'Lone Survivor' SEAL Team movie trailer released

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A short brief on the op: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Red_Wings

[RedLegGI]

Looks interesting.

[ColdWarRules]

After watching Ted...I can't take Wahlberg seriously...lol. Too bad Liam Nesson is too old : /

[kriegsmodell]

Not really sure what to think of this .......

[Mach]

Yeah he was pretty good in Ted.... This doesn't look bad, might be worth actually seeing it on the big screen.

[bobgee]

I like Wahlberg. He's a very good all-round performer. The story is awesome. Good guys vs. Bad guys. I hope he does Luttrell proud. Semper Fi......Bobgee

[HolyHappiness]

All I know is it seems to have a lot more hear than Act of Valor. Act of Valor seem to glorify war to a degree and had terrible acting. This is based on a true story and the message (the book anyways) conveys is the hospitality of the Afgani natives, I hope that's how it comes across. I've been waiting for a war film with really good heart since We Were Soldiers, Saints and Soldiers, SPR, and Black Hawk Down. Most others recently have left the heart aspect out.

[juvatwad]

Unfortunately Marky Mark is around 5' 7", and Luttrell is 6'4" ish. When they make movies about real people they should make more of an effort at the simple details.

[kreyn90]

Pretty excited to see this. I read the book (which I highly recommend), so we'll see so how the movie stacks up to it.

[jason_w]

Not sure what to think so far. I hope it does the SEALs justice. I spent a little time on the JOC floor at Bagram during the search and recovery operations and saw the flag draped caskets come down Disney Drive in the back of Humvees before being loaded on aircraft and sent home. I don't think I understood the significance of this event at the time.

 

Jason

[marr708]

Hi Guys,

I worked on this movie out in New Mexico [it doubled for Afghanistan]. Marcus Luttrell was an adviser and also has a bit part.

On set, he was the star. People gathered around him and he signed autographs with a humble "thank you." I agree, Mark Walberg was a strange casting choice. However, he was one of the producers and he brought to light a story of heroism and sacrifice. Shooting the final scenes of destruction were the hardest scenes I have ever shot in a 23 yr career. I cannot fathom how Marcus watched his life played out in fantasy. He was gracious and humble...one of the best jobs of my life! Go see this movie !

[beezman]

I have seen the movie yesterday as it was just released in France on a handful of screens. I have a very limited knowledge of modern special warfare units, but the opening part seems to be an accurate portrait of life in a SEAL team.

 

The combat scenes are shot very close to the SEALs, and look like they might have been shot by a team member with a GoPro camera. The fighting is very realistic, and pushes the men to their limits, which echoes with the training scenes shown in the opening credits. I appreciated the fact that the movie did not go into politics, rather focusing on the bond between team members. As the situation becomes more and more desperate, the viewer is confronted with a question: "what would I do if I were there?" It is of course impossible to answer this question, so we watch in agony as Lt. Murphy sacrifices his life to call for help, and the other team members fight for their survival. The expression "Hell on Earth" comes to mind, until the help offered by the Afghan civilians restores faith in humanity. They pay a heavy price for their help, as the SEALs paid a heavy price for having mercy on the sheperds earlier in the operation.

 

All in all, a great war movie, showing men, American and Afghan, choosing to go the right path, whatever it takes. On the collectors point of view, the uniforms and equipment seem to be a carbon copy of the real thing. Definitely worth seeing!

[USMarineCorps]

the end was very toughing. its hard seeing the guys who gave their lives for our freedom...

[Leatherneck72]

My cousin is Mark W's personal assistant. I know without question that all involved put their heart and soul into making this picture.

[268th C.A.]

Went to see the movie this weekend. For what it was I thought it told there story, It is sad to see that good people die every day for our freedom, country & the freedom of others. it does I think do justice to the Men who Died in this war against terrorism. Thank you to all our service personal. Here & abroad who serve our country to preserve freedom at home & around the world. David

[Dave]

I saw an interview with Michael Murphy's father this morning on the news. He really liked the movie and said that the actors captured the personalities of his son and his teammates to a "T". As far as I'm concerned, the movie can't get a higher endorsement than that...

 

Dave

[doyler]

I have seen the movie yesterday as it was just released in France on a handful of screens. I have a very limited knowledge of modern special warfare units, but the opening part seems to be an accurate portrait of life in a SEAL team.

 

The combat scenes are shot very close to the SEALs, and look like they might have been shot by a team member with a GoPro camera. The fighting is .

 

 

 

Marcus Luttrell was a technical advisor to the set and actors.He was awarded the Nvy Cross for his actions during Operation Red Wings

[Casper]

Hi all.

 

I was lucky enough to watch this movie last night. I can highly recommend it to anyone.

 

I havent read the book so cant comment on how close they are. But when reading the above comments that Luttrell has been an advisor on set, its probably as accurate as it gets.

 

Go watch it when you get the chance

[doyler]

There has been a lot of internet controversy over the book and account of the battle concerning facts and figures.I will just post a report of the action here.You can also read Lt.Murphys MOH citiation on line.

 

Operation Redwing
June 28, 2005

 

On June 28, 2005, deep behind enemy lines east of Asadabad in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan, a very committed four-man Navy SEAL team was conducting a reconnaissance mission at the unforgiving altitude of approximately 10,000 feet. The SEALs, Lt. Michael Murphy, Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Danny Dietz, Sonar Technician 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew Axelson and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (SEAL) Marcus Luttrell had a vital task. The four SEALs were scouting Ahmad Shah – a terrorist in his mid-30s who grew up in the adjacent mountains just to the south.

Under the assumed name Muhammad Ismail, Shah led a guerrilla group known to locals as the “Mountain Tigers” that had aligned with the Taliban and other militant groups close to the Pakistani border. The SEAL mission was compromised when the team was spotted by local nationals, who presumably reported its presence and location to the Taliban.

A fierce firefight erupted between the four SEALs and a much larger enemy force of more than 50 anti-coalition militia. The enemy had the SEALs outnumbered. They also had terrain advantage. They launched a well-organized, three-sided attack on the SEALs. The firefight continued relentlessly as the overwhelming militia forced the team deeper into a ravine.

Trying to reach safety, the four men, now each wounded, began bounding down the mountain’s steep sides, making leaps of 20 to 30 feet. Approximately 45 minutes into the fight, pinned down by overwhelming forces, Dietz, the communications petty officer, sought open air to place a distress call back to the base. But before he could, he was shot in the hand, the blast shattering his thumb.

Despite the intensity of the firefight and suffering grave gunshot wounds himself, Murphy is credited with risking his own life to save the lives of his teammates. Murphy, intent on making contact with headquarters, but realizing this would be impossible in the extreme terrain where they were fighting, unhesitatingly and with complete disregard for his own life moved into the open, where he could gain a better position to transmit a call to get help for his men.

Moving away from the protective mountain rocks, he knowingly exposed himself to increased enemy gunfire. This deliberate and heroic act deprived him of cover and made him a target for the enemy. While continuing to be fired upon, Murphy made contact with the SOF Quick Reaction Force at Bagram Air Base and requested assistance. He calmly provided his unit’s location and the size of the enemy force while requesting immediate support for his team. At one point he was shot in the back causing him to drop the transmitter. Murphy picked it back up, completed the call and continued firing at the enemy who was closing in. Severely wounded, Lt. Murphy returned to his cover position with his men and continued the battle.

An MH-47 Chinook helicopter, with eight additional SEALs and eight Army Night Stalkers aboard, was sent is as part of an extraction mission to pull out the four embattled SEALs. The MH-47 was escorted by heavily-armored, Army attack helicopters. Entering a hot combat zone, attack helicopters are used initially to neutralize the enemy and make it safer for the lightly-armored, personnel-transport helicopter to insert.

The heavy weight of the attack helicopters slowed the formation’s advance prompting the MH-47 to outrun their armored escort. They knew the tremendous risk going into an active enemy area in daylight, without their attack support, and without the cover of night. Risk would, of course, be minimized if they put the helicopter down in a safe zone. But knowing that their warrior brothers were shot, surrounded and severely wounded, the rescue team opted to directly enter the oncoming battle in hopes of landing on brutally hazardous terrain.

As the Chinook raced to the battle, a rocket-propelled grenade struck the helicopter, killing all 16 men aboard.

On the ground and nearly out of ammunition, the four SEALs, Murphy, Luttrell, Dietz and Axelson, continued the fight. By the end of the two-hour gunfight that careened through the hills and over cliffs, Murphy, Axelson and Dietz had been killed. An estimated 35 Taliban were also dead.

The fourth SEAL, Luttrell, was blasted over a ridge by a rocket propelled grenade and was knocked unconscious. Regaining consciousness some time later, Luttrell managed to escape – badly injured – and slowly crawl away down the side of a cliff. Dehydrated, with a bullet wound to one leg, shrapnel embedded in both legs, three vertebrae cracked; the situation for Luttrell was grim. Rescue helicopters were sent in, but he was too weak and injured to make contact. Traveling seven miles on foot he evaded the enemy for nearly a day. Gratefully, local nationals came to his aid, carrying him to a nearby village where they kept him for three days. The Taliban came to the village several times demanding that Luttrell be turned over to them. The villagers refused. One of the villagers made his way to a Marine outpost with a note from Luttrell, and U.S. forces launched a massive operation that rescued him from enemy territory on July 2.

By his undaunted courage, intrepid fighting spirit and inspirational devotion to his men in the face of certain death, Lt. Murphy was able to relay the position of his unit, an act that ultimately led to the rescue of Luttrell and the recovery of the remains of the three who were killed in the battle.

This was the worst single-day U.S. Forces death toll since Operation Enduring Freedom began nearly six years ago. It was the single largest loss of life for Naval Special Warfare since World War II.

The Naval Special Warfare (NSW) community will forever remember June 28, 2005 and the heroic efforts and sacrifices of our special operators. We hold with reverence the ultimate sacrifice that they made while engaged in that fierce fire fight on the front lines of the global war on terrorism (GWOT).

NSW

OPERATION REDWING KIAs- On June 28, 2005, three of four SEALS on the ground (Murphy, Dietz, Axelson) were killed during combat operations in support of Operation Red Wing. ON the same say, a QRF of eight Navy SEALs and 8 Army Night Stalkers were also killed when the MH-47 helicopter that they were aboard was shot down by enemy fire in the vicinity of Asadabad, Afghanistan in Kumar Province.

Navy SEALs
SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

1. Lt. (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy, 29, of Patchogue, N.Y. 2. Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson, 29, of Cupertino, Calif. 3. Machinist Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Eric S. Patton, 22, of Boulder City, Nev. 4. Senior Chief Information Systems Technician (SEAL) Daniel R. Healy, 36, of Exeter, N.H. 5. Quartermaster 2nd Class (SEAL) James Suh, 28, of Deerfield Beach, Fla.

SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2, Virginia Beach, Va.

1. Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class (SEAL) Danny P. Dietz, 25, of Littleton, Colo.

SEAL Team 10, Virginia Beach, Va.

1. Chief Fire Controlman (SEAL) Jacques J. Fontan, 36, of New Orleans, La. 2. Lt. Cmdr. (SEAL) Erik S. Kristensen, 33, of San Diego, Calif. 3. Electronics Technician 1st Class (SEAL) Jeffery A. Lucas, 33, of Corbett, Ore. 4. Lt. (SEAL) Michael M. McGreevy Jr., 30, of Portville, N.Y. 5. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (SEAL) Jeffrey S. Taylor, 30, of Midway, W.Va.

Army Night Stalkers
3rd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Hunter Army Air Field, Ga.

1. Staff Sgt. Shamus O. Goare, 29, of Danville, Ohio. 2. Chief Warrant Officer Corey J. Goodnature, 35, of Clarks Grove, Minn. 3. Sgt. Kip A. Jacoby, 21, of Pompano Beach, Fla. 4. Sgt. 1st Class Marcus V. Muralles, 33, of Shelbyville, Ind. 5. Maj. Stephen C. Reich, 34, of Washington Depot, Conn. 6. Sgt. 1st Class Michael L. Russell, 31, of Stafford, Va. 7. Chief Warrant Officer Chris J. Scherkenbach, 40, of Jacksonville, Fla.

HQ Company, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.

1. Master Sgt. James W. Ponder III, 36, of Franklin, Tenn. U.S. Navy SEALs are the maritime component of U.S. Special Operations Command and the Navy’s special operations force. The SEALs take their name from the elements in which they operate – sea, air and land. Experts in special reconnaissance and direct action missions – SEALs continue to successfully execute DoD’s most important warfighting missions in the GWOT.

For more information on Naval Special Warfare visit: http://www.seal.navy.mil

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[ColdWarRules]

I read the book a couple years ago in 8th grade when I started to read lots of books about units in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was a fantastic book.

 

I saw it last night and all I have to say is wow.

 

It was VERY well done. It really does the veterans on OEF and OIF justice. It shows the struggle between staying politically correct like our politicians want and getting the military objective done. It also did a great job on showing the confusion between the SEALs and QRF. It also shows the Afghanis in a good light for once.

 

Be sure to stay after the movie is over, they have a tribute to all the died in Operation Red Wings.

 

I highly recommend seeing it but I also recommend you guys to read the book too!

 

-Nick

[doyler]

I agree the books are always a must to read to any movie or series.Just like the book THE PACIFIC.Much more depth than the series

Seeing the movie yesterday(I found it intense) I realize(with any movie) there is always a Hollywood factor and things are often scripted to be more audiance appealing.

 

As I posted earlier there are many internet arguements over what did or did not happen who is correct or incorrect and Its a shame people cant just read the book or see the movie with out picking it apart.Non of us were there and if these types want to pick it apart maybe they should lace up their boots and have been there.I also agree the movie shines a light on the service of any and all who have served and returned or not from the GWOT.I just wish the book and movie haters could just honor these men for the scarifice they gave and not be so critical.

[cutiger83]

As I posted earlier there are many internet arguments over what did or did not happen who is correct or incorrect and Its a shame people cant just read the book or see the movie with out picking it apart.

 

 

Now Doyler. As much as items on here get picked apart, how can you expect a movie critic to be any different than a collector?

 

...Kat

[Nkomo]

I saw the movie and really liked it. However, I would highly recommend reading the book first and also buying the documentary called "Murph the Protector" from Walmart. The documentary helped me to understand the kind of person Lt. Michael Murphy was and as to why he let the Afghan shepherds go. These men were truly extraordinary Americans.

[Azeeze312]

Just saw the movie tonight, It was a very good movie, and very brutal to watch what these men went through.

 

Nkomo put it best

 

These men were truly extraordinary Americans.

 

[Jba1973]

Watched the movie Saturday night. Having read the book years ago. I absolutely loved the movie. I am seriously considering going again. That's the highest praise I can give it considering movies are 10.00 a ticket before drinks and popcorn.