Change Your Image
fooser77
Reviews
The Veteran (2011)
Brutal Message of Life
Just watched this via Netflix. I am veteran as well, so was curious about this. Startling in its realism. Both action wise and its message. Very entertaining for an action-drama. Like Brian Cox here. All other actors did a sufficient job. The messages portrayed here, really hit home.
The war has just begun. Live by the sword. Die by the sword. A line uttered by Alayna re: Al-Quaida, will be most disturbing to most, but is very accurate. Langdon scoffing at the remark, later confirms the statement to Miller towards the end, about the need for world domination via terror. (9/11, 7/7, Mumbai, etc.)
A brutal display of life in the intelligence community. A must see for all that can stomach the real world, as it really is.
Meltdown (2004)
Government Incompetence
I try to watch as little TV as possible. One of my very few favorite series is "24". I agree the comparisons to "24" are quite apt here. I watched this because cable 'made for TV' movies are proving to be some of the best product available today. Far better than spending $7+ USD to go see the latest feature films.
I did not realize until researching afterwards that the lead terrorist character was the same playing Imhotep in "The Mummy". He is clearly an under-rated actor. The rest of the acting was not extraordinary, however sufficient. I thought I recognized the female 'chip' also played Teri Bauer in "24". The Muslim engineer portrayed illustrates just how much "American" muslims have in fact been Christianized. He did not recognize that the lead terrorist was quoting directly from the Quran.
What is significant about this feature is that it illustrates quite clearly just how f***** up the leadership of our federal govt. really is. It portrays to what lengths ("extreme prejudice") our incompetent leadership will go to cover up, disguise, and deceive the masses. You come to understand why some 'patriots' would resort to extreme measures to wake up a nation and especially it's leadership to the malaise we are currently under spell. Lucretius has stated (paraphrase) that "extremes on either side are bad". However, Goldwater also stated "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."