areaseven Posted October 13, 2011 Posted October 13, 2011 (edited) Remember that 1990 movie Navy SEALs starring Charlie Sheen and Michael Biehn? You can forget about that now, because next year, there's a new Navy SEAL movie coming, starring real Navy SEALs. Official Site Edited October 4, 2013 by areaseven Quote
Warmaker Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 Interesting. Active Duty SEALs also? Hmm... Quote
myk Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 Interesting. Active Duty SEALs also? Hmm... Yeah if the world gets to see their faces it just MIGHT complicate their careers. Maybe they're like instructors or something. Big fan of the '90 movie btw, it's still on the playlist... Quote
Warmaker Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) Yeah if the world gets to see their faces it just MIGHT complicate their careers. Maybe they're like instructors or something. Big fan of the '90 movie btw, it's still on the playlist... I liked the 90s movie for what it was: A straight action flick made for its time. I don't think it'd fly with me now, but I loved it back in the day. But hey, it had a young Charlie Sheen and freakin' Cpl Hicks / Kyle Reese. 'Nuff said! As for the Active Duty SEALs used in this film, I guess it's a good sign that the guys actually have some time back in stateside to take part in this. I know all the highly trained units like these get deployed like its cool. Some bonafide home time for them is always good. Edited October 14, 2011 by Warmaker Quote
Knight26 Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 Can I get a HOORAH!! I am so onboard to see this. Quote
Phyrox Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 Even a movie with real seals can't have realistic explosions?? C'mon. Quote
Penguin Posted November 20, 2011 Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) Saw the trailer for this for the first time at Immortals last night. I have to admit, the cynic in me first thought "recruiting poster much?". Looks cool, though. Made me think of the Sheen/Biehn film too. Man... how many times as Michael Biehn played a SEAL? Navy SEALs, The Rock, The Abyss... Edited November 20, 2011 by Penguin Quote
myk Posted November 20, 2011 Posted November 20, 2011 Saw the trailer for this for the first time at Immortals last night. I have to admit, the cynic in me first thought "recruiting poster much?". Looks cool, though. Made me think of the Sheen/Biehn film too. Man.. how many times as Michael Biehn played a SEAL? Navy SEALs, The Rock, The Abyss... Meh, every generation has to have a "Top Gun" movie to call their own. As for the original 80's SEAL movie, I still like watching that one-it's a guilty pleasure... Quote
derex3592 Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Saw the trailer for this for the first time at Immortals last night. I have to admit, the cynic in me first thought "recruiting poster much?". Looks cool, though. Made me think of the Sheen/Biehn film too. Man... how many times as Michael Biehn played a SEAL? Navy SEALs, The Rock, The Abyss... and a Colonial Marine in "Aliens".... Quote
electric indigo Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 ...and he got majorly p*wnd on most of these movies Quote
reddsun1 Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) I liked the 90s movie for what it was: A straight action flick made for its time. I don't think it'd fly with me now, but I loved it back in the day. But hey, it had a young Charlie Sheen and freakin' Cpl Hicks / Kyle Reese. 'Nuff said! As for the Active Duty SEALs used in this film, I guess it's a good sign that the guys actually have some time back in stateside to take part in this. I know all the highly trained units like these get deployed like its cool. Some bonafide home time for them is always good. I once heard that a lot of SEALs actually retire in frustration, because they train so much and with such intensity, only to be deployed on very few actual missions? At first, I thought: the acting will likely be pretty bad, but the action ought to kick a$$ and take names. But I had to rethink that one. Acutally, some of Hollywood's best and most acclaimed of the post-war generation of action movie and TV toughs, heavies and men's men were military veterans (of WWII): Richard Boone; Earnest Borgnine; William Holden; Robert Ryan; Lee Marvin; Rod Steiger, and many more. Lee Marvin notably said he learned to "act" in the Marines, trying to act unafraid during ferocious combat, which brought him a Purple Heart during invasion of Saipan. Edited November 24, 2011 by reddsun1 Quote
areaseven Posted February 4, 2012 Author Posted February 4, 2012 FPSRussia re-enacts some scenes from the trailer. Quote
TehPW Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 (edited) uh..... that was VERY retarded. Un... totally fake? you're like supposed to 2 two actions after you swap clips (hey even CS gets it right)... i want my 4 mins back. ok keep it. It was mindless fun, at least... still cautious about the movie... Edited February 4, 2012 by TehPW Quote
Ghost Train Posted February 4, 2012 Posted February 4, 2012 In 1990, Charlie Sheen played an elite navy seal. In 2011, Charlie Sheen became a F-18. Quote
Macross_Fanboy Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 "Real" my ass, still this movie looks good despite the dumb-assed marketing concerning the actors of the film. Quote
mustang1 Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 Am I the only one that thinks this looks awful? Like really awful, clearly Hollywod cashing in on the whole seal team six operation... When I first saw the trailer for this I thought it looked really cheesy. Just saw the second trailer during the super bowl and it looks even worse. Don't get me wrong , I served 5 years in army but this just looks really awful... Some kind of wired hybrid between G.I. Joe and an episode of JAG. I hope I'm wrong Quote
Funkenstein Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 They might as well have called this Modern Warfare: Movie of the Game. Quote
myk Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 They might as well have called this Modern Warfare: Movie of the Game. And that's why this movie will probably rake in an obscene fortune... Quote
EXO Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 Am I the only one that thinks this looks awful? Like really awful, clearly Hollywod cashing in on the whole seal team six operation... When I first saw the trailer for this I thought it looked really cheesy. Just saw the second trailer during the super bowl and it looks even worse. Don't get me wrong , I served 5 years in army but this just looks really awful... Some kind of wired hybrid between G.I. Joe and an episode of JAG. I hope I'm wrong I'm excited to see it, but I am also wary of the production value... shot entirely (or mostly) on the 5D. But if they take the subject matter seriously enough, it might turn out good. Also, Hollywood's nature is exploitism (I'm pretty sure that's not a word ) , it's just all about how passionate you are about the subject matter. Quote
myk Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 *Shuts off Youtube trailer, reaches for Shin Contra game disc* Quote
Ghadrack Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 I don't know if you've seen the full two minute trailer they are running in theatres right now, but seriously, once you do, there is no point in seeing this film, youve seen every key action sequence, and with the exception of a few plot points that drive them to the battles you know the story. I am really sick and tired of trailers made to lure in the LCD spoiling every cool/funny/clever/surprise/shock in films. Blech. Quote
Ghost Train Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Freddie Wong would kick FPS Russia's be-hind!!! (looks around) /firesuit on Quote
peter Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Gonna see this movie next Monday, been looking forward to a decent war flick.....my last favourite was BHD...there were other's in between, but that's the one that stands out the most. Quote
peter Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Awesome movie, saw it last night. Having real SEALs in it adds a lot of credibility to the action scenes. Haha, the way a lot of scenes were filmed reminded me of Call of Duty. Couple of tear-jerker moments, I expect recruiting offices to be busy for a while after this film is officially released. Quote
reddsun1 Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) I expect recruiting offices to be busy for a while after this film is officially released. *best Samuel L. Jackson voice* EX-ACTA-MUNDO! Edited February 15, 2012 by reddsun1 Quote
Penguin Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 (edited) Saw this last night. Characters are pretty thinly defined, but I wasn't expecting there to be any deep explorations considering the main characters weren't portrayed by actors. Funny, although it has plenty of action, I have a hard time calling it an action film since it lacks the over-the-top feeling that "movie" action typically carries. All in all, it was what I expected it to be, a reasonably gritty/realistic-looking depiction of real soldiers in action, so I enjoyed it. I only had one real criticism. Once the Mexican special forces guys joined up, Guy Fleegman (Sam Rockwell) from Galaxy Quest popped into my mind. "I'm expendable. I'm the guy in the episode who dies to prove how serious the situation is." From what I saw, that's how they ended up, too. Yes, you could argue that it made some sense that they took point as they were supposed to be leading the SEALs, and yes a SEAL does get injured in the first engagement of the whole film, but that doesn't change that fact that in the climactic confrontation they kinda come off as the nameless Red Shirts who were getting mowed down first, allowing the film to avoid ye olde "villains with improbably bad aim never kill the heroes" trope, while letting the SEALs get killed or injured in more heroic fashion. Edited February 26, 2012 by Penguin Quote
myk Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 Awesome movie, saw it last night. Having real SEALs in it adds a lot of credibility to the action scenes. Haha, the way a lot of scenes were filmed reminded me of Call of Duty. Couple of tear-jerker moments, I expect recruiting offices to be busy for a while after this film is officially released. Every generation of young Americans should have its own "Top Gun" movie... Quote
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