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SECTION 20 returns with two new highly-skilled and battle-hardened operatives – British Sergeant Michael Stonebridge and ex-US Delta Force Commando Damien Scott. Tasked by razor-sharp new section head, Colonel Eleanor Grant, to track the lethal, elusive terrorist LATIF, in possession of an apocalyptic WMD, our heroes must put aside their differences and defuse a plot that could ignite a war.
Strike Back: Project Dawn is a breathlessly tense, smart and sexy adventure. Across five stories, Scott and Stonebridge plunge into a terrifying siege in a Delhi hotel; mount an undercover operation to derail a weapon heist in Cape Town by a ruthless former IRA operator; take up arms against a ferocious Sudanese militia to rescue a British aid worker; track a treasonous spy in a savage Balkan gangster state; and finally, race to stop a huge-scale double suicide bomber attack in Budapest, orchestrated by the ingenious, merciless Latif. As Section 20 finally confront their nemesis, prey becomes predator in a staggering series climax...
Strike Back: Project Dawn is a breathlessly tense, smart and sexy adventure. Across five stories, Scott and Stonebridge plunge into a terrifying siege in a Delhi hotel; mount an undercover operation to derail a weapon heist in Cape Town by a ruthless former IRA operator; take up arms against a ferocious Sudanese militia to rescue a British aid worker; track a treasonous spy in a savage Balkan gangster state; and finally, race to stop a huge-scale double suicide bomber attack in Budapest, orchestrated by the ingenious, merciless Latif. As Section 20 finally confront their nemesis, prey becomes predator in a staggering series climax...
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Watched this on Sky 1 and it's gripping all action entertainment. Great acting, suberb variety of locations, fantastic plot delivered with a pace that will keep even the most avid remote user locked in their seat from beginning to end. Like others I bought the first series after viewing this one and both are brilliant television productions. I will be adding this to my blu-ray collection the day it's relaeased, it's that good. Buy it and enjoy it.
21 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
.....if you rate this new show after only seeing the first episode (or even only the first 15 minutes) before switching it off in disgust, then you're missing something. The first Strike Back, as poster JackB says, was a fine series, and I'm sure that many people sat down to watch this because of Richard Armitage who gave us such a memorable character in John Porter. But, the producers were left in the lurch last summer when Armitage, not surprisingly, went off to join Peter Jackson in New Zealand for 18 months to play the leading role of Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit. Obviously, there had to be a lot of rewriting and, without Armitage and with the Americans now involved, it was bound to be a different show.
To give the producers and the scriptwriters credit, the cameo from Armitage which was, quite possibly, filmed in a studio in NZ because he had no time to visit South Africa, is more a part of the story-line than one would expect. I've seen the first 3 episodes and JP is not only acknowledged in flashbacks and dreams but, by episode 3, we have the reintroduction of Kenneth Bratton from series 1 and a reminder that JP saved him when he was a hostage. IMO, Porter is given a heroic send-off and has been made a part of the over-arcing story-line. What more could they do if the actor isn't available?
And my opinion of Project Dawn? The first episode, setting up the story and with gratuitous sex scenes, thanks to input from Cinemax/Skinemax, was the weakest and doubtless lost a lot of potential viewers. But there were no sex scenes in episode 2 to hold up the action and the series has been bowling along ever since. It is exciting and entertaining, and, as in series 1, is spectacularly filmed in South Africa. The vistas over Cape Town in episode 3 were quite stunning. They also have a good bunch of actors on board: Sullivan Stapleton was in an Oscar-nominated film earlier this year, Philip Winchester does a great British accent and has a certain gravitas, while Amanda Mealing reminds me of a young Judi Dench in her M-style role as the chief of Section 20. All the stunts are extremely well staged, there is a good bromance developing between our two heroes, plus some excellent twists in the plot and some humorous dialogue. So far, it reminds me most of the last story in the first series and so it's not completely removed from its original source.
I am giving this 5 stars because, so far, for excitement and entertainment value, I think it's worth it. If it disappoints me in future episodes, I shall return and make some adjustments.
Edit: Well, I have seen the lot now and I haven't changed my opinion. Although the gratuitous sex scenes were a bit TOO gratuitous for my taste, had no bearing on the plot and held up the real action, this series thundered along to an exciting and well-executed climax. Series 3 has been announced and I shall be back to watch it.
To give the producers and the scriptwriters credit, the cameo from Armitage which was, quite possibly, filmed in a studio in NZ because he had no time to visit South Africa, is more a part of the story-line than one would expect. I've seen the first 3 episodes and JP is not only acknowledged in flashbacks and dreams but, by episode 3, we have the reintroduction of Kenneth Bratton from series 1 and a reminder that JP saved him when he was a hostage. IMO, Porter is given a heroic send-off and has been made a part of the over-arcing story-line. What more could they do if the actor isn't available?
And my opinion of Project Dawn? The first episode, setting up the story and with gratuitous sex scenes, thanks to input from Cinemax/Skinemax, was the weakest and doubtless lost a lot of potential viewers. But there were no sex scenes in episode 2 to hold up the action and the series has been bowling along ever since. It is exciting and entertaining, and, as in series 1, is spectacularly filmed in South Africa. The vistas over Cape Town in episode 3 were quite stunning. They also have a good bunch of actors on board: Sullivan Stapleton was in an Oscar-nominated film earlier this year, Philip Winchester does a great British accent and has a certain gravitas, while Amanda Mealing reminds me of a young Judi Dench in her M-style role as the chief of Section 20. All the stunts are extremely well staged, there is a good bromance developing between our two heroes, plus some excellent twists in the plot and some humorous dialogue. So far, it reminds me most of the last story in the first series and so it's not completely removed from its original source.
I am giving this 5 stars because, so far, for excitement and entertainment value, I think it's worth it. If it disappoints me in future episodes, I shall return and make some adjustments.
Edit: Well, I have seen the lot now and I haven't changed my opinion. Although the gratuitous sex scenes were a bit TOO gratuitous for my taste, had no bearing on the plot and held up the real action, this series thundered along to an exciting and well-executed climax. Series 3 has been announced and I shall be back to watch it.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I loved Series 1 and was gutted that Richard Armitage was moving on but I needn't have feared! I nearly didn't buy Project Dawn because of some of the negative reviews particularly about the sexual nature of Series 2. Thank goodness, I ignored them!!!! This has been such an enjoyable Series and I have loved every minute of it! Brilliantly conceived and scripted, tight plots, fantastic, believable action, flawed heroes,it's got it all! The sex is not that hard core (it is an 18 after all) and makes sense in the pyschology of Sullivan-a man who, having lost it all, has nothing to lose. So don't be put off- this is must-have unputadownable TV! Well done Cinemax/Sky and thanks for doing it. Roll on Series 3 and it better have Stonebridge and Scott in it! Do not miss!
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I thought it was brilliant!
I read the original Chris Ryan book and thoroughly enjoyed it, so I then watched season one which I also enjoyed. Read more
Published 3 days ago by M. Sutherland
Good Series
Missed this series twice on SKY, got so annoyed decided to buy the series from Play.com because the price was right and I would probably have missed the third screening. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Caledonian
More Please
Well i did not think they could beat Strike Back series 1 ,but they have.Strike Back Project Dawn is a must see especially if you enjoyed series 1 with Richard Armitage. Read more
Published 2 months ago by miss marple
Fabulous!
I thought that the first series of Strike Back could not be improved upon. I was wrong. Strike Back: Project Dawn is one of the best series I have ever seen. Read more
Published 2 months ago by A. Davey
Why?
I really enjoyed the first series but was at a loss as to why all the established characters were either 'forgotten' or killed off in the first 5 minutes of season 2. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Hippy Si
Strike Back 2 - Strike Out
Absolutely appalling - I bought this because I really enjoyed Strike Back 1 and hoped it would be more of the same, even though it was sans Richard Armitage. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Louise, Melbourne Australia
Did not see much of John Porter
Maybee I am not the right person to review this DVD because I bought it to see what happened to John Porter (Richard Armitage). Read more
Published 5 months ago by Laban
From Hero To Two Zeroes
I agree with the reviewer who described this series as 'marmite'. A 3rd series has been commissioned, so clearly I am in a minority with this negative review. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Sarah Matthews
Marmite-ish
I must say that I am writing this review NOT to say I hate it. I really like and enjoy watching this whole genre - spies, non-stop action, conspiracy with twists in the tail. Read more
Published 5 months ago by donnaM
Review of strike back 2
Enjoyed watching it. Different from Strike Back 1. Plenty of action but more violent than Strike Back 1. Was worth buying and look forward to Strike Back 3.
Published 5 months ago by Action_film
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