Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil (2006)

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This is a action film for the die hard fans.
A very believable story line.
Well acted and produced.
Well worth a look see.
Edge of the seat action film. October 10, 2007

Horrific and Idiotic

This movie was just utterly horrible. The actors tried way too hard to look tough and the constant service bashing caused be to turn it off. Airborne School is the Army's toughest training? Give me a break. Try The Unit's Selection, the SF's Q-Course, or Ranger School. I couldn't get through half of the movie. If you want a real movie about SEALs, watch Tears of the Sun or even Navy SEALs with Charlie Sheen since that was actually written by a former Navy SEAL. And if you wanna learn what "clowns" Delta is, why don't you watch The Unit or read Not a Good Day to Die by Sean Naylor or better yet read Eric Haney's Inside Delta Force and see if you still believe the idiocracy of this movie. Their counter-ambush tactics they employed in this movie would make you think they were friggin weekend warriors. This isn't a B movie. It's a D movie at best. I'm gonna enlist in the Army and my friend's gonna enlist in the Navy for the SEALs and me and him have no problems what-so-ever. We support each other 100% and then some cause we know we'll be fighting the same war. August 29, 2007

SHAKES? I WOULD CALL IT A FLUTTER --

Or an overlay ---
Any movie that tells of what our Special Ops guys go through is worth watching -- even if the story line is not up to par.

There is not a complainer out there that would last in their shoes. sorry, boots.

This movie shows the emotions and humanity of our guys [not the bad ones] and yes, the one Korean who rescued? our guys turns out to be human after all.
McGill as General Vance led me to believe he was war hungry and determined to have his way. Coyote [love that name] as president did the General justice.

And the explanations in the commentary I truly believe: The President does not have all that much athority to make a move on his own. Only in times of War. So we should take a closer look at the men that surround him.

I could follow all the action and the whyfores and surely did not need the [shall I say demented] overlays of the frames that fluttered. Movement was just too quick. Seemed like a fill-in.

I enjoyed the actors even though I didn't know them - anyone that has the guts to jump out of a plane at that level has my admiration. [the real men, not the actors] but it was good realism.

Would love to see better quality of our guys exploits - be they Navy, Army, Marines or the undercover Special Ops groups. How about the SAS, they have some good ones too.

This movie is a personal likes one - will not suit all. But with understanding comes liking. August 14, 2007

More relevant than ever!

Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil sheds light (as it should do) on the inhuman Stalinist state of North Korea, a.k.a. the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the DPRK); a country whose isolationism and harsh policies have led to the deaths of millions of its own citizens and which today continues to threaten peace and stability more than any other country in the world.
A group of Navy SEALs is called upon to parachute behind North Korean lines in order to blow up a nuclear missile site before the DPRK has launching capability.
As the team is in the process of being airdropped behind enemy lines, the mission is aborted, but not before half the team has already jumped off the plane...
The film starts off very well, immediately catching the viewers' attention.
Bruce McGill, Glenn Moreshower (from 24!), Peter Coyote, Keith David, and the rest of the older cast have truly outdone themselves with their performances, which are yet again commendable! It is the younger actors who are not that wonderful in their respective roles.
More relevant than ever, the movie does a good job as an eye-opener to the darkest regime out there. The film provides the necessary background as well as an accurate, albeit short description of conditions in the DPRK.
Moreover, it could have been and it should have been much more graphic in showing what is really taking place in North Korea's "killing fields."
In short, the setting, the plot, the dialogues, the special effects, and the music are all very good!
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil is a film very well written and very well presented, and it will surely provide for an evening's entertainment.
July 16, 2007

Yet Another In-Name-Only Sequel: Equally Unique Political Background, Much Less Actions

Though it is a low-budget, in-name-only sequel to the Gene Hackman / Owen Wilson film made in 2001, "Behind Enemy Lines 2: Axis of Evil" has one new and bold idea that is certainly interesting. The newer film tries to employ the standard action flick formula against the recent political and historical background around and since the 1994 framework accord between North Korea and the United States. The film has even a neat twist in the story, which refers to the real-life event in 2004, a mushroom cloud that was allegedly witnessed in North Korea.

The story begins promisingly. It is about the mission of the Navy SEAL team to destroy a missile site found in North Korea. When they start to drop out of an airplane flying over the target area, however, the order to abort the mission arrives. The order came too late and four soldiers are left `behind enemy's line.' It is contrived, and considering the geography of Korea, jumping from the sky is too risky and highly implausible (going from the sea is much easier), but well, it is still OK.

Unfortunately the film goes downhill from there. The actions themselves are not bad, but they are poorly edited. Many reviewers (including me) are complaining about the shaky camera, but more problematic is the lack of suspense that was felt in the original "Behind Enemy Lines' or "BAT 21." Instead of giving the thrilling scenes of how US military headquarter communicate the isolated SEALS through the radio and other media, it shows us painful tortures, one old `taxi' and a bizarre car accident on the country road. Frankly I still don't see the point of the last two episodes.

The film also shows us the game of international politics in White House with Peter Coyote's US President and Bruce McGill's stereotyped general. During the discussion on the consequences of the attack on North Korea, Ambassador of South Korea shows up, but the names of Japan and China are not mentioned in this film, which is I think very strange.

Unlike other action flicks `like "Stealth," "Die Another Day" and, yes, "Team America: World Police," "Behind Enemy Lines 2: Axis of Evil" tries to incorporate real on-going events into action film. It's a bold step (especially when North Korea really announced its nuclear test in 2006), but still it must be said the film's story is weak, and actions need better choreography.
March 27, 2007

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