Are military movies hard to watch because they are poorly executed?

I like 'em. I do shake my head when I see the little things that are wrong. I couldn't stand watching Saving Private Ryan. I got so nauseous from the camera moving a lot during the first 20 mins. It took me a long time to watch the whole thing in increments. Once was good enough for me.

Only when they get things wrong. Unfortunately, since it's Hollywood; that's most of the time.

The news never got it right, about the scuffles I was in, I don't expect the movies too. But, yeah, thoughts like, 'muzzle orientation', 'fire discipline', or 'why is nobody checking the rooftops or their six on patrol?' or just 'what the hell are thinking soldier' and the like, flash through my mind as I'm watching. Of course that is during the good ones. The bad ones I just laugh.

I've never experienced combat, I do enjoy watching military movies. In fact I have a large collection of them on DVDs.

Yes, it bothers me also. Especially when rank and ribbons and tabs r worn wrong also. But wht gets me is these guys get better pay then we did and we lived the action and went though the bullshit and the lost of good people and friends. But most of all when I see a presandent salute the guards of air force 1 and the chopper 1 and he disrespect all of us and it dose not bother him.

I think there is a difference between military movies that are expected to depict the military in an accurate manner and fantasy monster battle movies. With the latter, I enjoy seeing how bad the director or writers depict military. But for movies like hurt Locker, I get disappointed with that shit quickly.

I don't even know what to think about bad military dramas like Basic and The General's Daughter.

I can forgive parodies and spoofs, nothing should be taken seriously with Stripes and PVT Benjamin

I had no problem with military movies up until "Saving Private Ryan". The beach landing made me squirm a little. A little to real. I still think it was a great movie though.

Some of the Fire fights, bombings, Deaths of our Young portrayed soldiers, and Funerals in the Movies bother me because I know this is happening for real

I agree with you. haha

The thing I force myself to keep in mind is that it's a movie. For many reasons they get things wrong from tactics to uniforms. Obviously, there are some facets they have to get wrong due to regulations, security or whatnot. I've always heard that uniforms in movies always have to have at least 3 things wrong with them, though I've never actually seen that in writing though having worked in the the interactive industry and entertainment films, I can see the validity of that assuming its for security as such we don't want to advertise the proper wear of a military uniform. After being in the military though, I find it is so easy to find online resources, open to anyone, that will depict a proper uniform.

As for tactics, environment and whatnot, of course movies will get it wrong even with an 'technical advisor' on the payroll. For one, the drama and action sequences have to be over the top to bring in the crowds to include instances of skirting the rules such as in Hurtlocker when the main character came back on base, solo, in a hoodie instead of in uniform and with a squad. We had advisors in some of the games I've worked on or tested and even those had to be dumbed down for the public or some tac-ops had to be eliminated due to the advisor stating that its too close to how the military would do it.

Even with what I said above, there are times I get frustrated at a movie because some schmuck is wearing a uniform completely wrong or doing something so asinine that it would have got him/her caught up in cuffs standing if front of his CoC. At those times, my wife will gently remind me it's just a movie and enjoy it for what it's worth, entertainment.