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Last week, as I considered ordering this DVD, I checked the IMDB rating and saw a "fair" 6.5. Since I like Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson, I placed the order. Like most roller coasters, I found it to be a good ride and Jones and Jackson did very credible jobs. The flaws in the movie have been correctly pointed out by numerous other reviewers. I was somewhat surprised that some of the most critical reviews were by US viewers. I fully understand how non-US citizens would be irritated by the stereotypes. I found it to be a very exciting movie from my particular perspective (US citizen, military family, male over 45). The scenes of combat when the marines are ordered to the US embassy in Yemen to safeguard our state department personnel were VERY well done, even to the point of gripping. The court scenes and conflicts of evidence or lack of evidence were interesting to me and I also understood, but did not agree with, the aims of the State Department. I don't think some of the reviewers are aware of what a person might do in such an extremely stressful situation as that of Colonel Childers (Jackson). It was fascinating to me to see what he did do and how he and others looked back on it. I would have given Rules of Engagement a 9 or 10, but for the flaws. It's a good movie though and well worth renting. It's an 8.

This movie (?) is a disaster, and that's a compliment. It falls from just being very bad to being the worst due to its attempt to play on the greatness of its earlier namesake.

"Thou shalt have no false gods before me", says God to Moses in "The Ten Commandments". A similar comparison and warning apply here. If you loved "High Noon", you will certainly hate "High Noon, Part II". It is a disgrace to the memory of Gary Cooper.

I found this movie to be a disappointment, especially considering that both Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy were co-starring.

The lead character in Bowfinger is director Bobby Bowfinger (Martin). After reading a script for a new movie, "Chubby Rain" (you don't want to know), Bowfinger decides that a major star would make the hoped-for film a success. He would like to cast action star Kit Ramsey (Murphy), but Ramsey is not interested. He attempts then to film Ramsey anyway, that is, without Ramsey knowing. Sound dumb? Yes, it is. And not that funny either.

A fourth of the way into the movie I wished I had wandered into a different auditorium of the multiplex. By the end, I wanted my money back. After a funny start (an unseen telephone bill collector tells Bowfinger that it is not necessary to visit a home to cut off phone service), the movie lapses into silliness that I didn't find amusing at all, particularly so after all the media hype. I should have known that I was in trouble after the opening credits list Steve Martin as writer. A good and talented comedy actor he is, but a writer, he is not.

Save your money and wait for it to come out on video. The big screen is wasted on this effort.

This is a movie that is so realistic that you may find it difficult to watch. It is possible to get so emotional that you want to close your eyes or cover your ears. But you don't. You are drawn into the film like into a miniature black hole. [By the way, does anybody know what the D in D-Day stands for? The answer is at the end of this review.]

There are so many other well-written reviews of this movie that I am going to keep this short. I have a question though. Does Tom Hanks ever star is a bad movie? The answer is no, providing that Steven Spielberg directs.

This is a exceptionally good and realistic war movie. My father served in World War II, but it was difficult for me to realize his sacrifice. Not after this movie it isn't. It is so vivid that there might be a new warning label coming out. Perhaps something like, ED (Watch out! Can cause emotional distress if you were there.) The almost noiseless sound of the bullets hitting soldiers or sand is unforgettable. Perhaps even haunting. It is not difficult to understand how some veterans sought professional help after viewing Spielberg's latest masterpiece.

Well, I guess you have waited long enough. Nobody should have to actually read one of my reviews. The D in D-Day stands for Day. I had trouble believing my father when he told me that. Yes, and the H in H-Hour stands for Hour. See this movie if you dare.

The best Steven Seagal movie to date. This is the second, and apparently the last, in the series in which Seagal plays Casey Ryback, an ex-Navy SEAL Captain, who, as explained in Under Siege, was demoted for punching out a superior for poor intelligence which got many of his men killed. In Under Siege 2, his character has been promoted from Chief to Lieutenant, although we only find that out in the end.

Unlike some of his earlier movies in which Seagal fights for causes, specifically liberal environmental issues, here Seagal is fighting strictly for family and Country. The first scene starts off with Seagal making his appearance in civilian clothes to dramatic music. We learn the grim news that his character's only brother and sister-in-law were killed in a plane crash, leaving his only relative, a niece, still alive. He accompanies the teenager on a train ride from Denver to LA. He has the bad luck, but good for his Country, to be on the train that is attacked by terrorists bent on destroying Washington, D.C., and the US eastern coast for profit only. The maniacal would-be killer of millions is character Travis Dane, recently fired by a Government agency. The terrorist method is a high-tech powerful new weapon orbiting the earth and the train moving through lonely mountains provides the screen, as in "Dark Territory". Seagal seems somewhat lucky to avoid being killed early on, but then becomes a locomotive of destruction for the bad guys. Andy Romano returns as the full admiral, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and provides a continuity from the first Under Siege movie. This is all action showing Seagal as a dedicated and deadly force of protection for the train hostages and the citizens to the east. The action moves, and some of the death blows are right out of the military manual. Watchable over and over and still exciting.