Carolina Cinemas - The Carolina Asheville

Aug 8, 2009 by Guest05847

Well done and accurately portrayed. This is a compelling story, with fine cinematography, of the day by day risks... (More) Well done and accurately portrayed. This is a compelling story, with fine cinematography, of the day by day risks that a bomb squad encounters in Iraq. The actors portray highly trained individuals who are called to defuse, explode or investigate bombs and unexploded ordinance. Their encounters have the elements of suspense, horror, absurdity and insanity encountered in Vietnam and every civil war and occupied country that US soldiers have dealt with, similar to those portrayed in Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket and Platoon. The acting was excellent with a sad portrayal of soldiers' difficulty dealing with day to day boredom of being back home vs the daily highs of the excitement and thrill of risk taking assignments in Iraq. As one Vietnam vet helicopter pilot I worked with said, "there are no old bold pilots". There are no old bold ordinance techs either.  (Hide)

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