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As a fan of the entire Alien and Predator universe I wanted to love this so much, but there's so many small details I just can't see it being rated as high as it is. There's a lot of aspect to love with its homage to the 70's aesthetic, and mixing in Cameron's 80's action take with pulse rifles and what not. The concept of the story is intriguing enough, but why on earth would a rescue team go in as an armed militant group? Are they a EMS or military? One of the most effective things of Alien was making Ripley a character who was an engineer at her core, and even in Aliens they took their time making her a tough protagonist out of necessity. I truly suspect this property has too many hands in the cookie jar and "good ideas" ran rampant with input. Another minor gripe is the use of CGI being used so much. It for sure can be used, but it's so heavy handed it took me out far too often, and I imagine with age it's only going to get worse. If they could do so much of the original movies with practical effects there's no reason 2025 can't have phenomenal use of it (the terrifier series is a great example). At the end of it all this series feels like a paint by numbers committee. It's for sure not horrible, but it truly lacking-it's lukewarm, and lacks a soul.

I want to start off by saying GWOT (global war on terrorism) can be seen in a couple different periods of time and I personally fall into the latter having gone to Afghanistan in 2010. The former however was really a depiction of the Wild West with ROE (rules of engagement) and TTPs (tactics techniques and procedures); folks were learning this new environment that didn't exist. Admittedly I'm a little biased because I spent a number of years supporting operators in this community, but watching this movie really hit me. This movie completely understands what we as service members care about and potentially go through in horrible circumstances. The movie throws a middle finger to narrative and just gives you the story as a handful of men experienced that day with no real bias. As far as accuracy I have to say they really hit the nail on the head! Comms saying 0 and not O(the letter), blood sweeps, and taking a knee one someone if you don't have a tourniquet are so fundamental to us, and it's the little details we appreciate for remembrance. This isn't the modern day saving private ryan but it is the theatrical version of generation kill from HBO. If this was your time and conflict go see it.