Fantastic! I had to throw that out there immediately. This was one of those movies that's come in 'under the radar'. No big names, outside of Two-Face from Batman. I didn't know what to expect going in, and really, I usually don't go to movies without knowing a bit about them. So, I decided I would look up Ebert's review. He said it was horrible and he didn't like it. Most excellent: I knew I would like it right away. The first 10 or 15 minutes are very choppy. Like the cutting room floor was used to move the story forward rather than the dialogue. But, here's the thing - - the dialogue was used correctly, too. Even through the choppy scenes, we knew Staff Sergeant Nantz was leaving the Marines with some kind of sad back-story. Just as quickly, we found out he was being called back into action to be the second in command to 2nd Lt. William Martinez. A much younger and much less experienced military macho actor. You can guess what happens with that relationship! When things get tough, and the kid gets stuck? Yeah, exactly. The aliens were great. The humans did not need 'almost nuclear power' to destroy them.
It was almost a fair fight when gun-play came into the story (which was pretty much the entire movie. Awesome!) The powerful alien force had some pretty kick ass weaponry. It is that weaponry that almost completely devastates the human foes. Wait - - we have 7 remaining Marines who take the plight of
the world into their hands, and provide one helluva fight. This movie was awesome for action movie fans. I was walking out of the theater saying "I'm going to see it again"! Oh, by the way - - that Ebert fella said
the movie was horrible. If you go back a number of years, he said the same thing about Full Metal Jacket. Bloody idiot! Clearly the Military movies are a little beyond his comprehension.
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