super tactical roll down the hill

Can't watch it because work stuff is hogging my bandwidth for a few hours, but it looks like the ending scenes from Proof of Life.

Awesome stuff.

IMFDB says that the 249 gunner was an actual 249 gunner who was on the production's security detail.

I have absolutely no idea how realistic it is, but pound for pound that cut is one of the best action sequences out there.
Its been discussed before here that a lot of what happens makes sense as far as reaity is concerned (while im sure a lot of it does not)

for example in the opening scene the first guy gets aced with the blade from a multi tool as opposed to a 18 inch rambo knife which is probably how something like that would actually go down.

also the tactics of overwatch with the SAW and what not, initiating the ambush using something with an open bolt and belt fed, claymores all that fun stuff all makes pretty good sense.

also fwiw that youtube scene is edited a little bit, theres some stuff missing from the version I have.

That's about how it'd play out with such a small team.

Wow. I have to see that movie.

I like how the camera looks down the sights of the SAW

Slow movie. The end is the best part. Not a bad movie all in all though.

I used to use it as a reference for SAW gunners, as I thought it had the best SAW gunner perspective of any movie, despite the copious use of FULL AUTO by the guys with M4A1's, and the sentry take-out scene with a multi-tool, rolling down the hill during covert approach of the objective, etc.

Ronin is the next SAW gunner scene that sticks out to me, when De Niro provides supporting fire in an urban setting, for breaking contact with vehicles IIRC.

Totally bogus.  I didn't see any MagPul gear, and not a single pair of 5.11 pants.
 

You just saw 80% of what is worth watching in it, the exfil from that compound being the other 20%.

I don't think Magpul and 5.11 were in existence then ... this movie was made pre-tacticool stuff. No AR optics, no rails.

IMHO, the last frag at hooch seemed too potent, while claymore on trail
was wimpier than it should have been.

needed more smoke and bush rake.

No, I have NOT done that...

The closing credits sequence of that movie is also beautiful, with Van Morrison playing over sweeping aerial photography of some Ecuadoran city.

And there are some other good moments here and there.

But be warned, much of the movie consists of watching a very liberal Meg Ryan act out in histrionic fits.

Also, IMFDB notes this map, which does not at all look like something anyone from Hollywood would ever come up with: