Mark Wahlberg's Movie ''Shooter''

jrm53 said:
Shooter was based on the Steven Hunter book "Point of Impact" it is a great read as are all of Hunters books, the main character Bob Lee Swagger is based on a real life Marine sniper from V. Nam who came from the Geyer Springs area around Little Rock Ar. by the name of Carlos Hathcock who was a legend. Hunter is either a shooter or has friends that are because his firearms knowledge is very good.
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All of the Stephen Hunter books are excellent, he is the one writer that gets his guns right.
The movie "Shooter" while based on "Point of Impact" differed quite a bit and really did not do it justice.
And yes, Hunter is a frequent shooter (almost daily) who loves guns. He's a nice guy too, have had the opportunity to talk to him in person several times.
His next Bob Lee Swagger book "I, Sniper" will be released after the first of the year.
 
I wanted to like the movie, but I also think it suffered in comparison to the book.

I couldn't get past the ridiculousness of the plot. Why fake an assassination attempt on the most protected man on the planet to kill an Ethiopian Archbishop who could have been bumped off in an alley during a fake robbery attempt?
 
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