American Sniper making $90 mil this weekend...

[Big Dick]

Yep that is what happened. I actually thought that was his brother. There was a bunch of brehs that looked exactly the same to me. I had no emotional attachment to any of the characters.

c/s

That's exactly how I felt. Even Chris Kyle had a really dull personality. Maybe that's the way that he presented himself in the book though idk. Either way dude was a 30 year old "cowboy" when he enlisted so he had to be somewhat grimey yet he's portrayed solely as this naïve good guy whose always felt obligated to protect people. The only moment that deviated from 100% Chris Kyle savior mode was when someone told him that the wife of a man he shot claimed that her husband was holding a quaran and not an ak-47 and Kyle never questioned for a second if he was right or wrong shooting that guy. They really didn't give Bradley Cooper much to work with so props to him for killing it. Should've explored Kyle's motivations more instead of just the good vs evil shyt Kyle liked to say which all I got out of that from Cooper's performance was that Kyle really did believe that but was just naïve.

 

[The War Report]

Didn't watch the movie but read the plot and the irony of him going through all those tours just to wind up being killed by the people he felt was obligated to protect out in the battlefield. :philpalm:

 

[Kidd Dibiase]

gonna watch a screener tomorrow

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Didn't watch the movie but read the plot and the irony of him going through all those tours just to wind up being killed by the people he felt was obligated to protect out in the battlefield. :philpalm:

That's part of the problem. They keep talking about what they are protecting but what are they really protecting? Rich white government officials? Corporate greed? What the fukk are they protecting? You ask ten soldiers why they are in Iraq or why they are in Afghanistan you will get ten different answers but they will all come back to "protecting America" and they don't know what the hell they are talking about. In their heart they have no idea why they are actually there.

Kyle was obviously one of these cowboys itching for a fight and what safer place to pick your battles then on the top of a rooftop aiming at women and children.

 

[Born2BKing]

Yeah that's why I went to see it. I had a massive white racist hard on at the potential of a middle eastern woman and child getting sniped in a movie.

Nah but I did see it last night and honestly it wasn't that great. Bradley Cooper was good in it but the rest of the movie was just mehh. Didn't like the way they switched back and forth from his tours of duty to him being back home. Only a few parts that were actually really suspenseful. And when the credits started rolling everyone in the audience was just sitting through it even though there wasn't any extra footage or anything like they were paying respect to Chris Kyle and my girlfriend was like "do we have to sit through this?" and I was like nah and we dipped but legit were the only ones leaving lol.

I agree, Bradley Cooper showed people why he is one of the best in the industry but the movie was pretty much average.

 

[Jhoon]

pretty much sums up where all the money came from. you know the cacs love seein the white "hero" movies

Are there any other type of heroes? And dont name the affirmative action ones either.

Hopefully you now understand why Hart was begging you guys to come out and see his movie. Their squad came out, its part of Martins dream to see Selma... the wedding ringer. Do you community a solid and support Kevin Hart.

 

[Jhoon]

I agree, Bradley Cooper showed people why he is one of the best in the industry but the movie was pretty much average.

Look at clints record. Is there anything in there that stands out?

 

[Born2BKing]

On mlk weekend too huh cacs were extra defiant probably want it MLK stand for Murica loves Kyle. The black $$$ was split between Selma and wedding ringer. U kno nikkas cant go twice in one weekend

Diss black people, while tryna be pro black, brehs.

 

[pickles]

c/s

That's exactly how I felt. Even Chris Kyle had a really dull personality. Maybe that's the way that he presented himself in the book though idk. Either way dude was a 30 year old "cowboy" when he enlisted so he had to be somewhat grimey yet he's portrayed solely as this naïve good guy whose always felt obligated to protect people. The only moment that deviated from 100% Chris Kyle savior mode was when someone told him that the wife of a man he shot claimed that her husband was holding a quaran and not an ak-47 and Kyle never questioned for a second if he was right or wrong shooting that guy. They really didn't give Bradley Cooper much to work with so props to him for killing it. Should've explored Kyle's motivations more instead of just the good vs evil shyt Kyle liked to say which all I got out of that from Cooper's performance was that Kyle really did believe that but was just naïve.

That part is actually different from the book, in the book he is like "I wish I could kill anyone carrying a Koran", whereas in the movie it is more ambiguous.

Can someone explain to me how this movie got nominated for best adapted screenplay? It is one thing to adapt a work of fiction and change a few things around, but this movie has stuff that never happened a piece of nonfiction. Wtf?

 

[Makavalli]

Diss black people, while tryna be pro black, brehs.

Im pro reality n!gga. The same black crowd going to see selma aint checking kevin hart's flick. Hollywood was strategic with releasing them shyts on the same weekend

 

[nefarious]

People get a day off because a racist psychopath sniper murdered a real american hero.

People use that day to go watch a movie about a different racist psychopath sniper.

 

[gho3st]

war -- flag --- southern white hero --- guns --- dead "terrorists" ....

 

[RJY33]

Movie was great and still woulda been if he had been any color. I'm kinda glad they didn't go over the top with trying to teach lessons or push a message. Just showed a guy that was born for war and wasn't comfortable in "normal" life. Makes me definitely wanna read the book now.

 

[Ashtrey]

best part of the movie was when you were reminded that piece of shyt chris kyle is dead at the end

 

[Morethan1]

Everyone defintely watched it to see if he shot the kid, I did and then I was like so that's it?
I watched a screener anyway, that movie wasn't getting my money.

I didn't watch this movie too see that. But i overall liked the movie. I watched the screener but would've paid.

Yes I'm a black man