To: NFHale; GOPsterinMA; stephenjohnbanker; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; Clintonfatigued; Bender2; ...
I saw this yesterday.
4 stars, honestly, instant classic.
If the academy doesn’t give Gibson the Oscar, eff them.
73 posted on
11/26/2016 4:36:31 PM PST by
Impy
(Toni Preckwinkle for Ambassador to the Sun)
To: Impy
Though Mel's 2002
We Were Soldiers was one of the very, very few positive ones about the Vietnam War and I enjoyed it immensely. And it was as realistic as
Saving Private Ryan which I also enjoyed to the max.
However, my main grip about Hacksaw Ridge is the casting of Andrew Garfield. I can not stand him. Plus, in the trailer to the film, while it may be gospel and true that the real Desmond Doss would 'not even touch a gun' for any reason, I just find that wholly unbelievable on the face of it--
Many medics and corpsmen were conscientious objectors but they carried pistols just in case in both the European and Pacific Theaters. Especially in the Pacific as the Japanese did not play by any of the Geneva Accord rules at all.
When it comes to Netflix in 6 to 8 mpnths, I will probably watch the DVD but I won't be seeing it in the theater.
75 posted on
11/26/2016 6:11:25 PM PST by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: Impy
76 posted on
11/27/2016 10:39:35 AM PST by
GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
To: Impy
77 posted on
11/27/2016 11:15:25 AM PST by
GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
To: Impy; GOPsterinMA; stephenjohnbanker; BillyBoy; fieldmarshaldj; Clintonfatigued; Bender2
I’ve heard it was amazing.
I’ll see it eventually. Always liked Mel.
78 posted on
11/27/2016 1:18:22 PM PST by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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