Posted on Oct 13, 2014
What ONE incorrectly depicted thing pisses you off most about military movies?
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My question is really no more complicated than that.
For me, it is the rendering of the salute. Hands down. No second place. This pisses me off to no end!
In my opinion, this is THE most important of all military courtesies, and it should always be given with the most possible precision and exacting attention to detail.
FFS! It is something that is taught to every 'cruit in week 1 of basic training! It is perfected throughout training! In a military movie, this should be the EASIEST thing to get right!
It seems to me, that if an actor or actress can spend weeks or months learning hundreds, if not thousands of lines of dialog for a movie, they can at least spend an afternoon or a day, practicing with the advisor (there is ALWAYS an advisor who is a Vet or SM) on the set until they get it right.
I know there are bigger, or more obvious problems with some military movies. Weapons or uniforms or lingo that is anachronistic to the time period of the battle on screen...but DAMMIT, getting the salute wrong in any time period just frosts my shorts!
Usually, it's a fail with what I call the, "I'm shading my eyes from the sun" salute. Your f'n hand doesn't belong on your forehead like you're trying to watch the right fielder shag the fly ball! It belongs where you were TAUGHT to place it!
I find myself commenting out loud to friends, while watching movies that jack this up...they don't seem to understand why it pisses me off so much.
What does it for you?
For me, it is the rendering of the salute. Hands down. No second place. This pisses me off to no end!
In my opinion, this is THE most important of all military courtesies, and it should always be given with the most possible precision and exacting attention to detail.
FFS! It is something that is taught to every 'cruit in week 1 of basic training! It is perfected throughout training! In a military movie, this should be the EASIEST thing to get right!
It seems to me, that if an actor or actress can spend weeks or months learning hundreds, if not thousands of lines of dialog for a movie, they can at least spend an afternoon or a day, practicing with the advisor (there is ALWAYS an advisor who is a Vet or SM) on the set until they get it right.
I know there are bigger, or more obvious problems with some military movies. Weapons or uniforms or lingo that is anachronistic to the time period of the battle on screen...but DAMMIT, getting the salute wrong in any time period just frosts my shorts!
Usually, it's a fail with what I call the, "I'm shading my eyes from the sun" salute. Your f'n hand doesn't belong on your forehead like you're trying to watch the right fielder shag the fly ball! It belongs where you were TAUGHT to place it!
I find myself commenting out loud to friends, while watching movies that jack this up...they don't seem to understand why it pisses me off so much.
What does it for you?
Saluting
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Posted 11 y ago
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I stopped being nitpicky after reading an article from a military adviser in Hollywood that said they essentially make errors on purpose because it looks cooler. The real deal is sometimes far less interesting...and he's right. No one cares that the Australian Peal at the end of Heat was actually done correctly (it was, which gave my Recon heart little flutters of joy), they just care that it looks cool as hell. The MA's will lock that down when they can, but it still happens.
That said, hand grenades with explosions so enormous no one would ever throw one and infantrymen that don't seem to consider using cover.
Oh and obvious vismods. God, I hate obvious vismods.
That said, hand grenades with explosions so enormous no one would ever throw one and infantrymen that don't seem to consider using cover.
Oh and obvious vismods. God, I hate obvious vismods.
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I am with you on the Salute! It also drives me nuts when they cycle the action on a weapon without reason. They are wasting ammo!
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The incorrect usage/effects of weapons really bugs me, especially when the REST of it is pretty accurately depicted.
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Any scenes with aircraft. Jet noise with prop planes. C130s doing a personnel drop on D-day. Star walks away from a fiery aircraft crash. Dropping napalm within 10 meters of friendly troops. Russian, Chinese, or Japanese pilots flying US aircraft.
Unbroken is well done for the flying scenes.
Unbroken is well done for the flying scenes.
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Cpl Phil Hsueh
I'd give The Expendables some slack because they weren't a military unit, they were mercs basically so military regs wouldn't apply to them.
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I don't mind it much if its suppose to be fictional. I do wish they would at least be clean shaven and have a hair cut. Did anyone see Murder at the Presidio, their was a black Captain that sported a goatee and there were issues with his uniform I can't remember. To me it is also fun to spot the screw-ups. Everyday military life sometimes is not very exciting. I remember some series that came out around 2005, it was suppose to be about the Iraq war. They had them being called up and on a plane in hours, few hours later they were dodging IEDS in Baghdad. No, it wouldnt be very fun to watch them take cultural awareness class, lanes train ect for 3 months, fly over to another location spend a few more weeks in briefings ect and then finally going over the berm....kind of un related pic, guess the show
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2 of Arnold Schwarzenegger's movies that are really jacked up. Commando ( do not get me started ) and Terminator 2 when he uses the M-79 grenade launcher and the door blows up. WTH?
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Anybody watch NCIS? If you did have you noticed how bad Mark's high and tight is? its not always even side to side and there is usually a really distinct line and not a gradual fade. Yea, he'd fail inspection.
Courage under fire. Meg received the Medal of Honor but Denzel gave her his Silver Star to honor her. I'm thinking the MOH is enough, can't do a whole lot better.
Courage under fire. Meg received the Medal of Honor but Denzel gave her his Silver Star to honor her. I'm thinking the MOH is enough, can't do a whole lot better.
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