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

msg gordon was a home boy, black hawk down

Some movies that portray military life in an unrealistic fashion. The little things they get wrong I guess the lack of attention to detail bothers me. I just have to remind myself this is just a movie a form of entertainment.

i'll watch some of the old school stuff ww2 in harms way, the green berets, maybe even chuck norris because he kicks everybodies ass

godzilla/battleship not really millitary, good to semi good entertainment, lets move to black hawk down, saving pvt ryan, tears in the sun

I find myself critiquing the accuracy of some aspects of the movies. So much is so wildly inaccurate.

I watch very few, due to the fact I spend more time critiquing the hair length or the believability of the scene!

I let a lot of things fly in movies like "Battleship" or "Godzilla" since they are so fantasy-based. But in movies that are supposed to portray serious events in a realistic manner, like Hurt Locker was supposed to be, my bar for expectations is high and I am frequently disappointed.

And the thing about Hurt Locker in particular was that it was obvious that a lot of research had gone into little details-- for example, their details on the ACUs were accurate, but ACUs weren't issued at all during the time period of the movie. So obviously someone was working on this, but their attention to detail was not applied evenly. That's the most recent example I can think of that I saw thanks to Netflix. I'm glad I didn't pay to see that in the theater.

The biggest things I hate are the disregard for the teamwork aspects of the military. I Understand the appeal of the "lone hero" or the guy that bucks regulations to get the job done, but seriously the people that jump up and charge into battle as a lone hero are chopped into dog food in reality. To any Oscar-chasing directors out there reading this: teamwork, teamwork, teamwork.

Restrepro and Korengal gave me the heebeejeebees

I find the unreal twist and turns are a bit much, but you have to realize they are created for entertaining the masses. At the end of the day I think most producers will sacrifice a bit of realism for a larger draw. We are part of a very small community in the military who actually notice things wrong with military movies, I try to see past the inconsistencies and enjoy them with my family.

After all who doesn't dream of keeping up foreign relations while being inverted with a Mig?

I love military movies. I know there are members who cannot watch military movies because they have just been through way too much. My heart goes out to those heroes.