Many Mooners have waited patiently for the rebirth of anything in cinemascope land that could emulate the unemulateable of war films that was indeed the wonderful Saving Private Ryan
The years came and the year went bye
New directors new technology the use of SPFX CGI animatronics and especially pyrotechnics to create an illusion to the viewer of actually being there and fully absorbing them into the movie with amazing use of rich Aesthetic sound qualties
I think we have come really close with a few efforts with Gladiator coming to mind
I think I have found a close contender
The actual battle scenes in this film come very close to the magic described above
It was on the other night and is being shown at the moment on Sky
And its called Lone Survivor
Critics Consensus: A true account of military courage and survival, Lone Survivor wields enough visceral power to mitigate its heavy-handed jingoism.
Tomatometer scores critics 75% and audience a whopping 87%
I would give it 90%
Its based on a true story of a navy seal operation
I no longer wish to be a mod but I wouldn't mind being a seal for a day
Enjoy this cockwombles,
Put on your smoking jackets and big slipper and let this film simply weave its magic and caress your senses
Enjoy !
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