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  • "You know, saltwater would probably be pretty good on your foot." *push*
  • The SEAL team dispatching the pirates is terrifyingly quick and efficient...and pretty awesome.
    • "Execute." *blam, blam, blam*
      • Even more points for DEVGRU marksman for accurately shooting down terrorists inside a boat with a low-visibility windows without wearing a NVG, which is extremely terrible at aiming down sniper sights, and at extreme pressure as the situation becomes worsened.
      • Bonus for Castellano, who led the negotiations, for stopping the tow so the last pirate they needed in range would lose balance and step into the sniper's scope. The fact that he carried such smart moves under pressure is no small feat.
  • Phillips and the crew acting swiftly and smartly to keep the crew hidden from the armed pirates, giving them a lot less hostages and leverages to work with.
  • The sudden appearance of the USS Bainbridge out of the darkness, complete with horn and siren and spotlights. It’s massive and sleek and powerful, everything the tiny, clunky, and slow lifeboat isn’t.
  • These five words: You. Are. Not A. Fisherman. Said by Phillips to the main pirate at the end. After Phillips has been nice and kind towards the pirates the entire film, and doing his best to cooperate with them, he snaps, and manages to give the pirate a The Reason You Suck speech with just these five words (It Makes Sense in Context).
  • Phillips talking down the pirate leader and stopping him from executing prisoners by asking him "Is this how you do your business?"

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