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Summary: The Lungs, and Chicago music
Review: This is a great movie, great effects, story, acting, yada yada yada. Besides all that, there's two things from this movie that make it especially unique. First--the view of Mark Wahlberg's character's lungs. Have we seen that before in a movie? No. That scene was pure genius, totally fresh and innovative. The other scene I thought was fresh, was when the only tape in the car they were driving was schmaltzy music from the group, Chicago. The exploding violence in contrast to the cheesy music was funny and original. This was a fresh thrill ride.
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Summary: Ouch, my ears!
Review: I have been a military wife for 8 years and I have never heard such language in my life. I asked my husband if soldiers really talked like that on deployment and he answered an emphatic no. Of course there are the usual swear words, but the way these soldiers acted is expressly against any military code no matter what branch of the service you may be in. I thought this movie was demeaning as well as impossible. It was a total loser flick.
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Summary: Great anti-war movie - up there with MASH and Strangelove...
Review: Not the film you'd expect after watching the trailers, this has to be one of the best anti-war films in recent memory, ranking right up there with MASH and Dr. Strangelove... Do not miss this film... I guarantee certain scenes will stay with you for weeks. The torture chamber scene is definitely strong, not the physical stuff but the chilling conversation between the American soldier played by Wahlberg and his Iraqui torturer. And if you're tired of all of these DVDs that call a Trailer "bonus material", you'll love the incredible amount of extras included.
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Summary: Brilliant, funny, touching
Review: An unconventional war movie, brilliant in execution, very funny in some parts and quite touching in some others. A cliched ending though. Dont miss it.
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Summary: Not a Favorite
Review: I wasn't too impressed with this movie. It just reminded me of a bunch of kids running around playing Army. Writer at BellaOnline
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Summary: It could have been a modren kelly's heros
Review: This movie if you are a pvt ryan fan or platoon fan and like action you might want to skip it, but its ok. The begining is similar to Kelly's Heros, but then gets thick and they eventually don't get the gold as in Kelly's heros. Now that you look on it with the way the military is today and how the soliders need food stamps you would like them to have taken the gold. This was a missed a chance to be a great movie but it was good
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Summary: Yes, it really IS just you!
Review: I am writting primarilly in response to the reviewer who claimed this movie was "right-wing"... What movie were you watching? Were you actually watching Three Kings, you would have noticed that all of the Americans in the film, with the EVENTUAL exception of the lead characters, are portrayed as uncaring, selfish, and just all around unpleasant people. Former President Bush is essentially put down several times, and in case you forgot, Saddam Hussein really is a cruel and violent dictator. If you want to see real propoganda, try Iraqi television. The only people in the movie who venerate the US are the rebels, who MISTAKENLY believe the US will follow up on it's claims of freeing the people, everyone else, even some of the Americans, point out just how hipocritical and petty the US really is. As for the special effects, the interior views of people who've been shot are quite possibly the most realistic in recent film history. No, people aren't really made up of nifty CGI graphics, sorry to burst your bubble. This is an AMAZING movie, one of the four best of 1999 (along with American Beauty, Fight Club, and Bringing out the Dead). I don't blame some people for not liking it, it is an odd movie, but the reasons for which some people didn't like it are ridiculous. This is an intelligent movie, the least people can do is review it with the same level of thought.
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Summary: a bizarre satire, but in no way a pathetic hero war movie
Review: If you expect a normal hollywood war movie, with "john wayne" alike heroes, spectacular action and sexy violence, you can't be more wrong. The filming technique is very disturbing, you fell uncomfortable, and this is good so, because this is a film about a war, and you should not feel comfortable in a war. For example there are only one dozen bullets shot, but you really care about every single bullet. In the overdriven satiric moments, this film reminded me very much of MASH and Apocalypse Now. Also this film makes clear, that the usa didnt fight the gulf war because they care for the people, it was only for oil! Very impressing was the toture scene, which made clear, irak peaople are humans, and no diabolic monsters. This is by no way a right wing phantasie, as someone stated earlier. Maybee the most important war movie of the 90's.
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Summary: Is it me?
Review: I realize my tastes are different than the average film goer but this is bizarre. This movie is horrid. It has no plot development. The special effects are juvinile and unrealistic. The acting was phoned in. The theme is cliche. Worse of all....and believe me I tried to see past this......is the right wing -America is great -Sadam is Hitler - blak blah blah....this is a propaganda film supporting our war on Iraq; thats the sad part that no one ever mentions that when they write about this horrible movie.
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Summary: Is it done yet, please tell me it's done.
Review: Usually I like the movies that the three lead actors of this movie are in, but I wish they would have passed on this script. I was at first rather excited to see this movie based on the previews. After about an hour or so into the movie wondering when it was going to pick up, I knew I was in for trouble. This movie had no redeeming qualities. Bad plot, anti-climatic ending, bad sfx, so-so acting, and it was too long. Maybe it wasn't too long, but it felt like it. If you're a fan of clooney watch E.R. reruns. If you're a fan of Wahlberg buy Fear--that was a great movie. If your a fan of Ice Cube then you've already seen Friday---but watch it again. PASS ON THIS MOVIE.
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