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 Post subject: Re: American Sniper
PostPosted: Mon Jan 19, 2015 5:58 pm 
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you feel Galifanakis infringed on your look?

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you feel Galifanakis infringed on your look?


I don't look like him. He is much shorter, and heavier than me, and he looks like a Taliban soldier with that beard.

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These trailers they're running are gonna sell this movie. Especially since they bought the time on NFL playoffs. It's gonna do huge box office.

But I agree. Him crying like a bitch was the bad trailer. They've done about 4 or 5 different ones. But I guess the "Crying like a bitch" one is to get the female audience. So maybe it's calculated.

Plus this is based on the real guy. But Clint Eastwood made a lot of shit up.


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Doesn't matter anyways, the guy was a child with a Red Ryder next to Simo Hayha, the great Finnish Sniper. The White Death. Lived to 96 after being shot in the face.


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Psychopath and killing machine? Yes.

Abusing animals, and seeing everything in black and white, with no gray areas, doesn't speak to a mentally sound individual. His love of blood and death seem to indicate psychopathic tendencies. The killing machine part can't really be disputed. The author certainly has gone nuclear here, but I see her point.

I don't have a dog in this fight. I never had any interest in this movie, to begin with, but I haven't seen a movie in a theater since The Hangover in 2009.


Whatever you choose to admit... There are military types out there. I was one and I will say no more. No one ask me as it isn't going on here. They make you awfully comfortable.

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Whatever you choose to admit... There are military types out there. I was one and I will say no more. No one ask me as it isn't going on here. They make you awfully comfortable.


I have no idea what you just said.

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Chus wrote:
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Whatever you choose to admit... There are military types out there. I was one and I will say no more. No one ask me as it isn't going on here. They make you awfully comfortable.


I have no idea what you just said.


Sorry if I am mistaken. I thought you were calling all military snipers psychopaths.

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Whatever you choose to admit... There are military types out there. I was one and I will say no more. No one ask me as it isn't going on here. They make you awfully comfortable.


I have no idea what you just said.


Sorry if I am mistaken. I thought you were calling all military snipers psychopaths.


I was talking about this guy, the subject of the movie. I thought that was clear, as I cited specific examples, based on his own words from his book. I am not slamming the military in any way.

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Chus wrote:
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Whatever you choose to admit... There are military types out there. I was one and I will say no more. No one ask me as it isn't going on here. They make you awfully comfortable.


I have no idea what you just said.


Sorry if I am mistaken. I thought you were calling all military snipers psychopaths.


I was talking about this guy, the subject of the movie. I thought that was clear, as I cited specific examples, based on his own words from his book. I am not slamming the military in any way.


No troubles. Thanks for clarifying.

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You know these movies are basically recruitment tools. Government is involved with Hollywood for this shit.

I read something that after TOP GUN came out in the mid 80s, air force enrollment went up by a lot.

The Army is a HUGE sponsor for the NFL as well.

I know there is some sad shit in these movies. But it's also about getting the pretty girl and being a hero. Very impressionable to 18 year olds.

They couldn't fool me at 18, though. I knew I was gonna get drinks thrown in my face by girls if I was in the army or a regular civilian.


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You know these movies are basically recruitment tools. Government is involved with Hollywood for this shit.

I read something that after TOP GUN came out in the mid 80s, air force enrollment went up by a lot.

The Army is a HUGE sponsor for the NFL as well.

I know there is some sad shit in these movies. But it's also about getting the pretty girl and being a hero. Very impressionable to 18 year olds.

They couldn't fool me at 18, though. I knew I was gonna get drinks thrown in my face by girls if I was in the army or a regular civilian.



You are a fucking idiot. Top Gun Navy movie boosted Air Force recruitment, Football makes kids join Army, Oh and whatever else you write after this is dumb as well.

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Ummmm, if the Army didn't think the NFL helps recruitment, why would they pay big money as a sponsor?

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Remember when FOX would send their NFL pre game show to Iraq and Afghanistan, you really think that was just about helping morale? Just the good people at FOX wanting to do good? No. The Government requested they go. They requested it as part of their partnership. Recruitment tool. Make it seem fun.

Don't be naive.


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Ummmm, if the Army didn't think the NFL helps recruitment, why would they pay big money as a sponsor?

Pitmike: :oops:


Of course they want to recruit. Like anyone else wants to be seen.

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Top Gun definitely recruited me...right to the beach to play volleyball with glazed up hunks.

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Where do you suggest they try to appeal to people interested in the military? The opera?

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you know what, "in country" was a huge recruitment tool too, and "platoon", "born on the 4th of july", "the deer hunter", "coming home", and that star spangled propaganda film "apocalypse now". recent examples include "jarhead" and "stop-loss".


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pittmike wrote:
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Ummmm, if the Army didn't think the NFL helps recruitment, why would they pay big money as a sponsor?

Pitmike: :oops:


Of course they want to recruit. Like anyone else wants to be seen.

You said what he wrote was dumb, and now you are agreeing with him?

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pittmike wrote:
Beardown wrote:
Ummmm, if the Army didn't think the NFL helps recruitment, why would they pay big money as a sponsor?

Pitmike: :oops:


Of course they want to recruit. Like anyone else wants to be seen.

You said what he wrote was dumb, and now you are agreeing with him?


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Top Gun definitely recruited me...right to the beach to play volleyball with glazed up hunks.


You can be my wingman anytime.

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The Oscars should be interesting this year.

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One less Oscar this year, actually.

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Everyone I've known who was in the military was either a psychopath or a complete moron. Usually both.


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Everyone I've known who was in the military was either a psychopath or a complete moron. Usually both.


Really. I used to think you were a regular guy.

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Everyone I've known who was in the military was either a psychopath or a complete moron. Usually both.


Really. I used to think you were a regular guy.

You thought Hockey Gay was a regular guy?!?

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Everyone I've known who was in the military was either a psychopath or a complete moron. Usually both.


Really. I used to think you were a regular guy.

What's a regular guy?


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