6 Days: The SAS and the Iranian Embassy Siege

[Hambo]

I hope this movie is well done.

For the record I couldn't take ten minutes of of Strike Back.

[Casual Friday]

I watch fictional tv shows to be entertained. Strike Back did just that, well except for the first british season with the guy from the Walking Dead. That one was terrible.

[Chance]

Story?

Guess you used to buy the Playboy's for the articles too, right?

Before they moved into the era of reviewing yachting socks, Playboy was definitely worth a read. Unfortunately, I was about 10 when the irrelevant era crept around (e.g., the birth of the world wide web), and I missed out on all the intellectual shit. Now I just listen to NPR, and have a subscription to porn sites on the side.


ETA:
...I just read what I wrote. The saddest thing is not that I pay for porn, it's that I pay for NPR.

[TGS]

What did you not like about 13 hours?

I can't speak for Heyscooter, but I'm going to danger that we're coming at it from the same lens and background.

While 13 Hours was a well done flick, it had some pretty glaring and intentional inaccuracies. The inaccuracies are overtly offensive to many individuals.

A while ago SeanM said not to believe any sort of "documentary" that is first in the business of making money; I understand what he's talking about now that I'm actually on the job.

[voodoo_man]

Before they moved into the era of reviewing yachting socks, Playboy was definitely worth a read. Unfortunately, I was about 10 when the irrelevant era crept around (e.g., the birth of the world wide web), and I missed out on all the intellectual shit. Now I just listen to NPR, and have a subscription to porn sites on the side.


ETA:
...I just read what I wrote. The saddest thing is not that I pay for porn, it's that I pay for NPR.

We all have our vices.

I am specifically talking about NPR.

[TheNewbie]

I can't speak for Heyscooter, but I'm going to danger that we're coming at it from the same lens and background.

While 13 Hours was a well done flick, it had some pretty glaring and intentional inaccuracies. The inaccuracies are overtly offensive to many individuals.

A while ago SeanM said not to believe any sort of "documentary" that is first in the business of making money; I understand what he's talking about now that I'm actually on the job.

Can you elaborate on the inaccuracies? I believe you and I'm genuinely curious.

I watch movies like 13 hours as tributes to good guys fighting evil. I doubt they are totally accurate.

[TGS]

Can you elaborate on the inaccuracies?

Unfortunately no. Sorry, I know it's aggravating.

[JSGlock34]

I've always enjoyed the various Osprey Elite books since I was a kid. This was a good read, with a number of photographs I hadn't seen before, as well as some interesting details (e.g. one of the SAS troopers experienced a first round stoppage with his MP5 necessitating transition to the Browning Hi-Power to finish the fight).

Who Dares Wins: The SAS and the Iranian Embassy Siege 1980 (Raid)



The Imperial War Museum in London also has a neat display on the raid, including one of the models used to plan the operation. One of my favorite museums (terrific WWI exhibit).

[Guerrero]

@Chance, sorry for threadjacking for a bit there. Back on topic: I think the trailer looks pretty cool. A couple of years ago, I happened across a documentary of the siege. I was completely blown away by how fast the SAS tooled up and constructed mock-ups of the embassy and how hard they drilled for the take-down.

HK should thank this incident for why all the "cool kids" had to have MP5's after seeing them in the hands of the SAS.

[Irelander]

Trailer looks cool. I'll pay to watch it.