Megaforce

My Screen Debut!
I was fortunate enough to have been flying C-130 Hercules from Dyess Air Force Base when this film was made. A call went out for volunteers to go to Las Vegas for an unknown "film project". Most of the guys in the squadron demurred, thinking it would be an "Air Force Now" recruiting propaganda film, and a general hassle. I, on the other hand, would have crawled through shredded glass on hands and knees for ANY excuse to escape West Texas for awhile.

When we contacted McCarran Int'l (Vegas) Airport, we were vectored South and given a radio frequency to contact a Forward Air Control team. They brought us in to land on a dry lake bed. No sweat, this is what the Herc was born to do.

The first clue that something very unusual was up came when a modern, fully air conditioned bus picked us up at the airplane. This was NOT standard USAF procedure! We drove around a sand dune and saw . . . well, I can only describe it as being very much like a circus tent. We were...

See Below for Info on How to Exchange DVD for New "Fixed" Disc
So there have been a few reviews noting the sound inconsistency with the recently-released Hen's Tooth DVD of Megaforce. I have purchased this edition and compared it to a rip of the Dutch DVD and agree that the Hen's Tooth (hereafter abbreviated, "HT") DVD does indeed sport an audio mix wherein the voices do sound higher than the original release. As a believer in preserving films in their original form, I was disappointed with this oversight. I went to HT's website and sent them an email expressing my (and others') concerns. I received a reply from Steven Newmark, the president of Hen's Tooth Video:

"Yes, we have heard from several people about this.

We are in the process of examining our master and our engineer is doing some
comparisons.

We don't think this is an issue of speed but perhaps of EQ. I will write to
you when any decision is made."

So there you have it. Unknown yet if, once the audio is corrected, we will be...

This film should be on DVD!
Spread the cheese!!!! Someone should release this classic 80s action flick! As one reviewer pointed out, MegaForce mirrors US' post 9/11 strategy, it might be DubYah's favorite movie.

What I remember about this movie when I saw it as a kid, was the cool rocket-firing motorcycles (which later appeared in the PC game Command & Conquer), the dune buggies (which became real in the US Army's Fast Attack Vehicle) and other fantastic military hardware. Also, no bullet nor projectile can't touch Barry Bostwick despite in a motorcycle without any armor! And as far as I remember, they were facing a Mexican dictator! How's that for fostering good relations with your neighbors?

My memory of this movie is rather sketchy, but I knew I loved it so please I want to relive my more innocent days and please release this on DVD!!!! Get Megaforce and watch it back to back with GI Joe the movie!

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