JudgeDredd -> RE: Most innacurate war movies (6/3/2009 11:08:22 AM)
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ORIGINAL: SS Hauptsturmfuhrer quote:
ORIGINAL: Obsolete Blackhawk Down is the most accurate war movie, even down to exact words said and gunbattle situations. There were a lot of inaccurate problems I had with this "Hollywood" movie, but it would take threads full to get into them all. I'll just point out one typical issue then right at the start.. The part where super-duper smart helicopter pilot is able to spot an RPG, and in lightning speed, jerks back the vehicle, and perfectly times the rpg to shoot right threw the open space in the heli, JUST LIKE THAT! Ummmmmm...... O_o.. ? Is that Rambo again? This is Holywood's explanation as to why an American soldier fell off the heli and basically crippled himself. The fact is, the heli in real-life was in no such situation, and the soldier simply stepped out to grab onto the rope and instead mis-stepped and fell. There was no action during that time, just a simple standard procedure. Not even a simple bullet had flown yet, and no one was even expecting one to yet at that point. Yes, it was a simple accident, but definitely was embarrasing for the forces, so Holywood decided to TWIST the story once again to make it more heroic. I refuse to get into any more issues on BlackHawkD... let's just say that movie was a let-down for me since I had did some study on the scenario long before HOLLYWOOD decided to bring this to the silver screen for a fast buck. I can't remember that scene in the movie but I do remember it in the book. And yes the ranger did miss the rope for no reason other than having pre-battle jitters and moving too fast. Poop on whoever decided to add in the silly embellishment. I think you are being very unfair here. Alright, it's only one snippet you picked out, but I think it's the worst one you could've choosen for showing innacuracy. For a start, it isn't critical to the story, ergo doesn't have an impact and shouldn't really be covered under the thread. Secondly, the film was a film. It was NOT a documentary. If it was a documentary, I would allow you to site this as an innacuracy which equalled spoiling the film. And I'm with Sarge...hardly an embarrassment. I suspect it was purely done for visceral content, and being as it was a film and not a documentary, then it's allowed.
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