So, back to the review, I found the whole reason why this movie is bad to be down to one specific reason: war porn.
Did I miss something else in this review, which not just seemed rushed (Bob is going to some such event), because it felt like Bob didn't want to review it but still tried to put on a face that looked as if he did. It doesn't have the contempt Man of Steel does, or even Star Trek, but it's still just "bad." Alright, it's bad, you didn't like it, and still the real criticism was it focuses on the dead shots and can be classified as war porn? I'm rather confused.
I still would like to see this movie however, if only because I read the book and found it to be quiet something. It wasn't sensational literature by any means, and perhaps for a time it was inspirational, yet it did feel shockingly human. The author of the book, Luttrell as many have pointed out, went to great lengths to show off the feats of his friends and other SEAL brothers, not really himself. His stay in the Afghanistan village felt more like a section wedged in than a full feature, so having that be a small tidbit of the movie makes sense. All the points Bob didn't like were, iirc, the main points in the book. I didn't expect great writing from the book, I don't expect great cinematography from the movie, but I do expect a good tale.
I still hope to see it, and I do hope it does well as the main point of this was to get the story spread, but who knows. Still, you can do better at reviewing a movie. Even your tirades at Man of Steel and Star Trek last year had at least some substance we could all argue over.
Did I miss something else in this review, which not just seemed rushed (Bob is going to some such event), because it felt like Bob didn't want to review it but still tried to put on a face that looked as if he did. It doesn't have the contempt Man of Steel does, or even Star Trek, but it's still just "bad." Alright, it's bad, you didn't like it, and still the real criticism was it focuses on the dead shots and can be classified as war porn? I'm rather confused.
I still would like to see this movie however, if only because I read the book and found it to be quiet something. It wasn't sensational literature by any means, and perhaps for a time it was inspirational, yet it did feel shockingly human. The author of the book, Luttrell as many have pointed out, went to great lengths to show off the feats of his friends and other SEAL brothers, not really himself. His stay in the Afghanistan village felt more like a section wedged in than a full feature, so having that be a small tidbit of the movie makes sense. All the points Bob didn't like were, iirc, the main points in the book. I didn't expect great writing from the book, I don't expect great cinematography from the movie, but I do expect a good tale.
I still hope to see it, and I do hope it does well as the main point of this was to get the story spread, but who knows. Still, you can do better at reviewing a movie. Even your tirades at Man of Steel and Star Trek last year had at least some substance we could all argue over.