Cue epic slow-mo music. Slow tilt up from scuffed black boots to a well-worn full camo kit. Pause on tired soldier's face, smeared with fading black and green face paint mixed in with a little mud. Gun dangles carelessly from shoulder. Soldier adjusts helmet. Pauses. Turns and saunters into the distance, mist swirling around him. Music intensifies. Fade out.

Create your own epic war movie in your head. Crank out your camo gear, smear black face paint over those high cheekbones, and get your trigger-happy groove on with a spot of paintball at The Valley Outdoor Centre in Tauranga.  For just $12, you and your mates can replicate a war zone, minus the danger, and enjoy one hour of paintball. Your 12 bucks will also give you 100 rounds of ammo, your weapon and all safety equipment.

Paintball is the world's fastest-growing extreme sport, and is an excellent way to release all your pent-up energies and frustrations on unsuspecting mates - and perfect strangers. Because you can actually feel when you've been hit, it has an unmatched sense of urgency and excitement. Paintball can be played by just about anyone of any level of fitness and age, and it's not just for the guys either. All it takes is an adventurous mental attitude and a desire to get out and have some fun. And with a couple of fields to choose from, you can create your own epic war movie with a slightly different feel every time. Paintball is great for stag dos (or hen's nights if you're that kind of girl!), birthdays and company team building exercises - take the opportunity to get your boss back after he made you work late three nights in a row last week!

And while you're scrambling through the undergrowth, staying low to the ground and trying desperately to stay alive, ooze a little Braveheartness and scream, "They may take our lives, but they'll never take our FREEEEEEEEEEEEEDOM!"