Lone Survivor Movie

[CHLLady]

[quote="BigGuy"]I saw this youtube video, which is what caused me to get the book. I'll be seeing the movie this weekend.
I almost tear up every time I hear him speak. I thank God that he gifted the human race with at least a smattering of such people. Would that there were more like him, and fewer of some others.


You got that right Big Guy! Thank you for sharing that video. It choked me up several times. You can tell when he pauses that he is re-living a moment. It's so powerful.

We will definitely have to see this movie, but get a babysitter cuz it's rated R. I'm going to look for the book also.

He was medically retired, right?

[The Annoyed Man]

He was medically retired, right?

Not immediately. He is retired now, but when he recovered from his injuries, he did go back out to the teams for a while.

[A-R]

For what it's worth...

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IMHO, none of these discrepancies take away from the film. I expect some exaggeration and changes in any Hollywood film based on real events.

[nightmare69]

For what it's worth...

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IMHO, none of these discrepancies take away from the film. I expect some exaggeration and changes in any Hollywood film based on real events.

Who cares. Im sure the filmmakers are laughing at all the critics while sitting on their pile of money.

[OldCannon]

For what it's worth...

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IMHO, none of these discrepancies take away from the film. I expect some exaggeration and changes in any Hollywood film based on real events.

I'm not doubting there are some differences, considering that most films can only convey roughly 40 written pages from any book in a given 2hr-ish time period. Marcus' story is probably as accurate as he could make it, and I get somewhat annoyed when people try to eviscerate a genuine account of somebody who was "lucky" enough to survive. On top of that, it's abundantly clear that Marcus is a humble and sincere person, who has dedicated his life to remembering his fallen brothers and carrying the story of what true patriotism is about. There are so few like him now (RIP, Chris Kyle). As a counterpoint, one has to merely look at "Carnivore" by Dillard Johnson, where his exploits are highly inflated and all eyewitness accounts conflict with his claims.

[TomsTXCHL]

For what it's worth...

http://www.onviolence.com/?e=762#22" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

IMHO, none of these discrepancies take away from the film. I expect some exaggeration and changes in any Hollywood film based on real events.

My goodness, I only glanced-over that link, but I did read Luttrell's book, and taking nothing away from his training or that horrific experience in the sandbox, there's no way that the detail covered in the book could possibly be totally accurate (sorry Marcus). The firefight was utter chaos, the conflict, wounds, and physical/mental trauma suffered were severe, and no human being, SEAL or not, could have possibly recalled every incident at every moment in the gross detail covered in the book. Now, try in turn to translate that into a perfectly accurate-to-reality movie about the incident and it just ain't possible.

I understand that many people live for nit-picking these things publicly (for fun & profit) but I find such behavior repellant myself. Unless you were there, you can't know or even comprehend the truth about it, so just be grateful you're sitting in America at a nice, safe, warm computer screen and keep one's nose out of it (speaking to myself here and certainly not to anyone in this thread)!

[WildBill]

For what it's worth...

http://www.onviolence.com/?e=762#22" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

IMHO, none of these discrepancies take away from the film. I expect some exaggeration and changes in any Hollywood film based on real events.

My goodness, I only glanced-over that link, but I did read Luttrell's book, and taking nothing away from his training or that horrific experience in the sandbox, there's no way that the detail covered in the book could possibly be totally accurate (sorry Marcus). The firefight was utter chaos, the conflict, wounds, and physical/mental trauma suffered were severe, and no human being, SEAL or not, could have possibly recalled every incident at every moment in the gross detail covered in the book. Now, try in turn to translate that into a perfectly accurate-to-reality movie about the incident and it just ain't possible.

I understand that many people live for nit-picking these things publicly (for fun & profit) but I find such behavior repellant myself. Unless you were there, you can't know or even comprehend the truth about it, so just be grateful you're sitting in America at a nice, safe, warm computer screen and keep one's nose out of it (speaking to myself here and certainly not to anyone in this thread)!

I think somebody already mentioned that you can't put a 5 hour firefight into a 2 hour movie.

[mojo84]

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and dismiss the nitpicking. It's usually those that have done little themselves that try to devalue what others have done and accomplished. How about we send those that are spending their time parsing every word the guy wrote or says to Afghanistan and we'll test their recall when they get back.

[OldCannon]

Oh, jeez, now this. This was sad and completely senseless, and from a retired cop, no less :(

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[jmra]

Oh, jeez, now this. This was sad and completely senseless, and from a retired cop, no less :(

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And I thought texting was only deadly when driving.

[mojo84]

Wow! I saw the story but didn't see it was a retired cop. My initial thought was, I sure hope it wasn't a chl that did the shooting. Guess I got my wish.

[CHLLady]

I just watched a u tube video on the 9-11 call Marcus l. Made while driving 110 mph chasing scumbags that shot his service dog! I'm disgusted by sub humans that would beat a dog then shoot it. Bet they were trying not to pee themselves when they found out who chased them down. His 9-11 call is amazing, he maintains his cool and has a built in compass because he knows which direction they're flying as they tear through 3 counties. He tells the operator that he has 2 9mm Beretta's.
The punk got 2 years and one got probation... Disgusting.

OK, I have driven over 100 MPH on the autobahn, for a few miles at a time, I couldn't keep up because there was always a Mercedes or Audi popping up in my rear view, but never under that kind of pressure. It makes me smile to hear him so casually mention his speed and direction. He is just impressive.

[A-R]

I've read about the dog incident, but have not heard the 911 recording. Could you post a link?

[RoyGBiv]

I've read about the dog incident, but have not heard the 911 recording. Could you post a link?

It's a video, but only the audio is from the 911 call.
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=I3UFIkqx3Jg[/youtube]

[Dragonfighter]

Saw it today, intense and a bit sad. I knew a young man from the time he was in middle school, I was working for his dad and fresh out of the army. We talked a bit about that and jump school where I had trained with SEALs. I had told him how they were a completely different breed. He joined the Navy, then went to BUD/S.

I lose track of him and catch up with him a few years later, maybe 10, at a church gathering. He had gone on a "training" mission with his team and was the only one to come back. He was hardened and his eyes were a bit darker. Watching this movie, especially the ending narrative and photos made me a bit sad, reminding me of him.