Great movie, a must see for everyone on this forum. The weapons talk will keep you glued to the screen, and as if they knew people like us would be watching it, they include a brief mention of going to Israel to work on the Lavi jets. Unfortunately the animations of the Hinds in action looks very video-game like. Also, as the montage starts when they start blowing up Soviet airplanes, you'll probably be as surprised as I was when it's an A-6 exploding. They use footage from what I imagine is weapons testing on US target drones. I wish they would have sprung for animation, but it was cool anyways.
Anywho, on to the plot. The story is based on the true story of US covert involvement in the Soviet-Afghan war, starting with supplying them with WW1 vintage Enfields (but we're giving them armor piercing rounds, they should have no problem shooting down the helicopters!) and culminating with a $1B budget supplying them with Stinger missiles, as well as other heavy weapons and training. Great performances by all involved and definitely worth the amount the theaters are charging nowadays.
Anywho, on to the plot. The story is based on the true story of US covert involvement in the Soviet-Afghan war, starting with supplying them with WW1 vintage Enfields (but we're giving them armor piercing rounds, they should have no problem shooting down the helicopters!) and culminating with a $1B budget supplying them with Stinger missiles, as well as other heavy weapons and training. Great performances by all involved and definitely worth the amount the theaters are charging nowadays.
