I plan on seeing this tomorrow. I did not like “Jersey Boys,” and thought that the casting was a little off. I found it to be one of Eastwood’s weakest movies, ever.
Anybody seen it and like it/not like it and why?
My daughter and son-in-law are going to see it Sunday. I have read rave reviews.
“Must See” films, threads, pictures are usually to be avoided.
It’s a warning that you are going to waste some of life’s precious minutes, and I always appreciate people who include such in a warning, masked as it might be, in a title..
I liked it a great deal. I’m frankly surprised there hasn’t been more squealing from the Left about this film; it’s overtly pro-military and pro-WOT.
i believe that Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper and the entire cast of “American Sniper” have given Americans a film that comes once in a lifetime, at exactly the time our nation needed such a film and story to sustain our freedom, liberty and our union, our families, our loved ones, from the everyday failure of our present leaders (Obama, etc.).
Every single person in this country that calls themselves, an American, must see this outstanding movie. It is already breaking box office records before its wide release, and could take in up to $50,000,000 dollars this weekend...This is the film to see, if you love and treasure your country and, the good, brave, loyal folks that protect us, while their families keep up the home front!!! See it!!!
I found the book to be true to the service of an American SEAL that believed in the US and what is here. The movie followed the book the best it could within a short period of time and was true. I remember the day Chris was murdered and it was a sad day as Chris was a true patriot and would have ultimately served in Congress or the Senate and would have represented his beliefs. The US suffered a great loss with his passing.
Did anyone ever make a movie about Lon Horiuchi, the hero of Ruby Ridge—and the “freedom-loving” President he gave blind obedience to?
Sniper going door to door with rangers army with a .308 clearing rooms?
I dunno.
You do not become the best sniper in history by revealing your position.
Do not get me wrong.
Kyle was a Hero.
Just saw it, was terrific. Theater was packed and after credits, the place erupted in applause. On guy yelled, GO USA!
Here is my take on the movie after watching the matinee.
If you are an american and support our soldiers, then this movie is a must see.
It demonstrates the American Soldier and the excruciating decisions they make everyday to save the lives of their brothers and the future proetection of innocents.
Sometimes it means killing a kid or a woman, who are very unnatural enemies and conflict the concience.
Then there is the deep seated desire, to even focus on chasing a killer to the exclusion of all else.
It also shows a man who struggled with coming home and his job but, ultimately though he knew he had to go home.
Home to his family and to help vets with PTSD.
It has a different tempo not unlike other sniper movies but, this is a real story about real events and a real man.
We saw it this afternoon great picture time went fast. Cooper did an outstanding performance of CK and looked like him. One part of the movie puzzled me and that’s when he, never mind I’ll wait till more see it the film he was a great warrior, get on Craft Int’l and buy his hat to support Taya.
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Can’t wait to see it tomorrow!
Good movie overall. The parts showing his time in Iraq were fascinating, though I question the reality of the way some things were depicted (talking to his wife on sat phone while on a mission, as an example). Also his wife was portrayed as a nearly insufferable narcissist, but I suspect that was the usual Hollywood need to present the hero in a challenging relationship in order to gin up drama for the lady viewers and justify the inclusion of a female character.
For you torrent buffs, there are DVD Screeners of it out there already...
Hubby and I just came from seeing it. Sold out theater and when I was over you could hear a pin drop. I felt a little shell shocked. Clint Eastwood deserves an Oscar for this one. Bradley Cooper was fantastic but Michael Keaton will probably beat him out. Age factor probably. Loved the pictures and footage at the end, a fitting tribute. Plus a nice reminder that we are still fighting evil over there and in many other places around the world too.
BTTT
seen it
agreed , absolutely must see
Haven’t seen the film yet, but in a tv advertisement for it, I noticed the wedding-reception scene was filmed on the north side of Amphibious Base in Coronado with Glorietta Bay in the background, which to me, seems authentic enough.