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richieb1971 · 01-30-2009, 05:34 AM

Wow, the movie was excellent until the last 20 minutes. Now its gone beyond a joke. The Arab terrorists out number the Americans by about 20-1 with RPG's, machine guns, grenades and the Americans didn't even get a flesh wound.

I would have given this 9/10 but the ending just defies belief. It it was James Bond I would let it pass since its supposed to be a bit spoofy or far fetched. But since this movie was realistic throughout until the end, the ending should have been slightly less rambo at the end as well.

Jamespic1118 · 01-30-2009, 05:45 AM

A point could be made that they were FBI and were trained a lot better than the terrorists.

But I do agree with you that it could have been more realistic at the end. However I still love the movie regardless.

STARSCREAM · 01-30-2009, 06:47 AM

I really like this movie alot. Has some great action at the end. You just gotta enjoy it. My brother and dad are always disecting everything in every movie saying "that's not realistic" and stuff like that and I get sooooo mad at them. You can do that to every movie OR you can just enjoy it which is what I try and do.

DaPenguinPimP · 01-30-2009, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Jamespic1118

A point could be made that they were FBI and were trained a lot better than the terrorists.

But I do agree with you that it could have been more realistic at the end. However I still love the movie regardless.

Just because they are feds doesn't mean they can take cover behind a car and not take a single injury. They were surrounded on all sides and the bullets hit everything around them but not the agents.

RiseDarthVader · 01-30-2009, 09:00 AM

Plus the enemies had the advantage of being high up. In real life they would of all died.

DaPenguinPimP · 01-30-2009, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by RiseDarthVader

Plus the enemies had the advantage of being high up. In real life they would of all died.

yepp, not to mention the RPGs would of at least shot some shrapnel their way, causing some flesh wounds.

richieb1971 · 01-30-2009, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by DaPenguinPimP

Just because they are feds doesn't mean they can take cover behind a car and not take a single injury. They were surrounded on all sides and the bullets hit everything around them but not the agents.

Not to mention that every bullet the feds shot it ended up killing one of the bad buys. Anyway, this is up for sale ASAP. Its totally ruined the movie for me. Change the genre to comedy and I might keep it

DaPenguinPimP · 01-30-2009, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by richieb1971

Not to mention that every bullet the feds shot it ended up killing one of the bad buys. Anyway, this is up for sale ASAP. Its totally ruined the movie for me. Change the genre to comedy and I might keep it

didn't you hear? heat seeking bullets and invisible force fields are standard fed issue now.

Mobe1969 · 01-30-2009, 11:44 AM

What was unrealistic about it, other than having a couple of Saudi's helping them. Joke

But yeah, better training, body armour, getting behind cover when an RPG goes off can do wonders.

Body armour and Training beats a head rag and indignation 9 times out of 10.

paperthrower2000 · 01-30-2009, 11:58 AM

Gota love the explosions though.

clownface · 01-30-2009, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Mobe1969

What was unrealistic about it, other than having a couple of Saudi's helping them. Joke

But yeah, better training, body armour, getting behind cover when an RPG goes off can do wonders.

Body armour and Training beats a head rag and indignation 9 times out of 10.

HA!!!

P@t_Mtl · 01-30-2009, 12:57 PM

Guys it's a movie not reality. If you want reality, strap on a uniform and take a tour of duty in Irak or Afghanistan, that's reality.

Sussudio · 01-30-2009, 01:03 PM

watched it for the first time a few days ago and i really liked it. you have to take the majority of the movie with a huge grain of salt or else you won't enjoy it as much. i mean cmon, 4 american fbi agents single-handedly take down one of saudi arabia's "greatest" (fictional) terrorists in a matter of days? it's an on the surface action movie with little political depth, take it or leave it.

RiseDarthVader · 01-30-2009, 01:05 PM

You spelt Iraq wrong. But doesn't really matter about training when you are basically being showered by bullets from above. Doesn't matter if you duck behind something when a RPG flies through the air. You have no cover from directly above. Havn't you guys seen The Rock. We are complaigning about the reality of the movie because the rest of the movie seemes relatively grounded.

richieb1971 · 01-30-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RiseDarthVader

You spelt Iraq wrong. But doesn't really matter about training when you are basically being showered by bullets from above. Doesn't matter if you duck behind something when a RPG flies through the air. You have no cover from directly above. Havn't you guys seen The Rock. We are complaigning about the reality of the movie because the rest of the movie seemes relatively grounded.

Yeah, its like watching a documentary for the first 90 minutes. In the last 15 or 20 minutes I wouldn't have been surprised if Rambo came on the scene.

P@t_Mtl · 01-30-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by RiseDarthVader

You spelt Iraq wrong. But doesn't really matter about training when you are basically being showered by bullets from above. Doesn't matter if you duck behind something when a RPG flies through the air. You have no cover from directly above. Havn't you guys seen The Rock. We are complaigning about the reality of the movie because the rest of the movie seemes relatively grounded.

Sorry about the spelling, in French it's Irak

01-30-2009, 05:34 AM	#1
richieb1971 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:706 Trading Score:16	The Kingdom - Is it Mr and Mrs Smith part 2? Wow, the movie was excellent until the last 20 minutes. Now its gone beyond a joke. The Arab terrorists out number the Americans by about 20-1 with RPG's, machine guns, grenades and the Americans didn't even get a flesh wound. I would have given this 9/10 but the ending just defies belief. It it was James Bond I would let it pass since its supposed to be a bit spoofy or far fetched. But since this movie was realistic throughout until the end, the ending should have been slightly less rambo at the end as well. Last edited by richieb1971; 01-30-2009 at 05:37 AM.

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01-30-2009, 05:45 AM	#2
Jamespic1118 Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Manchester, CT Blu-ray collection:112 Trading Score:7	A point could be made that they were FBI and were trained a lot better than the terrorists. But I do agree with you that it could have been more realistic at the end. However I still love the movie regardless.

01-30-2009, 06:47 AM	#3
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	I really like this movie alot. Has some great action at the end. You just gotta enjoy it. My brother and dad are always disecting everything in every movie saying "that's not realistic" and stuff like that and I get sooooo mad at them. You can do that to every movie OR you can just enjoy it which is what I try and do.

01-30-2009, 09:00 AM	#5
RiseDarthVader Power Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Australia Blu-ray collection:136	Plus the enemies had the advantage of being high up. In real life they would of all died.

01-30-2009, 11:44 AM	#9
Mobe1969 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Brisbane, Australia 4K collection:980 Blu-ray collection:1610	What was unrealistic about it, other than having a couple of Saudi's helping them. Joke But yeah, better training, body armour, getting behind cover when an RPG goes off can do wonders. Body armour and Training beats a head rag and indignation 9 times out of 10.

01-30-2009, 11:58 AM	#10
paperthrower2000 Special Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Atlantic Canada Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:1382 Blu-ray reviews:10	Gota love the explosions though.

01-30-2009, 12:57 PM	#12
P@t_Mtl Blu-ray Duke Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Montreal Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:452 DVD collection:513 Trading Score:3	Guys it's a movie not reality. If you want reality, strap on a uniform and take a tour of duty in Irak or Afghanistan, that's reality.

01-30-2009, 01:03 PM	#13
Sussudio Blu-ray Champion Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:11	watched it for the first time a few days ago and i really liked it. you have to take the majority of the movie with a huge grain of salt or else you won't enjoy it as much. i mean cmon, 4 american fbi agents single-handedly take down one of saudi arabia's "greatest" (fictional) terrorists in a matter of days? it's an on the surface action movie with little political depth, take it or leave it.

01-30-2009, 01:05 PM	#14
RiseDarthVader Power Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Australia Blu-ray collection:136	You spelt Iraq wrong. But doesn't really matter about training when you are basically being showered by bullets from above. Doesn't matter if you duck behind something when a RPG flies through the air. You have no cover from directly above. Havn't you guys seen The Rock. We are complaigning about the reality of the movie because the rest of the movie seemes relatively grounded.

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