The Hornet's Nest

Great documentary if you want to see what our men and women in the military are actually doing for us!!! God Bless America!!!

We chose this movie out of simple curiosity, as all of us are interested in military history--and we were very impressed. It isn't often that you get a true "first hand" account of a war through the eyes of a war correspondent, as they are generally shooting footage for the armchair generals at home. In this case, the movie not only gave us a real and immediate respect for our troops in harm's way in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the world--it gave us a unique look into a father/son relationship as well.These are the types of "war movies" we need to see more of--as so few people really understand what war and our military are about. Watching these brave soldiers trying to balance military effectiveness with safety of civilians, and watching the relationship develop between Mike and his son was truly an eye-opening and at times emotional experience. I'll be the first to admit we were wary about this movie--so many of the current and past "war documentaries" we have seen have been politically slanted and almost anti-military. This movie wasn't. Whatever Mike Boettcher's personal views may be on war and politics, he was able to put them aside and do an amazing job documenting one of the most difficult and horrifying events--war--and he did so in a very personal but also professional way. We're already planning on looking for more of his work.As parents, we were also able to identify with his parenting issues--as both of us have been asked similar questions by our children. I know very well how hurtful it can be to have a child ask the question Mike's son asked, but I can't begin to imagine how terrifying it must have been to take a totally inexperienced person into harm's way--especially when that person is your son. I can truthfully say I don't have the courage to do what he does for a living--and I can't imagine how much courage it took for him to agree to bring his son with him, into a situation where other parents' sons were dying. In his own way, Mike is as brave as the military personnel he traveled with, and I hope there are more war correspondents out there who can do their work with as much professionalism and objectivity when he retires--or gets killed, as many war correspondents do.

I was affected by this movie. I would definitely watch it again. The story of Jameson Lindskog is worth the price of admission alone.However, I don't think it was a well put together story. The first half of the movie concentrates on Mike Boettcher and his son Carlos going to war together. While there was one scene that took my breath away, overall the story wasn't compelling. I can see why Mike and Carlos know that is compelling, but it wasn't drawn in.The second half of the movie was incredible, but didn't pay off the narrative introduced at the beginning of the movie. I have rarely seen footage as real, moving, and powerful as what I saw in the last 45 minutes of this movie. Mike Boettcher is a great combat journalist, obviously.The last 10 minutes of this movie had me in tears. It was shot well and directed well. It is one of the most powerful scenes I've ever watched.But at the very end, Mike brings it back to himself. His quote at the very end, my headline, is powerful. But I didn't feel like the movie focused on the role of a journalist. The first half and last few minutes focused on the role of a war corespondent, but the most emotionally powerful parts focused on the soldiers themselves.Watch this movie. Mike was too deep in his job to allow us as viewers to really get into what he has to go through to get us the footage we need to see. He edited this movie to highlight the sacrifices that the soldiers made for us, while explaining but glossing over the sacrifices that he and his family made so we could see the realities of war. I went into this movie expecting more about Mike, his job, and his family based on the description and first half. I only take away one star because war journalism as a topic is only given lip service.

Very real and to the point! This embed report by ABC World News reporter Mike, and his son show the real difficulties of fighting a guerilla war in the hostile and difficult terrain of Afghanistan. It also demonstrates the necessity of proper "air support" from our flying forces, both fixed wing, and rotor winged aircraft. It was evident that without that air support the troops on the ground were very disadvantaged against the guerilla's of the Taliban forces, who knew their terrain very well and had advantage of familiarity and cover.The Taliban leader and the mountainside "city" where he resided was really amazing, but created a death trap for the Marines once they arrived and took efforts to locate "Mohammed Mullah whatever". It appeared as a Taos-like resort built into the mountainside, and probably housed thousands of Afghani's at it's peak. The Afghani's learned well how to combat a rotor winged force during their fight against the Russians during the Eighties and Nineties.Just wish we could leave such a country alone to stand on it's own, but time has proven otherwise. OBL was right in setting up jihadist training camps there in the first place as it was pretty well off of the map during those years that he was planning his "Great Jihad".

This is a film shot during a war. It is very close to unedited battle footage. Its the next closest thing, edited battle footage in the form of a documentary.The bullets are real. The explosions are real. The emotions are real. The holy crap I think I need a change of pants moments are real. There is no acting. There are no special effects. This movie leaves you jaw dropped mouth agape and just stunned.This is the most intense documentary I've ever seen and I've watched hours on end of WWII footage. The reporters are right next to the soldiers as bullets are hitting inches away. Its insane!What are you still reading this for? GET THE MOVIE!

No se trata de una pelicula, es un documental, solo està en ingles, no tiene subtitulos en castellano.No es un engaño, ya que en la web aparece que solo esta en ingles, solo pretendo dar informacion de mejora.Seria muy facil añadir la traducción y/o con subtitulos en castellano.

Documentario di due giornalisti americani, padre e figlio, che seguono da vicino il lavoro quotidiano delle truppe americane impiegate nelle pericolosissime valli dell'afghanistan. Con immagini riprese dalle loro telecamere, ci viene mostrato cos'è la vera guerra, la realtà vera. Molto ben fatto merita la visione, in lingua inglese.

Real footage used from Afghanistan, and it is like a documentary of two war correspondence of what they saw.

Movie didn't make it into Canada so couldn't be happier that Amazon had it... And recieved it in only 2 days! Worth every dollar. Such an inspirational film!