Helden USA (1987)

Helden USA: Directed by Terry Leonard. With Fred Dryer, Joseph Gian, Sasha Mitchell, Peter Parros. Gunnery Sergeant Burns reports for duty to an American Embassy in the Middle East. However due to the ‘enlightened’ views of the Ambassador, the marine security detachment he is in charge of is severely restricted in their functions and presence to avoid upsetting the host government. As a result, when terrorists attack the compound, they are able to kidnap hostages and escape with little opposition. Burns ignores the Ambassador’s restrictions, and throws the rule books out the window, as he becomes a one man army in an attempt to rescue the hostages, and wipe out the terrorists.

“Good casting and good plot. Modern movie watchers can say u0026quot;predictableu0026quot;; however, theyu0026#39;ve seen lots of action films SINCE 1987 that make plot elements here rather familiar. Donu0026#39;t you think? They acted like marines; everyone was fit and could do the wall climbs, etc. People seemed to be willing to do things not for money–that was a bit unusual, to the end that the u0026quot;good guysu0026quot; won! It was patriotic, sure, but in this age (2011) of from the top-down complacency, this patriotism comes across as welcome, Iu0026#39;d say. Good Action. Only the blond photographer lady seemed miscast to me. As you can see from the high score, I liked it!”