The Objective (2008 film)
Summary
A team of U.S. Special Ops forces is dispatched to a remote mountain region of Afghanistan with the ostensible orders of locating an influential Muslim cleric. While on the mission they find themselves lost in a Middle Eastern "Bermuda Triangle" of ancient evil and faced with an enemy that none of them could have imagined.
Details
- Release Date: 2008
- Country/Language: US/Morocco, English and Pushto with subtitles
- Genres/Technical: Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, War
- Runtime: 1 hr 30 min
- Starring: Jonas Ball, Matthew R. Anderson, Jon Huertas
- Director: Daniel Myrick
- Writer: Daniel Myrick
- Producer/Production Co: Jaz Films, Kasbah-Film Tanger
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: PG-13 (Violence and Profanity)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)
Not exactly a "Lovecraftian" film in the sense of being based on any of Lovecraft's work or containing references to his creations, though some viewers may find the location and atmosphere suggestive of Lovecraft's work (an "Eldritch Location" film).
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- HorrorNews dotnet, (link) - "What seems to be just a trek through the hills is actually a discovery of something unexplainable and mysterious, so much that it's beyond description for the most part...."
Synopsis
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A team of U.S. Special Ops forces is dispatched to a remote mountain region of Afghanistan with the ostensible orders of locating an influential Muslim cleric. While on the mission they find themselves lost in a Middle Eastern "Bermuda Triangle" of ancient evil and faced with an enemy that none of them could have imagined.
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Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- Setting: Delta Green
