I set the UltimateTV to record Behind Enemy Lines last night. I had never seen it, but didn't feel like staying up to watch it. I started watching it tonight, and turned it off after a point. The story line is ok, but the action sequences are ludicrous. My first beef was with the long hair. I grew up in a military town, and spent the first 12 years of my life getting 'regulation' haircuts at the Navy barber. There is no way in hell a Naval Aviator would have long hair, but I was willing to overlook it.

My second beef was them using a steam catapult to 'kick' a football off the flight deck of the carrier. [biting my tongue]

My third beef came with the Navy F-18 sequences. Either the Navy has greatly increased the speed of their F-18s, or the Serb forces have VERY slow SAMs. The F-18 pilot was able to successfully evade a SAM by merely out running it, and then faking it out with an exploded drop tank. [rolling my eyes...]

My fourth beef came after their plane was hit. The REO ejected, and the pilot was left in the plane trying to eject himself. It was at this point, I turned it off. There is only so much military inaccuracy I can take, and they reached the limit in record time.

Rather than waste my time on a wanna-be war movie, I put Patton in the DVD player and lit up a premium cigar. I think it's a proper way to cap off Veteran's Day?