The Bridge at Remagen
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Movie Reviews of The Bridge at Remagen
Movie Review: Hollywood or History
Summary: 2 Stars
Unfortunatily this movie was to say the least, a disapointment. It does not cover many of the events that actually happend at Remagen or the fight for the bridge. It was also unrealistic. First of all, by the time the Germans had counter attacked the Allies were well supplied and moving in more troops by the hour on the hour. The fight was fanatically desperate for the Germans not the Americans. Desperate attacks took place including many artillery barages. The counter attack the Germans attempted failed. The only real fight occured taking the bridge not holding it. If you like action get it. If you like history dont.Movie Review: NOT HIGH ON MY LIST
Summary: 2 Stars
I think it is one of the weaker of the WWII films. It does, however, portray an important incident in the defeat of Germany and is valuable from an historical point of view.My main objection is in the depiction of the American soldiers. They sem to be a surly lot, bickering and throwing digs at each other; but who knows, oerhaps that was the case. The Germans seemed to be a better organized group even though they lost the battle.
But is it nowhere near s bad as "The Battle of the Bulge." That bummer rates a minus five stars.
Movie Review: Beware of war films starring George Segal
Summary: 1 Stars
I've read many of the reviews posted previously about this film, and I'm actually suprised by the wide range of opinions, good and bad. After careful consideration of other arguments I still have to say that this movie is a real STINKER. This film is one of the worst WWII films ever made, really. Despite it's feeble attempt to portray the more "realisitic" battle weary, lassiez-faire attitudes towards the end of the war, the characters remain stiff, overacted, transparent, and just plain stereotypical by today's standards. As usual, the portrayl of the Germans is laughable. Robert Vaughn's (plays the lead German role) forced aristocratic German accent is so bad you find yourself wondering why the producers didn't just cast a German actor (as they did for some of the more competent supporting cast). Ben Gazzara's "Angel" character is just plain ridiculous, and George Segal should have stayed with comedy, because you'll laugh at his authority role, and supposed "apathy" towards almost every event in the film. The conflict set-up between Segal' character and his superior officer (also badly acted) is painful to watch, and I don't mean in the emotional sense. The movie was truly doomed after watching the young actress who was thrown in for <5 minutes simply for meaningless frontal nudity - she should feel very exploited... it's the kind of stuff shoveled in history classes taught by the victors. If you want to see a truly "gritty" war film, try the German perspective, as in "Stalingrad" or "Das Boot," or the Finnish film "Winter War." They're not sappy, overly-patriotic, and won't pull their painful punches, the kind you won't see in relatively older Hollywood films like "The Bridge at Remagen."Movie Review: misunderstood rating
Summary: 1 Stars
I have previously written a review on this movie, but apparantly someone misunderstood what I was trying to say, so I'll reword it.Basically, as a war historian and one who has been on the ground in Afghanistan during recent campaigns I can tell you that I am no fan of war, just as I am no fan of this movie.
From a filmaking point of view, the characters were unlikeable and the movie totally corrupted the REAL events surrounding the crossing of the river, and the movie would have been better served and so would the veterans if the REAL story were told rather than some contrived plot that wasn't even close to accurate.
The actual events are fascinating and should be read by anyone interested in the war, but watching this movie will leave one with less knowlege of what actually happened to our boys than if it were never viewed.
Historically it is garbage.