A harsh story

Rating: Null/10 (27 October 2014)

*Spoiler/plot- Lone Survivior, 2013. While fighting in Aphganistan, a Seal team must find and remove a terrorist chief who lives in the hills. The team is discovered and almost gets wiped-out until new villagers assist and fight off the terrorists hord.
*Special Stars- Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsh, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Alexander Ludwig.
*Theme- Freedom is everyone's business.
*Trivia/location/goofs- Made in eastern Europe. In real life the fire fight Marcus Luttrell and company engaged in with the Taliban last far longer than in the film and the whole ordeal was five days compared to the three depicted in the film. Was made relatively cheaply by writer/director Peter Berg who labored to make it happen over five years. Involved only a 42-day shoot and $40 million budget. Stars Taylor Kitsch and Mark Wahlberg worked at a discount, as did Berg, for the mandatory Directors Guild minimum salary of $17,000 a week. The tumbling and falling scenes were filmed on location without CGI enhancement, and necessitated that the stunt performers subject themselves to genuinely hard falls. After one such stunt, Mark Wahlberg's stunt double had to be hospitalized. Marcus Luttrell: At about the 12:30 mark of the movie he's the SEAL "Frank" or "Frankie" that spills the coffee and tells the rookie to clean it up. He appears again on the rescue helicopter. Though it is not mentioned in the movie, Marcus Luttrell was personally awarded the Navy Cross by then-President George W. Bush. Lieutenant Michael Murphy would be awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. Axelson and Dietz were also awarded the Navy Cross posthumously. GOOFS- In one scene a common New Mexico diamondback rattlesnake slithers across the ground. Diamondbacks are not native to Afghanistan. In numerous shots of the SEALs falling down the mountains the faces of the replacement stunt performers are visible.
*Emotion-A harsh story to watch due to it's true plot and vicious SEAL warfare action against Taliban terrorists. Well worth you time. Not for the faint hearted.
*Based On-Based on a true story and popular book.