Michael’s Blog

Nick was telling me about Shooter a few weeks ago, and I just thought it would be another one of those shoot em up kinda things…

So today I went down to blockbuster cause I found $10 in my pocket and felt like playing MOH: Airborne and saw shooter in the new release section… I got it for like $3 extra (some deal) and watched it.

It’s realism is, amazing. The filmmakers employed former U.S. Marine scout sniper Patrick Garrity, in order to train Mark Wahlberg in accurate sniper tactics.

It’s also VERY funny, here are a bunch of quotes, most are out of order.

These are the first lines in the movie;

Donnie Fenn: Movement. Two men. Approximately… forty goats.
Bob Lee Swagger: They’re not on anybody’s side. We don’t have to shoot them.

Swagger goes to Mr. Rate for help;

Mr. Rate: That’s how a conspiracy works. Them boys on the Grassy Knoll they were dead within three hours, buried in the damned desert, unmarked graves out past Terlingua.
Nick Memphis: You know this for a fact?
Mr. Rate: Still got the shovel…

Sarah Fenn: What are you going to do?
Bob Lee Swagger: Exercise my right to bear arms.

Swagger is the sniper, he is going to have a “meeting” with a guy who kidnapped his girl;

Bob Lee Swagger: Where are we meeting?
Colonel Isaac Johnson: Somewhere where I can see you coming from a god damned long way off.

Later on;

Attorney General Russert: Colonel, your moral compass is so fucked up, I’ll be shocked if you manage to find your way back to the parking lot.

Then;

Colonel Isaac Johnson: I won. You lost. Get used to the idea, son.
Bob Lee Swagger: I’m not your son.

Earlier on in the movie, after Nick has gone back to the office.

Howard Purnell: You have embarrassed this office. You will be facing a review from the office of professional responsibilities.
Nick Memphis: Sir, I don’t, I don’t feel embarrassed. A force recon marine scout sniper disarmed me 3 weeks out of the academy, if anything I feel lucky to be alive.

Bob Lee Swagger: They delivered me on a train, wrapped up like a present.
Bob Lee Swagger: There’s going to be more shooting, more people are going to die. I didn’t start it, but I mean to see it through.
Bob Lee Swagger: I got a plan, but I think I’m going to need your help.
Sarah Fenn: Ok. I’ll do it.
Bob Lee Swagger: I haven’t even told you what it is yet.
Sarah Fenn: I know.

I’m not going to give the plot away any more than I already have, if you really want to know what happens, go to the wiki page.