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How this movie was ruined

posted 12 years ago by eoval
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Ignorant girl perspective; she doesn't know the difference between manufacturer and dealer i.e. Ben makes the business safer. How does the safety of manufacturers equate safety of dealers and users - no matter where it comes from, dealers are prosecuted the same.

Ignorance of Director; Stone is visually astounding, but I've not seen a movie yet where he's done anything but preach witch leads me to the following -

Real military civilian forces either don't exist or would be a hell of a lot better providing protection. And where do they aquire military gear? Mexi gang has em and so do "outlaw ex seals" My dad is a gunsmith - grown up around guns both legal and not, and Stone hasn't. Savages was meant for technically uninformed as well as legally uninformed; bad movie with hot girls IMO.

Microfishe! MICROFISHE!! MI...CRO...FISSHHE!!!

[–] entertainme5 12 years ago

Well... Wearing the protective gear was a smart move! Why shouldn't he have not worn it? Obviously Ben had kept it from the war so he used it to save his dang life...!! I don't get why Sean was not wearing one though. They knew they would be firing and be shot at. So come prepared!

[–] Yinky 12 years ago

You can't just "keep" military issue gear. The only thing you get to keep is uniforms.

[–] mpray1983 12 years ago

Guys like seals keep stuff

[–] IMDbyebye 11 years ago

Soldiers' families *send* them armor.

[–] TrumpIsAHump 12 years ago

Both sides had millions of dollars at their disposal...you don't think they could get their hands on military grade weapons and protective gear?

[–] markhensler3 12 years ago

I don't remember if the guys used automatic weapons, but most of what I saw is easily acquired by civilians (except maybe the incendiary grenade). Body armor, comms, and high-powered rifles are simple to purchase. You can buy Kevlar, plate carriers and trauma plates online.

[–] randomlynx 11 years ago

Blake's narration, as you say she's got a very hippy'ish feel to all she does and says. It feels so... disconnected from things.

Two, the endings... the violent ending felt more likely though it made no sense to me why they would 'kill?' Ophelia at the end (that injection was killing her, right?) I mean they made it sound like they were going to rescue her even if they died so what was with the injection if it wasn't poison (her feeling cold?) wouldn't they need her awake and active or did they just expect their team to drag their unconscious bodies out?
The second ending was enjoyable but felt out of place with the overall feel of the movie, it came completely out of left field... but I did get some laughs out of it.

I didn't like how the Baja gang snipers were kinda holding their own against the ex-SEALS for far too long. I would have thought they'd be wiped out immediately. I don't find it unrealistic that either were well-equipped, as another comment states - they had immense resources at their disposal, easy to imagine them acquiring what they need - heck, they had an FBI agent on their payroll.

[–] spookyrat1 11 years ago

"...though it made no sense to me why they would 'kill?' Ophelia at the end (that injection was killing her, right?) I mean they made it sound like they were going to rescue her even if they died so what was with the injection if it wasn't poison (her feeling cold?) wouldn't they need her awake and active or did they just expect their team to drag their unconscious bodies out?"

I took it as Chon giving the others shots of adrenaline.

I don't think he was trying to kill O and Ben; rather keep them alive.

"Although we do find out it's a dream.