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    Written January 27, 2013

    Zero Dark Thirty a must see on the big screen!!

    by poutyraven

    Run..so not walk to see this film...It is very interesting..and when it counts very very exciting. It feels like you were there,that moment when he was found and killed.

    I feel the film was very factual to the point of being uncomfortable sometimes,you will understand when you see it. I know there was controversy,but I also believe it was very
    important for certain scenes to be shown for the reality of it all.

    A must see and I see another Oscar for Ms. Bigelow.

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    Written February 12, 2013

    Way Cool

    by terbear68668

    This movie was amazing. It's long so be prepared and some parts are slow, but the content is spot on. It helped me understand the things that went on behind the scenes to find Bin Laden and why it took so long. Good acting, surprises all along the way. I'd see it again. I would recommend you go for a matinee though.

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    Written January 12, 2013

    Zero Dark Thirty

    by Dyorke71080

    I was able to compare this movie to Seal Team 6. It had alot more detail, and I was appreciative of that. The dedication that Mya showed to take down Bin Laden was very inspiring. Good movie worth seing.

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    Written January 13, 2013

    Zero Dark 30

    by 1stock1

    Great movie.4 stars.It's an adult film for sure for language,violence and content.My only question to the Oscar nominating commitee is how can they nominate this as a best picture candidate and not it's director Katherine Bigelow? The academy is way too political to not acknowledge her great direction of a fantastic script.Jessica Chastain may win an Oscar for her outstanding performance. Enjoy this 2 and 1/2 hour film that is extremely well paced.

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    Written February 25, 2013

    Zero Dark Thirty

    by penny Mcadams

    I went with my two adult sons and my husband to see the movie. I thought at the time I was being a good sport to see a movie that they wanted to see......not that I thought I would even enjoy it. But I was surprised to find out that I enjoyed watching the movie just as much as they did !! I would give it a 8 out of 10.

    ~Penny~

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    Written January 12, 2013

    Good but not great

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    The movie mixes fact with fiction which is understandable given the fact that this is not a documentary. However, the movie at times takes too long to move along the plot. I personally thought the runtime was about a 1/2 longer than it needed to be

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  • Oh No!
    Written January 23, 2013

    Sluggishly slow

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    This was harder to watch than a documentary you were forced to watch in junior high history class...fighting to stay awake and find something interesting. the news was more entertaining... Looked very forward to seeing it, was VERY DISAPPOINTED...

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  • So-so
    Written February 10, 2013

    Out Of Sync

    by angel1955200

    Maybe I missed the very beginning but it opened up with someone being tortured - what bothered me about this movie was that in a circle of 360 degrees - it was long on torture without comparable time to their planning -never understood exactly, precisely what the man was being tortured for - it appeared other then Bin-Laden?? - the final Seal team 6 re-enactment was very good and worth seeing it if just not for that - I guess someone else said it - it was like a tv series and Chastain was not as good as I was led to believe -

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    Written January 12, 2013

    Way better than I expected

    by JHPPoole

    Some reviews talk about the fact that the raid only takes the last 10 minutes of this movie as a negative...but that is what actually makes this movie incredible. You get the chase for Usama Bin Laden documented from pre-9/11 through the raid that eventually got him. Really intense movie. Absolutely incredible!

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  • Must Go!
    Written January 12, 2013

    Wow! A+

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    This is not a propaganda movie, it's a REAL account of mainly the effort it took of one young CIA analyst to do the "almost" impossible. Find OBL. What a story!! Dam, she is one powerful, determined young woman! Great movie! I'll probably watch it again. Watch this movie, and read the book, "No Easy Day", and you'll have a complete story. The book is the best story from a tactical, and first hand perspective.

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    Written January 16, 2013

    Zero Dark Thirty

    by Enviro Activist

    Over all it was a good movie with one exception - torture. It implied that we got actionable intel from torture. We didn't, and Senator's Feinstein and McCain (two senators that I seldom agree with) got it right when they protested the torture implications of the movie.

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    Written January 14, 2013

    A need to see movie

    by triswim1

    A very honest movie about a very difficult part of our history. The movie had to be long to convey the years of effort it took to find OBL. Well acted and masterfully presented.

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  • Must Go!
    Written January 13, 2013

    An incredible story

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    An incredible story of the events Leading up to the raid on the Bin Laden compound. Every few years a powerful story is retold on the silver screen that everyone must see. This movie retells the passion of one CIA agent as she connects all the details together over 10 years in an exhaustive day and night detailed work style, leading to raid on Bin Laden. A must see movie!

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    Written February 24, 2013

    Powerful, realistic drama

    by kesslink

    I enjoyed to portrayal of a dogged CIA agent who spend her entire career tracking Osama Bin Laden and discovering where he is. The pace builds throughout the movie and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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  • Must Go!
    Written February 10, 2013

    Great Movie-apolitcal but inspiring

    by barry1133

    Strongly recommended to see- one comment to anyone going to movies. Please turn off your cell phones and be quiet during the movie. We saw this excellent movie in Manhattan, the annoying couple behind us would not stop talking and eating the dinner they brought with them to the theater. Talking is a real problem in a movie, made worse when you are spitting your dinner during the movie and the comments you make, show your intelligence. SIt back, enjoy and be quiet.

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