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The Great Raid (2005)
more to the story....
While admittedly a good flick and from the point of the Rangers, there was more to the story, and I think that is important, as well. The Alamo Scouts were VERY involved in this action, as well as others, but received little recognition in the movie.
from http://tinyurl.com/yqh8dt :
"Among the Alamo Scouts who earned medals for that successful rescue mission was PFC (later Command Sgt. Major) Galen Kittleson. He also participated in the Cabanatuan raid. Twentythree years later in Vietnam as a Special Forces NCO he led an unsuccessful attempt to rescue Green Beret LT Nick Rowe from his U Minh Forest prison. In 1970, Kittleson was on the team that penetrated North Vietnam for the Son Tay POW camp raid. CSM Kittleson is the only soldier to have been involved in four such missions in two different wars." The book "Raider," released in 2002, depicted Kittleson's life as a soldier and prisoner-of-war rescuer.
Galen Kittleson was a family friend and neighbor. Amazing guy. I hope people that are interested in this movie will do a little more reading and exploring to find out more of the story... Unfortunately, he passed away in 2006. (http://www.alamoscouts.org/raider/galen.htm)
Adventures of Johnny Tao (2007)
Excellent family/action/kung fu /just for fun movie
This movie is just fun. Not pretentious, no deep messages, no agenda other than being entertaining. A little formulaic, but sometimes it's fun to know what is going to happen. And enough surprises to keep you paying attention. Fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will feel right at home, with the action and even some of the costuming reminiscent of those movies and Saturday morning shows. No turtles, but the flavor is there. Maybe because the writer/director Kenn Scott was one of the original Turtles (Raphael)? :-)
Kelly Perine was excellent! (bias alert: his sister is a friend of our family) Classic comedy and some great lines and action moves. :-) This is a must see movie for families or anyone that wants a good action flick, without all the attitude and vulgarity that seems to be sprinkled in most movies of this type. Pure entertainment that doesn't try to be anything more.
Grab some popcorn and enjoy!