Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Ceticultsot Beautiful, moving film.

AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

shakercoola The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta is an elite special mission unit of the United States Army, under operational control of the Joint Special Operations Command, formed after numerous, well-publicized terrorist incidents in the 1970s. And it is made famous by this mid 1980s hostage drama and its sequels. The unit is tasked with specialized missions primarily involving hostage rescue and counter-terrorism, as well as direct action and special reconnaissance against high-value targets. Its maritime equivalent being the Navy SEALS. So, the film sets up a typical situation in which this force can be celebrated by Americans and its allies. The writers draw on the real-life June, 1985, hijacking of the TWA airplane and the hostage crisis after the passengers were held captive in Beirut, Lebanon. Pity then, that a good, well constructed action film descended into long sequences of eye-for-an-eye gratuitous violence and national revenge fantasies and jingoism. The film sets up the story thoroughly as the hostages are all given personalities and the audience invests in them in for what is a long first act. The supporting cast is good with Shelley Winters and George Kennedy adding finesse to the piece. The film has conviction, especially borne out in its two stars, Lee Marvin and Chuck Norris, who present well but their character parts are somewhat anonymous and bolt on emotions at the end don't really match up. Robert Forster gives a frighteningly good performance as the lethal terrorist. All in all, an above average action film, but it steeps into vainglory, shamelessly so.

BA_Harrison When a passenger jet carrying US citizens is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists (led by an almost unrecognisable Robert Forster), commando Scott McCoy (Chuck Norris) comes out of retirement to rejoin his old unit, The Delta Force, who are sent to rescue the hostages and kick terrorist ass.The cover for my DVD of 80s actioner The Delta Force shows tough guys Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin wielding massive rocket launchers (the older star's head clumsily photo-shopped onto someone else's body); it's an image that suggests an excess of poorly executed gung-ho action, a film light on plot but heavy on mindless death and destruction. In the final act, that's definitely what is delivered—logic takes a back seat and lots of s**t gets blown up—but what might surprise many is just how well handled the movie's earlier hostage situation scenes are…Israeli director Menahem Golan—obviously no fan of the Lebanese—depicts his hijackers as utterly wretched scum willing to commit unspeakable atrocities in order to achieve their goals (they don't call them terrorists for nothing!). This level of unflinching realism makes the scenes on board the plane extremely tense and effectively unsettling—which makes it a huge shame when the whole thing devolves into a ridiculous mess of silly shootouts and OTT explosions, all accompanied by one of the most uninspired and repetitive scores imaginable (Alan Silvestri should be ashamed). What starts out as a gripping drama ends with the enemy being wiped out by Norris on a motorbike equipped with amazingly accurate missile launchers, which is nowhere near as much fun as it sounds.

Leofwine_draca At first, I had to remind myself that I was watching a Cannon movie. After all, this studio were notorious for making some of the cheesiest, over the top action romps of the 1980s, and THE DELTA FORCE is nothing of the kind. Instead, it's a taut and suspenseful aeroplane hostage movie that has more in common with the likes of RAID ON ENTEBBE than INVASION USA.THE DELTA FORCE stars a near unrecognisable Robert Forster (complete with brown contacts) as an Arab terrorist who holds a group of wealthy Jews hostage in a politically motivated act of terrorism. In a throwback to the disaster movies of the '70s, the hostages are played by an all-star cast including George Kennedy, Martin Balsam, Bo Svenson, Shelley Winters, Joey Bishop and Susan Strasberg. The stuff on the plane is fantastic, with the threat of violence hanging heavy in the air and lots of tense stand-offs.Then things change completely for the film's second hour, where it becomes the kind of cheesy action romp that you expected from the outset. This second half is full of Chuck Norris and his team (including a grumpy Lee Marvin and a briefly-seen Steve James) shooting bad guys, blowing stuff up and rescuing people. It's the sort of action that contains motorbikes fitted with rocket launchers and all manner of similar nonsense. That's not to say it's not entertaining, but it is at odds with the serious first half of the film. Norris and Norris alone would return for the equally cheesy sequel.

CowherPowerForever The following review will contain spoilers.If you want a cheesy action film from the 80s, then look no further. The Delta Force delivers on so many levels of cheese. Released by Cannon Films. Stars Chuck Norris. Cheesy one liners. Over the top death scenes. And a bad guy that only touches Chuck Norris once in the entire film. If you want pure 80s cheesy action fun, then you have come to the right place. This is my review of The Delta Force.This classic 80s action extravaganza was written by James Bruner and Menahem Golan. Bruner also wrote another classic 80s Chuck Norris action film with Invasion U.S.A. That film is personally my favorite action movie of all time. So I also recommend checking that film out as well. Golan, who also directed this film, is also known for such 80s action films as Over the Top and Bloodspot. The film starts with a little background of what the Delta Force is meant to do. We see Scott McCoy(played by Chuck Norris) trying to save a brother in arms from dying as he is lying in a burning helicopter that seems like it is about to explode. Not only do we see McCoy save the day here, we also see him lift up a Jeep to get the soldier's pinned leg safely out. This is just amazing 80s cheesy fun. The film continues years later as we see Lebanese terrorists hijacking a Boeing 707. This part of the film is fairly long, and could get boring to some. The film mainly picks up with the bigger action scenes with about forty to sixty minutes left. Robert Forster(Abdul) plays a fantastic bad guy, and these slower parts of the film move by nicely because of it. Not only does Chuck Norris and crew save the day but, he does it the only way he knows how. In the most absurd ways possible. Blowing up an entire automobile to kill Abdul, yep that is classic Norris right there. Overall, the story is nothing great or awarding winning but, the story is fun because of the amazing acting and cheesy fun. So Bruner and Golan get high praise for their amazing effort in this film.As I mentioned above the film was also directed by Menahem Golan. Sadly, Golan passed away at the age of 85 just last month(of the time I'm writing this review). He was a legend and helped make so many fun and enjoyable cheesy action films. The action scenes Golan directs are downright amazing. While most of the film is light on action, the last forty to sixty minutes is a high octane joyride filled with amazing action scenes. Chuck Norris flying around on a motorcycle where you can clearly tell it is his stunt double, and of course the classic Chuck Norris roundhouse kick. My favorite kill of the film has to be at the end where Norris blows up the car where Abdul is in. This takes me back to another classic Norris film, Invasion U.S.A., which I will not be reviewing here, just wanted to mention it quickly here in passing. The action is lead by not only the legend Chuck Norris but, another legend as well with Lee Marvin. Marvin doesn't get the big action scenes Norris gets and that is to be expected. Marvin though brings an enjoyable presence to every film he is in, and the same can be said here. This film also stars tons of secondary actors that are widely know even to this day. Some of those are Martin Balsam, Lainie Kazan, George Kennedy, Shelley Winters, and another huge legend, Robert Vaughn. With these amazing cast of secondary actors and having Norris and Marvin in the lead roles, the acting shapes up amazingly. Overall, Galon delivered some memorable action scenes with Chuck Norris, and brought us one heck of a cheesy 80s action movie. One that will never be forgotten.The film was composed by famous composer, Alan Silvestri. Silvestri really hit it big with a film released just a year earlier called, Back to the Future. While the genre and type of score composed in this film are very much different, Silvestri adds so much depth to this film. While I wouldn't call his score cheesy like many other scores in films like this, his score more than gets the job done. When the action picks up you will really get to feel his amazing score shape up. Overall, Silvestri delivers an amazing score that adds some nice depth to the film.In closing, this is simply a classic action film. While it is not my personal Chuck Norris favorite, it is certainly near the top. The film delivers in so many ways in the genre of cheesy 80s action films, that fans of this sub-genre will more than be pleased with this outing.8/10