The first Iraq War II movie: The Battle for Fallujah

Post by **Vympel** » 2004-12-18 08:35am

With Harrison Ford:

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HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2004-12-18 08:39am

Sounds like it's going to be a patriotic romp meant to stir up inspiring emotions and give people an opportunity to wave the American flag.

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2004-12-18 10:22am

Is this project even taking more time then that crappy Lynch movie did for its development? Not that its likely to matter one way or another.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2004-12-18 11:52am

Sea Skimmer wrote:Is this project even taking more time then that crappy Lynch movie did for its development? Not that its likely to matter one way or another.

Since the Lynch story was for a tv movie,this one will take longer cause its a big budget production.

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2004-12-18 12:43pm

Joy....another patriotic circle-wank. Somehow I don't think it's not going to rake it in at the box offices outside the US.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-12-18 01:02pm

Has a lot of potential, I guess it depends on the director.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-12-18 01:03pm

kheegan wrote:Joy....another patriotic circle-wank. Somehow I don't think it's not going to rake it in at the box offices outside the US.

You could have made the same prediction about "Black Hawk Down" (especially with Bruckheimer's presence), but it turned out to be a great movie. It all depends on the scriptwriter and the director.

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2004-12-18 01:08pm

Darth Wong wrote:
kheegan wrote:Joy....another patriotic circle-wank. Somehow I don't think it's not going to rake it in at the box offices outside the US.
You could have made the same prediction about "Black Hawk Down" (especially with Bruckheimer's presence), but it turned out to be a great movie. It all depends on the scriptwriter and the director.

Yes, but the Somalia SNAFU didn't receive anywhere nearly as much international condemnation as the Fallujah assault did.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2004-12-18 02:12pm

Darth Wong wrote:You could have made the same prediction about "Black Hawk Down" (especially with Bruckheimer's presence), but it turned out to be a great movie. It all depends on the scriptwriter and the director.

Well 'Blackhawk Down' was made back before patriotism was the fashion of the day. It might have done so well because of 9/11, but that wasn't the intent. Don't get me wrong, I like war movies, especially the nit and gritty ones, but from the article in question I predict wank fest.

Oh yes, I should mention that about two hours ago I got to meet General Tommy Franks. He seemed like a cool guy, he even called me sir.

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2004-12-18 03:07pm

And I guess they won't include scenes of the soldier who shot and killed that injured insurgent in the mosque....

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-12-18 03:30pm

Darth Wong wrote:
kheegan wrote:Joy....another patriotic circle-wank. Somehow I don't think it's not going to rake it in at the box offices outside the US.
You could have made the same prediction about "Black Hawk Down" (especially with Bruckheimer's presence), but it turned out to be a great movie. It all depends on the scriptwriter and the director.

I think that this one will have a different message than Black Hawk Down. The book that this movie will be based on is being written by Bing West, a former marine. He's quoted in the article as saying, "If America needs a hard job done, the marines will do it, and they won't lose their humanity in the process or any sleep over pulling the trigger. Yes, they are 'the world's most lethal killing machine.' That's what America needs in battle."

It sounds like this guy wants to focus more portraying marines as bad-asses. Black Hawk Down focused on the absurdity and chaos of the situation the soldiers were in. I dare say that a similar film about the invasion of Fallujah would be considered unpatriotic.

Enforcer Talen · Post by **Enforcer Talen** » 2004-12-18 05:25pm

bhd is the best pure war movie Ive ever seen.

I would love to see the fallujah version of it.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 2004-12-18 07:12pm

I wonder how many shots they are going to have of minniguns being used.

Arrow · Post by **Arrow** » 2004-12-18 09:19pm

Shit, they should put the footage of the M1s and Bradleys tear-assing through downtown Baghdad in the theater. Low cost, almost no production time and garenteed to make money! I'd pay to see it.

I love watching M1s blow shit up!!!

Julhelm · Post by **Julhelm** » 2004-12-19 08:56am

Reminds me of "The Green Berets" starring John Wayne.

Raptor 597 · Post by **Raptor 597** » 2004-12-19 10:04am

Julhelm wrote:Reminds me of "The Green Berets" starring John Wayne.

Yes, it does. I hope they have another scene when a "liberal" tries to argue the sargeant at the demonstration.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-12-19 10:20am

The film will be about the first battle of Fallujah, not the second. There can't be too much rah-rah USA roxorz in a movie about a battle we quit before it was over, thus wasting all the effort that went into it.

Ubiquitous · Post by **Ubiquitous** » 2004-12-19 01:50pm

On a related subject - did anybody see the BBC News 24 extended report of the battle of Fallujah by that embedded reporter? It was incredible - uncensored language, scenes of a quite shocking nature, chared bodies: it was very harrowing and interesting. I wish more reports were so unique and uncensored.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-12-19 01:55pm

RedImperator wrote:The film will be about the first battle of Fallujah, not the second. There can't be too much rah-rah USA roxorz in a movie about a battle we quit before it was over, thus wasting all the effort that went into it.

Well fuck, that just don't sound like an interesting movie at all.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-12-19 02:40pm

RedImperator wrote:The film will be about the first battle of Fallujah, not the second. There can't be too much rah-rah USA roxorz in a movie about a battle we quit before it was over, thus wasting all the effort that went into it.

You sure? The article mentions the first and second battles, but I got the impression that the film will cover both.

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2004-12-19 05:34pm

ALI_G wrote:On a related subject - did anybody see the BBC News 24 extended report of the battle of Fallujah by that embedded reporter? It was incredible - uncensored language, scenes of a quite shocking nature, chared bodies: it was very harrowing and interesting. I wish more reports were so unique and uncensored.

[Fox viewer] That's un-American reporting![/Fox viewer]

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-12-20 05:30am

Darth Wong wrote:
kheegan wrote:Joy....another patriotic circle-wank. Somehow I don't think it's not going to rake it in at the box offices outside the US.
You could have made the same prediction about "Black Hawk Down" (especially with Bruckheimer's presence), but it turned out to be a great movie. It all depends on the scriptwriter and the director.

dude I am still trying to deny that was a bruckhiember flim...

his work sucks, same with heat (micheal mann needs to be kept from comming within 500 yards of a camera too)

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-12-20 12:34pm

Heat was not a Jerry Bruckheimer production.

And did you just say Mann was a bad director?

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-12-20 01:34pm

Joe wrote:Heat was not a Jerry Bruckheimer production.

And did you just say Mann was a bad director?

manhunter gives me a headache, and is an atrocity compared to Thomas Harris' "Red Dragon"

The Keep is also an atrocity compared to the F. Paul Wilson's Book

Band of the Hand is just a miami vice episode meets the mod squad.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2004-12-20 01:39pm

Well, I've never seen The Keep, and I won't disagree about Manhunter - it shows its age in a bad way - but those are all from his earlier career! And Heat, Collateral, and Last of the Mohicans are all good movies.