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Posted: 2/16/2019 9:19:38 PM EDT
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Very good movie
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Posted: 2/16/2019 9:22:00 PM EDT
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Anyone catch the Mel Gibson cameo?
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Posted: 2/16/2019 9:24:39 PM EDT
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Not exactly the biggest steaming pile of shit, but it came close.
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Posted: 2/16/2019 9:34:55 PM EDT
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LOL it was so bad it was hilarious!
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Posted: 2/16/2019 10:54:53 PM EDT
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Very good movie |
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Posted: 2/16/2019 10:59:07 PM EDT
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Watching now...definitely has some anti-gun innuendo but the combat scenes are pretty decent.
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:00:20 PM EDT
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I stopped watching and it went to DVR when live PD started. So does he end up touching a gun?
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:01:03 PM EDT
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Watched it earlier today. Love that movie.
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:02:59 PM EDT
[#9]
Is that the one with Clint Eastwood and Grenada?
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:12:20 PM EDT
[#10]
Watching it right now....
I saw it a while back....remember the combat scenes being brutal. 
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:19:14 PM EDT
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I thought combat was awesome
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:21:13 PM EDT
[#12]
The Thin Red Line was better.
That's right, I said it.
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:23:23 PM EDT
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The Thin Red Line was better. That's right, I said it. |
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:24:20 PM EDT
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The Thin Red Line was better. That's right, I said it. 
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:24:52 PM EDT
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You should feel bad about saying that...it is the only movie that I've walked out of before it was over. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The Thin Red Line was better. That's right, I said it. |
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:25:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Is that the one with Clint Eastwood and Grenada? |
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:27:50 PM EDT
[#17]
One of the worst acted movies I have ever seen.
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:27:59 PM EDT
[#18]
I liked it but a lot of people here trashed it... mainly for the guy using a dead body for a shield.
I like Vince Vaughn but he was seriously miscast as the platoon sergeant. |
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:30:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
The Thin Red Line was better. That's right, I said it. 
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Posted: 2/16/2019 11:32:07 PM EDT
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Vince Vaughn’s character was a goof and the combat is ridiculous.
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Posted: 2/17/2019 1:28:18 AM EDT
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Not exactly the biggest steaming pile of shit, but it came close. https://thumbs.gfycat.com/WarmheartedElasticFishingcat-size_restricted.gif https://thumbs.gfycat.com/JoyfulAmusedBinturong-small.gif https://thumbs.gfycat.com/SaltyBitesizedDungbeetle-size_restricted.gif Everything you see in the movie, including the grenade hit, is true. Doss did much more than what is in the movie. Is it so hard to believe what Doss did was true as portrayed ? If you don’t believe that’s ok, but in the end his men did. That is all that counts. |
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Posted: 2/17/2019 1:43:36 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/17/2019 1:48:45 AM EDT
[#23]
My children attended the day care located at the church named after Desmond T. Doss. The man was a true American hero. Cut the shit
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Posted: 2/17/2019 2:47:15 AM EDT
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Looked up the location of Hacksaw Ridge....this is close N26 14.878 E127 43.823
Checking out some of the pics taken from there I can't imagine trying to scale that knowing what was waiting up top... 
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Posted: 2/17/2019 2:52:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
The Thin Red Line was better. That's right, I said it.  
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Posted: 2/17/2019 11:48:38 AM EDT
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My children attended the day care located at the church named after Desmond T. Doss. The man was a true American hero. Cut the shit |
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Posted: 2/17/2019 11:56:05 AM EDT
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I made the mistake of reading a biography of Doss prior to seeing the movie.
That made the movie into a disappointing mess. |
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Posted: 2/17/2019 12:13:48 PM EDT
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I enjoyed it. Yes, Hollywood style overselling, but still a good movie. If for no other reason than that Doss was a real man. To go into that without a gun is just hardcore.
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Posted: 2/17/2019 3:19:13 PM EDT
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I also hate how Hollywood changes facts to fit their stories. Clearly in the movie it’s portrayed as Doss and his units first action when in reality they had already faught on Guam and Doss received two bronze stars with “V” for his actions there. His actions on Okinawa just solidified what they already knew from their previous engagements, that he would do anything for them.
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Posted: 2/18/2019 12:16:55 AM EDT
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Watched it last night, and interesting to find out in the movie that Doss' unit was fighting with the 96 ID. My maternal grandmother's younger brother was in the 96 ID and was wounded on Okinawa. I don't know if it was before or after Hacksaw Ridge actions. My great uncle started in the Army in some sort of college whiz-kid type intelligence unit, but they were "converted" to infantry late in the war. Most of them were casualties at Okinawa. I think only 30 out of 200 weren't injured or killed.
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Posted: 2/18/2019 12:35:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Mel Gibson played it by the book. That is why hollywood wouldn’t touch it. Everything you see in the movie, including the grenade hit, is true. Doss did much more than what is in the movie. Is it so hard to believe what Doss did was true as portrayed ? If you don’t believe that’s ok, but in the end his men did. That is all that counts. idonbelivit.jpg Is Doss's story inspiring? Sure. Was this a good movie? Hell no. |
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Posted: 2/18/2019 12:46:01 AM EDT
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It was almost as bad as American Sniper.
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Posted: 2/18/2019 12:46:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
The Thin Red Line was better. That's right, I said it. |
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Posted: 2/18/2019 9:20:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Watched it last night, and interesting to find out in the movie that Doss' unit was fighting with the 96 ID. My maternal grandmother's younger brother was in the 96 ID and was wounded on Okinawa. I don't know if it was before or after Hacksaw Ridge actions. My great uncle started in the Army in some sort of college whiz-kid type intelligence unit, but they were "converted" to infantry late in the war. Most of them were casualties at Okinawa. I think only 30 out of 200 weren't injured or killed. |
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Posted: 2/18/2019 9:22:20 AM EDT
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I mean, about the infantry, the part that actually takes and holds ground and is arguably the most difficult, multidisciplinary arm, always getting the sad sacks.
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Posted: 2/18/2019 10:09:10 AM EDT
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It’s been a while since I’ve seen the movie, but I remember thinking why didn’t the Japs just cut the big rope ladder that they all had to scale up to get to the battle zone?
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Posted: 2/18/2019 10:39:09 AM EDT
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Was Vince Vaughn's helmet too small or his head too big?
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Posted: 2/18/2019 10:49:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I actually 100% agree. I really really enjoyed TTRL. Something about the movie has always made it seem more real to me than most other war movies. Hacksaw Ridge was an inspiring movie about an American hero but the film just felt like one big corny joke. |
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Posted: 2/18/2019 10:53:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Is that the one with Clint Eastwood and Grenada? |
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Posted: 2/18/2019 11:08:16 AM EDT
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The problem I have with this movie is they changed so many irrlelevant aspects of the movie, made up some pretty important parts of the story, and left out some key points of his military service.
For example, he never almost killed his brother, he got married before he enlisted, not after, and the whole court-martial thing was made up. Key points they left out were he refused a deferment and volunteered for combat (deferment for working at a shipyard) and earned two Bronze Stars with “V” device for his actions on Guam and the Philippines before earning the MOH on Okinawa. He’d already proven he was a badass several times over but the movie made him look like a raw recruit. He was also one of the soldiers who volunteered to climb the ridge to pull those rope ladders up in the first place. They also left out that he lost a lung and five ribs. I think the movie really did him a disservice. |
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Posted: 2/18/2019 11:10:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryLove at first sight
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Posted: 2/18/2019 11:11:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I actually 100% agree. I really really enjoyed TTRL. Something about the movie has always made it seem more real to me than most other war movies. Hacksaw Ridge was an inspiring movie about an American hero but the film just felt like one big corny joke. |
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Posted: 2/18/2019 11:14:39 AM EDT
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If you ever met the man you would wonder how he could have moved more than a couple of the wounded.
 TV Show - This Is Your Life - Desmond Doss's guest appearance |
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Posted: 2/18/2019 11:17:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Watched it last night, and interesting to find out in the movie that Doss' unit was fighting with the 96 ID. My maternal grandmother's younger brother was in the 96 ID and was wounded on Okinawa. I don't know if it was before or after Hacksaw Ridge actions. My great uncle started in the Army in some sort of college whiz-kid type intelligence unit, but they were "converted" to infantry late in the war. Most of them were casualties at Okinawa. I think only 30 out of 200 weren't injured or killed. |
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Posted: 2/18/2019 11:18:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
The problem I have with this movie is they changed so many irrlelevant aspects of the movie, made up some pretty important parts of the story, and left out some key points of his military service. For example, he never almost killed his brother, he got married before he enlisted, not after, and the whole court-martial thing was made up. Key points they left out were he refused a deferment and volunteered for combat (deferment for working at a shipyard) and earned two Bronze Stars with “V” device for his actions on Guam and the Philippines before earning the MOH on Okinawa. He’d already proven he was a badass several times over but the movie made him look like a raw recruit. He was also one of the soldiers who volunteered to climb the ridge to pull those rope ladders up in the first place. They also left out that he lost a lung and five ribs. I think the movie really did him a disservice. Movies are entertainment, and the majority of them will never been documentaries, which of course is why they are called "Docudramas" The best movies should make you want to go and learn the whole story, they are a mere taste of the story itself. |
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Posted: 2/18/2019 11:20:55 AM EDT
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The story, The Man is outstanding. He had gigantic balls.
The movie on the other hand sucked gigantic balls and Andrew Garfield is a horrible actor. |
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Posted: 2/18/2019 11:21:00 AM EDT
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It was almost as bad as American Sniper. 
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Posted: 2/18/2019 11:24:01 AM EDT
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I also hate how Hollywood changes facts to fit their stories. Clearly in the movie it’s portrayed as Doss and his units first action when in reality they had already faught on Guam and Doss received two bronze stars with “V” for his actions there. His actions on Okinawa just solidified what they already knew from their previous engagements, that he would do anything for them. |
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Posted: 2/18/2019 11:27:27 AM EDT
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That is exactly what disappointed me after seeing the movie in a theater. If I hadn't looked him up I'd have continued to think Okinawa was his only battle. |
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Posted: 2/18/2019 11:28:15 AM EDT
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If you ever met the man you would wonder how he could have moved more than a couple of the wounded.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5TKAJtHTNo |
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