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The Fighter (2010)
Lousy movie
Are the Wards/Ecklunds proud of this movie? Really? After seeing it, I do not understand why it got so much Oscar attention. The Ward/Ecklund family looks like a bunch of ignorant white trash. It looks like they don't even have the good sense to be embarrassed by this film. Whatever was great about this film, I certainly missed it. I will admit I'm not a fan of boxing in general; I watched the movie because of the awards it won. It seemed to me that the fighter spent too much time hiding behind his gloves. Mark Wahlberg lacked intensity. I agree with another reviewer who commented on the lack of character development. Maybe it should have been called "The Fighters" since nearly everyone in the movie was doing some fighting!
The Tillman Story (2010)
Felt differently than most of you
In my humble opinion, I think the Tillmans are angry, and are taking out their anger on the government. I think mom is really angry at Pat himself for joining the army. For me - if my son died by friendly fire - I would rather have the govt lie to me and say he was a hero - rather than have to live with the fact that he died needlessly. (No question he is a hero, in my book). How many movies have we seen where the govt uses that "died heroically" line - Born on the Fourth of July, Courage under Fire, etc. Also, moms comment that someone just felt like shooting - Please! These are special forces - Army Rangers! In that circumstance, "just shooting" is only going to draw the attention of the enemy. She doesn't know what she's talking about. Also, I thought his brother was an idiot, saying he wasn't with God, he was just dead. Not appropriate at a funeral. I liked learning more about Pat Tillman. I have even more respect for him than I did before. OK, one more thing - I didn't see how the govt was trying to turn his death into a recruiting poster. The guy was a famous football player, his death was bound to be noticed by America.