When you are in a tunnel of doubt, you can either focus on the darkness that surrounds you and turn back, or you can focus on that one little pinhole of light and take a step towards it. But I guarantee you that if you ask someone who has been successful, they will tell you about a time when their chances for success looked very dim. They can’t see a way to win so they stop trying. You see, most people quit when they believe they will be unsuccessful. There is always one more thing you can do.” That lesson can be applied to any situation where you are trying to achieve something. In training his troops, Colonel Hal Moore (depicted by Mel Gibson) tells his men “Three strikes and you are NOT out. When I first saw the movie one line stood out. It is not only a great movie for teaching the Vietnam War, but also the concept of war itself. The movie does an excellent job depicting the training, fighting, and sacrifices of those called to duty, while also showing the sacrifices made by their families on the home front. This movie is completely forgettable, and completely bad.Each year in my US History classes we watch an edited version of We Were Soldiers. Few laughs occurred, and the target audience seems to be sexually active, African-American former criminals. Of the few that attended this screening, a few left during the middle of it. In the end, Rob wishes to come clean with the press outside a church, but his faith or the reason for this choice is not explored. It adds nothing new to the genre, and further drives it into the gutter. This movie is filled with all the terrible African-American stereotypes you can imagine – massive uses of racial slurs, pot smoking, crime, sexual talk, and sexual activity. Despite plans for fornication, pot smoking, visiting strip clubs, and other immoral activities, Rob must figure out a way to clear his name and not get a third strike. Rob’s girlfriend Juanita (N’Bushe Wright) isn’t at all happy that Rob is in trouble again. Rob is able to escape on foot, but knows he is a wanted man – even though he had nothing to do with the crime. He is picked up by an armed acquaintance, and he gets involved in a chase and a gunfight with the police. He wants to be clean because he knows that if he is caught again for a crime, he could be imprisoned for good. Rob (Brian Hooks) is an African-American male recently released from prison in Los Angeles. So completely idiotic, boring, immoral and un-entertaining, this movie should never have gotten to the batter’s box. Hence, no better title could be given this loser of a movie. In baseball, 3 STRIKES means you are out – you have lost. This movie is completely forgettable, and completely bad. The target audience seems to be sexually active, African-American former criminals. In the end, Rob wishes to come clean with the press outside a church, but his faith is not explored. This movie is filled with all the terrible stereotypes you can imagine – massive uses of racial slurs, pot smoking, crime, and sexual activity. Despite plans for fornication, pot smoking and other immoral activities, Rob must figure out a way to clear his name. Rob is able to escape, but knows he is a wanted man – even though he had nothing to do with the crime. Outside prison, he is picked up by an armed acquaintance, who gets involved in a gunfight with the police. He wants to be clean because he knows he could be imprisoned for good on a third arrest. Rob is an African-American male recently released from prison. No better title could be given this loser of a movie than 3 STRIKES.
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