Sergeants 3
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Movie Reviews of Sergeants 3
Movie Review: Rat Pack out West . . .
Summary: 3 Stars
Oceans Eleven was the first film to feature the infamous `Rat Pack', Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop. Sergeants 3 is the second and last, to feature these five. The western starts out quite well, but later fizzles into rather mundane silliness. Still, this is mostly a fun and entertaining time, with some Hollywood legends.
Sergeants Merry (Sinatra), Deal (Martin), and Barrett (Lawford), are assigned to lead a group of soldiers on a mission to find out what happened at the town of Medicine Bend, where it is suspected that Indians may have attacked. Bishop is also a soldier, while Sammy Davis is Jonah Williams, an entertainer who tags along with the group.
Soon after their arrival in town, a furious battle with the Indians ensues. The action highlight of director John Sturges's film is quite well-done, punctuated with plenty of explosions, and executed with much gusto and mirth. The attackers, known as the `Ghost Dancers', are driven back into the hills. What happened to the town's inhabitants is not made clear.
Against orders, Deal heads into the mountains to find the Ghost Dancers' lair. Together with Williams, the pair discover the Indians' secret hideout, a cave high in the mountains. Merry leads an improbable rescue mission, where a handful of soldiers hold off a vastly superior force. Bodies keep flying off cliffs, and Williams saves the day by escaping to sound a decisive warning. It all doesn't make much sense, but with no casualties among the Rat Packers, things end better than could be expected.
Mostly an action-adventure, with some comic moments, Sergeants 3 is more to be enjoyed for the distinguished cast, one big battle, and some quality cinematography. It's worth seeing to catch the Rat Pack in action, and a good-natured Dino playing for laughs.
Movie Review: You need to see it
Summary: 3 Stars
Yes, you need to see this "Rat Pack" film that disappeared for so many long years. It was the one film of Dino's that I had never seen, so like many other fans, I looked forward to it! The film has some really fine action scenes and some top notch scenery (Bryce Canyon National Park), and the transfer here is crisp and colorful. Dean and Frank are clearly the stars here, and they do just fine. The shortcoming of the film, from my perspective, is that it can't quite seem to figure out whether it is a serious drama or a comedy. Nevertheless, I do recommend it. It's not "Rio Bravo", but it is fun.Movie Review: Sergeants 3
Summary: 3 Stars
Forty five years after seeing this in the cinema and it was still worth watching but with sadness knowing that the stars are no longer with us. A western version of the famous movie "Gunga Din" but why not? I think it worked well and after all you went to see the main characters... Dean, Frank and Sammy. Memories are made of this!Movie Review: American version of 'Gunga Din'
Summary: 3 Stars
If you ever watched the old Movie 'Gunga Din' with Cary Grant, Victor Mclaglen, Douglas Fairbanks JR. and Sam Jaffey. You've seen this the story is exactly the same. Entertaining, but hardly original. Really I would prefer Gunga Din.Movie Review: No time for SERGEANTS
Summary: 1 Stars
As a fan of Frank & Dean and having soft spot for westerns, it wouldn't have taken much for me to drink the Kool-Aid here. Unfortunately, this is an awful movie on pretty much every level. The bad script and the disinterested performances are only surpassed by some of the laziest directing I've ever seen. That the culprit was the great John Sturges, who directed classics like THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN and THE GREAT ESCAPE, is really astonishing. "Action" scenes are laughably sped up and apparently no stunt coordinator was hired for the picture since nothing else would explain some of the worst movie punches ever thrown.
Fans of the Rat Pack, don't get conned into buying a movie which does the unthinkable: makes 4 FOR TEXAS seem like a good film.