Navy SEALS is an Awesome, old-school action-packed thriller with a theme so relevant still- TERRORISM!!!
This Awesome, sometimes a little cheesy (but hey IT'S 80's early 90's) action thriller is about two buddies that work together as tough, hard-assed Navy SEALS that are after Arab terrorists (pretty much nothing has changed here in 2023) who have stolen Lethal nuclear weapons. Our two main specialists are CHARLIE SHEEN & MICHAEL BIEHN, with the late-great BILL PAXTON in a smaller role as one of their team, a sniper.
People forget how good Sheen was back in the day, back in the 80's & 90's Sheen was one of the best leading men in comedies & action thriller's. I've been a Sheen fan since his excellent performance in Clint Eastwood's underrated action cop thriller, THE ROOKIE (1990) also Sheen is Awesome in RED DAWN, HOT SHOTS 1&2, TERMINAL VELOCITY, SHADOW CONSPIRACY, THE ARRIVAL, MEN AT WORK, PLATOON, NO CODE OF CONDUCT & More. Here Sheen plays a cocky & fearless Daredevil of soldier (i saw a template in his performance/character of Jeremy Renner's in the excellent THE HURT LOCKER years later) Sheen is awesome once again & brings an exciting dangerous edge to his adrenalin junkie Navy Seals specialist.
Sheen's commander/leader is played by the excellent & underrated Michael Biehn, a guy i grew up watching from his iconic role as HICKS in Aliens & of course from Terminator. Biehn is great as the team leader as he has a real serious presence & a strong look. Both Sheen & Biehn give excellent heroic performances, this is miles above the crappy homo-erotic overrated "Top Gun" i hate that film.
Also the late-great Bill Paxton (Aliens, Predator 2, Trespass, Twister) stars as the teams super-sniper, & again he's an actor i grew up watching & loving in anything.
Our SEAL team of elite soldiers are after Arab terrorists & that leads them to the heavily war-torn & extremely dangerous Beirut. This film has great rescue scenes, great shootouts, great buddy chemistry, great bloody action & a heroic heart beat that thumps throughout the movie. Sheen really is on great form as the dangerous Daredevil of the team that likes to push it too close-to-the-edge.
The music is perfectly 80's, it's heroic, smaltzy & exciting.
The action is fast, Furious & bloody, the 3rd act big action sequence in Beirut is so exciting & thrilling.
The theme of extremists & foreign terrorists is all too real & still extremely relevant, so the film will always be a gem of an action-thriller that's steeped in real-world darkness. Middle East terrorists have nuclear weapons & the Seal team are dispatched to find them & secure the situation, this is a top-notch military action film full of suspense & kick-ass moments.
I loved NAVY SEALS & it seems to be a forgotten film, but it should be a cult classic atleast!!!
In these extremely dark & savage times of 2023, these movie heroes & heroics mean more to me than ever before. It's comforting watching good-hearted heroes taking out evil terrorist scum. Also watch the excellent RED DAWN for a nice double bill.
The trio of stars make the movie even more exciting with Sheen, Biehn & Paxton as American heroes.
This Awesome, sometimes a little cheesy (but hey IT'S 80's early 90's) action thriller is about two buddies that work together as tough, hard-assed Navy SEALS that are after Arab terrorists (pretty much nothing has changed here in 2023) who have stolen Lethal nuclear weapons. Our two main specialists are CHARLIE SHEEN & MICHAEL BIEHN, with the late-great BILL PAXTON in a smaller role as one of their team, a sniper.
People forget how good Sheen was back in the day, back in the 80's & 90's Sheen was one of the best leading men in comedies & action thriller's. I've been a Sheen fan since his excellent performance in Clint Eastwood's underrated action cop thriller, THE ROOKIE (1990) also Sheen is Awesome in RED DAWN, HOT SHOTS 1&2, TERMINAL VELOCITY, SHADOW CONSPIRACY, THE ARRIVAL, MEN AT WORK, PLATOON, NO CODE OF CONDUCT & More. Here Sheen plays a cocky & fearless Daredevil of soldier (i saw a template in his performance/character of Jeremy Renner's in the excellent THE HURT LOCKER years later) Sheen is awesome once again & brings an exciting dangerous edge to his adrenalin junkie Navy Seals specialist.
Sheen's commander/leader is played by the excellent & underrated Michael Biehn, a guy i grew up watching from his iconic role as HICKS in Aliens & of course from Terminator. Biehn is great as the team leader as he has a real serious presence & a strong look. Both Sheen & Biehn give excellent heroic performances, this is miles above the crappy homo-erotic overrated "Top Gun" i hate that film.
Also the late-great Bill Paxton (Aliens, Predator 2, Trespass, Twister) stars as the teams super-sniper, & again he's an actor i grew up watching & loving in anything.
Our SEAL team of elite soldiers are after Arab terrorists & that leads them to the heavily war-torn & extremely dangerous Beirut. This film has great rescue scenes, great shootouts, great buddy chemistry, great bloody action & a heroic heart beat that thumps throughout the movie. Sheen really is on great form as the dangerous Daredevil of the team that likes to push it too close-to-the-edge.
The music is perfectly 80's, it's heroic, smaltzy & exciting.
The action is fast, Furious & bloody, the 3rd act big action sequence in Beirut is so exciting & thrilling.
The theme of extremists & foreign terrorists is all too real & still extremely relevant, so the film will always be a gem of an action-thriller that's steeped in real-world darkness. Middle East terrorists have nuclear weapons & the Seal team are dispatched to find them & secure the situation, this is a top-notch military action film full of suspense & kick-ass moments.
I loved NAVY SEALS & it seems to be a forgotten film, but it should be a cult classic atleast!!!
In these extremely dark & savage times of 2023, these movie heroes & heroics mean more to me than ever before. It's comforting watching good-hearted heroes taking out evil terrorist scum. Also watch the excellent RED DAWN for a nice double bill.
The trio of stars make the movie even more exciting with Sheen, Biehn & Paxton as American heroes.