Films worth a watch.

[Kingy]

Lone Survivor.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091191/?ref_=nm_knf_i3

Quote: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.

I wasn't sure what kind of film this was. I hadn't seen a review and just started watching it. Initially I had it penned as a typical war/buddy film (think Top Gun) but that was far from the mark thankfully. The film fairly quickly changed to 'Saving Private Ryan' format. which I found a little dark. Whilst thats not a bad thing, it was very 'stark reality'. Quite hard to watch as it seemed there could only be one outcome given the film was certainly not a 'USA, USA buddy film'. Move forwards to the films last quarter and finale and it changed again. I won't spoil it, but it was a very good ending as it made you re-assess your thoughts on the main premise of the film in a very positive way.
If you watch it - you MUST watch right through the credits to the very end. Some very poignant pictures and messages that finish the film off perfectly.

I'm surprised I'm scoring it this high, but the last quarter of the film (and credits) really made me think and I like that. 7.5/10.