough, but the laws of Physics still apply to even Seals. Some of the falls would not be survivable and the RPG’s hit waaay too close to survive. We like to look at it as a patriotic endeavor but Hollywood looks at it as “money”. I have no problem with that. I would rather have more of this than more zombies and homo’s on drugs crying about mistreatment. They know the formula works, but they would rather put out some other puke than salute the flag. Even Disney has given over to the dark side, IMO.


15 posted on 01/20/2014 2:05:59 PM PST by chuckles
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my only thought after the movie was.... if only a woman had been on the team.... yeah that would have been a force multiplier. /sarc /pukemygutsout /pcdestructionofthemilitary

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16 posted on 01/20/2014 2:07:26 PM PST by Dick Vomer (democrats are like flies, whatever they don't eat they sh#t on.)
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Just telling you what Luttrell said in his book.

Interesting. I saw the movie but did not read the book. Sounds like the script followed the book somewhat closely.

17 posted on 01/20/2014 2:12:40 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Zhang Fei
Wolves can’t climb trees.

What about werewolves? you think of that? they can climb trees

i hear they are all over that country

18 posted on 01/20/2014 2:13:01 PM PST by beebuster2000
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What about werewolves? you think of that? they can climb trees i hear they are all over that country

Weirdly enough, snow leopards would have been a concern, although they're close to extinct.

19 posted on 01/20/2014 2:20:56 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: halo66
My wife and I were going to see it this year, but it was sold out most times, we did go see Saving Mr. Banks (Excellent), Her (weird), American Hustle (good), 12 years a slave (good). Hopefully we can see Jack Ryan and Lone Survivor next weekend. We like going to the movies. I know that is sacrilege around here but who cares.
20 posted on 01/20/2014 2:25:19 PM PST by napscoordinator ( Santorum-Bachmann 2016 for the future of the country!)
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