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		MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: DVD

Operation Dumbo Drop [Region 2] Reviews:
LOVE this movie!
2009-10-27 - Caught the last hour of this movie on TV. Almost didn't watch it as thought from the description that it was a silly children's movie, but nothing else was on. Enjoyed it so much I waited for almost a year for it to be rerun so I could tape it. Never saw it again, then remembered I could probably get it on Amazon! Bought a used copy. It plays perfectly AND...it has subtitles for the Viet Cong scenes, contrary to the complaints from other reviewers. I feel very fortunate. I thought an important moral built into this script was keeping a promise no matter how inconvenient, or even dangerous, it may be for you. This film made me laugh, cry, hold my breath from tension and left me with a feeling of satisfaction at the end.

Great family film
2009-10-18 - This is a great family movie worth watching more than once. I had seen it many years ago, and bought this copy to watch it again. Some of the reviews say it is full of constant laughs, but I would also add that it has some very sweet scenes in it between the little boy and the soldiers. His relationship with the elephant is especially touching. Great moview all around!

My My When elephants can fly
2007-01-10 - This is a funny movie in the US Services with Danny Glover turning over his post to a new commander Ray Loita who is very green to the area of the jungle and the ways of the villagers. He learns real quickly all about elephants and many ways to travel with one. Lots of laughs through out the movie especially when you get to see an elephant fly.


Wonderful, funny story but....
2006-12-28 - We purchased this DVD because we had the VHS tape and wanted the updated format. Sounds good, right? WRONG! The subtitles are not there! That is outrageous. What numbskull decided that? Who do I complain to? I hope there is a new widescreen edition in the works that has the bloody SUBTITLES, in English please!

Heartwarming Story During a Heartless War
2006-03-31 - Operation Dumbo Drop is a slightly funny, heart-warming tale of a group of American soldiers, fighting in the Vietnam War, trying to do the right thing.

The story revolves around two Special Forces Captains, Capt. Cahill (Danny Glover) and Capt. Doyle (Ray Liotta). Capt. Cahill is the older, more relaxed soldier who goes with the flow and isn't afraid to do things in an unconventional method. Capt. Cahill has assimilated into a local Vietnamese village while monitoring the Ho Chi Minh trail. Capt. Doyle is the younger, uptight, by the book soldier who is sent in to replace Capt. Cahill.

An unfortunate string of events tips off the Viet Cong to the fact the village is helping the Americans and kill the village's elephant in retaliation. The two Captains put together a small band of misfits to find a new elephant and deliver it to the village by the end of the week.

The movie is based on a true story. Violence in the movie is minimal. It is a refreshing change from the typical violent Vietnam themed movie. I think the movie is meant to be funny, but I would more describe it as "cute". Not much in this movie really made me want to laugh out loud. The acting in the movie wasn't bad. I thought Ray Liotta, Dennis Leary (Lt. Pool), and Dinh Thien Le (Linh) all did an excellent job with their parts. However, I wouldn't describe the acting by anyone as extraordinary.

The DVD lacks any extras on it. As mentioned by previous posters, there are no subtitles when the people are speaking Vietnamese.

This isn't one of those movies I'd recommend scrambling out to get. If you find a good deal on the movie or can find it at a video store to rent, by all means give it a try. However, I do not think the movie is worth $15.00. This movie is probably a good compromise between a chick flick to watch with a date and a violent action movie you watch with friends.