tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post7689604214034986425..comments2024-03-28T10:44:41.756-05:00Comments on The War Movie Buff: Courage Under FireWar Movie Buffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-59676818226946186632023-04-26T21:08:56.251-05:002023-04-26T21:08:56.251-05:00As a Gulf War Bradley crewman, the beginning of th...As a Gulf War Bradley crewman, the beginning of this movie was unwatchable. They acted like clowns and not one of them ever put their face on the sights. Everyone fights buttoned up and in at least Mopp 2 NBC posture, not hanging out of your hatch shooting 50 cal at soldiers (war crime). Light colonels are in the rear talking into 3 different radios, not getting their jollies wasting ammo. Offensive garbage. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-64966259180584731662016-05-08T11:33:51.312-05:002016-05-08T11:33:51.312-05:00Or was she actually a typically cowardly female? ...Or was she actually a typically cowardly female? When I saw this written in a blog I said I must reply to someone who serious feels this way. Really? Unfortunately you do not know the history of this world it was women who started in battles and somehow the men took over that position and titles. It has been women who continue to fight to this day for veterans and volunteer their time and services to get laws changed and I do not see one man whoever took that time to even care. No woman gives birth to a son or daughter ever wants a child to die at the hands of friendly fire which is a joke or at the hands of someone Who thinks they have the right to make a decision that could harm or hurt another human being no matter what the consequences are. Some people in the business that get paid for a living think that they have the truth or the fact checkers when honestly you don't Those records are usually on publish in federal court and they do not get put in a book but they do get put in an archive somewhere whether it's open to the public or under lock and key or in a vault. Those records are usually on publish in federal court work and they do not get put in a book but they do get put in an archive somewhere whether it's open to the public or under lock and key but Jen or in a vault Why don't people understand the number one reason why history is destroyed is to make sure that no one finds out the truth and we can see in the books under the senses of Native Americans in the United States of America that to family members can have two different opinions one saying yes they are Native American and the other one goes no they're not. As a medical provider just sad in a serious meeting and one of the states in the United States said this and every human being has PTSD every human and I will say that again even you as the blogger who takes a look back at all these reviews it is called PTSD as a memory I will not say what VoLunTeeR titles I've had but it really bothers me when a degrading human grade the woman who gives birth I guess just want make sure they kept your legs closed And that should be put on a billboard Every veteran no matter who they are and every civilian should be recognized for their services whether they work or they did not work whether they volunteered or they did not volunteer no one has the right to throw that stone so all the memorials and all the cemeteries and all those who are lost at sea and those who were lost in the air or wherever they were deceased from deserves our respect On this Mother's Day I guess I was meant to take a look at the shortening of a movie to be reminded of all the things we have done her yard to see every human deserves this to you is the truth than all honesty even in a court of law you cannot use the word assume you always have to have facts. And as some riders will put in their books their opinions their thoughts just like every website it's their opinions it's their thoughts and less you see it in actual writing and you hear from their moms that you got a remember it is in their account of what happened whether we like the answers or not I think you wore movie buff and if you have serve give more time or you did not and you were a civilian I think you for at least this blog that it was accidentally I came across looking for Karen Walden find a grave memorial. And sync your end of movies and history of wars and you know the true story of Dracula and he wasn't a vampire Thank you not a cowardly femalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428147576876594940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-1618813997356021982015-11-04T20:49:45.446-06:002015-11-04T20:49:45.446-06:00What can you tell me about the PTSD in this film? ...What can you tell me about the PTSD in this film? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671793641857539650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-26917658681068884462013-02-03T00:57:44.406-06:002013-02-03T00:57:44.406-06:00I did not like this movie. I had no problem with ...I did not like this movie. I had no problem with the film making the female soldier look brave. What I hated about the movie was that to emphasize her bravery they made the male soldiers look like incompetent idiots.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-88411084880154798082013-02-02T01:19:04.688-06:002013-02-02T01:19:04.688-06:00Totally agree. I really enjoyed the movie when I w...Totally agree. I really enjoyed the movie when I watched it. The acting was excellent, there were no easy answers, just people coping with horrible situations. Definitely deserves to be in a top 100 list. The film deals with concepts that have been largely overlooked by Hollywood, especially PTSD.historyonfilmhttp://www.historyonfilm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-59848298623943782912013-02-01T21:38:06.464-06:002013-02-01T21:38:06.464-06:00Oops! My bad. Thanks for pointing that out.Oops! My bad. Thanks for pointing that out.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-44754156297750431962013-02-01T11:29:37.425-06:002013-02-01T11:29:37.425-06:00This is an interesting review, but Jessica Lynch w...This is an interesting review, but Jessica Lynch was actually the Iraq War (2003) not the Gulf War, so is unlikely to have been an inspiration.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-78697414591880459212013-01-29T19:15:47.803-06:002013-01-29T19:15:47.803-06:00Thank you so much for your input. Interesting stor...Thank you so much for your input. Interesting story and topical. My view on this is similar to my view on female doctors. I figure if a female makes it to that position they have to be among the best. Same could be said for female soldiers.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-73281702235180861192013-01-29T19:12:48.564-06:002013-01-29T19:12:48.564-06:00It's just a theory of mine. I have no proof o...It's just a theory of mine. I have no proof of it. I feel it explains their defense of the classics over clearly better modern movies. Another theory I have is that critics always love movies about movies. Witness "The Artist". This theory might also partially explain the unbelievable win of "Shakespeare in Love" over "Saving Private Ryan" for Best Picture.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-5173779212210857952013-01-28T19:19:01.210-06:002013-01-28T19:19:01.210-06:00"Rashoman" may be one of the most copied..."Rashoman" may be one of the most copied movies ever. It was officially remade as a Western, "The Outrage," in the 1960's. The premise (witnesses telling conflicting versions of an incident) has been used for a lot of TV shows (offhand, I can recall episodes of Maude, All in the Family, Mama's Family, S.W.A.T., Magnum p.i., and Star Trek: The Next Generation). So I don't know why critics would suddenly get hysterical about Courage Under Fire using a similar plot device. Maybe those TV episodes were under the critics' radar, while Courage Under Fire was a "major motion picture."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-49734220441108562482013-01-28T12:00:13.845-06:002013-01-28T12:00:13.845-06:00When I was a corpsman in a MEDDAC (i.e., Army hosp...When I was a corpsman in a MEDDAC (i.e., Army hospital), there was a rule that the psychiatric ward had to have at least one male staff member on duty on every shift. Presumably, that was in case of emergencies (e.g. if a patient got violent and had to be forcibly restrained). Even back then (1978-81), the policy seemed sexist. I even know of one case where a pregnant nurse single-handedly restrained a patient while two male corpsmen stood a safe distance away and did not try to assist. If all of this seems like an off-topic rant, my point is this: there are both men and women who can cope with emergencies (including combat), and there are both men and women who can't or won't. I've known a lot of women that I would rather have on my flank in combat than any spoon-fed yuppie girly men. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-68036590146333755082013-01-26T23:42:56.961-06:002013-01-26T23:42:56.961-06:00This will be a return of the favor as some of your...This will be a return of the favor as some of your reviews have made me rethink and rewatch as well. Sometimes when you see a film your mood at the time affects your feelings toward the movie.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-46079467860989416522013-01-26T23:41:05.666-06:002013-01-26T23:41:05.666-06:00It will definitely be in my 100 Best.It will definitely be in my 100 Best.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-3025184929162007822013-01-26T11:51:14.533-06:002013-01-26T11:51:14.533-06:00In light of your review I will have to go back and...In light of your review I will have to go back and revisit this. I didn't like it, but I may have missed the point. It's been known to happen.WarMovieBloghttp://warmovieblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-45189033891817823002013-01-26T10:43:13.634-06:002013-01-26T10:43:13.634-06:00I really agree with you and never understood all t...I really agree with you and never understood all the critical reviews I've read. I think it's very well done and the actors are great. It's a personal favourite. Top 100, why not. There are worse movies on that list. It's a great story and the combination of themes is interesting. I watched it more than once and liked it every time. allaboutwarmovieshttp://allaboutwarmovies.comnoreply@blogger.com