This is a funny movie in the US Services with Danny Glover turning over his post to a new commander Ray Loita who is very green to the area of the jungle and the ways of the villagers. He learns real quickly all about elephants and many ways to travel with one. Lots of laughs through out the movie especially when you get to see an elephant fly.

We purchased this DVD because we had the VHS tape and wanted the updated format. Sounds good, right? WRONG! The subtitles are not there! That is outrageous. What numbskull decided that? Who do I complain to? I hope there is a new widescreen edition in the works that has the bloody SUBTITLES, in English please!

Operation Dumbo Drop is a slightly funny, heart-warming tale of a group of American soldiers, fighting in the Vietnam War, trying to do the right thing.

The story revolves around two Special Forces Captains, Capt. Cahill (Danny Glover) and Capt. Doyle (Ray Liotta). Capt. Cahill is the older, more relaxed soldier who goes with the flow and isn't afraid to do things in an unconventional method. Capt. Cahill has assimilated into a local Vietnamese village while monitoring the Ho Chi Minh trail. Capt. Doyle is the younger, uptight, by the book soldier who is sent in to replace Capt. Cahill.

An unfortunate string of events tips off the Viet Cong to the fact the village is helping the Americans and kill the village's elephant in retaliation. The two Captains put together a small band of misfits to find a new elephant and deliver it to the village by the end of the week.

The movie is based on a true story. Violence in the movie is minimal. It is a refreshing change from the typical violent Vietnam themed movie. I think the movie is meant to be funny, but I would more describe it as "cute". Not much in this movie really made me want to laugh out loud. The acting in the movie wasn't bad. I thought Ray Liotta, Dennis Leary (Lt. Pool), and Dinh Thien Le (Linh) all did an excellent job with their parts. However, I wouldn't describe the acting by anyone as extraordinary.

The DVD lacks any extras on it. As mentioned by previous posters, there are no subtitles when the people are speaking Vietnamese.

This isn't one of those movies I'd recommend scrambling out to get. If you find a good deal on the movie or can find it at a video store to rent, by all means give it a try. However, I do not think the movie is worth $15.00. This movie is probably a good compromise between a chick flick to watch with a date and a violent action movie you watch with friends.

I really like this movie, USUALLY. However, what makes it worth watching is the subtitles for the Vietnamese. When I ordered this DVD, I was expecting subtitles I could read. The only options for subtitles were "Spanish" or "None". I was extremely disappointed and angry that I can't even get subtitles in my own language in America!!! The storyline is nice because it is based on a true story but when you don't know what the VC are saying, you lose a lot in the emotion of the movie.

This is a great movie, my only beef with the DVD is the missing subtitles. Everytime one of the Vietcong speak, you have no idea whats going on because of the missing subtitles.