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Location: Buffalo, Wyoming | I am wanting to see it really bad. My BIL has read the book and is going to be sending it to me.
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | I heard, Awesome movie, Awful ending. I don't need to go see anything sad. There's enough sadness in the world. |
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| UTAHCANCHASER - 2015-01-15 9:47 AM I am wanting to see it really bad. My BIL has read the book and is going to be sending it to me.
I have seen Unbroken 2 times and I am reading the book right now. I cried through most of the movie.
I read both American Sniper and Unbroken. Both were great. Haven't seen either movie yet. |
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Location: Kentucky | I have read Unbroken also, and everyone I talk to says the movie doesn't even compare to the book. The book was amazing.
I haven't read American Sniper yet, but I want to. I won't see it in theatre because I can't imagine the type of emotions I'll have! |
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Location: Arkansas | I have read the book twice and my plan is to be at the first showing tomorrow because we may be headed out of town. I know it will be emotional but so was Lone Survivor. I hope it lives up to the book and from the reviews that I have seen, I think it will.
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Location: Never in one place long | Murphy - 2015-01-15 10:03 AM
I have read Unbroken also, and everyone I talk to says the movie doesn't even compare to the book. The book was amazing.
I haven't read American Sniper yet, but I want to. I won't see it in theatre because I can't imagine the type of emotions I'll have!
Unbroken IS an amazing book, I second that, the movie was good, but doesn't compare to the book! |
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Location: Buffalo, Wyoming | DLV - 2015-01-15 9:22 AM Murphy - 2015-01-15 10:03 AM I have read Unbroken also, and everyone I talk to says the movie doesn't even compare to the book. The book was amazing.
I haven't read American Sniper yet, but I want to. I won't see it in theatre because I can't imagine the type of emotions I'll have! Unbroken IS an amazing book, I second that, the movie was good, but doesn't compare to the book!
2 ladies I work with have read Unbroken and went and saw the movie with me the 2nd time I watched it. They both liked the movie but of course the book goes more in-depth. The movie ends after the war is over and he goes home.
I would much rather watch the movie first, then read the book. I am always disappointed when I read the book first. |
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Location: La Vernia, TX | Granted, the subject is a little closer to home for me than for most, so I'm probably biased, but- here is my honest review:
(I really enjoyed the book, btw)
American Sniper felt every bit like a Lifetime movie. The ending was flat terrible. It wasn't sad, or horrific. It wasn't anything, really, and that's the problem. You'll understand what I mean when you see it.
I feel like the movie missed a huge opportunity by trying to fit too much in and the screenplay had no flow what-so-ever. Unbroken was much more elegantly done. |
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Location: Phoenix | I didn't know it was a book. I want to read it first. Glenn Beck said the movie was well done and Cooper was a great actor. |
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Location: Oz, Kansas | I saw an interview that Bradley Cooper did to promote the movie & he said that the original plan was for Chris Kyle to be on set and assist with the authenticity of the movie & that Bradley had talked to him on the phone and they had plans to meet up but obviously that never happened because he was killed shortly thereafter. |
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Location: TN | The boyfriend and I never go to the movies because we're cheap lol but we're going to see American Sniper tomorrow! I'm confident I'll cry because even the previews are intense. I want to know more about that brave man's life though. |
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My best friend got her first kiss from a "boy" from Chris' brother. Chris' mother worked for her dad and they all went to church together. So I have not only read his book twice but have a little one on one insight too. |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | CYA Ranch - 2015-01-14 6:09 PM
I'm not into gore or on the edge of my seat type movies. I'm more a Andy Griffith Show kinda gal. LOL But I will say watching the previews for American Sniper make me want to go see it. I might have my eyes covered part of the time though.
Right there with you. Just talking about the same thing today. I don't want to see it because of the war scenes but I REALLY want to see it for the true life story. I already know, I am sure I will crying through the whole movie. |
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Location: Eastern OH but my heart is in WV | lookout hill - 2015-01-15 12:49 PM
I saw an interview that Bradley Cooper did to promote the movie & he said that the original plan was for Chris Kyle to be on set and assist with the authenticity of the movie & that Bradley had talked to him on the phone and they had plans to meet up but obviously that never happened because he was killed shortly thereafter.
In another interview, they said when Chris's wife watched the movie "she felt like she was with him again." She liked the job they did. |
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About the only war related movie we watch in this house is Memorial Day....
The rest all hit way too close to home. We already know the tragedies of the stories, no need to relive them......American Sniper may not be too bad but we dont watch any of them :(
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| missroselee - 2015-01-16 5:23 PM Maybe in 20 years.....
About the only war related movie we watch in this house is Memorial Day....
The rest all hit way too close to home. We already know the tragedies of the stories, no need to relive them......American Sniper may not be too bad but we dont watch any of them :(
God bless you and your family. I can't imagine the daily life and challenges that come from deciding to devote your life to protect our country. Thank you. |
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | I will have to watch it at home. I don't know if I could hold it together in a theater. The movie "trailers" make me tear up.....These movies hit so close to home for those who have loved ones who are serving or have served......God Bless them! |
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Location: Arkansas | I went to see it earlier today. I really liked it (and have read the book). I didn't think it moved slow at all. It was easier to watch than I expected. Bradley Cooper made me a fan, for sure. He was great, as was Sienna Miller. |
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | They're selling reserved tickets for the movie here. My son and his friend bought them and the only time they could get in was 10:00 tonight. He's hoping he can stay awake. I'm anxious to hear what he thinks of it. |
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Location: North Dakota | I saw it with my friends tonight. Very intense. It was very good. At the end of the movie everyone clapped then it was the most silent, somber theater I've ever been in as we were leaving. I did cry afterward talking to my mom about the movie. |
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Location: Wisconsin | Just seen it tonight and we thought it was a great movie. As for the end being "flat" ...It was a true story and he died, so not sure how much add lib they could have made it. The ending with real footage did make me cry. It hits real close to home here at our place too. |
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Location: La Vernia, TX | When Ventura sued Kyle's estate, the community came together and raised a million bucks in a week (enough to cover the settlement) They're still selling Legend wear and money from the sales goes to a foundation set up in Kyle's name. Check it out. http://www.forged.com/collections/the-legend |
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Location: Oakdale, CA | I bought the book haven't read it yet and Im dying to see the movie! I'm waiting for my cold from hell to leave then we are all seeing it at the movie!
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Location: TN | It was awesome... We left with soany thoughts and emotions that we couldn't put it into words. Chris Kyle and all the veterans are truly amazing people. The theater was sold out and as everyone was walking out during the credits it was total, reverent silence like at a funeral. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | RidenFly - 2015-01-15 8:15 PM
missroselee - 2015-01-16 5:23 PM Maybe in 20 years.....
About the only war related movie we watch in this house is Memorial Day....
The rest all hit way too close to home. We already know the tragedies of the stories, no need to relive them......American Sniper may not be too bad but we dont watch any of them :(
God bless you and your family. I can't imagine the daily life and challenges that come from deciding to devote your life to protect our country. Thank you.
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Location: Somewhere between S@%&# stirrer and Saint | It was pretty Fing real about millitary life. I have never heard the Fing F word so many times in my Fing life. I liked the Fing bloody body shots.
It was Fing intense. Fing hard to pull the trigger on a little kid. I was Fing crying at the end with Fing tears running down my Fing face.
It was the first R rated movie I have been to in 35 years.
Loved it very emotional! Got to love what our soldiers do for our country and protect others. Many thanks for all they do! God Bless our troops and leaders!
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Location: MN | achildres - 2015-01-16 11:39 AM
For those that saw it, Lone Survivor was 1000x better. As another poster said... it's plot line moved slow and put way too much into the movie, but the story overall was really sad and put a lot of things into perspective. Bradley Cooper did an amazing job.
I just watched that yesterday and loved it!! and I can never sit through a movie!!! It was very very graphic, but needed to be to show the reality, very good!!!!!! |
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Location: WI | nettieb3 - 2015-01-16 11:37 PM
Just seen it tonight and we thought it was a great movie. As for the end being "flat" ...It was a true story and he died, so not sure how much add lib they could have made it. The ending with real footage did make me cry. It hits real close to home here at our place too.
OK... My own fault for even looking at this thread.. I was in theater reading this waiting for movie to start and read this post. Buzz kill for me.
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| I thought this movie was brilliant. As far as moving slow....I disagree completely....in fact, my only complaint is I thought it moved to fast...but that is because I wanted to soak up everything I could about Chris Kyle. A life like his is hard to put in a two hour movie.
I don't like violent movies and I don't like war movies....but this is different because its a true story and I think every single American should watch this movie. We go about our lives everyday and we never really truly understand the lives of those who protect this very freedom. America's dream is peace. But the reality is we are living with people (terrorists) who hate everything we stand for and want to destroy this free country.
Chris Kyle was a hero. He dedicated and gave his life to protect all of us. Although he was one of most notorious snipers of all time....we should focus more on the lives that Chris saved and not the lives he was forced to take.
Bradley Cooper, in my opinion, became Chris Kyle. I would venture to guess he is a changed man after that performance. Eastwood did right by Chris Kyle and his family.
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Location: Texas | I love the movie!!! I love how real it was. But what I loved most about it was that they showed how hard it is for them to come back home and adjust back to normal life. When we walked out of the movies nobody said a word it was like we were leaving a funeral. I absolutely LOVE this movie!! |
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| banjomia - 2015-01-19 12:29 PM
Take some time to see the movie...but before you do...know who Chris Kyle was....it will make the movie much more powerful.
This!!!! I cannot agree more. I remember the first time I saw Chris Kyle. It was on Conan and he was just out promoting the book. He was so humble and such a hero to me in the few minutes I could see of him. I recall immediately getting on Amazon and putting his book on my wish list. I never did get around to reading before we went to the movie but I was already familiar with his life and death. I liked the way they ended the movie. I think they did a great job with the scenario being what it is and the footage from his procession was heart breaking. I made it through the whole movie without crying until that point.
As for comparing it to Marcus Luttrell's book & movie, I think this movie was much better than Lone Survivor, the movie. There was so much that he wrote about that didn't end up in the movie, but Lone Survivor the book was amazing, gut wrenching and I was crying so hard I couldn't see the page at one point. I still haven't finished American Sniper the book, so the jury's still out on that call. |
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| mruggles - 2015-01-19 2:44 PM wow...i went and read a bit on him, what a waste to go through all he did and then to die like that..just wow
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Ditto. I read he donated all the proceeds from his book to families of fallen Navy seals. He was a true hero. I am thrilled the movie is breaking box office records. Hollywood liberals are going crazy tweeting that he was a coward, no one should watch it, etc., apparently America disagrees. American Sniper crushed hypocrite Michael Moore's (the champion of the poor who owns several multi million dollar houses- do as I say -not as I do kind of guy) movie. Love it! |
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Location: SE Louisiana | And today Michael Moore calls him a coward....He just made a target of himself.
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Location: Stephenville, TX | I haven't seen the movie yet and I was a little nervous about it because I've already read the book, but after reading the reveiws on the movie, I do not expect it to disappoint at all. If you haven't read the book yet, get the special edition with commentation from Taya added into the original manuscript.
Chris Kyle's killer, Eddie Ray Routh, will stand trial for capital murder on February 9th here in Stephenville, TX. They already pushed it back once and I hope this time they get it done.
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Location: Wisconsin | Just saw it last night...all I can say is WOW, excellent movie, I had no idea who Chris Kyle was until then...what a true American Hero...and to all the military/war haters shame on YOU and go move to another country like Iraq! ( I had read comments on a FB post) The ending left me unclear as to WHY this happened to him? I guess I don't understand that 25yr olds motive? I know he had post traumatic stress...just so sad all around. I really want to read the book now, does anyone know where to buy it cheapest online? Amazon? |
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Location: Stephenville, TX | painthorse7796 - 2015-01-19 7:00 PM Just saw it last night...all I can say is WOW, excellent movie, I had no idea who Chris Kyle was until then...what a true American Hero...and to all the military/war haters shame on YOU and go move to another country like Iraq! ( I had read comments on a FB post) The ending left me unclear as to WHY this happened to him? I guess I don't understand that 25yr olds motive? I know he had post traumatic stress...just so sad all around. I really want to read the book now, does anyone know where to buy it cheapest online? Amazon?
PTSD can be devastating in so many ways. Hopefully this movie will make more people aware of the struggles our soldiers go through, including the reality of PTSD.
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Location: lexington KY | bocephus's mama - 2015-01-20 9:05 AM Okay, that is the 3rd comment (not all on BHW) griping about people giving away the ending. Really? REALLY?!?!?! I agree! Really?! Kind of like being shocked by the ending of Titanic!
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| Ok Komet, here you go. Clint Eastwood did a fabulous job on this movie as director.
But I think the point is, he did such a good job, that people are talking about what Chris Kyle did and the tragedy that occured because that's the point he was trying to make. While I'm sure he'll bask in the recognition for doing a good job, all he cared about was making sure our country is coming together patriotically like they should to assist veterans and current troops. |
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Location: Online | We plan on seeing it this weekend. Hubby read the book and loved it. I've been going to read it but haven't found the time.
As for the liberal haters. I'm not a bit surprised, they have nothing better to do than talk smack about things they know very little about and don't agree with. They are all anti war, anti military, anti anything patriotic. They are the people who think that food comes from the store. They live in their ivory palaces living off stupid people who buy their propogandic crap. Micheal Moore is a fat hypocritical *******. and I have never been a Seth Rogan fan, don't like any of his movies. He's a cynical, sarcastic jerk. And I like sarcasm, but not his type. Besides that, he's Canadian. No offense to Canadians in general, but he doesn't understand the sacrifices our military have made to give him the opportunity to come to this country and spout garbage. The best way to shut them up is to just ignore them. However, one of my favorite responses to the ignorant comments came from Andrea Tantaros....
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Location: SE Louisiana | Nateracer - 2015-01-20 8:40 AM
Ok Komet, here you go. Clint Eastwood did a fabulous job on this movie as director.
But I think the point is, he did such a good job, that people are talking about what Chris Kyle did and the tragedy that occured because that's the point he was trying to make. While I'm sure he'll bask in the recognition for doing a good job, all he cared about was making sure our country is coming together patriotically like they should to assist veterans and current troops.
Well... It's just I wanted to know why nobody mentioned him...a director can make or break a movie and Eastwood did such a wonderful job on the two Iwo Jima movies (Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima) I thought his name would be a good plug for this movie. |
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| Running Roan - 2015-01-19 7:28 PM painthorse7796 - 2015-01-19 7:00 PM Just saw it last night...all I can say is WOW, excellent movie, I had no idea who Chris Kyle was until then...what a true American Hero...and to all the military/war haters shame on YOU and go move to another country like Iraq! ( I had read comments on a FB post) The ending left me unclear as to WHY this happened to him? I guess I don't understand that 25yr olds motive? I know he had post traumatic stress...just so sad all around. I really want to read the book now, does anyone know where to buy it cheapest online? Amazon? PTSD can be devastating in so many ways. Hopefully this movie will make more people aware of the struggles our soldiers go through, including the reality of PTSD.
Eddie Ray Routh, accused of killing ‘American Sniper' Chris Kyle, confessed to sister, told her he ‘traded his soul for’ Kyle’s truck: report
Eddie Ray Routh told his sister that he killed former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and that he 'traded his soul for a new truck,' court documents say. Routh, who suffers from PTSD, was being held in solitary confinement after he attacked jailers on Sunday night. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 9:07 AM  APEddie Ray Routh, 25, was charged with murder in connection with a shooting at a central Texas gun range that killed former Navy SEAL and 'American Sniper' author Chris Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield. PAUL MOSELEY/APChris Kyle, a former Navy SEAL and author of the book 'American Sniper.' Kyle and Littlefield had brought Routh, a former Marine, to the shooting range as part of treatment for Routh's post-traumatic stress disorder. HANDOUT/REUTERSThe cover of 'American Sniper.' Kyle served four tours in Iraq and was credited with more than 160 kills.  GOOGLEAn aerial image of Rough Creek Lodge, the alleged site of Chris Kyle's shooting. Routh, 25, was arrested on Saturday night at his home outside Dallas. According to police records, he had been taken to a mental hospital twice in the last four months for threatening to kill himself and his family.  FACEBOOKChris Kyle's best seller told of his military exploits from 1999-2009. . |
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| I have refrained on commenting until after I saw the movie. I read the book and it shocked me. I saw the movie yesterday and it is safe to say I am still in shock - even knowing what the ending would be. I am not sure how anyone can see this movie and think that it is sensationalizing war and killing people - just the exact opposite in my opinion. We all get to sit here in our happy places and type into cyberspace while men and women volunteer every day to put their lives on the line (while their famiies anxiously worry every single day) so we can enjoy the freedoms our of this country. I had to turn my head away at a few parts because it makes me think how truly blessed we are to be able to live in a place where we can have differing opinions. I simply cannot even fathom the horror that goes on in the middle east. This morning I turned on my TV to see that ISIS is now holding two Japanese journalists hostage and threatening to behead them if they are not given $200 million in 72 hours. And Chris Kyle was right - many people in the USA do not pay attention nor do they care - they are fighting to protect our freedoms and keep it from happening here. So thank you to all of you who fight, have fought, or have family in the military. You ARE appreciated.
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Our daughter went the other night and she said it was the first time that you could hear a pin drop in the theatre.
What Michael Moore said was beyond ridiculous and I posted on Facebook for everyone to go to his FB page and let him know how they felt. Of course in typical Liberal progressive fashion, Moore is trying to spin what he said. Too late..
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Location: Alberta | banjomia - 2015-01-19 11:29 AM I thought this movie was brilliant. As far as moving slow....I disagree completely....in fact, my only complaint is I thought it moved to fast...but that is because I wanted to soak up everything I could about Chris Kyle. A life like his is hard to put in a two hour movie. I don't like violent movies and I don't like war movies....but this is different because its a true story and I think every single American should watch this movie. We go about our lives everyday and we never really truly understand the lives of those who protect this very freedom. America's dream is peace. But the reality is we are living with people (terrorists) who hate everything we stand for and want to destroy this free country. Chris Kyle was a hero. He dedicated and gave his life to protect all of us. Although he was one of most notorious snipers of all time....we should focus more on the lives that Chris saved and not the lives he was forced to take. Bradley Cooper, in my opinion, became Chris Kyle. I would venture to guess he is a changed man after that performance. Eastwood did right by Chris Kyle and his family. Take some time to see the movie...but before you do...know who Chris Kyle was....it will make the movie much more powerful.
All of this! To me it was a powerful movie...
Canadians need to see it too! |
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Forever Tan
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Location: Wisconsin | Thank you Rodeomom for sharing that info...it's too bed Routh isn't dead though and has to go through the court system now! |
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| Read a article on line about the whole thing. The guy was a nut, he had bigger issues than just PTSD. His mom worked (I think) at the school that chris took his kids to and asked him to talk to the guy. I believe it was the first time chris had ever meet the guy. And the mom neglected to tell chris the guy had been in and out of mental hospital. He was schizophrenic. |
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Location: Colorado plains standing on a goat head! | komet. - 2015-01-20 12:25 PM I remember seeing a sniper type movie about 2 snipers (one American and one German) darting around a bombed out German city trying to kill each other... Can't for the life of me remember the name of it. The American sniper used to quote scripture as he was drawing a bead on his target.
Enemy at the Gate? With Ed harris I believe. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | paysonw - 2015-01-21 5:24 PM
komet. - 2015-01-20 12:25 PM I remember seeing a sniper type movie about 2 snipers (one American and one German) darting around a bombed out German city trying to kill each other... Can't for the life of me remember the name of it. The American sniper used to quote scripture as he was drawing a bead on his target.
Enemy at the Gate? With Ed harris I believe.
Someone else mentioned that to me via PM. I had not seen it until just a few hours ago.. No. I finally came up with the name. It was Saving Private Ryan. As far as Enemy at the Gates, I thought it was worth watching and well made. |
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| By far the best movie I've ever seen.....you could hear a pin drop through out the whole movie and when it was done everyone walked out in silence......w o w what a hero |
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 Love Me Some Robert Redford
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Location: WV | Loved this movie... It moved a little slow but fast at the same time for me. I can not fathom what theses men and women have gone threw. There is no way anyone could not have some type of emotional reaction to this move. I was still crying after the movie in the car talking to my husband about my family and what they have gone threw and what they still are going threw from being over there and how much they have given up for all of us. The entire theater was silent at the end and all you could hear was the sniffling. Will have to read the book also. Great movie by Clint Eastwood!! |
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Location: SE Louisiana | Just watched it.... Outstanding movie and very well made... |
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 Special Somebody
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Location: Finally horseback again.... | Best movie Ive seen in a long time.
I have always been a fan of Chris Kyle's.
he is a true American hero in my book.
If you can walk out out of the theater after seeing this without having tears in your eyes and a whole new respect for not only this man and his family but ALL of our military then you have a serious problem.
I think Bradley Cooper did a fantastic job playing his role. He was able to portray so much emotion and personality into Kyle's character and that it drew you in to him as a man and a soldier.
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 A Lady with Fight
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Location: NC | I won't go see it in the theater
I can't.
Maybe when it's out on Netflix or Amazon I'll watch it.
Too close to home for me.
Glad so many liked it. I hope it shows the real repercussions of combat
If you haven't seen Five Finger Death Punch's video for 'Wrong Side of Heaven' you need to see it. You'll understand why when you do. |
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Location: Central Texas | My son served in the Marines, he is no longer active. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He told me very little about what he did there other than he was "point" on their patrols and gunner (one in the turret) on the hum v's. He was 19 when he left. Watching this movie I very clearly got to see what he did. Thank God I didn't have full knowledge at the time of just how close and involved it all was. Call me naive. I needed to be I am his mother. He came home safely, at least body wise. We dealt alot with the PTSTD, still do but it's much better. He has gotten on with his civilian life and doing well. Thank the Lord. With that being said, I thought the movie was one of the best movies I have seen. I felt it probably got as close as possible to what happens. I appreciate the fact that it showed what happens at home as well when our guys and gals return and what their family members deal with upon that return. It was no more gory to me than most of the shows on TV now days. I have always respected the military and what they do for our country, this movie just instilled that feeling a little more. I don't care what people in Hollywood and the anti military people say. THEY ARE HEROES in every sense of the word. As others have stated, when the movied ended and people walked out, it was complete and total silence. |
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Location: Heart of Texas | Call me crazy, I have family that served...but PTSD is a real thing. Yes, the guy that shot Chris and his friend is evil in all of our minds but he's not mentally correct. And he's not mentally correct because HE TOO went to fight for our country. Nobody knows the things HE saw or went through. The movie sent a great message as to what our service folks do, but it also shed a lot of light on the after effects for these soldiers and their families. We as country need to do more to take care of these people and help them get back to a "normal" life. Everybody deals with things in a different way but even our own government turns their backs on these guys. They cheat them out of benefits, pay, and overall care. Perhaps, had the military took the time to properly evaluate this guy, he wouldn't have even been on the streets period. Cris Kyle only wanted to take care of his fellow soilders and I think the best way we can honor him is step up and take care of the people he tried so hard to help. |
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 Living within my means
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Location: Randolph, Utah | I went to see it last weekend and wow!! One of the best movies I've ever seen. Clint Eastwood and Bradly Cooper did a great job with it! Very well done. I cannot believe I don't remember hearing about Chris Kyle or his death when it happened. I downloaded the book and hopefully will get time to read it soon!
I think America Sniper is a movie EVERYONE should see! Makes me very thankful for those that can and will go serve our country!
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Living within my means
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Location: Randolph, Utah | This is a great letter an American Sniper wrote to Michael Moore!
http://dailysurge.com/2015/01/snipers-response-michael-moore-going-... |
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| komet. - 2015-01-29 11:30 AM
I love that letter, my thoughts exactly. "Drop the mag, roll the bolt and grab a jack and coke."   |
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| I liked it, but as a movie thought Lone Survivor was much better. I loved the book though. And it certainly wasn't bad. The book just has so much more info, and there are some parts of the movie that are not true or "dramatized". Love Survivor I thought was a great movie. The best part of American Sniper for me was the real footage at the end. |
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Living within my means
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Location: Randolph, Utah | BarrelRacer6789 - 2015-01-30 10:51 AM
I liked it, but as a movie thought Lone Survivor was much better. I loved the book though. And it certainly wasn't bad. The book just has so much more info, and there are some parts of the movie that are not true or "dramatized". Love Survivor I thought was a great movie. The best part of American Sniper for me was the real footage at the end.
I've seen the movie twice and I am halfway through the book, obviously the movie couldn't have everything the book included, I've noticed the time line is a little different in the movie, but I think the movie accomplished what it needed too, even if some things were dramatized.
I held it together until the real footage at the end, then I teared up. I cant even imagine surviving all the thing's he did to be murdered trying to help another Vet. |
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 Accident Prone
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | My mom saw it Saturday and told me not to see it. She said the emotion was so intense she nearly threw up and then couldn't stop crying. Um, no thank you, think I will pass on having my guts ripped out for fun. |
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Good Grief!
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | i went and saw it yesterday, i haven't liked a movie that much in a really really long time............everybody did an outstanding job.........but it does make me angry that things ended for him the way they did...
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 Get a Clue
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Location: A Higher Elevation | Saw the movie with my 19 yr old son who read the book. I haven't read the book yet, but Rylen said the movie stayed fairly true to the book. We both read Lone Survivor, then saw that movie when it came out.
LS is definitely more "action packed". There isn't much down time. AS really had to show the home time, family time stuff.
My XDH also went with us, has not seen LS. He's a combat veteran, we were married when he went off to war, and so it really hit home for us. I think he was thinking it was going to be more action, and less family dynamics. I want to talk to him about it again after it comes out on DVD and I buy it. No emotions to be shown in public, especially at a movie!! lol
I want to see Unbroken sometime soon.
Everyone should have LS & AS in their DVD collection!
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Location: Texas | I saw the movie yesterday. I posted an interesting article I read awhile back on my FB if anyone is interested. It is in regards to the problems within the VA...PTSD.... I can't figure out how to share the link, but my FB is Facebook.com/haley.thorne. |
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