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Topic Started: Oct 5 2010, 01:17 PM (3,152 Views)
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The only one I know that involves war and has a character that isn't a wimp or a psychopath is Avatar. I don't know what that says, really.
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Colonel is a psycho, and Jake is a wimp.
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Exactly. Why don't we have more heroic films these days?

If the media had just reported the Tet Offensive in particular and the Vietnam war as a whole properly then cinema would be a whole lot better.

Now we're all whiny bitchs who can't seem to understand sometimes you have to fight to protect what is right.
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Hmm maybe the hurtlocker? or the expendables! adrenaline blood pumper that film :D
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Well then, what war film DOES have the hero not come off as a psychopath or a wimp, if I may ask?
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Hurtlocker. I'm using psychopath to caste a broad net, but the guy in the film (terrible with names) takes crazy stupid risks for fun. I suppose that's the only way to make bombtechs exciting. Damned heros in real life but they don't have the intensity of infantry or armour.

Is the Expendables good? When I heard about it the first thing I thought was "This is too awesome to be possible, it will suck"
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Is the Expendables good? When I heard about it the first thing I thought was "This is too awesome to be possible, it will suck"


From what I heard, it was pretty good. Manliest film every. If guns, fast cars, and an explosion mated, this movie would be the result.
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That's a horrible summary of a movie about children's card games. This movie is much more awesome than guns and crap like that.
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I was talking about the Expendables, obviously.


But I don't really consider any Abridged Series anything to be an actual movie.
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The Arby 'n' the Chief films were pretty funny too.
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Watchmen (Awesome book/graphic novel as well)

The Road (great book as well)

No Country for Old Men (awesome book as well)

One Flew Over the Cuckoos nest (awesome book as well)

the Shaw Shank Redemption (classic movie and novel)

Brokeback mountain (if you are surprised by my choice in this film, you are an idiot)

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The Expendables was AWESOME! There were soooo many explosions and they take out sooo many baddies its incredible if you liked the old school action films then you will love this :D

Here is one of the funniest and best scenes! :D
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I won't watch it, I like to know as little about a film before I see it as possible.

Kick Ass and Zombieland are both great movies for similar reasons. They take well known and liked genres that have been picked apart for ages by people, put them back together and had some fun.
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