Watched "Lone Survivor" tonight...

[Bevostuntdouble]

Are you in the military and if so what branch please?

I am in the Army.

 

[DocHorn]

I thought the action sequences of their various falls were poorly done. From the appearance in the movies they took 20 and 30 foot falls with some breaks here and there. It simply wasn't believable, the g forces from falls of that height and hitting ground, rocks, and trees would cause severe internal injuries and severe closed head injuries including coma and death.

I have no doubt they sustained severe injuries from the turmoil, but this movie made it so severe it was simply not believable for me.

I also struggled with the mission planning, but I am not an expert in that area.

This was an extraordinary story of sacrifice and the desire to perform for your fellow soldiers, they were incredibly brave and heroic.

All in all, it just made me very sad.

As an aside, I also struggled with the movie Gravity. It had so many scientific errors in it, the orbital mechanics issues in particular were so severe, I almost walked out, despite the extraordinary special effects.

I just wish Hollywood would tell their stories without going so far over the top. At least make the action sequences believable.

 

[DocHorn]

Ha, I surprised to see this thread still up. I read a lot of books, the Lone Survivor cut to the core of what our American hero's face on any "routine" mission they are assigned. I really don't see how that great book could be reduced into a two hour movie but Marcus Luttrell seems satisfied with it so that's good enough for me.
For what it's worth, I haven't been inside a move theater since 1995 when my first wife and I divorced. So as good as this movie sounds, I'll wait for the DVD, maybe re-read the book.

Why don't you go to movies?

 

[Lukus Alderman]

In my personal, and professional, opinion... I think it is amazing that so many points are missed. First, our military leadership is garbage. There was nothing good about that plan. The mission should have never been approved or carried out. I think the public should be outraged that these men were put in the position they were in. No QRF, no air support, no backup plans for comms, no contingency plans, no emergency exfil plans... It was a terrible waste of life that should have never happened... This mission is indicative of the arrogance that is synonymous with the SEAL community. Sometimes it benefits them and sometimes it doesn't... This time it had a terrible result. I hope their command get burned to the ground for allowing this senseless loss of life. If you're a civilian with no military experience this is apparently a great movie. But if you are a service member and this is your life it's a terrible "movie," because it's not a movie... It's real life. Those men fought valiantly but it shouldn't have happened.

Thank you for your service.

 

[Bandit]

What started as a thread about a movie is now turning into a thread about how arrogant seals are. That wasn't the point of the book or the movie to me. They were asked to do a job and fought to the end. Maybe it didn't have to happen. But that does not diminish their valor.

 

[Hoekem]

Better than zero dark thirty in my opinion, was boring to me.

 

[txscallywag]

Go Figure