Frogmen Operation Stormbringer (2002)

OK, while this is a great guy flick, (guns, explosions, etc) it is a horrible military film. They keep referring to Tyler Christopher's character as "Captain" when his correct rank (according to both NAV Reg's and the railroad bar insignia on his collar) is Lieutenant. his number 2, would either be a Lieutenant J.G or and Ensign. There's just one more problem, Tyler Christopher's character also informs his CO that he intends to murder their guide. Not that I have a problem with killing terrorists, but still, come on. Another problem is, there is no USS Truman. The USS Harry Truman is an Aircraft Carrier, not a Battleship. Also, Battleships are named after states, not Presidents.

The fate of the entire free world is threatened by unfriendly "Casper", a mysterious and resourceful terrorist seen only in blurry photographs. Only the U.S. Navy Seals can kill him. They immediately go underwater on a mission, but are on dry ground mostly. Tyler Christopher (as Rick) and John Simon Jones (as Miller) give the U.S. Seals a soap opera hunk look. Red-haired Gary Murphy (as Baker) has to prove himself. All things considered, Mr. Murphy performs well. Robert Mitchum's grandson Bentley Mitchum (as Andreas) has a plum role. They get involved with a lot of shooting and explosions.*** Frogmen Operation Stormbringer (12/3/02) Franklin A. Vallette ~ Tyler Christopher, Bentley Mitchum, John Simon Jones, Gary Murphy

First of all, this is a movie with semi-realism, people actually die from bullets and on both sides. There's probably more "friendlies" dying in this movie than in any other U.S. stereotype-film.The movie is pretty straightforward, there are some weak attempts at trying to write subplots (ie. the world's most dangerous terrorist manages to be a part of the Seal Team (don't ask)) there's also the occasional "My wife got killed by americans"-whine, and "America is a murderer"... really strong motives.As for cinematography this is pretty bad, there are lots of jump-cuts, and there are some beginner's mistakes that make it look like a B-production. One thing that's pretty hilarious is that they've done a voice-dub when the seal-team is diving, I don't know, but when you're scuba-diving I find it hard to believe that you're able to speak in a radio, and the mindless things they say "Oh yeah!, I cut him", "I'm coming to help you guys" (when they're in the same cramped area.The acting is really subpar, which considering the really vivid imagery of explosions tells of a costly setup. There's namely LOTS of explosions in this movie, the pyrotechnicians really had a great time.Some of the shots show really expensive effects (ie. they drive a couple of trailers off a cliff, one blows up, another one goes under the water), they sink a really big boat, etc.If you're really BORED and out of war-movies to watch, this can maybe (worst-case-scenario) be something to see. Otherwise, avoid it. Just fast-forward to the scenes with the explosions, and you might get 3-4 minutes of enjoyment from this.ps.The reason the rubber boat exploded, was because there was a case full of explosives in it.

I enjoyed this movie. Lots of action, explosions, guns... Fun guy stuff. Acting by Bentley Mitchum (lead bad guy) and the red head seal(gary murphy) was the best. Movie has twists and fun. Don't take too seriously and you'll enjoy the evening if you like guy films.