Hyena Road: the movie

[rob love]

The movie going public is not going to pay to watch guys doing sentry or OP duties, nor sitting in a bunker for an hour and a half during rocket attacks. I am not sure you will be able to capture in a movie the apprehension that a soldier would have felt in the back of a LAV stopped somewhere. Guys I talked to say they never felt so helpless about their destiny in all their life.

As I said before, I agree with you that the story line might be a little far-fetched, but I can't see anything better coming any time soon. For me, it was worth the admission just to see some of the (limited) sights and sounds I experienced in KAF. I doubt I will ever have a chance to be there again.

[jdmcm]

Not a soldier, never been a soldier, never going to be a soldier...love to play with the toys but have none of the skills or fortitude of those who have and who do it for real...Went to see Hyena Road...came away with even more respect for the men and women who live that life for real every day...I have recommended this movie to all my friends and family..an I have no problem recommending it on here...

Does it satisfy the rivet counters like Ed? Nope...but nothing ever has and nothing ever will...I think it is important for people to understand this is a commercial movie designed to make money...why? Because that's why people make movies...ENTERTAINMENT...and if it happens to spur the occasional "oh yeah...Canadians were there too!" moment...then really can it be a bad thing? And say what you want about Paul Gross and his movie making ability...but he just kicked that Xenophobic nationalist weirdo Clint Eastwood right in the "b-lls". Hyena Road is the Godfather compared to that ridiculous and sloppy propaganda disaster "American Sniper"

[r.morrison]

Gentlemen: Having read the comments thus far, as a proud Canadian, I have to ask my fellow Canadians....when is the last time Canada made an "War Movie"? Passchendaele comes to mind as the last "Big One". Funny thing is....... the last 2 "Made In Canada" war movies were both by Paul Gross. A guy who got off his ass and went out and raised the money to fund these ventures, with historical content, and hopefully, as John says, make a profit. That's business! I remember Passchendaele when it was in it's infancy and it almost didn't come about because of funding, but in the end it did and a lot of businesses in British Columbia and Alberta benefited from it financially, as well as large percentage of Canadians....well...they just enjoyed the movie for what it was.
I have to agree with John on his comments (minus the Clint Eastwood stuff). It's very easy, as Canadians are guilty of doing....and that.... is self bashing!
We are all guilty of ripping other peoples projects apart, from vehicles to uniforms to movies. I have watched movies with both "actors" and military experts, who by the time the movie is done, have shredded it so bad.....might as well gone to the Legion and drank beer.

And like John, having never served, but also taking in Rob's comments of "being there"....a movie is what you enjoy of it.

Ask yourself this.....when's the last time you saw someone leave a negative comment or shred to pieces, on this forum, Clive's Books. Never! The man spends an enormous amount of time, money, research and interviewing, along with participants from this forum, to present to the world his findings on a piece of Canadian Military History. Simple as that! (My apologies Clive...)

Bottom line in my comment is "You have to give a man credit for trying rather than not trying at all!

My 3 cents.....Robert