any good modern war movies ?

Lone Survivor isn't terrible in the slightest. The plot , character development and depth are lacking but Lone Survivor functions in a way that it doesn't NEED these things. Just like the in the book, the pure, raw, brutality is enough. While Lone Survivor may not be a truly excellent film, it's still definitely worthwhile to watch.

I don't know why Hacksaw is even in the conversation. It's not a modern conflict movie.

I second Black Hawk Down and Jarhead. Those are 2 rather underrated war films imo.

I agree it was better than American sniper and perhaps shouldn't be in the same bracket. But it just offered nothing to me. I felt the same after having watched it s I did before. Man fights off lots of bad guys = hero. Woop.

Agree about hacksaw ridge, I'm not sure why it's being spoken about in this thread. Or any thread.

I concur.

People need to learn to read.

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Thanks again, Mr Portridge.

"But it just offered nothing to me. I felt the same after having watched it s I did before. Man fights off lots of bad guys = hero. Woop."

I see what you're saying but the film's purpose was nothing more than tell an epic story. There's no message, no twist, no philosophical deep thought, just a story, going LITERALLY by the book.
And in that I think it did an awesome job. Some movies don't need to offer a message; this is one of them.

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