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Reviews say it’s good at what it wants to be: an intense, accurate war movie that doesn’t lean on character development or politics.  I’m gonna try to see it Sunday.

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Thread title should be Alex Garland makes another war movie.  I saw it last night and thought it was good.  Garland took the firefights and fog of war from Civil War and made it the whole movie basically.  Also, this was based on actual events in Iraq of course.

I know there were complaints about the lack of character development and any interest in the political situation in Civil War.  This one is all action and even less interested in all that.  Both movies drive home simple antiwar, war is hell kind of themes.

Spoilers for the rest since it just came out

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The Bradley blowing up during the first attempted evac was a real holy shit moment.  The ensuing prolonged bleeding and moaning was the most I've seen in a movie since probably Reservoir Dogs.  

 

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It reminds me of the short stories we had in 7th grade reading class.  Not to blood and gore of course, but just the type.  Short story, get in, get out.

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On 4/11/2025 at 1:41 PM, Helobious said:

Will probably see once it hits streaming.

Unless you have an expensive home theater, you won't get the full experience.  The sound is rather intense.

Garland might be my favorite writer/director atm.  28 Years Later is gonna rock.

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I saw this last night. It was direct and to the point. I appreciate a film that depicts what actually transpired without any character development. It showed the hell that being in a firefight is. War is not fun and this film definitely drives home the message of not glorifying war.
 

For someone such as myself who never donned the uniform it gives me insight into what it was like for those that did. Those men have all of my respect for what they do as well as women who are frontline combatants in the service of our country. I would recommend seeing it if you are okay without all the character and plot development we have come to expect from war movies. 

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17 hours ago, Parliament said:

Unless you have an expensive home theater, you won't get the full experience.  The sound is rather intense.

Garland might be my favorite writer/director atm.  28 Years Later is gonna rock.

Yeah, you'd need a higher end home theater to get the movie theater experience on this one.  Was an intense movie.

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17 hours ago, Parliament said:

Unless you have an expensive home theater, you won't get the full experience.  The sound is rather intense.

Garland might be my favorite writer/director atm.  28 Years Later is gonna rock.

I’ll go into it with low expectations, Civil War had no commentary or point to make and was essentially a mindless film. Which is fine for action movies but don’t try to shoehorn human drama into a movie like that. If this is just explosions and fights and knows it I think it could be enjoyable.

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4 hours ago, Helobious said:

I’ll go into it with low expectations, Civil War had no commentary or point to make and was essentially a mindless film. Which is fine for action movies but don’t try to shoehorn human drama into a movie like that. If this is just explosions and fights and knows it I think it could be enjoyable.

It’s a recounting of a firefight from a first-person perspective. There is no plot development other than showing the harsh realities of war and the effect it had/has on those that were fighting. Very good movie.

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6 hours ago, Helobious said:

I’ll go into it with low expectations, Civil War had no commentary or point to make and was essentially a mindless film. Which is fine for action movies but don’t try to shoehorn human drama into a movie like that. If this is just explosions and fights and knows it I think it could be enjoyable.

If you love great cinematography, sound design and war porn, this is your movie.  Want a good plot?  Nolan playlist is that way ->

 

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6 hours ago, Helobious said:

I’ll go into it with low expectations, Civil War had no commentary or point to make and was essentially a mindless film. Which is fine for action movies but don’t try to shoehorn human drama into a movie like that. If this is just explosions and fights and knows it I think it could be enjoyable.

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On 4/14/2025 at 4:29 PM, Helobious said:

I’ll go into it with low expectations, Civil War had no commentary or point to make and was essentially a mindless film. Which is fine for action movies but don’t try to shoehorn human drama into a movie like that. If this is just explosions and fights and knows it I think it could be enjoyable.

Bro wtf was this take. lol.

It was far from mindless, like what did you want a scroll at the beginning to hold your hand through what was happening?  And it was FAR from a mindless war film.

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Saw this yesterday.  It sounds ridiculous to say I "liked" it, but it was very well done and was affective.  Good movie and worth the watch in theaters if you can make it out.

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On 4/16/2025 at 11:41 AM, High Plains Drifter said:

 

So the consensus is: Its good war pron. 

Combat Vets: Is it accurate or realistic war pron?

I was in Iraq from October 2005-October 2006. I was in five engagements with the enemy including IEDs, small arms fire and mortars. I have been to Forward Operating Base Ramadi which was across the river and outside of the city itself but one of the grittiest FOBs I went to in Iraq as it was constantly under enemy contact and the optempo was higher than the other bases due to the enemy activity in the vicinity. My opinion is the accuracy is as close as you can get. The heightened senses at the beginning of the film as the tension is building along with the fog and friction in the aftermath of the explosions and the different reactions from all the team members captures the essence of combat. In addition the rules of engagement, radio communications and ‘joint’ teamwork were on full display. The film showed Navy Seals providing overwatch for Marines, Army 101st Airborne Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Air Force jets all operating together imperfectly but towards a common goal. 🇺🇸

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On 4/20/2025 at 4:27 PM, QuesoEspecial said:

I was in Iraq from October 2005-October 2006. I was in five engagements with the enemy including IEDs, small arms fire and mortars. I have been to Forward Operating Base Ramadi which was across the river and outside of the city itself but one of the grittiest FOBs I went to in Iraq as it was constantly under enemy contact and the optempo was higher than the other bases due to the enemy activity in the vicinity. My opinion is the accuracy is as close as you can get. The heightened senses at the beginning of the film as the tension is building along with the fog and friction in the aftermath of the explosions and the different reactions from all the team members captures the essence of combat. In addition the rules of engagement, radio communications and ‘joint’ teamwork were on full display. The film showed Navy Seals providing overwatch for Marines, Army 101st Airborne Bradley Fighting Vehicles and Air Force jets all operating together imperfectly but towards a common goal. 🇺🇸

Spent 6 months in both Iraq and Afghanistan providing air base security with the Air Force so no direct combat for me and will defer here for that first hand knowledge. While I was not in direct combat one thing that stuck with me after the deployments is just how much of it makes you say WTF was the point of all this (except of course the shared struggles of deployment with the brothers and sisters serving alongside you)? Sure there are major operations and missions such as killing Bin Laden and other HVTs but in between all that there is so much bullshit and unfortunately pain and suffering that only leaves you with more questions than answers. I think this movie did a good job illustrating that. At the end you just kind of ask WTF was all that for?

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