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Military-War
Tuesday, 23 May 2006 |
Written by
Paul Lingas
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title:
“The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission;” The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission”
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studio:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
Not Rated
starring:
Telly Savalas, Ernest Borgnine, Randall “Tex” Cobb, Ernie Hudson, Erik Estrada
theatrical release year:
1987 & 1988
DVD release year:
2006
film rating:
One Star
sound/picture rating:
Two Stars
reviewed by:
Paul Lingas
“The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission” and “The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal
Mission” have little to do with the classic 1967 film that starred Lee
Marvin, Jim Brown, Charles Bronson and, of course, Telly “Kojak”
Savalas and Ernest Borgnine. They are both made-for-TV movies that star
Savalas, and are really pretty much awful in every way. Each one has
practically the same title and each one has pretty much the same plot,
characters, and brutally awful dialogue. Even Savalas, who plays Major
Wright, leader of the dirty dozen teams, seems merely to go through the
motions to pick up a couple of paychecks for his work ...
Tuesday, 16 May 2006 |
Written by
Dan Macintosh
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title:
Crimson Tide
(Unrated Extended Edition)
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studio:
Hollywood Pictures
MPAA rating:
Unrated
starring:
Gene Hackman, Denzel Washington
theatrical release year:
1998
DVD release year:
2006
film rating:
Four Stars
sound/picture rating:
Four Stars
reviewed by:
Dan MacIntosh
The crux of "Crimson Tide" is a battle of wills between Lt. Commander
Ron Hunter (Denzel Washington) and Capt. Frank Ramsey (Gene Hackman).
It’s a story that also pits two age groups and personality types
against each other. Ramsey is an old Navy guy, who has plenty of battle
scars and hands-on sailing experience under his belt. Hunter, on the
other hand, is an educated and philosophical new school leader whom
Ramsey sees as young blood competition.
Monday, 08 May 2006 |
Written by
Mel Odom
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title:
World War II In Color: The British Story
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studio:
Carlton Television, Ltd. & Champion Television, Ltd.
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
Simon Jones, David Dixon, Sandra Dickinson, Mark Wing Davey
release year:
2002
film rating:
Four Stars
sound/picture:
Five Stars
reviewed by:
Mel Odom
“World War II In Color: The British Story” documents the Second World
War in bright colors and vivid sound. Most viewers who do remember news
footage of World War II from public school classes or snippets in other
movies, recall those bits and pieces in black and white. In a way,
showing the Second World War in black and white is fitting in the minds
of a lot of people. After all, the issues the war was based on were
black and white, good vs. evil. Of course, the student of political
history will know that the answers for why the war came about only a
generation after World War I are not that easy.
Tuesday, 20 December 2005 |
Written by
Bill Warren
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title:
The Great Raid
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studio:
Miramax
MPAA rating:
Rated R for strong war violence and brief language.
Starring:
Benjamin
Bratt, James Franco, Joseph Fiennes, Connie Nielsen, Max Martini,
Marton Csokas, Motoki Kobayashi, Robert Mammone, Natalie Mendoza.
Theatrical and video release:
2005
film rating:
Two Stars
sound/picture rating:
Four-and-a-Half Stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
Miramax
has given “The Great Raid” first-class treatment on DVD. The two-disc
set is laden with extras, including an especially good documentary
called “The Ghosts of Bataan.” There’s a commentary track with the
director, producer and others closely involved. A timeline of the war
in the Pacific, which includes several historical facts likely to
surprise most viewers, is included on the second disc.
Tuesday, 03 May 2005 |
Written by
Bill Warren
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title:
The Dirty Dozen
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studio:
Warner Home Video
starring:
Lee
Marvin, Charles Bronson, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, Ernest
Borgnine, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Ryan, Donald Sutherland, Clint
Walker, Trini Lopez, George Kennedy, Ralph Meeker, Robert Webber
release year:
1967
film rating:
Four-and-a-half-stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
One of the most entertaining war movies ever made, THE DIRTY DOZEN
actually spends much more timing in training the title characters than
it does in putting them through their paces in combat. But that's no
complaint; even at two and a half hours, the movie doesn't have a dull
moment, and the big climax -- a raid on a German-held French chateau --
is beautifully staged and rivetingly suspenseful. Robert Aldrich was a
hit-and-miss director, but give him testosterone-pumped dark-themed
action-adventure, and he could deliver dynamite.
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