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At a special preview in Washington last fall, the reaction from the SEAL community was positive overall. The preview was one of many the producers, known as the Bandito Brothers, made possible, both to gauge the community's reaction and to raise money for the Naval SEAL Foundation, which benefits families of fallen SEALs. The SEALs take pride in how much the movie gets right, such as how the team meets up with a submarine mid-ocean or jumps from aircraft thousands of feet above ground to land accurately to rescue a hostage in a remote location, just as they did in Somalia. None of the special operators thought it gave too much away to the enemy in terms of tactics. Some SEALS, however, griped that the film was not technically perfect. For instance, during the high-altitude, low-opening parachute scenes, the SEALs have casual chats with the plane door open before strapping on oxygen masks and jumping out. One operator said they would have had the masks on for half an hour beforehand. Also, the Bandito Brothers requested the explosions be slightly larger than they would be in the field, and the guns often were un-silenced. After the pre-screening, there was a deep sigh among SEALs about their comrades' acting ability. With one notable exception of a SEAL who pulls off a completely improvised interrogation scene, the SEALs thought their colleagues' acting was pretty clumsy. But they admit they've heard each other talk like that
-- awkward, heartfelt goodbyes to loved ones they won't see for months or stilted speeches before an operation. But they hope the audience will be forgiving. The Bandito Brothers say the critics they most feared were the guys with whom they made the film. "We had one goal: that the guys would want to share a beer with us afterwards," said McCoy. "And we still are." ___ Online: Navy SEAL Foundation: NSW Kids: http://www.nswkids.com/
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