Battle of the Bulge
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Movie Reviews of Battle of the Bulge
Movie Review: Inaccurate historically but highly entertaining
Summary: 4 Stars
I originally saw this film in 1973 on a black and white television set, and was immediately impressed by its spectular battle scenes, which, after all these years, are still amongst the best ever made, even though they were filmed without the aid of computers, unlike those of today's movies. While the Battle of the Bulge is inauthentic by reenacting a real military campaign with fictional characters and contrived scenes (for example, in truth the German offensive was not halted by the death of their commander and some of his tank crew members in a failed attempt to capture an American fuel dump), it is very enjoyable for those who like Word War II action, or action in general, especially now, in a digitial format.Movie Review: For War Movie Buffs Only
Summary: 4 Stars
Based on actual events (sort of), the movie does an OK job of telling the story of "the Bulge" but real historians will pick holes in it. Henry Fonda plays an Intelligence Office who believes the Germans are about to attack but can't convince the "Generals". Robert Shaw plays the part of the real life German general Peiper who led the attack and Charles Bronson plays an American infantry officer is left to fight the battle. Cameos by several American actors including James MacArthur who is captured by the S/S. Overall a good "shoot 'em up" and entertaining but NOT a true picture of the heroism of the American and German soldiers who fought the battle.Movie Review: Good war movie, But:
Summary: 4 Stars
It is not exactly how it happened. I will let you read some of the other reviews that will give better historic information. But at least Warner had the good sense to restore it to its original length. They had cut out many important scenes from the VHS version that were restored to this DVD. For that reason I gave it 4 stars. There are not many extra features, only two brief featurettes on the making of the film, and a theatrical trailer. If you just want to watch a war movie, make some popcorn and enjoy. If you want a history lesson, watch the History Channel.Movie Review: Great action movie but very inaccurate ++++++++
Summary: 4 Stars
Great war movie with lots of tanks. Too bad these were not the real Tigers and King Tiger Tanks but American M-48 tanks painted Panzer Grey. The acting is very good, especially Robert Shaw as Col. Kessler. The song "Panzerlied" by the way is still used by the German Panzer division today. Over all a good way to spent 3 hours on a Friday night.Movie Review: An Audiophile Viewer
Summary: 4 Stars
Robert Shaw's performance was superb. His act and face was very close to the panzer commander Sepp Dietrich. The only pity was that the film producer did not use Tiger Tanks which has lost its accuracy. Hope a new reissue of film to be released with the latest technology soon. As good as directed by Steven Spielberg ??