tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post4758574198714210548..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Went to see Act of Valor at a matinee...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35854188238394111482012-03-03T01:10:34.123-05:002012-03-03T01:10:34.123-05:00I saw it tonight on your recommendation. Glad I li...I saw it tonight on your recommendation. Glad I listened. The EXACT same thing happened after the lights came up. We all just sat there, taking it in. <br /><br />Whoever wrote that "Daddy letter" to the kid hit me right where I live.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-59465009807530558332012-03-01T17:57:03.930-05:002012-03-01T17:57:03.930-05:00Also very nice to hear proper radio procedures.Also very nice to hear proper radio procedures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54342432457130485262012-03-01T09:11:47.833-05:002012-03-01T09:11:47.833-05:00Finally saw it last night...
Wow... just...
wo...Finally saw it last night...<br /><br />Wow... just... <br /><br />wow<br /><br />sStuart the Vikingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11365145565811014252012-03-01T06:22:33.104-05:002012-03-01T06:22:33.104-05:00I am so used to watching gun handling in movies an...I am so used to watching gun handling in movies and thinking "You're Doing It Wrong!" that it was refreshing to see one that made me think "Huh. I'm Doing It Wrong."<br /><br />This statement alone has convinced me to see the film. As a rule I don't do "Hollywood" or TV for that matter. Yet one must always be willing to be enlightened.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip...Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6096950839190734262012-02-29T21:50:21.813-05:002012-02-29T21:50:21.813-05:00DaddyBear. Yes, you do.
My take: "Act Of Va...DaddyBear. Yes, you do.<br /><br />My take: <a href="http://actofvalor.com/" rel="nofollow">"Act Of Valor"</a>Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4997581769190527142012-02-29T16:29:57.833-05:002012-02-29T16:29:57.833-05:00I am so used to watching gun handling in movies an...<i>I am so used to watching gun handling in movies and thinking "You're Doing It Wrong!" that it was refreshing to see one that made me think "Huh. I'm Doing It Wrong."</i><br /><br />OK, I really need to see this.DaddyBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-9656915217721139822012-02-29T12:57:34.655-05:002012-02-29T12:57:34.655-05:00I was gonna wait until it came out on video but yo...I was gonna wait until it came out on video but your review convinces me. I will go to the theater and watch it there.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />gviglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1684954760460893632012-02-29T03:54:44.800-05:002012-02-29T03:54:44.800-05:00Just one place: LT, Chief, put on your masks befor...Just one place: LT, Chief, put on your masks before you pass out.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-11273273067660062952012-02-29T01:06:21.182-05:002012-02-29T01:06:21.182-05:00There certainly was a lot of shooting them in the ...There certainly was a lot of shooting them in the face too.<br /><br />Manda actually said something not nice about the people that got up when names started scrolling across the screen at the end (which was sadly most of the theater...) I think it was along the lines of "These aren't the credits..." It may have also been just loud enough for everyone to hear too. I love her.<br /><br />As for the rest of the audience, I'm glad I saw it out of town. I'd be embarrassed as hell if I lived with those kind of people.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141654754595945677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34895321118958972022012-02-29T00:40:23.334-05:002012-02-29T00:40:23.334-05:00Saw it Saturday it blue Oregon, the entire theatre...Saw it Saturday it blue Oregon, the entire theatre clapped at the end.GMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4491267718046849372012-02-29T00:22:36.229-05:002012-02-29T00:22:36.229-05:00Let's see. I can go watch a French-Made Silen...Let's see. I can go watch a French-Made Silent Movie about the Golden Age of Hollywood, or I can watch Terrorists receive their Just Rewards. Hmmm, decisions, decisions....<br /><br />Oh, FWIW, that Submarine that delivers SEALs? I used to call that Class of Sub "Home."<br /><br />Too bad I'm shaving with it's siblings.<br /><br />"41 for Freedom!"Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-83251982750163328432012-02-28T22:55:56.286-05:002012-02-28T22:55:56.286-05:00We saw it Sunday and there was about 4-5 seconds o...We saw it Sunday and there was about 4-5 seconds of silence at the end, then someone started applauding, and it ended with a standing ovation. I love Texas!Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13296988746956477216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45074195372339074272012-02-28T21:56:19.973-05:002012-02-28T21:56:19.973-05:00Yep, it was a darn good movie and its opening week...Yep, it was a darn good movie and its opening weekend receipts put all the Hollywood anti-American military movies of late to shame.<br /><br />I saw it on Sunday and yes, and the end the audience was very quiet indeed.<br /><br />Those of you who haven't seen it, considering that you're reading Tam's blog, it is a pretty clear indicator that you're going to enjoy the movie, a lot.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-45439818524912279972012-02-28T20:43:56.320-05:002012-02-28T20:43:56.320-05:00Matinee ain't as cheap as it use to be...
Wil...Matinee ain't as cheap as it use to be...<br /><br />Will I did not get that impression.<br /><br />The only complaint I have is there where a few times I thought to myself " an M203 would be nice to stop that truck." (they did have a LAW.)Mad Saint Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289623562998116757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-33098212633460518102012-02-28T20:24:21.024-05:002012-02-28T20:24:21.024-05:00I guess we're both cheap Tam. I saw it at a ma...I guess we're both cheap Tam. I saw it at a matinee today too. :)<br /><br />I wrote my impressions here:<br /><br />http://aroundotown.blogspot.com/2012/02/act-of-valor-brief-review.htmlGun Shy Touristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11043520016205535719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52509696785559680772012-02-28T18:56:45.418-05:002012-02-28T18:56:45.418-05:00Tam,
Saw AoV on Sunday and and wish to compare th...Tam,<br /><br />Saw AoV on Sunday and and wish to compare thoughts/recollections. I'll try to keep the spoilers down.<br /><br />In the initial hostage recovery (the CIA Officer/Mexican Dr.), did it also appear to you that the overwatch/sniper shot the SEAL that took one in the face? If so, do you think the film would have been improved with a brief(ish) scene covering the AAR and corrections made that most certainly would result from an actual battlefield incident of that nature (or would all that have bogged the movie down too much?).<br /><br />In the night assault scene later (the island off the Mexican coast) do you think they deliberately left/made their helmets and other gear shiny so they would show up on camera better? :)Will Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454533450309633627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65083299617542028112012-02-28T18:53:21.953-05:002012-02-28T18:53:21.953-05:00Go.
Go Now...
Why are you still here...
The SEA...Go.<br /><br />Go Now...<br /><br />Why are you still here...<br /><br />The SEALs are not acting, they are working.<br /><br />Tam did you ID the sniper rifle? Imfdb seems to think it was not an SR-25.Mad Saint Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289623562998116757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42387691269867694752012-02-28T18:29:21.563-05:002012-02-28T18:29:21.563-05:00Thanks for the review, It will definitely be a mus...Thanks for the review, It will definitely be a must see :)Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09772405362867585844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7723572422194708432012-02-28T18:29:14.869-05:002012-02-28T18:29:14.869-05:00Well I have not been in a movie theater for oh a d...Well I have not been in a movie theater for oh a decade or two but your review will get me there tomorrow. <br /><br />Are the floors still sticky? Inquiring minds want to know!Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91752742127458367902012-02-28T17:32:09.126-05:002012-02-28T17:32:09.126-05:00Might be movie-enough to get me into a Theater...Might be movie-enough to get me into a Theater...NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-4826690566296117662012-02-28T17:12:52.282-05:002012-02-28T17:12:52.282-05:00As I said elsewhere.
New Drinking game for Act o...As I said elsewhere. <br /><br />New Drinking game for Act of Valor when it comes out on Video....<br /><br /><br />Take a drink every time a Tango takes a shot to the head. <br /><br />In some scenes that might present some timing issues....montiethhttp://montieth.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19033084917212011132012-02-28T16:59:35.529-05:002012-02-28T16:59:35.529-05:00Tam, your's is the second review I've read...Tam, your's is the second review I've read that noted that at the end of the film "you could hear a pin drop.", and I've only read two reviews. There must be something more to the film than just shooting bad guys in the face.John Venlethttp://www.improvedclinch.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-54055516963467709012012-02-28T16:46:24.133-05:002012-02-28T16:46:24.133-05:00I really liked it and will probably see it again w...I really liked it and will probably see it again while it's in theatres.Themadlemminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05921762800761829300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42527089489962436512012-02-28T16:43:14.748-05:002012-02-28T16:43:14.748-05:00After reading Frank's review yesterday, and re...After reading Frank's review yesterday, and reading your review today, BOTH saying that this is one that I really need to see on the big screen. I'm going to see what the showtimes are tonight! <br /><br />I was in the USMC, and as much as we kid that the Navy is just the mule that we ride to where ever in the world the fun is happening. There are two parts of the Navy that almost to a man we respect above all others. Those being Navy Seals, and Navy Corpsmen. Those guys are just bad-ass!<br /><br />sStuart the Vikingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-49495051296375188822012-02-28T16:30:12.726-05:002012-02-28T16:30:12.726-05:00My thoughts EXACTLY!...
All The Best,
Frank W. Ja...My thoughts EXACTLY!...<br /><br />All The Best,<br />Frank W. JamesFrank W. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589579734134153159noreply@blogger.com