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Saving Ryan's privates

Advantages: Great action sequences
Disadvantages: Slow to start, but gethers pace nicely

...any factual or historic event, Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard and tells the story of survival against the odds in a war torn Europe. Released in 1965, Sinatra plays Colonel Joseph Ryan, a smart thinking American Pilot who after getting shot down by the Italian Army is sent to an Italian run Prisoner of War camp for what is expected to be the remainder of the war. Upon arrival Ryan is immediately made the head of the Allied ...
...turn the soldiers call him Von Ryan for collaborating with the enemy. In fact the heated discussions that take place between Ryan and Fincham are great to watch on screen as you see Sinatra in a different light to other roles that he has played before, something which leads to both men trusting each other by the end of the film. With the help of the Italian Commander, who has now switch sides, Ryan and the Allies hatch a plan to escape and steal ...

Timbo3107 23.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Von Ryan's Express (DVD)

all aboard

Advantages: good action movie
Disadvantages: --

This is the first film that I ever watched in which the main character was killed. (I first saw it as a child.) The final scene has Sinatra gunned down as he is stretching out his hand to be pulled up into the back of the train. You are watching willing him on, hoping that the outstretched hands of his comrades will meet his. They don't and they are left watching as the train continues on with him receding further and further into the distance lying ...
...of Allied POWs led by Sinatra trying to escape to freedom. They nearly get caught out several times. One time that particularly sticks in my mind is where Sinatra's pilot watch becomes the attention of a German who attempts to barter with him for it. Of course, Sinatra's character speaks no German and he is getting ever more tense as the scene goes on. He is eventually rescued by one of his colleagues who does speak German. As far as I remember ...

oclumhain 04.03.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Von Ryan's Express (DVD)

One of the best films ever, must buy!

Advantages: Great story, amazing acting, superb film
Disadvantages: None

Ever since seeing this film i have been dying to own this film and its finally on dvd. A modern classic of a film and such a typical Tarintino film. From the opening scene this movie has you engrossed and the two and a half hours it lasts for fly past. The acting is superb from some little known actors and having only one big name like Brad Pitt sets it off brilliantly. Very rarely do you see a somewhat pro jewish war film, most are just protraying ...

euanw1989 21.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Inglourious Basterds (DVD)

A Classic War Film!

Advantages: Really interesting, based on a true story, exciting, good acting
Disadvantages: None

...Only Review Watching the Great Escape on Sky Anytime last night I thought I had to review it. This movie is based on a book by Paul Brickhill who actually was in the camp in March 1944! The film is therefore based on true events but there are some inaccuracies so you should not believe everything that happens in the film! The film was made in 1963 but is still on every Christmas! The Great Escape is set in World War 2 and begins with the P.O.W ...
...high security. The idea is to have "all the rotten eggs in one basket" so they can all be kept inside this one impossible to escape camp! You see the prisoners of war in the camp and follow their escape plan. They want to be as much nuisance to the Germans as possible wasting their time, money and men! There plan is to get over 250 men out of the camp out of tunnels. You get to see how they manage to dig the tunnels, trick guards, get various things ...

mariofan123 20.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Great Escape (DVD)

Trapped behind enemy lines. All they have is their hope

Advantages: Good Length, Excellent Photography, Good Characters
Disadvantages: None

Saints and Soldiers is Ryan Little's war film based around the Malmedy Massacre of World War 2 in 1944 during The Battle of the Bulge. This is an American film with a small budget made in 2003 and released in 2005. There are a few recognizable faces in the film but no-one A-list - which I think is an endearing quality in a film. Many people missed the release of this film because of it's small budget and I don't think it was advertised expansively. ...
...first thing to note about Saints and Soldiers is that it is not a hollywood epic; like 'Saving Private Ryan' or 'Black Hawk Down'. This is a low budget film which focuses on moralities and the hardships of life at war, not a display of barbaric and high octane violence. If you are looking for an action film, this is not for you. The Storyline follows a small group of soldiers who have been scattered after surviving The Malmedy Massacre and their ...

DrJBox 11.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Saints And Soldiers (DVD)