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I took my mom to lunch and this movie today. We enjoyed it. I would say if you like these types of movies you should see it.



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I took my mom to lunch and this movie today. We enjoyed it. I would say if you like these types of movies you should see it.


I plan to see it. For me it'll be entertainment, not necessarily accurate history.
 
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Saw it yesterday and enjoyed it. I have not read the book nor studied the actual events.



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I liked den of thieves more


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I saw it tonight, and I enjoyed it. It won't win any rewards, but it's a feel good movie. The battle scenes were utterly ridiculous, it if you can look past that, and watch the movie for what it is, then you might like it.


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But since it's a Bruckheimer film, there are at least helicopters hovering in slow motion, right?




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I've read the book, and it definitely made the rounds while my Company was at Fort Irwin for NTC.

I have also studied the battle. I will probably watch it when it hits red box.

I was torn if I was going to see it or not. I haven't been to a movie theater in years and was debating whether to see this movie or Hostiles.
 
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This movie seems to of fallen a bit short. I still may go today, don’t go to many anyway.

I guess I’ve liked the ‘feel good’ movies over the years, ‘Green Barets’, ‘Rambo’ ‘Zero Dark 30’, & so on. A little cheese with my movie is O.K., I allow ‘artistic license’.

See if I can get an agreement with the family on this.

O.K. Watched it at home, copy a bit marginal, good enough though. Glad to of seen it at home.

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saw it , meh. The best thing was the covertness and the BUF bombings immediately after 9/11 that I/we never knew about as well of a statue erected in their honor at the WTC.


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Finally watched it On Demand tonight. Thoroughly disappointed. I had read the book it was based on years ago and had high hopes for this movie. It falls very short.




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I also just finally watched it

Some of it was good...particularly showing the closeness of the teams, and what they are faced with

A lot of it..

A lot a lot

Was Hollywood. Lots and lots of Hollywood

I don’t know that you can adequately tell that story in 2 hours


Still, because of it a few more people know a little bit more about the sacrifice made by the men that go forth into these situations


I am glad I waited until I could get it as a rental


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Moved the book up in my reading list when I read here that 12 storn and the horse soldiers where related.
It's a good read, not extraordinary writing but the feats of arms and circumstances were.

The movie cast looks really fashionable and lightweight

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I warned you, but did you listen to me? Oh, No, it's just a harmless little Hollywood movie.


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