The Dirty Dozen
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Movie Reviews of The Dirty Dozen
Movie Review: A Classic
Summary: 4 Stars
If you like action and seeing lots of big names all on the same screen this is it.Movie Review: Fantastic movie, but shockingly BAD DVD transfer...!!!
Summary: 3 Stars
All right, we all know how great THE DIRTY DOZEN is... you've more than likely read all the previous reviews, most of them rightfully glowing. HOWEVER, what almost ALL the previous reviewers neglect to mention is that the current DVD release of DOZEN is woefully atrocious both in sound and picture quality, at least by the standards that we've come to expect from current DVD technology.
Apparently, the official Warner Bros. release is essentially the same as the 1998 MGM release, with only minor variations on the cover art. The picture quality is pretty much the same, which is to say: Lousy. It looks as though MGM/Warners were working from a beat-up, worn-out, 30+ year old print, rather than from any high-definition, digitally-remastered negative transfer. THE DIRTY DOZEN more than likely needs some MAJOR restoration work before a proper release can be sold to the public. Overall sound effects are okay, but certain sections of dialogue are muddied and hard-to-hear. Worse, the picture/print has a a fading yellow layer (which renders almost everything with an unnatural pinkish hue) and is littered with scratches, dirt, dust, pops, etc., and overall picture detail is far from crystal-clear. It's probably one of the worst-looking films I've ever watched on DVD.
Having said that, the film itself is still great and none of the defects really detract from the great story and acting, which still shine through regardless. BUT... if you want your copy of DOZEN to be sparkling-new and spotless, I'd advise holding off on purchasing this DVD until a new, remastered Special Edition comes out... most likely around 2007, when DOZEN reaches its 40th Anniversary. Until then, buyer beware.
Movie Review: Not as good as the book
Summary: 3 Stars
If you simply want to watch an average WWII movie, this is as good a choice as any. Lee Marvin does a good job and there is nothing really wrong with the movie. But I read the book when I was younger and it is MUCH better.Movie Review: Dated, but fun
Summary: 3 Stars
It's an old-fashioned war movie in the best sense of that phrase! Lee Marvin had a presence like no other! Not a very sentimental or romantic picture, and the action stuff is dated, indeed! But enjoyable to watch.Movie Review: I should have avoided this one
Summary: 2 Stars
The Dirty Dozen does start kind of slowly and the premise is pretty silly, but things do pick up towards the end when the Dirty Dozen lock a bunch of partygoers in a cellar, douse them with gasoline, and kill them with hand grenades. Definitely recommended if you like that kind of stuff.
Some reviewers have commented that this movie is making a point about the violence of war, but I don't buy it. You can't make 2 hours of frat-boy war movie then switch gears in the last 30 minutes and claim to be making a profound observation about brutality. There are plenty of good war movies that do have something to say -- Patton, Black Hawk Down, Das Boot, Apocalypse Now, Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, and Generation Kill come to mind. The Dirty Dozen does not belong on that list.