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9 out of 13 people found the following review useful:
in the words of homer simpson : this movie was more boring than church, 7 February 2004
Author:
dogcow from United States
Dont let the MPAA fool you with their "Rated R for extreme violence" there is definatly no extreme violence in this boring peice of s*t. I expected some cheap rambo 3 type action that the trailer promised, however its just boring boring nonsense with tons of lame slow mo flashbacks that make no sense. AVOID!
3 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Stay away from this one. No matter what., 24 November 2006
Author:
TWerewolf
I tried to watch this movie in a military camp during an overseas
mission, and let me tell you, you'll watch anything under those
circumstances. Not this piece of sh*t though.
The first five minutes set the tone by weak porn-movie quality acting,
weird out-of-the-blue plot twists and unbelievable situations and
behavior. It gets worse after that. This movie does not have one single
saving grace, and yet it is not bad in a way that would make it funny
to watch. It's just horrible. I've seen quite many movies in my life
and I'm not one of those snobby know-all critics, I mean I'll enjoy
most movies to some extent even if they're bad. This one... man.
Steer _well_ clear of this one, my friend.
6 out of 9 people found the following review useful:
Location, Location, 18 August 2007
Author:
tenspearslong from United States
There's nothing wrong with this movie that some budget wouldn't fix.
The acting, dialogue and direction are fine -- the story is derivative
of The Purple Plain, but that's 50 years ago and using it as a
springboard is not a bad idea. We begin with a struggling pilot's
fantasy that his world is exploding around him. When nobody else reacts
he and we realize that it's in his mind... and we are supposed to
wonder why. Having established him as a helicopter pilot (in a thin but
story-forwarding action scene) we learn the reason for the pilot's
internal struggle: he lost a son to a suicide bomber's madness. The
story unfolds with the pilot being given a chance at salvation, a
chance at finding a reason to live: when his chopper is shot down, he
and the female reporter on board must find their way across Afghanistan
to safety while bounty hunting bad guys pursue them.
Yes, yes, there are never enough stunts or explosions -- but when our
hero charges the bad guys, it isn't bad strategy, it's his suicidal
side coming out. There are noble ideas at work here. It's a shame there
wasn't enough dough to silence the idiots who care what the cockpit
looks like more than they care what characters are feeling.
2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
Pure 100% garbage, 5 July 2009
Author:
cyberscribe from United States
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Wow. I have seen some really bad movies in my time, but this one truly
takes the cake. It's the worst movie I've seen in the past decade - no
exaggeration.
As a US Army veteran of the war in Afghanistan, I found it nearly
impossible to even finish watching this ridiculous film, not because it
brought back memories - far from it - but because there was absolutely
no attempt at "authenticity" to be found anywhere in the film. Not so
much as the tiniest little shred. It seemed like it had been written by
an 8 year-old child who got all his notions of war (and soldierly
behavior) straight out of comic books. The film was made in Honduras,
which should have been a clue, but even that can't fully explain the
atrocious production values of this cliché-ridden piece of trash.
I could try to list all the endless technical flaws, but it would take
virtually forever. From the ancient unit shoulder patches which have
not been seen or worn since WWII, and the character's name tags, like
"ColCollins" (worn by the character "Colonel Collins"), which was
actually spelled using the reversed, mirror-image "N" of the Russian
alphabet (not the US alphabet) the list just goes on and on. The
uniforms, the equipment, the plot, and most especially the behavior of
the characters themselves -- every single scene was just chock-full of
ridiculous flaws, inaccuracies and utterly mindless clichés.
Neither the storyline itself nor the characters were the least bit
credible or believable. It was all laughably childish, in the extreme.
This was obviously a movie that was meant to appeal strictly to
pre-pubescent boys, and I have little doubt that even they would find
this film utterly absurd.
In short, this film has absolutely NO redeeming qualities at all. It's
a total waste of time. I'd strongly advise anybody reading this to pass
this garbage by; it's truly not worth wasting a single moment of your
time for.
2 out of 2 people found the following review useful:
Fake, 17 August 2006
Author:
Vincent Romeijn from Netherlands
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Please do not watch this movie. The story is too boring. Too much dumb
flashbacks. Too open-ended. Its better than "Escape from Afghanistan",
but still seriously bad. The special effects, well even I can create
better special effects, they look absolutely terrible. The helicopters
look like its an "MS-DOS 1.0" game, and the computer-generated sound of
the guns is so annoying. Don't watch/buy it, not even for 0,5 cents.
Please watch a real movie, and not this crap, because its just too bad.
I can't believe its made in 2003; the special effects make it look like
it was made in 1960. The music is also bad, don't bother about that
either. The only reasonably good actor is that American general. Only
watch it when you love bad movies. If the story was better, it could
have been a good movie. But it isn't.
2 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Afghanistan is a stick of rock, 18 November 2006
Author:
vitachiel
Of course this movie is bad. There were a few highlights for the one
who likes to be entertained though. Another commenter spoke of a
cheap-looking video game and he was right: just look at the fluorescent
candy cockpit, wow! And then the imagery of the invented Afghan
landscape: move your ass, Google Earth! All very trippingly futuristic
and - unintentionally it may be - very cool. "Escape from Afghanistan"
was the master of dark, here we have the master of light.
The story, acting and direction are awful. The soundtrack is OK. And I
keep wondering how our hero manages to keep his hair in such a good
shape after an other rough 'n tumble fighting sequence...
93 minutes I can never get back, 19 July 2011
Author:
Sean Rodgers from South Africa
Ha Ha Ha Ha.
I have seen some really bad films in my time but this falls directly
into the "who funds this junk" category.
I was very pleased with myself as I managed to sit through 28 minutes
of it before I cracked and started fast forwarding looking for any
potentially good bits. I was bitterly disappointed.
The computer graphics appeared to have been done on a BlackBerry.
Actually that's unfair, I love my BlackBerry. The acting was poor, the
direction was worse. The "locals" dancing in one scene didn't seem to
have a clue what they were doing. Nobody knew how to hold or fire a
rifle and the non combatant killed more people than anyone else. I
don't actually need to say more about this film as nothing about it is
any good. Its proper rubbish, and not even in a good way. Do not waste
your money.
A real "must miss".
... a kid so dirty the lice jump off the screen., 8 May 2004
Author:
bonlesslizard from Panama City
Rape with a pistol. Glass slicing open a jugular vein. Exploding death by missile from 60 feet away. Obnoxious reporter. Tortured hero. Vile bad guy. Ambivalent two-toned guy who dies at the end of act one. Fire fire fire. An American military officer with a dark sense of humor (Fred Dryer) -- "The guy was five foot four in reality. Tough ba****d," Fred says at one point. Imagine this from a guy a six seven. He sold the admiration though. Where was I... Faces from a John Ford movie in the Red Cross camp. A kid so dirty the lice jump off the screen. An amazingly good performance from the son of the two-toned leader. A little cheese around the edges. Not enough extras. Not enough wide shots. But plenty of blood flying. Bizarre choppers. Cool locations. ******
4 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
A window on war..., 12 October 2003
Author:
mbdwriter from New York
Afghanistan is thousands of miles from anything in our world and yet
because
of 9/11 has acheived a central status that this movie trains its sight
on.
The two Americans would seem to be there for entirely different reasons
and
yet there is a chilling sense that both are there to escape personal
tragedy
or
the sense that being alive when others are dying is patently unfair. The
movie's
two lead actors are up to the task of making us pay atention and there is
an
aching sense that only in this ridiculously violent world could they
possibly find
each other and in the end save each other.
Although there is no real explanation for why Afghanistan has to suffer so
much
death and destruction, this movie at least gives us the sense that there
are
real
people there who deserve a chance for something better. Although there is
plenty of violence and action, it always seemd justified. Worth a
viewing.
0 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
drama between the bullets, 1 September 2007
Author:
splitupthing from San Francisco
This is a low budget attempt at getting under the skin of people who deposit themselves into difficult territory and attempt to maintain their equilibrium. The actors are strong and the story is familiar, but there is a sorrowful angst in between the gunshots. You can tell the filmmakers care far more about the situation than they do the action -- and once you accept it, it's okay. I watched it a couple times to make sure I hadn't looked away and missed something, and the second time through I understood what they were after: the pointlessness of war. This is a movie in which a character is forced to shout "Shoot him, dammit!" A rip from Bridge on the River Kwai, a wild comparison, yes, but another war picture that wanted only to say how pointless the war itself is.
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