Rules Of Engagement (Wide Screen)

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...and proper under the military rules of engagement, or whether he acted in haste. The film is essentially a game of two halves - the first half of the film is action-packed, from the opening scenes right through to the terrible climax of the Yemen Embassy incident. Thereafter the pace of the plot slows down to such an extent that the film struggles to hold your attention. Unlike other films that climax in a courtroom, there are no real twists or ...
...accept the idea that these rules may not be acceptable to civilian values, Rules of Engagement seems to suggest that anything goes if you are under fire. The film would have worked better if there had been more action throughout the whole movie. The contrast between the action, and the calm is so stark that even the most patient viewer will ultimately find this film anti-climactic. There were lots of good ideas here, but the end product was simply ... Read review

Advantages: A great Idea for a film
Disadvantages: Not really as good as it could have been.

...my eye was drawn towards Rules Of Engagement, not really sure why but it carries on nicely with the war theme, which seems to be developing through my latest ops. This time the destination is Yemen. The film is more of a courtroom Drama than an all out guns blazing make the American army look really good type of film. Of course unlike Black Hawk Down this is purely a film on true story or book adaptations here. It centres on the Court case of US ...
...the crowd had weapons. The Rules of Engagement state that unless you are being fired on then you are not allowed to open fire on large groups. As no weapons have been found there is no other option but to court marshal Childers as he has broken the rules of Engagement. This is where the main courtroom drama really starts. He enlists the help of an old friend from Vietnam Col. Hayes 'Hodge' Hodges (Tommy Lee Jones) who he saved during the conflict ... Read review

Advantages: interesting story
Disadvantages: probably too long

...principles conceived by government bureaucrats, rules of engagement dictate when soldiers may use force against a perceived enemy and when they must hold back, no matter the risk. More often than not, the terror and confusion of actual battle thrusts soldiers into situations into which no rules apply. When the crucial moment arrives, a split-second decision must be made or comrades will die. Col. Childers is forced to make that life or death decision, ...
...mission his country ordered him to undertake. Childers is a career Marine who does what he feels is correct. Sometimes he bends the rules, but he wants to get results. He believes in his country, he believes in his Corps, and he's true to his fellow warriors at all costs. "The character I play has been in the Marine Corps all his adult life," says Jones. In addition to Jones and Jackson, the distinguished cast includes Academy Award®-winner Ben Kingsley, ... Read review

Advantages: I dont hate it
Disadvantages: I dont like it and it It serves no purpose

Rules Of Engagement Introduction Rules Of Engagement, released in 2000 is an American War-legal-moral justice kind of film. The film is written by James Webb a former soldier turned lawyer and directed by William Friedkin, it is his 15 film. Cast Samuel L. Jackson (Snakes on a Plane) Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men) Ben Kingsley Guy Pearce Bruce Greenwood Philip Baker Hall Dale Dye Nicky Katt Mark Feuerstein Richard McGonagle Baoan ...
...starts in the midst of the Vietnam war in 1968 with Col. Terry L. Childers (Jackson) leading his marines through the dense rainforests and swamps of Vietnam. His men come under heavy fire from a small group of Vietcong guerrillas, the marines take heavy casualties and capture two Vietnam POW's. Whilst the US soldiers are interrogating the POW's the other platoon of marines nearby get slaughtered and the gun shot are heard by Childers. He orders the ... Read review

Advantages: Good acting, combat scenes
Disadvantages: Somewhat predictable

I heard nothing but bad press about this flick but I came out pleasantly surprised. The story concerns a decorated Vietnam veteran, Samuel L. Jackson and a mission to rescue a US ambassador that went terribly wrong. Jackson ordered his men to open fire on a group of pretoestors surrounding the embassy, killing 83 Yemeny people, many women and children. The courtroom scenes show Tommy Lee Jones trying to defend Jackson against a murder charge by arguing ... Read review