Basic (DVD 2004)

This is a great story with high calibre acting from all.
The relationship between the two main players is both believable and honest in its telling of how relationships work.
Well worth the watch....

i love war stories especialy about women spies and what they went through. i thought it was a very good film ,i was on the edge of my seat most of the time.i just wish it had been in english.

Legendary drill instructor, Sgt. Nathan West (Samuel Jackson), takes six Ranger cadets on a training mission to Fort Clayton in the Panamanian jungle, but only two remain alive. Everyone else, including the sergeant, was killed. The two survivors are uncooperative and give wildly differing accounts of what actually happened. Former Ranger and DEA agent Tom Hardy (John Travolta), currently on suspension for allegedly accepting a bribe, is called in to try and separate the truth from the lies and find out what really happened.

Well i bought it for my son and he says its a good story with lots of action, and packed full of great jungle battles!! Brilliant footage of helicopters etc my son loves it - so what more can i say !!

action film that keeps you guessing until the end - great !!! like it the first time i watched it and it didn't disappoint the second time

This was an extremely clever plot with the story being told in flashback. It had me scatching my head to work out what actually happened. The clues were given and a clever twist at the end. Too much swearing for my tastes but the story was good enough for me to keep watching.

BASIC, IS BASICALLY A MILITARY VERSION OF THE FAR SUPERIOR 'THE USUAL SUSPECTS'. D.E.A AGENT HARDY (TRAVOLTA) IS CALLED IN TO INVESTIGATE THE DEATH/DISAPPEARANCE OF WEST'S (SAMUEL L JACKSON) RANGER SQUAD, LOST ON A TRAINING MISSION IN THE JUNGLE DURING A HURRICANE. IT STARTS OFF WELL, AND REALLY LOOKS LIKE A DECENT MOVIE, THEN GETS A BIT BOGGED DOWN IN THE MIDDLE BUT MY REAL GRIPE IS THE ENDING - IT JUST KEEPS ADDING BITS SO WHEN YOU THINK ITS ALL OVER SOMETHING ELSE CROPS UP. SO IN A NUTSHELL I'M GONNA CONDENSE IT DOWN !!!. ONE-DUNBAR DONE IT. TWO-PIKE DONE IT. THREE-LEVI AND DUNBAR DONE IT. FOUR-DUNBAR IS PIKE, PIKE IS DUNBAR. FIVE-WEST ISN'T DEAD. SIX-LEVI IS DEAD. SEVEN-THE COLONEL DID IT. EIGHT- NO ONE DONE IT BECAUSE WEST IS ALIVE AND HARDY KNEW ALL ALONG. HARD WORK.

I really enjoy John Travolta movies, that is why i chose to scan ebay for such movies. I can get more for my money through ebay than through the local shops.
The only thing i worry about is buying them and they dnt work but i have been lucky because most of my movies i have bought have worked.

Travolta Stars in this Great Action Suspense movie teamed up again with Jackson. This film is not all about action as i first fought & and will have you guessing right till the end!
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i first saw this on a sky movie channel, it supprised me because it didn't look like my sort of film. i thoughly enjoyed it and looked on ebay to find it, it's a great film with excellent twists. A great film for anybodies collection.

Bought it thinking it was an original alas it was a copy but was watchable, should have known by price really but i assumed it was a used original