Battle of the Bulge
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Movie Reviews of Battle of the Bulge
Movie Review: Entertaining But Not Historical.
Summary: 4 Stars
Great entertainment. But of limited historical value. No proper credit given to the roll of 3rd Army and Air Force for ending the Nazi's offensive. Still, the almost 3 hours movie keeps pace and viewer interest.
Movie Review: "A Powerful WWII film", 1965. on DVD.
Summary: 4 Stars
A well-made recreation of an event, near the end of WWII, which defeated the Nazi's. All-star cast, delivers some fine performances, along with, some good visual stunts and action sequences.
Movie Review: Wonderful flick...
Summary: 4 Stars
I loved Shaw's performance in this .......as always he gives a splendid touch to whatever he does.....great flick....great action....highly recommend to any of those that enjoy a good WW 2 Movie!!!Movie Review: As comic book man would say..."Worst War Movie Ever!"
Summary: 3 Stars
Mildly entertaining, this movie lacks in so many areas I don't know where to begin. I like to watch war movies to relive my days in the Army (I was in a tanker unit for awhile), and this movie just loses all realism and historical accuracy to the point that it resembles a circus. I saw it as a kid and liked it of course, and viewers who aren't so discerning might actually like it also, but watching it as an adult who has already watched the greatest war movies ever, I now have to give a thumbs down to this flick.
There are no unit patches on any of the soldiers whatsover. Obviously the studio must have had to cut costs somewhere. The German Tiger and Panther tanks suspiciously resemble American made tanks, the acting is so horrendous and hollywoodish, that I actually found myself rooting for the Nazis to kill them so I would no longer have to listen to their phony imitation of real soldiers over and over. Yes it was a big budget film and yes they did assemble a very all star cast, but did any of those actors ever spend 15 minutes trying to learn how actual soldiers act and talk? Actors are supposed to be believable in their roles, and this group just couldn't do it. They obviously didn't even know the right military expressions or jargon at all. Example: One of the generals making a call to HQ asks for "One hundred and fifty fives" (Howitzers), which to my knowledge has always been called one five fives (especially over a radio). Small error though it is, to me it's enough to remove any belivability that the actor has ever spent a day in uniform.
The special effects are laughable, but you do have to remember the era in which this movie was filmed. High explosive tank rounds only cause a puff of smoke on enemy tanks followed by gasoline being lit on the turret. Dont expect to see turrets flying off as would be the case, oh and, soldiers don't bleed when shot either.
The end of the movie was so preposterous that I couldn't help but chuckling as Henry Fonda and Savalas rolled barrels of gasoline towards an entire column of German tanks and then tossed grenades at them and singlehandedly won the Battle of the Bulge.
This movie just seems like a sorry excuse to put Charles Bronson and Telly Savalas in other movie together to attempt to entertain the public. I'll stick to "Band Of Brothers", "When Trumpets Fade", "The Thin Red Line" or even "The Big Red One", when I need my WWII fix.
Movie Review: A Comic Book Affair!!!
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a comic book affair. It is a good job the opening credits are over what you could call comic war impressions because that is what this is. A dubious boys-own account of the Battle Of The Bulge.
Firstly this DVD is the complete film. Bad continuity and all. There is an uninspiring musical overture and intermission. There are no cuts.
The continuity in this film is appalling. Location shots merge terribly with faux studio scenes. A scene with Robert Shaw and a German Hooker has one of the worst cuts in Cinema History. The absolute opposite to the match flash cut in David Lean's Lawrence Of Arabia.
That said the film is fun in a pre-pubescent sort of way. Robert Shaw is as charismatic as ever and Henry Fonda proves again that he can shine even when the material is below him.
My main gripe with the film is that the hordes of grey tanks are not German Tiger Tanks at all but Russian ones. The Half-Tracks are really American ones painted grey with a German Cross painted on the side. I know this is the norm for action war films of the period but with a little conversion on the part of the Production Design Team these vehicles could have appeared a little more authentic.
The highlight of the DVD for me is a Black & White interview with actor Robert Shaw. That man to this day is still a Star. So finally the film is great fun for a bachelor night-in but essentially it is a load of old hokum with guns.