Halls of Montezuma
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Movie Reviews of Halls of Montezuma
Movie Review: LEWIS MILESTONE, OPUS 29
Summary: 4 Stars
**** 1950. Directed by Lewis Milestone. WWII, a Pacific island. A company of marines under Richard Widmark's command must find where a Japanese rocket base is hidden. This is a war movie I can recommend without any hesitation. Richard Widmark, Jack Palance in his second role, Karl Malden and Richard Boone give each a very good performance but one must above all praise the mise-en-scene of Lewis Milestone here. Let's admire these travellings of the landings of the Marines or the way Milestone creates the tension by alternating shots of individuals and shots of a company of soldiers. Highly recommended.Movie Review: Realistic Equipment
Summary: 4 Stars
Movie used actual sherman tanks and actual amtracks. Arrived quickly and color reproduction and picture quality is pretty good considering this movie is 60 years old. Presented in full screen.Movie Review: Halls Of Montezuma
Summary: 4 Stars
The acting and action in this film were topnoitch. Somewhat dated, but still very interesting. Recommend this film for those who served in the armed forces.Movie Review: A fairly realistic portrait of US Marines in the Pacific
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a very decent war flick about a squad of US Marines. It has a lot going for it -- Richard Widmark, for starters. The rest of the cast also turn in good performances.
The film's strengths are excellent character development and technical accuracy. The men's equipment and uniforms appear to be authentic. Some of the combat scenes are extremely realistic. The Widmark character is engaging--this is a story of creeping war fatigue in a man who has seen too much death and combat.
My main criticism of the film is that I found the plot to be somewhat tedious, with some overlong slow scenes in the middle that is more typical of European films than Hollywood productions.
Overall, a good film but not a great one. RJB.
Movie Review: War Is Hell...Even in 1950
Summary: 3 Stars
The personal side of this film is it's main standout, IMO. Men are asked to go to war, and the government doesn't really care about the turmoil you go through or the misery you live with if you survive. The battle footage is OK for 1950. Acting is good and I'm sure helped the recruiting effort for the Korean "police action". But war is hell no matter how you slice it.