Act of Valor 2012

Act of Valor isn't the next Black Hawk Down. This war film manages to deliver intense and enjoyable action, but its story and characters are completely uninspired and its greatest strength, its authenticity, is also its greatest weakness.

The story begins with an elite group of Navy SEALs heading out to rescue a kidnapped CIA agent. As the team embarks on this globe-trotting mission, they uncover the secrets of a large terrorist plot targeting major U.S. cities. The terrorist mastermind wants to get explosives into the States via his connections, forcing the SEALs to globe hop on a mission to stop the impending attack. Ultimately, the plot serves as nothing more than a means to bring us to the next firefight in a new locale. I was pretty bored during a majority of these non-action sequences, but there is a well-crafted scene or two hidden in mix (the interrogation, for example). While this movie obviously brings plenty of action to the table, the 111 minute run time feels a bit long, especially when we're in the middle of an action dry spell.

Weekend Gross	Weekend Gross
	Gross To Date		$65,921,086
	Last Week's Rank		5
	Weeks In Release		5
	Number of Theaters		2,216
	Theatre Avg		$921
	Percent Change		-45%

Act of Valor has been heavily promoted as a movie about Navy SEALs starring real life Navy SEALs. The men filmed the movie between missions and allegedly used live rounds on set. Watching these highly trained men at work is simply awesome. You've got to respect the constant training they've undergone to perform these tactical feats and seeing the strategies unfold is impressive. While the directors have strived for authenticity in the action and depiction, it comes at a cost. While I respect the fact they're having the best qualified people portray these heroes, these guys are soldiers, not actors; they lack the ability to deliver much more than a monotone delivery and they can’t bring any emotional weight to the story until Act of Valor's final act.  

To make matters worse, you won't develop any kind of connection to any of the characters except for the primary two. Act of Valor’s entire story focuses heavily on the two main SEALs and the two (very) stereotypical villains. That's a shame, too, because the rest of the SEAL team is introduced one-by-one and it's clear they each had the potential for their own distinct personalities and skill sets, but the majority of the team aren’t more than bit players and passive players. 

Directors Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh help immerse us in the action with some very unique camera work and the switch to a first person action perspective is organic most of the time. Make sure you get to the theater early so that you don’t have to be stuck in one of the first few rows, because sometimes the shaky camera work during these sequences is too overwhelming, and some of back-and-forth jumps from the SEALs point of view can be nauseating.

Overall, the firefights are without question the highlight of Act of Valor and it'll leave you satisfied if that's all you want from the film. If you're looking for the next classic war movie to pass on to the next generation, odds are this isn't going to be the one.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1591479/ Act Of Valor 2012 HDRip AC3 H264 CRYS General Information: Complete name : EAct of Valor 2012 HDRip AC3 H264 CRYS Source : KORSUB 720p HDRip H264-ARMS Format : MKV / AVC Video Codec : H264 File size : 704 MiB Duration : 1h 49mn Overall bit rate : 897 Kbps Width : 720 pixels Height : 256 pixels Display aspect ratio : 2.81 Frame rate : 23.976 fps Audio : Format : AC-3 Bit rate mode : Constant Bit rate : 128 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel positions : L R Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz Resolution : 16 bits Plot : An unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty Navy SEALs in a powerful story of contemporary global anti-terrorism. Inspired by true events, the film combines stunning combat sequences, up-to-the minute battlefield technology and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure. NOTES! I work on the video source cut the black bars top/under, crop the KOR hard sub and use some filtered to change the saturation, brightness, contrast and color. . . so take`it or leave`it.