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Generation Kill (2008)
Don't trust the 9 stars rating
Generation Kill is more like "Days of our Lives" than it is "Band of Brothers". It misses the mark by a considerable sum by adding an almost unbelievable and unreal perspective on the US Marine Corps and what they achieved in the Iraqi war. I don't have a problem with watching the study and portrayal of the soldier psyche but that is not what Generation Kill does, they do the opposite, in portraying this delusional far left view of the soldier psyche that shows a rebellious, self conscious, untrained, and poorly managed soldier. This is almost an impossible perspective knowing that almost 90% of US Marines are far right republicans. For me I like real alpha male bonding war movies with the heroic portrayal rather than the weak self conscious portrayal that this female director gives. Not only does this degrade the US Marines but also shows that they are incompetent and not fit to fight a war, ruled but resentment and guilt. If the US Marines were as they are depicted in this series than the USA would NOT be waging this war in the first place, they would be more like Switzerland and remain neutral. If you're expecting a Band of Brothers like series than you shouldn't be bothered watching this. The acting is actually pretty good, and the story as well, but the writing and directing is where they truly go astray. I would give this as many thumbs down as I could give and wait for a better more realistic series about the Iraqi war.
Don't trust the 9 stars rating, it only received that because it's the only series on HBO about the story of the second Iraqi war.
Pray for Morning (2006)
Overrated
I personally thought that I would be in for a pleasant surprise but low and behold I was mistaken. I don't have any preconceptions about B movies I like to watch all kinds of quality work. This movie however, was not fun to watch. The plot is OK, it isn't written especially well but it's not that hard to listen to. The acting on the other hand was dreadful. I mean painful to watch. It wasn't the horror that had me cringing in my seat, it was the acting. I was looking for a hopeful for a glimpse of an up and coming actor in this movie, surely you won't find any one of the actors in upcoming A movies. They might be seen in one of those late night infomercials instead.
For this one I say Thanks but No Thanks.