Zero Dark Thirty [DVD] [2012]

Really well done and fantastic movie. Slow burn, but I enjoy these type of movies. Looks great on Blu-ray also.

I've seen it before and good. I wanted itfor my collection.

ACTION PACK MOVIE...BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR!!! GO NAVY!!!

I found this movie in the 'cheap' box. It was sitting right on top and it caught my attention - because of the name. Don't we all talk about getting up (or leaving) at "Oh Dark Thirty" sometimes? It's the story about how we (as in the U.S.) tracked down and killed Osama bin Laden. It's a truly fascinating story about how the CIA was relentless (or at least the lead character, Maya was) in the quest to find and eliminate the mastermind behind the 911 attack on the Twin Towers. No side love affairs or anything else to mar the magnificent story of the talent that it took to nail down where bin Laden was hiding. The actual attack with two helicopters is filled with suspense as the Seals land at the compound where bin Laden is holed up (losing one helicopter right as they're landing). It's a tribute to the training of these Seal warriors that no one was hurt in the attack, even though one helo lost power and crashed at the attack site. If you're a military buff like I am, or just love a suspenseful movie, Zero Dark Thirty is for you. There's even a 2nd disk chock full of info on how they made the movie.

I enjoyed the movie. The hunt for Bin Laden is well told and suspenseful, but I couldn't help but come away feeling that something was missing. It's the greatest manhunt in history and it calls for something more than straight-ahead storytelling, which is what this movie provides in almost workmanlike fashion. However, that said, I appreciate this movie for its ability to appropriately examine the "grey areas" of warfare, notably the use of torture. The CIA's mission to track down Bin Laden is portrayed with all the appropriate ambiguities, setbacks, and bureaucratic red tape that were actually involved with that mission. More than an action movie, this film captures the excitement and intrigue of tracking down Osama Bin Laden while presenting it with documentary-like realism, cutting out the cliches and cheesiness that many war movies embrace.