Not quite what I expected but was a good movie. I don't understand why if the pilots knew it was an exercise in escape and survival why they didn't at least try to escape. At least Hogan's Heroes did that much.

I liked watching this flick. A psycho commander on an Island named after himself who does anything and everything he wants, classic. Some candy ass pilots that puss out and fight with each other, typical.. So she gets raped, you saw that coming in the first five minutes. The way she was portrayed seemed realistic, she was raped and water boarded but she dealt with it. I didn't like the ending but it wasn't bad. People complain about the military mistakes, deal with it. I'm in the military and it wasn't as bad as recent flicks like "Hurt Locker." It was the 80's and its Hollywood, maybe your expectations are not very realistic.. Or maybe I am just not a very good critic and should complain like everyone else. I don't know if I would watch it again, but it wasn't a waste of time.

In 1986, I may have liked it. There have been so many good military action films since then that put this one to shame. The plot was predictable. There is no suspense when you know that no one will get killed. Once someone was killed, the movie became a bit more suspenseful, but still predictable.

Is this the film that Ridley Scott got his idea for GI Jane. If so he did a better job with GI Jane then this movie.