MIKA27 Posted October 5, 2014 Share Posted October 5, 2014 AMERICAN SNIPER TRAILER #1 http://youtu.be/8ZtrhRRw53Y Chris Kyle was a Navy SEAL, and the most lethal sniper in American history with 160 confirmed kills. His autobiography, American Sniper, is a phenomenal book. Now, thanks to Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood and Jason Dean Hall, it’s being turned into a movie of the same name. If this trailer is any indication, the movie will absolutely do the book justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfall Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 I'm glad you posted this, I was going to the other day, but didn't want to be the " Guns and US Politics" all in one post guy....lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKA27 Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 I'm glad you posted this, I was going to the other day, but didn't want to be the " Guns and US Politics" all in one post guy....lol I thought I'd "Bite the bullet" ( ) and post it. I figure it is a movie after all and really there is no place for people to keep on bashing the whole gun debate, I don't want to keep reading about those for or against, this is about a MOVIE not the politics behind it and keep it at that. It looks like a great movie, I'm looking forward to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Looks good Not sure how well an opening weekend its gonna have if it comes out on Christmas Day though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfall Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Looks good Not sure how well an opening weekend its gonna have if it comes out on Christmas Day though... In the States, it is a huge movie day on Christmas Day. Huge numbers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 In the States, it is a huge movie day on Christmas Day. Huge numbers! huh, well there you go Learn something new everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjohn7 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Looking forward to this one, but not nearly as much as Interstellar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fosgate Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 It's going to be a tough watch but so worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyfall Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 I saw this on Christmas Night. EXCELLENT MOVIE!!! Very good movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksblazer Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Look forward to catching this at the theatre. Hopefully this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fosgate Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Excellent movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernardini Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Saw this today. Excellent movie worthy of the praise it is receiving. Go see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhoenix Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I suspect it will be a very good movie and heard Cooper was very good. I have very mixed feelings on Kyle though. He was completely FOS or completely delusional. He claimed he was a sniper on the roof of the Superdome shooting looters during Katrina. Only it never happened. Then he claimed he shot and killed two thugs who tried to steal his truck but the police let him go because the dispatcher told them he was a genuine war hero. Only it never happened!! Then, after his death, his estate lost a defamation lawsuit when he claimed he punched out fellow SEAL Jesse Ventura. he alluded to the story in the book and in TV interviews claimed it was Ventura he knocked out. So the movie is based on a book ... written by a delusional liar. At the same time I have no reason to doubt he was a terrific sniper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fosgate Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 I don\t know that he lied in any of those events. But think of it like this, Americas best sniper is not only trained in how to shoot but covert tactics on how to get into and out of an area without detection. He was a highly trained killer. From what they could find is no evidence to backup his story but also no evidence to refute his claims. Also, do you think the United States military really wants it to be known that their most decorated sniper in history is out killing people at home regardless if he was right or wrong? Probably not. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/30/the-complicated-but-unveriable-legacy-of-chris-kyle-the-deadliest-sniper-in-american-history/ However, with the Ventura story there are numerous SF community members there that back up Kyle's claims. Some were killed in combat since the event took place. Also look at Ventura himself, the guy says he redeemed his character. The guy would have known if he sued Kyle's wife the guy would have lost his character in the SF community he once held dear. Or is it because the guy wants to protect his public image he made up about dignity and honor and has systematically destroyed once he started preaching conspiracy on his tv show. Or how about the simple fact that Janos (Jesse) is not who you think the guy is. He calls himself a seal and lead people to believe he was in a combat team serving in Vietnam when in reality he was a frogman UDT (prior to UDT and combat team merger) trained as an operator but never left the docks. http://cursor.org/stories/seal_or_udt.htm in reality Ventura is a big phony himself that left the United States in favor to live off the grid in Mexico.So do I take the word of Kyle and numerous supporters despite his last unverified claims or a proven liar who is crafty at concealing his past. http://cursor.org/venturawatch/default.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhoenix Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Well, I prefer to think of him as a liar because the alternative is serial killer based on his own accounts of what he reportedly did on the roof of the Superdome. IF he killed 30 innocent Americans without a trial then he should have been tried and executed. So, given his service to the country, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and go with boastful, delusional liar and one helluva sniper. But - in any case, I'll watch the movie when it hits Netflix. It does sound like a compelling story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndalton44 Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 AMERICAN SNIPER TRAILER #1 His autobiography, American Sniper, is a phenomenal book. Did you get a shadow-authored version? Easily top 10 worst reads of the last decade for me. From his writing style, to how much he loves murdering people, to the delusional black and white "reality" he thinks the world exists in, I really could live without this book's existence. Heard the movie is riveting and well made, but that doesn't mean the book isn't ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Was expecting big things after Gran Torino, it's just a recruitment tool. Ignoring that the film is well acted, directed but let down by a terrible script and lots of cringe inducing moments. The top gun of its decade, recruitment will go up. It's not as good as top gun though, take me to the limit!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I think the movie was made from a sympathetic 'Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder' point of view and to do so they had to leave some details out. Still, it had my attention from beginiing to end. I only wish the ending could have been 'fleshed out' more instead of been done like an epilogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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