the best war movie since the Wild Geese

Rating: Null/10 (16 May 2002)

Let's cut to the quick here. This is one terrific war flick. It has excellent development of the differences between Rangers and Delta Operators, lots of accurate portrayal of combat, more action than you would expect and enough humor and personal development that I felt I knew the men involved. As a former combat Marine with three tours in Viet Nam I was pleased to see a movie that showed American fighting men as FIGHTING MEN... not bigger than life... but living life and doing what they were trained to do. It's about time that movie shows Americans can "kick some ass" without being politically correct. Yes there are a couple of times when you have to laugh at the distance a delta operator throws a frag, but hey... it's a movie afterall. I was fortunate enough to have a friend who is part of the Academy... He loaned me the DVD and I have watched it at least 25 times, shown it to over 20 friends (mostly women) and they all were highly moved by the entire experience. Long live America and the men (and women) who protect the country.