13 HOURS chronicles the true story of the secret
military
contractors of the GRS tasked with protecting the CIA
agents in Benghazi, Libya
when they must try to rescue the American ambassador and survive the night
during an intense 13 hour fight for survival.
Director Michael
Bay seems much more at home at
capturing the intense action and stunts in 13 HOURS than he does in any of the CGI
overload of the TRANSFORMERS movies (which I did enjoy even though I wish I
could see another director tackle the franchise than Bay).
SPECIAL FEATURES:
No extras on disc 1 of the release, but I wish
there was an
audio commentary for the movie
Disc 2 has over 60 minutes of featurettes focusing
on the
real private soldiers portrayed in the movie and the making of the movie itself
FOR THE RECORD: FINDING THE TRUTH AMONG THE NOISE-
UNCOVERING BENGHAZI’S SECRET SOLDIERS-
meet the real life
ex-military soldiers who lived through the events portrayed in the movie and
also hear from the cast and crew as they talk about these real life people (and
their experiences interacting with them during the making of the movie)
PREPARING FOR BATTLE: BEHIND THE SCENES OF 13
HOURS-
interviews with cast and crew are intermixed with behind-the-scenes footage,
footage of the pre-production boot camp for the actors, and clips from the
movie give a look at the care taken in making 13 HOURS
OPERATION: 13 HOURS PREMIERE- a look at the movie’s
premiere
at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas
IN MEMORIUM is a tribute to the people who lost
their lives
during those tense 13 hours in Benghazi
Also included in this combo pack is the movie
in standard
definition on DVD and a code to download
and/or stream a digital HD copy of 13 HOURS.
FINAL ANALYSIS:
13
HOURS in an intense survival tale which is a great true story to watch with
plenty of great action scenes and you also care for the characters more than
you would in any of the TRANSFORMERS movies that Michael
Bay has directed. I wish Paramount
could get Michael bay to bring great writing like this to the TRANSFORMERS
movies. One of Michael
Bay’s bets jobs as a director is
seen through this movie. The extras are
good despite I would have loved an audio commentary from Bay and screenwriter
Chuck Hogan or even a commentary track with the real soldiers of this movie.
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David Blackwell and cannot be reprinted without permission. Send all comments
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