"In the canon of dead genres, one of the most sorely missed in the current landscape of cinema is the "men-on-a-mission" war film.
The mid-budget, aimed at adult action adventure movie is all but extinct, but there was a time in which they were a regularity; big studios would release these sturdy, terrifically fun pictures at the same speed that today we've come to expect a new superhero tentpole.
The "men-on-a-mission" specifically is one the most reliable sources of such fun. If you're looking to have a good time with action cinema, one needs nothing more than a ragtag group of soldiers banding together to accomplish an insurmountable task against all odds."
