Special Ops
Special Ops
R | 01 November 2010 (USA)
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When an American soldier’s Black Ops Unit is ambushed during a raid to rescue a nano-nuclear device that has fallen into the wrong hands, he must run for his life to not only track down the missing device, but also clear his name when he is accused of aiding the terrorists.

Reviews
Evengyny Thanks for the memories!
Ensofter Overrated and overhyped
Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.
Woodyanders A black ops team led by Captain Kyle Fierson (a solid and credible performance by A.J. Draven) gets ambushed during a raid to retrieve a nuclear device. In the wake of this unfortunate incident, Fierson not only has to track down the missing device, but also has to clear his tarnished name.Director Tom Shell, working from a compact script by Jennifer Lee Roy, keeps the engrossing story moving along at a snappy pace, stages the plentiful action set pieces with skill and aplomb, and further tops everything off with some nice touches of humor. Draven makes for a handsome and likable lead; he receives sound support from Rez Cortes as the chatty and amiable Daco Santos, Marie Lanoy as Daco's feisty daughter Nita, Miguel Vasquez as the ferocious Bin Malik, Finola Hughes as the ruthless Lilian Carlisle, and Steven Bauer as the corrupt Colonel Caine. Kerwin Go's sharp and lively cinematography provides an impressive polished look. Joe Cruz's robust score hits the rousing spot. A fun flick.
Vicki S. Nikolaidis A.J. Draven deserves all the kudos he's received. He's a skillful fighter. This is a good action movie Draven fights with originality and fluidity . . very cool action. And he's totally photogenic so hope to see more of him in movies.The Philippines is a character in the movie, too. Very enjoyable to see city streets, the jungle and beaches. Some of the beaches are truly gorgeous. But probably the scene of city life were the most colorful and interesting as the hero searches for his proof, fights through the alley ways and works hard to save his reputation.If you like action flicks, good story and want to see great scenery of the Philippines, you'll like this movie. (and nice supporting cast, by the way) If you want baubles and shiny phoniness of multi million dollar slick movies from Hollywood, this movie probably isn't for you.
Trishia Haywood Ordered this On-Demand on Cox Cable last night. Actually has pretty good action and good acting by the lead characters. Seemed to be more hand to hand combat vs. military action which isn't what I was hoping for, but the lead (AJ Draven) is clearly a talented fighter and is very like-able. Some of the smaller characters acting abilities are a little rough, and the love interest is seriously lacking. The sound gets sorta bad in the middle of the film, its like the music gets too loud for the dialogue, but then seems to correct itself after a while. If you can get through that, its actually pretty entertaining. Good to see a film without (obviously) a huge budget, still hold up for pretty much the whole thing.Overall if you like low budget action films, its a worthy rental due to some cool fights, action sequences, and like-able actors.
lordforbes The first line of the film says it all - A soldier recovers consciousness on a shoreline after an ambush which claimed the lives of his entire team 'Captain Kyle Pearson US Marines' he says into his radio whilst standing in plain sight on a beach waiting to get shot. What about taking cover? What about Sound discipline? what about covert call-signs? The moronic dialogue, demented, perfunctory, linear plot and execrable acting conspire to ensure that never for a second will you accept the illusion that that you are watching a squad of elite soldiers, carrying out a special ops mission.From the very first scene you are in no doubt that Disarmed is a Turkey. With dodgy eyelines, awful lighting, blatantly amateurish audio and endlessly uninventive shot selection throughout, this film looks like a cheap seventies TV series which has been dubbed into a foreign language and then dubbed back again by a different set of actors.