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Going back

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Movie propaganda

For the men of echo company it was hell to get out, but they found it even harder going back.

Kathleen Martin (Carre Otis), a television journalist, is assigned on location to Vietnam to cover the reunion of echo company as they revisit old battlefields. The reunion gets off to a Rocky start when it is revealed that Captain Ramsey (Casper Van Dien) was accused of providing the incorrect bombing co-ordinates causing the deaths of a number of his own men. The drama unfolds as we learn of the men and their stories culminating in the re-enactment of that fateful day.

Persons of interest

Carre Otis .... Kathleen Martin
Casper Van Dien .... Captain Ramsey
Susan Africa .... Mai Ling
Pablo Espinosa .... Chico Spaceman
Austin Farwell .... Doc
Joseph Griffin .... Red Fuentes
Bobby Hosea
Kenny Johnson
Daniel Kash
Jaimz Woolvett
Greg Mellott .... Screenwriter
Sidney J Furie .... Idea/Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Intelligence analyst

Secret Agent Acid Thunder

Theatrical report

Good tits, love, but that's not what this film's supposed to be about (I think).

I saw some people filmed in black and white, suggesting that they were fighting in the past, then they changed to colour which meant that they were living in the future. That's not very original.

Also, it takes a certain amount of skill to make someone look older. I have seen make-up artists in theme parks spend 20 minutes doing people who go on rides get better ageing effects than this film presents.

The only enjoyable... er... entertaining... er... the only part of Going back that made sense was when Captain Ramsey bonked the reporter. It was really funny. For one thing, his face may be 30 years older but his body is 30 years younger.

I'd wait for this one. Wait until it screens on Foxtel, and it will, because outside of the 12 hits they screen each year they get crap like this in as filler.

Media intelligence (DVD)

Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Disc: Single side, single layer
Languages: English
Picture: Widescreen 16:9 enhanced

Security censorship classification

MA 15+ (Medium level coarse language)

Surveillance time

113 minutes (1:53 hours)

Not for public release in Australia before date

DVD rental: 24 April 2002
VHS rental: 24 April 2002