UncleEd
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Anyone seen it. Has excellent
reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
It's about the current Afghan
war.
reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
It's about the current Afghan
war.
2020 movie "The Outpost"
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Watched it twice all the way through if that’s any indication. Watched the last 20 minutes or so two or three times (usually the last 30 min has all the good action).
GREAT movie !
Also “The Last Full Measure” is a great movie!
GREAT movie !
Also “The Last Full Measure” is a great movie!
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Has Scott Eastwood and 4.5 stars on Amazon. I can’t wait to watch.
Texas Star
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Basic plot??
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Per Wikipedia:
”The film tells the story of the 53 U.S. soldiers and two Latvian military advisors who battled a force of some 400 enemy insurgents in north-eastern Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. Originally built to engage the locals in community development projects, Combat Outpost Keating — located at the bottom of three steep mountains just 14 miles from the Pakistani border — faced a constant threat of being attacked by the Taliban, putting the U.S. soldiers stationed there at significant risk. When the Taliban heard of US military officials intentions to close the outpost, they decided to make a statement.
Plot[edit]
The film story is based on the bravery of a small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.
It was located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack.”
FYI: $4 to rent off Amazon Prime. Not on Netflix.
”The film tells the story of the 53 U.S. soldiers and two Latvian military advisors who battled a force of some 400 enemy insurgents in north-eastern Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. Originally built to engage the locals in community development projects, Combat Outpost Keating — located at the bottom of three steep mountains just 14 miles from the Pakistani border — faced a constant threat of being attacked by the Taliban, putting the U.S. soldiers stationed there at significant risk. When the Taliban heard of US military officials intentions to close the outpost, they decided to make a statement.
Plot[edit]
The film story is based on the bravery of a small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.
It was located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack.”
FYI: $4 to rent off Amazon Prime. Not on Netflix.
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My nephew has been in this unit and knew several of the soldiers involved, including the MoH winner Ramesha but was not in this battle. There are several books out on this battle but the best one I think is The Outpost by Jake Tapper.
The only time in the last 50 years two living soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor for the same action.
Chief Wiggums
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I watched half of it last night...felt the need to sleep around 4AM.
Finishing it up now, and I'd swear I saw a movie just like it a couple years ago. I checked to see if it was a remake, but couldn't find anything.
I know for a fact the other movie I saw had the same battle scene. Taliban in the wire, dudes stuck in Humvee's.
Finishing it up now, and I'd swear I saw a movie just like it a couple years ago. I checked to see if it was a remake, but couldn't find anything.
I know for a fact the other movie I saw had the same battle scene. Taliban in the wire, dudes stuck in Humvee's.
ameridaddy
US Veteran
I saw a documentary on that fight. When I saw a CGI of the outpost and surrounding mountains, I couldn't help thinking someone was negligent. It was like that little post was in the bottom of a well with shooting galleries all around the top of the well house. Those poor guys were guaranteed targets from bad guys firing down on them from good cover up the mountain sides. It was a huge credit to the troops' courage and fighting skills that they survived at all.
As a matter of fact a number of officers
received reprimands for allowing such an outpost.
Because Camp Outpost Keating was to be closed,
the brass decided not to fortify as necessary. And
it was obviously a misjudgment as to its location.
As in current and past conflicts, the American
infantry as are all infantries "expendable."
To Wood714, you are probably referring to
"Restrepo," a documentary depicting the
same sort of outpost as Keating with much
the same misery and deaths while achieving
nothing in Afghanistan.
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I saw "Restrepo" some time ago, it was good.
Thanks for the tip on "Outpost" shall add it to playlists now, to watch later. I believe I saw the documentary coverage on this battle, also! Could not believe the insanity of placement of said outpost and the exposure.
They fought like lions.
Thanks for the tip on "Outpost" shall add it to playlists now, to watch later. I believe I saw the documentary coverage on this battle, also! Could not believe the insanity of placement of said outpost and the exposure.
They fought like lions.
Texas Star
US Veteran
YouTube has the MH ceremonies for the two real recipients.
The more I've been thinking about
the movie "The Outpost" and the
documentary "Resrepo" the more
angry I've become over our
infantry "expendables."
As repeated often in "The Outpost"
that poo about "thank you for your
service" doesn't cover the sacrifice
by the grunts but does seem to
almost justify the incompetence
of the higher commands in
Washington and in the field
that have committed our troops to such
potentially massacre situations.
the movie "The Outpost" and the
documentary "Resrepo" the more
angry I've become over our
infantry "expendables."
As repeated often in "The Outpost"
that poo about "thank you for your
service" doesn't cover the sacrifice
by the grunts but does seem to
almost justify the incompetence
of the higher commands in
Washington and in the field
that have committed our troops to such
potentially massacre situations.
johnt671
US Veteran
I served as a Marine Infantryman in Vietnam. Infantry have always been expendable hence the nick name of cannon fodder. The Corps decided it was cheaper to keep us in the boonies We rarely to back to the rear. They also treated the infantry like dirt to keep us po'ed so we were more aggressive. Many of us prefered the jungle to the rear because we were with our own.
Outstanding movie. Sad what these young men went through. Angered that they were put there. Proud that they fought for their brothers.
DWalt
Member
The movie's release was one of the pandemic's victims. While it had limited theatrical release, the producers went mainly with a pay-per-view release instead. It is running now at several theaters in San Antonio. Should be out on DVD and at Redbox in early October. I'll wait for that.
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I just finished the movie. It is inconceivable to me that any military, much less from the most powerful, wealthiest country in the world, would establish such an outpost on that terrain with limited to no air cover, limited resupply and limited to no fortification. Simply unbelievable. It’s as if they were trying to allow the men to be slaughtered.
It was a real-world example of “shooting fish in a barrel.”
It was a real-world example of “shooting fish in a barrel.”
Here’s a picture of the camp. Might as well been a box canyon.
