Originally Posted by
Cubdriver
... I give the movie 3.5/4 stars but I would save a half star for one thing the movies misses- whenever a terrorist plot unravels in any part of the world it is usually driven by terrible economic conditions on third world soil. I do not condone terrorism or hostage-taking of course, but I do think movies such as this overlook the underlying tragedy that runs parallel here, which is the grinding poverty that can make monsters out of ordinary men in faraway places. ...
I agree more movies should emphasis how important private property rights are and how important it is to reap the fruits of your labor and be able to pass it on to your kids.
Originally Posted by
ChiMo
I'll have to whatch this one, i was actually there on the USS Boxer when this went down. I wonder if they got all of the details correct or if they took some creative license with the story.
The guys who didn't get consultation fees seem to think it was a lot of hooey:
http://nypost.com/2013/10/13/crew-me...llips-heroism/