Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)

[Stickman]

Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind. Director Clint Eastwood.

[Alex]

sure i guess

[E.H. Ruddock]

Yeah this isn't an Alex movie

[Alex]

i was on the fence about it until it got the stickman treatment. now i'm thinking i should avoid it.

[spike]

Spoiler: show

he finally finds peace through his work as a message board moderator

[Alex]

i think i have post-traumatic stickman disorder

[spike]

i think i have post-traumatic stickman disorder

[LoathedVermin72]

I'm really excited for this. The first teaser was one of the best trailers I've ever seen.

[VinylGuy]

I want to see this. The trailer is good.

[BDB]

the book is horrendous. I mainly read military/history books and this is by far the worst. almost unreadable.

maybe this could be the one case where the move could be better than the book. but I doubt it.

[Stickman]

the book is horrendous. I mainly read military/history books and this is by far the worst. almost unreadable.

maybe this could be the one case where the move could be better than the book. but I doubt it.

How was the book so bad?

[BurtReynolds]

I heard the guy was full of shit.

[Alex]

burt, as an imperialist swine, this movie should be right up your alley

[BurtReynolds]

burt, as an imperialist swine, this movie should be right up your alley

Having only seen the trailer, he seemed far too unwilling to shoot the child (and the mom for good measure) for my tastes. Un-American.

[Alex]

burt, as an imperialist swine, this movie should be right up your alley

Having only seen the trailer, he seemed far too unwilling to shoot the child (and the mom for good measure) for my tastes. Un-American.

if cruelty to women and children is what you want, then human bass must be your hero

[BurtReynolds]

burt, as an imperialist swine, this movie should be right up your alley

Having only seen the trailer, he seemed far too unwilling to shoot the child (and the mom for good measure) for my tastes. Un-American.

if cruelty to women and children is what you want, then human bass must be your hero

[tommymtcom]

Alex, would you torture a small child to prevent another 9/11?

[Alex]

that depends... is the small child a young version of any particular RMer?

[BDB]

the book is horrendous. I mainly read military/history books and this is by far the worst. almost unreadable.

maybe this could be the one case where the move could be better than the book. but I doubt it.

How was the book so bad?

It is poorly written. It lacks details where details are needed.
The writing is choppy and all over the place. It is like reading a diary of an uneducated dude in the Navy.
Then there was the ongoing theme of "I am just a regular guy, a SEAL, but ya know just a regular guy, but I will kick your ass because I am a SEAL, and did I tell you that I am a SEAL and I am badass, but really just a regular guy, and yeah we like to get in fights because that is what SEALs do."

if you want to read a good book about a sniper, ready Marine Sniper, the story of Carlos Hathcock.

[15showsandcounting]

I heard the guy was full of shit.

Seems there is a lot of truth to this. Sadly, the real story would've been enough, but he went and screwed all that up.