Guerrilla War There was such a popular video game in those years, in which brave rebels liberated a small tropical country, fighting countless hordes of the government army. A similar plot has received a number of cinematic incarnations - for example, "McBain" (1991) or the picture considered today.
To begin with, what I liked personally is that the role of the CIA in the struggle against various liberation revolutionary movements of a predominantly left-wing, Marxist nature in the Third World, mainly South America, was very well conveyed in this film, which was very relevant for the Reagan era. The secret operations of this kind carried out by this agency were perfectly demonstrated in many well-known militants of the 80s - Rambo-2, Predator, Solitary Swimming, etc. The scene with the capture and subsequent murder of a local guerrilla leader is a clear and unambiguous hint of the real story of the capture and execution of Che Guevara in Bolivia.
From the point of view of the action movie looks surprisingly good, given his probably very modest budget. The abundance of explosions involved in the frame of real military equipment (helicopters, tanks), dozens of extras dying in each shootout - and let everything be filmed not at the highest level, fans of the action genre are unlikely to be bored. All this bacchanalia of endless violence happening on the screen makes you remember the creations of the notorious Sirio H. Santiago. There will certainly be a moment with the torture of the captured hero by electricity - after the second Rambo, this scene was replicated in a huge number of operational tapes. Incredibly epic ending on the bridge, no words, it just need to see!
Mark Hardin plays the cult in certain circles “king of bad movies” Rab Brown. With his musculature and weapons, he looks great in the jungle, and no more is needed. His character is a real Terminator, who is not taken by bullets: this is especially evident in the above-mentioned ending, where he is practically shot at point-blank range from M-16, and at least henna. In the role of Mark’s combat girlfriend, the beautiful Shannon Tweed, involuntarily involved in this “unwomen’s business.” Like his heroine, Shannon is still learning weapons and guerrilla warfare tactics. Ten years later, already having a solid experience of filming in action films and being in great shape, Tweed has already authentically portrayed a trained female special forces officer in “Attack on Devil’s Island”.
In general, this is a rather amusing example of an action filmed in the Philippines. Script idiocy here is full (again recall the denouement of the tape ...), but, in the end, these films are not watched for the sake of the plot. This is such a teenage shooter, another “war in the jungle”, no wonder I compared this film with that famous Japanese video game. Do not take this entertaining action movie too seriously, he copes with his task, looks easy, fun and relaxed, and this is the main thing.