What DVD have you just watched?
Posted by: u5227470736789439 on 27 November 2005
All the best from Fredrik
Having seen some mixed views on this my expectations weren't high but I thought it pretty good. Action scenes well done. Mr Eastwood's skills as a director continue to impress.
M
We watched this at the weekend too. Really enjoyed. Clint just gets better with age.
Saw this awhile back and really liked it.
Having seen some mixed views on this my expectations weren't high but I thought it pretty good. Action scenes well done. Mr Eastwood's skills as a director continue to impress.
M
We watched this at the weekend too. Really enjoyed. Clint just gets better with age.
Saw this awhile back and really liked it.
I watched this recently with my 22 yo daughter. I hold Eastwood's directing in high regard and was not disappointed. An accomplished, engrossing production. The time sequencing, venue shifts, editing, and pace of the film are excellent. Based on trailers, my expectation was for more of a love story woven into a war movie. Rather, the film goes far in establishing a soldier's allure to return to warfare in lieu of a loving wife and family. The commradery, dedication to a 'cause', and thrill of the kill (although Kyle was not necessarily portrayed as exhaultive over any of his kill shots) seemed a stronger beckoning than to remain home with his family. An addiction perhaps, coupled with the notion of unfinished business in the battle zone.
I thought the ficticious Iraqi sniper played well as the embodiment of the motives driving Kyle to return. His kill of the sniper theatrically signified the point at which he felt his mission was complete, and he was ready to return home for good.
My daughter also thought the film was very good. I asked whether she viewed Kyle's murder as tragic, and she did. I saw it somehow as twisted poetic justice; having survived for so long in a foreign war killing a variety of nameless enemy targets, only to be killed in the security of the homeland he saw himself fighting to protect, by a fellow veteran in arms. Brutal irony that likely would have seemed over the top were it not true.
How was it Matt?
Having seen some mixed views on this my expectations weren't high but I thought it pretty good. Action scenes well done. Mr Eastwood's skills as a director continue to impress.
M
We watched this at the weekend too. Really enjoyed. Clint just gets better with age.
Saw this awhile back and really liked it.
I watched this recently with my 22 yo daughter. I hold Eastwood's directing in high regard and was not disappointed. An accomplished, engrossing production. The time sequencing, venue shifts, editing, and pace of the film are excellent. Based on trailers, my expectation was for more of a love story woven into a war movie. Rather, the film goes far in establishing a soldier's allure to return to warfare in lieu of a loving wife and family. The commradery, dedication to a 'cause', and thrill of the kill (although Kyle was not necessarily portrayed as exhaultive over any of his kill shots) seemed a stronger beckoning than to remain home with his family. An addiction perhaps, coupled with the notion of unfinished business in the battle zone.
I thought the ficticious Iraqi sniper played well as the embodiment of the motives driving Kyle to return. His kill of the sniper theatrically signified the point at which he felt his mission was complete, and he was ready to return home for good.
My daughter also thought the film was very good. I asked whether she viewed Kyle's murder as tragic, and she did. I saw it somehow as twisted poetic justice; having survived for so long in a foreign war killing a variety of nameless enemy targets, only to be killed in the security of the homeland he saw himself fighting to protect, by a fellow veteran in arms. Brutal irony that likely would have seemed over the top were it not true.
Good summary, joerand, with which I would agree.
M
Having seen some mixed views on this my expectations weren't high but I thought it pretty good. Action scenes well done. Mr Eastwood's skills as a director continue to impress.
M
We watched this at the weekend too. Really enjoyed. Clint just gets better with age.
Saw this awhile back and really liked it.
I watched this recently with my 22 yo daughter. ...... it not true.
Good summary, joerand, with which I would agree.
M
+1
I enjoyed that it did question the motivations and ethics of the war without beating the audience over the head, or undermining the sacrifices and pain borne by the troops; or ignoring the horror of living in such an environment.
M
Based on the classic First World War memoir, this is the incredible true story of one young woman’s struggle to survive the horrors of war, which robbed her of everyone and everything she held dear, but was ultimately unable to break her extraordinary spirit.
Based on the classic First World War memoir, this is the incredible true story of one young woman’s struggle to survive the horrors of war, which robbed her of everyone and everything she held dear, but was ultimately unable to break her extraordinary spirit.
Yes, an excellent movie. I read Vera Brittan's book many years ago and thought it was a superb evocation of those terrible times. Unlike most films of a book you've read, this one did not disappoint.
The final, incomplete, season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. This series is of immeasurable value to any Star Wars nut, and is far better done than the prequel films. Season six includes two story arcs that explain important gaps in the overall narrative: it explains Order 66, and it sets up Yoda for his role in the original trilogy. Several plot lines that run throughout the series don't get answered; at least one was taken further in the follow-up series, Rebels.
EJ
As one who spent Saturday mornings in the cinema this was ok. Johnny Depp usual funny self but overall not great.
Ok, not a DVD but this was shown on Film 4 last Thursday. It's the debut film of director Yann Demange and it's brilliant! It had my stomach in knots with the tension almost all the way through. If you've access to Film 4, it's showing again this Sunday at 21:30.
Not one to miss!
Loaded into my OPPO all ready for watching. Classic film.