You won't be disappointed!

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

This is a strange montage of successive war footage. The production team does not seem to have an understanding of what they are trying to say. Okay. Maybe they do have an idea, but that hasn't reach me. So they guy has experience. I can't see the experience. I see him running after his son. I see him trying to put audio captions to his footage the way he has seen the big boys doing on the big TV channels. And? His son is inserted in the story. But what has "oh, my son has decided to film instead of me" fatherly silly occasion of pride with the war outside? They are in a friendly village. But someone is shooting. They can't see the attacker, but there is no feeling getting through the screen. This is home video shoot by the pool. Even worse. A shooter at a pool party would have been much scarier to the audience. So where are the years of experience? And if the years of experience do have any meaning, how come he takes his inexperienced son on this trip? If there is anything the old man has learned, than the son's footage is useless. At one point the son drops the camera. And everything is presented like the son is dead. To me it is shown as a video game death. Meaningless. Later the son is fine and can let the father rest while he goes on with the military.In the end, it is boring. And rises one ugly question: all people who are not American split into two categories: those who are trying to kill the Americans and those who don't care. At that point the expenses to walk around two overweight wedding photographers with military escort are alone too much for the taxpayer, never mind the whole operation which is even more expensive.Contact me with Questions, Comments or Suggestions ryitfork @ bitmail.ch

I have just finished watching this documentary. While some people are giving negative comments about the documentary and the journalists part in it. People are under the impression this was only to be about America's Military in Afghanistan. However, near the beginning Mike stated that he had sacrificed his family because he neglected them and choose to be a war correspondent. He felt he had this last chance to connect with his son and if he blew it he would lose his son.Mike is an award winning journalist. He is a war correspondent. He has covered world conflict for 30 years, and was kidnapped and threatened with execution as well as been a survivor of suicide bombing. Carlos and Mike embedded themselves with U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division to bring their perspective of the war in Afghanistan. His coverage dates back to Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Without journalists like him we would never be able to understand some of the things that happens in war. To see someone injured or who has died makes it so real for us. Every day men and women at war go to work everyday not knowing if they will die today. They hunt down the really bad men in this world and although I do not believe in the death penalty, I wont lose sleep if these kinds of men die.Carlos and Mike were 2 different people in the end of the documentary then they were at the beginning of it. They finally had their connection, their bond as father and son.I feel they have made sacrifices for us as well...

The Hornets Nest This was the best war documentary I have ever seen. It made you feel as if I was actually in the battles.Mike B is a true hero for letting the world see what war is really like.Risking his life and his sons takes real courage. My sons watched this film on DVD and they are now much more appreciative of all they have and what our Military goes through.I watched other war docs after but they lacked some of the intensity found in this film. There is a lot of swearing but that is war. Get the DVD as it will be a movie you want to pass on to everyone.

This movie has been showing around the country in limited release for several months. Either it didn't show around here or I missed it, so I have been waiting for the BD, which arrived today. I have been following the movie on FB, etc, since I know the journalist/ producer Mike Boettcher, however slightly. That is, we attended the same high school (Ponca City, Oklahoma) at the same time, he two years my senior . Mike is an Emmy Award - winning journalist who works for ABC News.This film has some of the feel of Restrepo which was also filmed in Afghanistan. The first half of the film is about Mike and his son Carlos embedding together for a year- a father and son bonding to help repair their distant relationship which was due to Mike having been on assignment around the world and not able to spend enough time with his children. Carlos must learn quickly both how to survive and how to be a photojournalist. The second half occurs after Carlos returns home and Mike moves on to a mission into the Kunar Province to rout out a Taliban commander. Things don't go so well.This movie is a realistic accounting - it's actual footage- of war/ fighting in the Afghan countryside and also is a tribute to the soldiers who have fought and died. It's an easy recommend for me.(For the 10/11 Not Helpful votes, Bite Me!)