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Special Forces

2003Movie1 h 33 minR

42
WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb5.2Rotten Tomatoes–21%
42
WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb5.2Rotten Tomatoes–21%

Summary

When the crazed commander of a sadistic army in Moldavia kidnaps an American photojournalist and holds her hostage, his misguided actions ignite a targeted response from Maj. Don Harding and his trained squad of special forces soldiers. With help from a local schoolteacher who's trained in martial arts, Maj. Harding readies his troops for an all-out offensive.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Party vibe
  • Background watch

Skip it if

  • You want something to laugh at
  • Graphic violence bothers you
  • You want something quiet and calm

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  • Gets your pulse racing.
  • Puts you on the battlefield.

Not for warmth, big ideas or romance.

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Tropes

Death MarchRare · in 7 titlesUsed in General Rafendek's Establishing Character Moment; when he had hundreds of Moldonian refugees, being promised their freedom, marching towards the Moldonian border in the country's outskirts be…The TeamRare · in 55 titlesThe eponymous Special Forces (and Talbot), of course: Major Don Harding, leader of the Special Forces and main character of the film; Talbot, the British SAS Operative who swears vengeance on Rafende…All 41 tropes

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