Rescue Dawn

If you want to go see a great film go to Werner Herzog's new movie Rescue Dawn. It has to be one of my favorite movies of the year. As lisa describes it, "it's a Film with a capital Eff". The story is compelling, the Cinematography is beautiful, and the Music is incredible.

"[Rescue Dawn] tells the real-life story of U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler, a German-American shot down and captured in Laos during the Vietnam War. Dengler organized a death-defying escape for a small band of POWs, including Duane Martin."
-IMDb

Werner Herzog really knows how to build suspense and drama with the most limited of resources. There was a point when the suspense built up and my heart was pounding out of my chest while the camera panned slowly over shots of the POW camp and the jungle.

Rescue Dawn transitions smoothly from intense action sequences to scenes of pure terror, and right into scenes that make you laugh out loud. I'm going to have to rate Rescue Dawn Kick Awesome.