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Ah! The British at war, complete with the stiff upper lip and class ridden officers. We get the classic scene where two officers meet for the first time and with Zulus about to wipe them from the face of the earth they stand arguing about who has seniority and thus will take charge of the situation. Absolutely typical.
Based on a true story of Rourke's Drift the film takes liberties with just about everything except the fact that many VC's were won that day. Even as an-ex serviceman I feel that a lump of metal from an historic cannon bashed into a particular shape is scant reward for giving your life for a cause even if you did it bravely and without fear. This is one film that rams home the point that the British soldier was nothing more than cannon fodder, or in this case spear fodder.
Having said that, the film is exciting and full of blood and guts with some really bloody fight sequences. The scenery is as marvellous as you would expect from the African bush and the red tunics of the Welsh Borderers stand out like sore thumbs to make a good target for Zulu spears.
One of the most awe inspiring sequences was not visual. Hearing the sound of the masses of Zulus banging their cow hide shields with their spears in a relentless rhythm would chill the blood in my veins.
After seeing the film umpteen times, usually at Xmas, the story gets boring but those drumming spears still get to me.
"Don't throw those bloody spears at me" is attributed to Michael Cain speaking in his Harry Palmer voice but he never said it.
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Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Production Year: 1977 - Action/Adventure - Director: Clint Eastwood - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring:Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney
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Dec 19th, 2000
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