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.
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 3:59 pm
by Alex
sure i guess
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 4:26 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Yeah this isn't an Alex movie
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 4:28 pm
by Alex
i was on the fence about it until it got the stickman treatment. now i'm thinking i should avoid it.
he finally finds peace through his work as a message board moderator
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 4:36 pm
by Alex
i think i have post-traumatic stickman disorder
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 4:47 pm
by spike
Alex wrote:i think i have post-traumatic stickman disorder
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 4:55 pm
by LoathedVermin72
I'm really excited for this. The first teaser was one of the best trailers I've ever seen.
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 4:56 pm
by VinylGuy
I want to see this. The trailer is good.
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 7:35 pm
by 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.
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 8:20 pm
by Stickman
BDB wrote: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?
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 8:30 pm
by BurtReynolds
I heard the guy was full of shit.
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 8:31 pm
by Alex
burt, as an imperialist swine, this movie should be right up your alley
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 8:34 pm
by BurtReynolds
Alex wrote: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.
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 8:36 pm
by Alex
BurtReynolds wrote:
Alex wrote: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
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 10:50 pm
by BurtReynolds
Alex wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
Alex wrote: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
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Mon January 05, 2015 10:52 pm
by tommymtcom
Alex, would you torture a small child to prevent another 9/11?
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Tue January 06, 2015 3:17 am
by Alex
that depends... is the small child a young version of any particular RMer?
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Tue January 06, 2015 1:45 pm
by BDB
Stickman wrote:
BDB wrote: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.
Re: Movie: American Sniper (01-16-15)
Posted: Tue January 06, 2015 6:19 pm
by 15showsandcounting
BurtReynolds wrote: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.
