War > Q War > Quayle, Anthony > 12 years and over

Advantages: Plot, acting and keeps you watching
Disadvantages: Confusing if you're not up on war history

Force 10 From Navarone is based on the book of the same name by author Alistair MacLean as is the sequel to The Guns of Navarone, the immensely popular film starring Gregory Peck and David Niven. Force 10 was released in 1978, and features some famous names and a powerful script cast onto the screen. The film didn't do as well as it should have, but is still a quality film. Following the successful destruction of the guns of Navarone, survivors ...
...a spy named Nicolai, who they had come across briefly in their previous mission. They are the key to the mission, as they are perhaps the only ones who can identify him. Older than they were in the first mission, Nicolai has grown from a boy to a man, and is now believed to be masterminding a sabotage operation under the guise of allied lieutenant Lescovar (Franco Nero). The experienced soldiers are joined by a selection of American soldiers, led ... Read review

Advantages: great story, real heroism, great direction
Disadvantages: no dis

The greatest war film I have ever seen! When my friend forced me to watch it I wanted to cry, because I dont like the wars and blood. From the early beginning we though it is documentary film as it starts with talking and showing some tribes life with two soldiers. It seemed to me quite strange but so interesting that I had to watch further. After nice pictures of life in wild nature the scene was disturbed by big war ship and the soldiers fall into ...
...afraid of. The film started to show soldiers in situation before war, their thoughts and feelings. Some were strong enough to show the fear, but some of them were on the edge of desperation... The film is pretty long, tooks around 2 hours and 35 minutes, so there are many things which happens and the soldiers must go through the long long far from easy way, many of them die, get hurt, make wrong decision or make something great. I have never seen ... Read review

Advantages: Gritty and moving.
Disadvantages: Slow.

...Paupua New Guinea, called the Kokoda trail. Their job is to stop the Japanese infiltrating the trail and coming closer to invading North Australia....look on a map, it really is quite close. The group of men come under constant attack, run out of food, low on ammunition, and are exhausted. Amongst the group are two brothers who become quite central to the plot. I won't give away any more of the plot other than to say it shows the absolute worst ...
...the best in man. ~~~Cinematography and directing~~~ It is slow, and I think that is intended as war is not all gun ho and running around. Whilst set in steamy rain forests, it has a ditinct trench warfare feel about it, and whilst set in the 2nd World War, it is reminiscent of the 1st. The cinematography is excellent, much of it is at night which is hard to film well, and much of it is in rain and mud. The scenery is magnificent. The music is ... Read review

Advantages: Thrilling adventure from the past
Disadvantages: none

...Donald Pleasence Released in the summer of 1963 this near three hour movie, based on some true events, depicts the lives of many Prisoners of War incarcerated in a German POW camp, Stalag Luft III, during the second world war, revealing the many escapes which were planned and executed, sometimes successfully, but mostly failures… This movie is based on the factual book by Paul Brickhill, who was actually in the camp and helped out with the preparations ...
...taking part in the escape itself. ** BRIEF PLOT ** Stalag Luft III is a high security prisoners of war camp which, according to commandant Colonel Von Luger, (played by Hannes Messemer), is escape proof, so it is filled with prisoners who have previously escaped from various other prisons… but to house that many professional escapees in one place is just asking for trouble… When Squadron leader Roger Bartlett, (played by Richard Attenborough), ... Read review

Advantages: Very moving, violent, yet accurate
Disadvantages: see above

Flags of our fathers A film Directed by Clint Eastwood, which retells the story of 6 men who erected the stars and stripes on top of a mountain at Iowa Jima. They were dubbed hereos, but in truth, these men in the picture were raising a second flag, the first time it was raised it was done by different men not in front of a camera. It was only the 5th day in the battle which would rage for another 35. The three surviving men from the group of six, ...
...forth in time, through the battle, after (when they were taken back to the US on a "buy war bonds" drive) and even later in the present time when the story is being re-told. The point that the real hereos are the ones who gave their lives and were left behind on the island is made clear and done well. Its a good film with plenty of action, some quite violent, but also an underlying torrent of heroism and honour. Its good stuff. Two thumbs up. letters ... Read review