Restrepo & Hell and Back Again - two upcming documentaries

[mavric_ac]

Hey guys, just thought I'd make a thread for these two upcoming Afgan War documentaries that look like their going to be pretty intense. They both seem to have awesome camera work are look top notch which is a nice change from regular war documentaries.

Trailers have some NSFW language


Here's the trailer for Hell and Back Again which was first named Battle for Hearts and Minds

http://vimeo.com/6995256

Restrepo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCPnJaxC17o


Don't want this to turn into a debate or anything

[eddie291]

Highly suggest that you read the book War by Sebastian Junger, especially if you watch Restrepo. They were written and shot in tandem, and involve the same people(Battle company and their camp called Restrepo). Its really good. It just gives you a tiny taste of what our boys overseas are doing on a day-to-day basis.

[crannky]

Danfung Dennis really put DSLR video capabilities on the map. Those things are changing the game. Docs look interesting.

[cleanmk2gti]

Just got done watching RESTREPO. Greatest documentary ever.

[titleist1976]

I watched Restrepo over the weekend. That's a crazy and beautiful geography, but a ****ty place to try fighting a war.

[mavric_ac]

ya it was pretty crazy

[Spinnaker]

I just kept saying to myself, "dam those boys are young".

For getting them home

[DonL]

Yeah, saw Restrepo a week or so ago. You're right, those guys are really young to be out there on the tip of the spear. God bless `em all.

[506acl26]

The book was excellent as well.

[GTi'd]

Restrepo was amazing. Intense, intense, intense. I tend to watch damn near every war movie that comes out, but there's a huge difference between a war movie and a war documentary.

[mavric_ac]

you should check out Armadillo



came out a few months ago.

It's really well shot and sometimes it feels like a movie instead of a documentary. Its weird

[GTi'd]

Nice, I'll have to add it to my ever-growing list on Netflix.

[BlckBadged_SwissChee]

Nice, I'll have to add it to my ever-growing list on Netflix.

I would move it up to the top. I watched it recently, really made me respect the balls our soldiers have and what their daily routine is like.

[GTi'd]

Will do. I'll get a review of it up on the site as soon as I watch it. Incidentally if any of you are interested in the review for Restrepo it's the most recent one up there now www.popchopshop.com (shameless plug, sorry )

bummer it's not available on Netflix yet... I'll find it

[e_andree]

Restrepo was a let down for me....

I thought overall it was a cool documentary, but overhyped/overrated.

[GTi'd]

The Restrepo director was just killed in Libya... shame.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/21/wo...er=rss&emc=rss

[vdubjb]

That really sucks..

[mavric_ac]

Hell and Back again is going to be making its debut pretty soon!!

[n0rdicalex.]

i read War by Sebastian Junger and then saw Restrepo and thought it was done really well. definitely will catch Hell and Back Again.

[Markg813]

Just watched Restrepo for the first time about a month ago. Really great documentary.

[nismo4life]

Hell and Back again is going to be making its debut pretty soon!!

I'll let you know how it is . God I love Netflix.

[nismo4life]

Hell and Back Again was pretty good. Graphic Warning right now, theres one scene thats straight up faces of death body in pieces....

[GTi'd]

I definitely want to check it out. I don't think a war documentary would be any good if it didn't show that side of things.