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US Navy S. E. A. L. S go in search of a big bomb (named 'Stormbringer') in Albania and also try to capture the terrorist Casper. It's a very generic action movie. The twist halfway through could be seen a kilometre away. In the hazy underwater scenes you can't tell which military character is which and on dry land you still can't as they are all forgettable. The main villain Casper is bland. Many men are mown down but not in an exciting way. It is good at explosions though and there are some terrific ones not to mention two trucks crashing, one over a dock and one over a cliff and what appears to be the sinking of a real ship exploding. However apart from the pyrotechnics the film is what an action movie shouldn't be, rather boring.

Rick (Christopher) is the leader of a SEAL team in Albania. He and the rest of his crew have to take along a mysterious man named Andreas (Mitchum) with them as a guide. But what is Andreas's real purpose for being involved with the mission? After a lot of shooting and blow-ups, we finally get to the truth...but what will be the real cost to these FROGMEN?

U.S. SEALS 3 is very standard fare. It doesn't have the unusual plot turnaround of the first outing, or the energy and entertainment of the Isaac Florentine-directed second installment. It's just kinda there. It's not bad, per se, but it does get quite boring and is fairly typical Nu-Image muck. It could've used a name, any name, to pep things up...Tom Sizemore, Jay Roberts, Jr., Kellan Lutz...somebody.

Probably because we're dealing with Navy SEALS, there are plenty of underwater scenes and it does bring something new to the table: underwater grunting. You haven't heard grunting until you've heard underwater grunting. Granted, the characters involved probably wouldn't have heard themselves grunt, but, in the pioneering spirit of the film, we, the audience, get to hear this sonic marvel. Also there's a classic "NOOOOOOoooo!!!", as we frequently hear, but, you guessed it: It's underwater this time. Pretty sweet. I guess.

As is often the case with these military-based outings, much-needed character development is thrown by the wayside. Adding insult to injury, a lot of the characters, especially the SEAL team, look a lot alike. So it's hard to tell - or care - who is speaking or what's really going on. But there is a lot of silly and nonthreatening violence papered over it all. Additionally, when they were trying to explain where they were, they misspelled "Aegean" on the screen. Where was the quality control?

In 1994, before his murder troubles, O.J. Simpson was set to star in a series called Frogmen. Also, Deep Purple has an album called Stormbringer. No doubt inspired by these series of events, Nu-Image concocted this, U.S. Seals 3 AKA Frogmen Operation Stormbringer. It's a 90-minute film released in 2002. It probably runs at 24 frames per second. You can watch it on a screen. We think that pretty much covers all there is to say.

We were not moved in one direction or another by this film. We didn't love it, and it's not nearly bad enough to hate. It simply exists in our world, like rocks and trees and mountains and sand. If that sounds like a ringing endorsement, you can watch it on Amazon Prime. But we think you may have better things to do.

It's a pretty straightforward action film. The U.S. Seals are sent to capture the terrorist "Casper". The acting is not very good, but it's not surprising since this is a B action movie. The actor that plays "Casper" was the most watcheable because his acting was better than the rest. It was an OK time waster.

The criticism that I have for this film is that the night shots were just awful. Especially the shot of the Seals underwater. I couldn't see anything except little flashes of light and I didn't understand the dialogue. It was so frustrating I nearly turned off the film. But once the night scenes and underwater scenes were over, the film was decent. The fighting scenes were exciting and there were some spectacular explosions. It's a typical movie that guys love, I think.

I enjoyed it for what it was. Nice movie to rent if one is stuck at home with a twisted ankle, like me.

OK, while this is a great guy flick, (guns, explosions, etc) it is a horrible military film. They keep referring to Tyler Christopher's character as "Captain" when his correct rank (according to both NAV Reg's and the railroad bar insignia on his collar) is Lieutenant. his number 2, would either be a Lieutenant J.G or and Ensign.

There's just one more problem, Tyler Christopher's character also informs his CO that he intends to murder their guide. Not that I have a problem with killing terrorists, but still, come on.

Another problem is, there is no USS Truman. The USS Harry Truman is an Aircraft Carrier, not a Battleship. Also, Battleships are named after states, not Presidents.