i didn't see a thread. and i'm nerdily watching nat geo in the middle of the day and just saw the preview for this

http://restrepothemovie.com/

11/18/2010 3:42:51 PM

We had it at Galaxy for a few weeks. I didn't get to see it but it was supposed to be really good (and apolitical, for whatever that's worth).

11/18/2010 3:50:26 PM

yea, from what i've read it is supposed to be apolitical, or whatever...def intrigued. sad i missed it at galaxy but will def record it on nat geo.

[Edited on November 18, 2010 at 4:06 PM. Reason : .]

11/18/2010 4:06:08 PM

definitely want to watch this

^are they showing it on nat geo soon?

11/18/2010 4:31:51 PM

apparently??
http://movies.nationalgeographic.com/movies/restrepo/

11/18/2010 5:39:26 PM

that looks pretty badass

i'll set the DVR for Nov. 29th

11/18/2010 6:09:45 PM

i know! i am kinda surprised i didn't hear of it sooner. i guess i'm super out of the loop. whoops.

11/18/2010 6:13:38 PM

Think it may be at the campus cinema next weekend.

11/18/2010 11:31:20 PM

really? i didn't see it on the scheduleeee

11/18/2010 11:34:27 PM

TTT. tomorrow!!! on Nat Geo.

11/28/2010 5:54:43 PM

will they show an unedited version is what i want to know

11/28/2010 5:57:58 PM

i dunno. i'm guessing not...

11/28/2010 7:38:48 PM

saw it in the theaters a few months ago. it's good.

11/28/2010 9:57:14 PM

since i have already ordered this in blu-ray i don't feel bad about this, but:
http://www.icefilms.info/ip.php?v=121752&

11/29/2010 12:14:26 AM

going to check this out tomorrow night

11/29/2010 12:24:01 AM

It's pretty great.

11/29/2010 10:16:32 AM

gonna check this out tonight when it comes on tv...hopefully it's not edited all to shit.

11/29/2010 11:00:28 AM

i recorded it but haven't watched yet.

11/29/2010 10:07:39 PM

pretty good movie. i've never served but i thought it captured the life. Maybe those serving/served can chime in.

11/30/2010 8:16:15 PM

wow, i meant next semester, my bad.

11/30/2010 8:47:53 PM

^^ yea. it'd be great if they could. i still haven't watched it. was it super edited?? its on my DVR. will prob watch tomorrow night.

^ oh hahaha. that explains it, then

11/30/2010 10:51:17 PM

I downloaded the torrent which i assume was the unedited version. there was no killing or anything shown. Camera guy didn't have the balls to peak over the sand bags.

12/1/2010 9:09:40 AM

its on netflix instant watch now

12/7/2010 6:08:48 PM

It's on National Geographic on demand (TWC).

Watched it the other night, and it's pretty powerful...if you've seen Grizzly Man (same director), the style is very similar (very little music, little narration-aside from what's provided by the soldiers in interviews).

The scenes about operation Rock Avalanche were intense...it's tough to imagine a place in this day and age that's gone so untouched by the modern world.

12/9/2010 10:28:07 AM

Werner Herzog directed Grizzly Man, he didnt have anything to do with this

12/9/2010 3:25:59 PM

^^^ Came here to post this.

Quote :

"if you've seen Grizzly Man (same director)"

lolwut?

12/14/2010 8:50:04 AM

^Whoops, my fault...I got Herzog and Junger mixed up.

12/14/2010 12:14:52 PM

This is a great movie. It really pulls you in and keeps your attention.

The whole time though, I couldn't help but think of my cousin who was killed in a similar situation in Afghanistan. Horrible strategic position combined with an intel failure. It's a more complicated situation that has been featured on a few TV shows...

It's a really good video that ran on Dateline NBC if you're into the documentary kind of thing. Pruitt was a bad ass MMA fighter and was the first one to seal off the attack when they were five feet away.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37853775/ns/dateline_nbc-international/

Quote :

"A father's mission Did the United States Army do everything that it could to protect the Chosen Company's Second Platoon?"

12/22/2010 1:31:15 AM

that was pretty incredible

1/3/2011 1:01:47 AM

i still have this on my dvr....

i still have not watched it, damnit.

1/4/2011 5:02:39 AM

Watched it on Netflix yesterday. I liked it a lot.

1/17/2011 3:15:14 PM

saw it over the weekend.

really really good, and definitely apolitical, which is a hard thing to find with anything war related.

Definitely puts things in perspective having my brother-in-law in the marines, with one deployment to afganistan under his belt already.

4/25/2011 10:45:52 AM

Tim Heatherington was killed in Libya last week, btw.

4/25/2011 10:50:18 AM

It will air on the National Geographic channel tonight at 9.

4/25/2011 10:52:41 AM

just saw it. amazing story and it really helped me to understand what our soldiers are going through and empathize with them after watching it.

4/25/2011 11:12:33 AM

^^^

yeah, the other thread about it prompted me to watch this.

4/26/2011 12:38:52 PM

don't think it was apolitical

i think it was meant to raise the questions of "why are we there?" and "what are we fighting for?"

4/26/2011 1:12:53 PM

sure, it certainly makes one raise the question-- the fact that the film doesn't try to answer the question is what makes it apolitical.

[Edited on April 26, 2011 at 1:23 PM. Reason : IMHO]

4/26/2011 1:23:34 PM

I don't think it was overly political, but I think "what are we fighting for?" is in itself a political statement

4/26/2011 1:52:57 PM

i borrowed this DVD from a friend, been meaning to watch it

4/26/2011 2:02:02 PM

The death of the one guy up on the top of the mountain was pretty moving

4/26/2011 2:05:08 PM

^

I saw it on Netflix. Powerful stuff.

[Edited on April 26, 2011 at 3:46 PM. Reason : it's on "instant watch" now]

4/26/2011 3:45:30 PM

I thought it was pretty apolitical. Definitely had a strong "why are we here" kind of vibe, but didn't really go into the actual politics of anything.
It was pretty moving, and it gives you a really good prospective of what the boots on the ground go through on a day to day basis. I strongly recommend it to anyone who is the least bit interested in the subject.

4/28/2011 8:05:14 PM