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  gymaddict69 > 26/01/2018, 19:53

  
  
  
  
  Got around to checking out the true story 'Only the brave' the other day. Has anyone else seen it? What did you think? This true story stars (amongst others) Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, a still impossibly fit Jennifer Connolly etc.. The film tells the story of the 'Granite mountain hotshots', a group of firefighters in america that wind up at the forefront of wild fires and trying to stop them. Personally, i enjoyed the film. The performances were very solid, the fire scenes themselves were done very well..most natably the climactic fire event..theres a lot to enjoy and appreciate here and its a safe bet that the film has done the team itself a justice. On a down side, the film does sometimes get bogged down in almost soap worth melodrama and whilst elements are exciting enough, its pretty obvious after seeing it that the bulk of the films gravitas and emotional punch comes into play during the last 20 to 30 minutes. Would still recommend giving this a looksee, give it a chance and a while to get properly going and you'll be rewarded.

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  dony > 30/01/2018, 02:18

  this looks really good i cant wait to see this movie, based on a true story and we all know those wild fires cant be stopped, should be a interesting disaster movie, never seen a wild fire one before

• RE: Only the brave

  JamezZ > 31/01/2018, 16:12

  My only issue with it, and I am probably being overly critical, is that even though its based on a true story I feel like the story is almost too obvious and perhaps not interesting enough. A fire starts, its super strong, these guys who have bonded struggle to fight it and many of them die. Am I way off here?
  
  Not taking away from the real life firefighters, but in terms of storytelling I don't imagine there is enough of the 'unexpected' in terms of a wild fire. They were already there and trained for the high likelihood of the event. Unlike say a surprise tsunami or ridiculous earthquake (just referring to disaster stories in general)

• RE: Only the brave

  gymaddict69 > 02/02/2018, 23:56

  This certainly is pretty predictable stuff, JamezZ. It is after all based on a true story and should you not be able to resist the urge, the whole series of events that certainly make up the final segments of the film im sure would be easily accessible online. Whilst predictible and occassionally getting bogged down with a little bit of melodrama, when tis movie wants to try and stir ya, it does its damdest to try and pull that off. Couple this with a well placed and appropiate score, this may prove a tad cheesy for some but at the same time you could certainly do a heck of a lot worse (even though you ultimatley know whats coming to a degree).

• RE: Only the brave

  JamezZ > 05/02/2018, 22:21

  Not trying to put it down by any means. Its just that as true story events go for some reason this one seems to stand out more to me as 'nowhere to go' if you see what I mean. But I am well aware I might be being overly harsh on it. Not sure why.

• RE: Only the brave

  gymaddict69 > 11/02/2018, 17:20

  Oh, the eventual outcome of the film (except for a few variables) is pretty predictable. After all, it's far more likely that a film of this nature wouldn't exist in  homage if all the persons involved survived come the end of proceedings (everyoe surviving unscathed belongs in the fictional fire fighting movies). The outcome may be relativly predictible but fortuanatly the ride on the run up to it makes the whole a pretty powerful (if not to everyones tastes) piece of cinema.
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