Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.
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Director:
Kathryn Bigelow
Stars:
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Brian Geraghty
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Stars:
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Joel Edgerton,
Chris Pratt
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Marcus Luttrell, a Navy Seal, and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. After running into mountain herders and capturing them, they were left with no choice but to follow their rules of engagement or be imprisoned. Now Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.Written by
Jose Tinto
Mark Wahlberg later admitted that the shoot was the most physically demanding of his career, as he was in a great deal of physical pain while filming, with three herniated disks, labrum tears in his shoulders, and a shattered knuckle. However, due to the presence of Marcus Luttrell, and other Navy S.E.A.L.s on-set, he never complained. See more »
Goofs
Marcus Luttrell's Navy Seal team were armed with the SIG-Sauer P226 Navy and the Heckler and Koch HK45C, not the Beretta as shown in the movie. The correct gun can be seen in the who's who pictures in the credits. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Seal Instructor:
[pulling exhausted trainee from the water]
Six times three?
Seal Trainee:
[groans]
Seal Instructor:
Hurry up, Hurry up, Hurry up... Hurry up.
Seal Trainee:
Eighteen.
Seal Instructor:
Ooh!
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This movie caught me by surprise. It was a great watch with action and drama. I did however have several issues with it. For me to really love and get into a movie, I need to know and love or hate the characters. In this movie I found that I couldn't tell some apart, even at the end. Another issue, was the visual effects only by way of the filming location. This movie, set to take place in J-Bad, was way too obviously filmed in the US or Canada, or so I thought. At the end of the movie I had to look up filming location because it was not real enough for me. I don't want to spoil anything so watch and make your own decision, and check out the filming location if you feel it seems strange. A good watch, but could have been a lot better if the script had played more into a deeper story background.
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This movie caught me by surprise. It was a great watch with action and drama. I did however have several issues with it. For me to really love and get into a movie, I need to know and love or hate the characters. In this movie I found that I couldn't tell some apart, even at the end. Another issue, was the visual effects only by way of the filming location. This movie, set to take place in J-Bad, was way too obviously filmed in the US or Canada, or so I thought. At the end of the movie I had to look up filming location because it was not real enough for me. I don't want to spoil anything so watch and make your own decision, and check out the filming location if you feel it seems strange. A good watch, but could have been a lot better if the script had played more into a deeper story background.