Customer Reviews

what a waste ! of lives. - By: Mr. D. Gough, 13 Oct 2008
this is a top quality starstudded war film based on one of ww2 great cock ups that cost many lives. its superbly acted with loads of top actors there is plenty of action & stunning scenery , its very realistic & is deserving a place among the best war films made.

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Sweeping, flawed epic, but worth a viewing - By: whatlep, 27 Apr 2008
This is almost a classic war movie, with A Cecil B DeMille "cast of thousands", including a multiplicity of stars as noted by other reviewers. At the time of release (1977), it was critiqued as "an hour too long" by some reviewers, which is too harsh a verdict for such a detailed overview of one of the much-analysed battles of World War 2.

The film has both narrative & action which capture the viewer & character performances which are finally toned, remembering that many of the key participants were still alive at the time of release. The battle scenes are well done, albeit with very obvious use of 1970s artillery pieces & tanksin certain scenes.

The major flawin the movie is its obligation to the 1970s Zeitgeist of the "all war is evil" movement. In the film, war is effectively presented as an evil unto itself, with neither side any better morally than the other. A monstrous untruthin the context of 1944 Europe & equally false at the time of release, as the West was to find outin 1979 when the Soviet Union attempted to annex Afghanistan, prompting today's conflictsin that area.

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Operation Market Garden at its best! - By: M. A. Ramos, 05 Oct 2007
This star-studded film is a must see film for those interestedin World War II. This is one of the '70s big budget war films, which covers Operation market garden. Field-Marshall Montgomery's plan that took place September 1944. The Allies attempt to break out of the deadlockin France, & thereby dramatically shorten the winning of the Second World War. Operation Market-Garden was the largest daylight airborne raid of all time. They tried to capture several bridgesin the Netherlands & by capturing & holding them, provide the Allies with a direct road into the German heartland. Of course this film shows how the term "Military Intelligence" is an Oxymoron. Recon showed that there was armorin the area & the strength of German forcesin the area wasin actuality much larger than expected. The British General's with their own agenda's (beating Patton to Berlin) ignored all warnings. It stars Sean Connery, Dirk Bogarde, Gene Hackman, Michael Caine, & Anthony Hopkins.

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GREAT FILM - By: Nevs, 19 Sep 2007
A war classic. You'd be hard pushed to assemble a cast like this (not least because some of them are dead). The film is based on operation 'market garden'in WW11 when the allies made a bold attempt to leap across the Rhine, into Germany. The biggest airborne assaultin history is recreated expertly & the story is well relayed.

Plenty of action throughout.

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A Pizza too Far............. - By: Tangerine, 12 Sep 2007
I watched this whilst eating Pizza & was so engrossed that I didnt realise I had eaten nearly all of it. Despite rolling around like a beached whale for the second half of the film this is one of the best WWII films out there. Although it only concentrates on Operation Market Garden the famous Paratrooper mission to end the war early (I think they were all designed to do that). An all star stellar cast including Dirk Bogarde, Sean Connery, James Caan, Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins, Gene Hackman, Laurence Olivier & Elliott Gould is directed magnificently by Richard Attenborough. I really can't say much more than watch this. The explosions may look a little flat at times but for intense battles its right up there. I think its a marvellous film & would advise anyone to get it. Great stuff.