Full of split-second decisions, terror and confusion, “Rules of Engagement” is so far one of the best new movies of the year. If you are looking for excitement, but can stand the blood and gore, this movie is one to see.With a renowned cast of award-winning movie stars including Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Guy Pearce and Blair Underwood, “Rules of Engagement” could be compared to “A Few Good Men” with its Marine codes of valor and intense courtroom scenes. Col. Terry Childers, played by Samuel L. Jackson, is forced into a situation of violent hostility when ordered to take his team into Yemen to secure peace at the U.S. Embassy.But the mission goes bad and the government blames Childers. A proud Marine who dedicates his life to serving his country, Childers (Jackson) attempts to justify his decision to open fire on an angry crowd of Yemeni men, women and children surrounding the embassy. The amateur attorney representing his case is longtime friend, Hays Hodges, an unsuccessful lawyer and recovering alcoholic played by Tommy Lee Jones.In an attempt to maintain good foreign relations, the government places the blame for the disaster on Childers, claiming he broke the “rules of engagement.” These are rules that all military officials must follow in combat situations. They restrict the right to engage in combat unless engaged upon first.After the government destroys videotapes that would prove Childers not guilty of the charges against him, the war-time friends are forced to come up with a defense that would show that Childers’ decision to open fire was well-justified and one that any Marine would make.Executive Producer James Webb came up with the story idea after serving as a Marine commander in Vietnam. Marine, lawyer, top government official, and journalist, Webb has also written several fiction and non-fiction books, such as “Fields of Fire,” “A Country Such As This,” “A Sense of Honor,” and “Something to Die For.””Rules of Engagement” opened Friday and is rated R.