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Posts: 27624 | Location: Gunshine State | Registered: November 07, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
No, not like
Bill Clinton
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Looks corny but i'll watch it


 
Posts: 6786 | Location: GA | Registered: September 23, 2009Reply With QuoteReport This Post
A man's got to know
his limitations
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I liked the movie.



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Posts: 9795 | Registered: March 23, 2003Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Spread the Disease
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It was entertaining, but not great.


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Posts: 18652 | Location: New Mexico | Registered: October 14, 2005Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Mistake Not...
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"Based on a true story". My God has there ever been a phrase that has used as cover for more story bullshit and fuckery than this one?

That said: 2.5 stars.


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Posts: 2380 | Location: T-town in the 253 | Registered: January 16, 2013Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Fighting the good fight
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Originally posted by Loswsmith:
"Based on a true story". My God has there ever been a phrase that has used as cover for more story bullshit and fuckery than this one?


Indeed.


The book that this film is (extremely loosely) based on is excellent. A solidly written history book that delve into the founding of the British SOE and their actions during WW2:

https://www.amazon.com/Ministr...rn-day/dp/1529432332

This one is similar, and also good:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250119030


But the movie... well, it's mildly entertaining, especially if you like the style of Guy Ritchie's recent big budget action-comedy films like The Man from U.N.C.L.E, but don't mistake it for being even close to historically accurate.

They basically took some names and some basic details of an actual WW2 operation, and used that as a starting point to make a nearly completely fictional action-comedy flick.

(Compared to this film, SAS: Rogue Heroes is a damn historical documentary by comparison, and that show takes major liberties with the real life history as well.)
 
Posts: 35203 | Location: Northwest Arkansas | Registered: January 06, 2008Reply With QuoteReport This Post
Get my pies
outta the oven!

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Why does it look so AI-ish? Seems to be a shitty growing trend and I hate it


 
Posts: 37102 | Location: Pennsylvania | Registered: November 12, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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It was crap, from any personal standpoint.

Wish the director, i blame him, would focus on delivering better products. Used to enjoy his stuff.

{brit accent} rubbish! {/brit accent}

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Posts: 12461 | Location: BsAs, Argentina | Registered: February 14, 2003Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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My nephew bought the DVD in a thrift store for $3.00
Watched it while we were away hunting. What a mess this is.
Basically a bunch of guys casually walking around like Robo-cop or the Terminator just killing tons of people at ease.

Sort of a shame/insult to the real people the idea was based off of.

If you can watch it for $3.00 or less, go ahead.
 
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Bookers Bourbon
and a good cigar
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I'm not a Movie Critic. I watch movies for entertainment. I was entertained.





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Posts: 8542 | Location: Arkansas  | Registered: November 06, 2010Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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It's nice to see Superman branching out. Reacher too.
 
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