Six Days: new film about Iranian Embassy Siege

[TAZ]

You can buy it on iTunes or Google Play Movies, $6.99.....

The $6.99 is the rental price from iTunes. I think the purchase was $14.99. If not I got ripped off last night.

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

I watched it on a plane last night. It was no "London Has Fallen", thank God. I think they do a disservice here in the US by calling it "6 Days". I know most Brits will inherently know how long it was, but here in the US, it might be a bit more suspenseful on day 2 when they are stacked up that this is not "Go Time".

Very British, to me, in that they didn't overstate things. It wasn't like a typical Hollywood action movie with the usual BS--- there wasn't a dude behind a door to whack a good guy. They didn't have a foreshadowing about how powerful a breaching charge was.

One thing I did find odd was it seemed like Jamie Bell's character was not battle tested? I would have thought in that time frame that an SAS guy would have at least seen some stuff in Northern Ireland?

The politics were interesting. Both internal and external. One question I had was the SAS guys seemed to be pro-Thatcher, but by some comments they made about education and class, I would have assumed that they would have been less a fan of her economic policies?

[ggammell]

12.99 for the purchase. And for the ability to sit on my own couch and drink my own beer on my own time is worth the 12.99 price.

[Firefly]

I too streamed this tonight. 7 bucks is a bit steep to rent but I'd rather have a physical copy to own.

I agree it was very "British" and dry.
But it captured the vibe of the time.

I will say that the Arab translator chick was kinda hot.

And...while it lacked a jazzy and snarky leitmotif like Who Dares Wins....it delivered what I wanted. British SAS dudes who looked like Lemmy or Ringo smoking and eating fish and chips waiting to shoot the bad guys.

It felt almost like a documentary which is good I guess.

MP5 and BHP porn abounds. They had the A3s, the suppressed ones, and the MP5K.

I kinda like these 1980s period films. With modern film making it captures the events without looking too cheesy.

Like if it were made circa 1985 it'd be a Cannon films deal with UZIs, caricatures of the terrorists, and cheesy squib effects.

Dude mag dumping that one guy in the gut was pretty gangster. I admit I perked up from my Mr. Pibb and said "Street rules!"

What I liked about the film was that despite the legend of the SAS; they didn't shy away from admitting that this could have gone way, way bad.

In our current era, we look back on it as an HK advertisement "Oh gee wow! Ninjas killing Ay-rabs with MP5s! Cool!"

No! It was hard work, very risky and while the terrorists get zero sympathy from me....there was a point where you could tell the honcho knew he done screwed the pooch. I wont say it was "sad" but he wasn't as oohrah about being a 'martyr' as his buddy.

I felt bad for the cop. He had a revolver and a gaggle of guys armed with SMGs and grenades. He was in a tight spot.

I dunno....even if he went John Wesley Hardin with that .38; it wouldnt have ended well.

There was an....I am remiss to use the word..."innocence" of terrorism of that era. Guys go in, take hostages, make demands, play Monty Hall, and who knows.

Now if a bunch of SW Asian/ME/Chechen guys bust in on you with guns they are probably going to straight up kill you.

It's a different world indeed.

I suppose thats why I like these retrospective films; the world was never "simpler" but it was far more familiar in its mores.

I'm glad it wasnt some shaky cam video game like it could have been.

I dunno if I would watch it again. Like End of Watch it left me a bit queasy. The human suffering of the hostages was palpable as was the frustration with the lead policeman to resolve the situation.

It wasn't laden with 80s pop like Argo nor was it treated like a sure thing.

During rehearsal, the SAS guys were getting tunnel vision and making mistakes. They corrected themselves but they were humans. Not some bunch of robots.

But yes, more people should see it at least once. It isnt some glorified shootout. The combat action barely makes up 15 minutes.

All I know is that I'll not look at the HK poster again and think "oh wow cool!"
In fact....it's kind of depressing to me now.

[eodinert]

I noticed a few MP5N's in the mix with the A3's, but what a good flick. It's gotten me reading about the development and history of the MP5. I see a new clone build or three in the future.

[chuckman]

Does anyone know when it's out on DVD? I'd like to see it, right now I don't have 90 minutes to devote to a movie.

[Rayrevolver]

I noticed a few MP5N's in the mix with the A3's, but what a good flick. It's gotten me reading about the development and history of the MP5. I see a new clone build or three in the future.

POFs are back in-stock at Atlantic. A few hundred cheaper than the Zenith/MKE.

[Moose-Knuckle]

Does anyone know when it's out on DVD? I'd like to see it, right now I don't have 90 minutes to devote to a movie.

DVD released on October 3rd, no info on the Bluray.

https://www.amazon.com/6-Days-Jamie-...words=Six+Days

[SteyrAUG]

So just watched this. Pretty impressive. Reminded me of "Argo" with respect to the details, especially previously unknown details. Also, like Argo, it really helped put you into the situation like few films can.

[chuckman]

DVD released on October 3rd, no info on the Bluray.

https://www.amazon.com/6-Days-Jamie-...words=Six+Days

Thanks. At that price I may just end up buying it.

I heard one of the SAS guys (John McAleese) several years ago talk about it. It was luck/a blessing/kismet that it didn't go sideways because it sure could have, many times.