RE: Unbroken, and why I am sick of war movies.
January 10, 2015 at 10:09 pm
(This post was last modified: January 10, 2015 at 10:17 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
It got a bad rap...and I remember thinking it was silly when I was very young "how is a desk going to help if they drop an a-bomb?"- but it's actually good advice. Military tells you to drop to your face immediately and cover your nuts (not why you think...because it gets your arms under your body - the idea being that your scalp and back take the majority of the damage).
-For all those even younger than myself who don't know what wtf we're talking about-
Three Kings... now -that- is a shitty war movie.
-For all those even younger than myself who don't know what wtf we're talking about-
Quote: the title black hawk down was just enough to make me avoid that one straight away.You missed out, then - if you like an unflinching eye. Black Hawk Down didn't pull any punches when it came to addressing the incompetence and unprofessionalism of a handful of rangers, who, in their hubris...left needed gear and water behind (as well as a ton of other unfortunate mistakes made along the way). Hell, one of the soldiers was a desk jockey who bullshitted himself into real trouble. The ending of the movie blew....but I suppose the director couldn't help himself.
Three Kings... now -that- is a shitty war movie.
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