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Bravo Two Zero (1999)
Started OK, but went downhill
I found this movie entertaining initially. It was the typical "bond with your buddies" in a military way. As a Gulf War vet, it found it somewhat realistic. Once they got dropped into Iraq, looking for SCUD missiles and communication links, the plot became a little silly. 8 guys shooting what seemed like hundreds of bad guys. You know, like an Arnold movie. The good guys had a great aim and unlimited ammo. They spent most of the movie evading capture. Alas, once they were inevitably captured, it was the typical "torture till you drop" scenario. Curiously, the storyline said the patrol was the most highly-decorated patrol since the Boer War. As far as I can tell, they never accomplished any part of their mission. Supposedly based on a true story, the writer, who happened to be the lead character, has been criticized/exposed by his contemporaries as a fraud...i.e., these silly "shoot-em ups" didn't happen. Who knows? At least Sean Bean was good.
Reacher: Pie (2022)
Disappointing ending
Although underwhelming as a finale, I still enjoyed the series. As a fan of Child's Reacher novels, it was a good start to hopefully more series from Amazon. The ending fight scene was impressive CGI, but the standard good vs. Bad shoot-em-up was weak. The combo novel part, using their mom's death bed scene from "The Enemy", was interesting. My one comment there was it was a flashback to when Reacher was still active duty. Would it have been so hard to have Ritchson get a fresh shave and a haircut for that one part? Speaking of Ritchson, his casting was good, but Reacher is 6-5 (Ritchson is only 6-2), never runs (Ritchson did it frequently) and the character, while big and strong, is not a body-builder...just really strong. Overall, real nice series.
Reacher: Reacher Said Nothing (2022)
Not bad, but ridiculous fight scene.
Obvious stuff finally realized...like Picard being the leak. That was pretty evident early on in the series. The house ambush was absurd. Starts as a pretty standard Reacher kill zone, until the pee wee Dawson slaps Reacher around like a third grader. Come on! All series long he's dispatching trained assassins, prison gangs and one huge dude in a bar. Now, some punk, who takes a Reacher beating, pops up like nothing happens, and hits Reacher repeatedly in the head and body with a crow bar. Then he holds him unconscious underwater, before Reacher miraculously regains consciousness and shoots the little fool. Seriously??