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Not having seen it, my only objection on the surface is the name of the series, leading one to think crazed militaristic killers intent on sowing death and destruction wherever they might be.
Totem, I know youre conservative so you can't really be opposed to what the marines actually do.
1- Visit foreign places.
2- Meet foreign people.
3- And Kill them.
And really, when describing the first recon division, you really wouldn't want them any other way. (and this coming from a "hippie
dick suck")
Both the book and the series are as close to true to life as possible. The real Marines the actors are playing supervised, and in some cases are actually starring in, the series. And Evan Wright who was there for the events had a major role in the making of it too.
It's every bit as grounded in reality as
Full Metal Jacket, just updated for the Iraqi invasion.
Edited, Jul 19th 2008 12:23am by Omegavegeta
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