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‘American Sniper’ Complaints Grow in Hollywood: Should Clint Eastwood Be Celebrating a Killer?
thewrap.com ^ | on January 18, 2015 @ 3:56 pm | Steve Pond

Posted on 01/18/2015 4:30:14 PM PST by BenLurkin

But Academy members seem to be paying attention to the criticism that Eastwood and star/producer Bradley Cooper shouldn’t be celebrating a man who wrote that killing hundreds of Iraqis was “fun.”

“He seems like he may be a sociopath,” one Academy member told TheWrap, adding he had not yet seen the film but had read the article, which is being passed around.

Neither distributor Warner Bros. nor the filmmakers have responded to TheWrap’s request for comment, though the studio said they intended to make someone available.

A piece in The Guardian by author Lindy West was an early critic of Kyle: “The real American Sniper was a hate-filled killer. Why are simplistic patriots treating him as a hero?” he wrote.

(Excerpt) Read more at thewrap.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: americansniper; bradleycooper; clinteastwood; criticism; handwringers; hollywood; media; movies; oscars; warnerbros
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To: jyro

I think we are getting closer every day. Its where Soros spends his money.


81 posted on 01/18/2015 6:06:01 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: BenLurkin

Lindy West : “The real American Sniper was a hate-filled killer. Why are simplistic patriots treating him as a hero?”

Heh heh ... “simplistic patriots”.

This pampered loudmouth who scribbles a bunch of kiss ass praise for people that dress up and play pretend for a living has the audacity to call patriots “simplistic”.

Someday, Lindy, your life may depend on the actions of one of these “hate filled killers”.

99.9999% of the time, one of these “hate filled killers” would lay down their life to preserve your sick, meaningless, self centered way of life.

If there is any justice in this world, it is my hope that those “hate filled killers” would take a good look at the person you are and leave you to your own defenses should the SHTF. “Simplistic patriots” haven’t a clue how to handle the brilliance of a person that critiques films for a living. I’m quite confident you can scribe nonsense about the irrelevant to get yourself out of harm’s way should that day come.


82 posted on 01/18/2015 6:14:54 PM PST by edh (I need a better tagline)
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To: yarddog

You’re not alone on that one Friend. I’ve got them in my own family.


83 posted on 01/18/2015 6:15:30 PM PST by jmacusa (Liberalism defined: When mom and dad go away for the weekend and the kids are in charge.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

With these people’s parents and grandparents.


84 posted on 01/18/2015 6:19:18 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Good Muslims, like good Nazis or good liberals, are terrible human beings.)
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To: BenLurkin

An industry that celebrates murderers like Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and Mumia Abu-Jamal questions the ethics of a movie celebrating a military sniper? Without a trace of irony? It is to laugh.


85 posted on 01/18/2015 6:21:36 PM PST by RansomOttawa (tm)
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To: Maceman; mountn man
Yeah, well, that just proves that the movie-going public is racist. [/sarc...]

I thought the US was no longer Hollywood's biggest market?

So you have a dishonest representation of a US-based cultural event hyped by the media at the time 50 years ago, and it fails to draw interest from the 85% of non-black America, let alone the rest of the world, and they are not only surprised, but angry?

The gimmedat crowd never ceases to want more.

Didn't it start at some "music" "awards" show?

Not to mention that releasing the pic during the time of the backwards logic of the Ferguson riots probably wasn't the smartest of marketing moves. Either that, or they actually believe the BS of the LSM reportage.

Dumping on "American Sniper" is a green-eyed Alinsky move.

86 posted on 01/18/2015 6:27:32 PM PST by Calvin Locke
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To: Williams

While true, large parts of modern society just don’t get it.


87 posted on 01/18/2015 6:28:24 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: BenLurkin

I at least read to the part where the guy said he hadn’t seen the film he was criticizing.

What a douche.

The film made war appear horrible. For everyone involved.

We’re we supposed to have our guys apologizing?


88 posted on 01/18/2015 6:34:04 PM PST by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: Palio di Siena

I would recommend the movie “boyhood”.
It was made over a TWELVE YEAR period. It was done by the IFC network. It is a low budget movie. It follows the growth of 6 year old boy named Mason and his family through his teens and finally going off to college. It is a little long and slightly slow in parts but you literally watch these people age throughout the movie. It is a groundbreaking accomplishment.
It won the Golden Globe for best picture, director and supporting actress for Patricia Arquett.

Ethan Hawke plays her First EXhusband and father to the children. At first he is a Bush hating liberal. His only cool attribute is his 1970s GOT. Eventually he finds happiness later in life when he marries a conservative Christian woman from a Gun loving family. He sells the GOT so he can pay cash for a minivan for his new family.

FYI, this is not a Hollywood movie. It was filmed on location in Texas. There is even a scene that appeared to be filmed at Astros Stadium with Roger Clemens on the mound.


89 posted on 01/18/2015 6:37:11 PM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: BenLurkin
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

George Orwell

What a bunch of shallow idiots these hollywood types are.

90 posted on 01/18/2015 6:39:07 PM PST by BBell (breathe easy obey the law)
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To: VeniVidiVici

Refresh my memory ... who’s the wanker?

I recognize the picture, but don’t remember the name or “institution of higher learning”.


91 posted on 01/18/2015 6:41:48 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Palio di Siena

GTO not GOT

Darn autocorrect


92 posted on 01/18/2015 6:43:42 PM PST by woodbutcher1963
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To: BenLurkin

A dedicated military man doing his job. People who have a problem with this don’t live in the real world.

They are all for abortion though...you bet! it’s just a blob of flesh.

We are amongst some of biggest idiots in the world and being attacked by the most ruthless at the same time.

Insanity.


93 posted on 01/18/2015 6:44:38 PM PST by Sea Warrior (Who's the enemy?)
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To: BenLurkin
So we have an article by Lindy West calling Kyle a murderer, several references to it by people who haven't seen the film or read the book, a tweet by misanthropic fatass Michael Moore that was insulting and self-aggrandizing, and some bitch who said he was an Infantry Platoon Leader in Baghdad which gave him some kind of high-level strategic/political insight above and beyond even the President.

Right. Great article.

94 posted on 01/18/2015 6:45:22 PM PST by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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To: woodbutcher1963

We called them goats in high school.


95 posted on 01/18/2015 6:45:47 PM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: BenLurkin
A piece in The Guardian by author Lindy West was an early critic of Kyle: “The real American Sniper was a hate-filled killer. Why are simplistic patriots treating him as a hero?” he wrote.

Hey lefty, Chris Kyle killed so you wouldn't have to.

96 posted on 01/18/2015 6:46:06 PM PST by ez (RIP America 1776-2014. Long live the oligarchy.)
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To: BenLurkin

I guess that Charlie Hedbo solidarity didn’t last long.


97 posted on 01/18/2015 6:47:06 PM PST by rabidralph
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To: Senator_Blutarski

At the age of 64, I hope it comes while I can still take my shots.


98 posted on 01/18/2015 6:49:12 PM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: BenLurkin

Hollywood loves cop killers. And rapists.


99 posted on 01/18/2015 6:49:35 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: KC_Lion
Take the title of this article and just substitute it with “Che Guevara”.
Then realize the hypocrisy.

Yep.

100 posted on 01/18/2015 6:53:03 PM PST by Dagnabitt
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