Battle of the Bulge
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VHS Movie Reviews of Battle of the Bulge
Movie Review: Non-factual, but some great actors.
Summary: 2 Stars
Primarily, I enjoy war movies that provide factual recounts of the events or persons covered in the film. Not war movies for the sake of a war movie. The movie "Battle of the Bulge" does not provide much of anything historic, but uses the historic event to tell it's own "Hollywood-istic" story.
There are some great actors in this film, though. It is they, in my simple opinon, who provide any redeeming value to this film.
If you like action WWII war movies you will probably enjoy this. If you excpect some semblance of history this film will likely not impress you too much.
It sure would be nice to have Hollywood do a "Battle of the Bulge" in "Tora, Tora, Tora" fashion ( my basis for judging all war movies ).
Movie Review: Blu-Ray Review
Summary: 5 Stars
Another good Blu-Ray Transfer and it is better looking than the Dirty Dozen by far!Movie Review: A good war movie but it doesn't do the battle justice
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is set during the December 1944 German offensive in the west which came to be known as the Battle of the Bulge. The Germans put together a huge army and hurled it against four American divisions holding the Ardennes, a hilly area not believed to be passable to tanks in great numbers. American tenacity, as well as a timely counterattack by Patton's 3rd Army and the British-led army to the north allowed the offensive to grind to a halt.
In this production it seems as if the producers tried to find the least Bastogne-like terrain they could find. Also, the thick snow which caused enormous misery on both sides is nowhere to be seen in this film. However, the Battle of the Bulge does have some good acting and some interesting parts to it. The English-speaking agents were actually used by the Germans to disrupt communications and sow chaos (the ones who were captured were later shot, an surprising act of ruthlessness on the U.S. Army's part). But unlike the film version the battle did not end in bang, but rather in a whimper.
Movie Review: See a documentary or read a book on the subject
Summary: 2 Stars
Wide-screen is the only way to see this movie, but you better have a front projector or a really big TV as the 2.76 aspect ratio of this ponderous production will look like a band-aid on your television. Not much good history and the staging is so old fashioned that you may want to just run this film in the background while you do something else. The real Battle of the Bulge is exciting history, but you would not know it from this film. Unless you are older or just like looking at a few older movie stars (that most young people will not recognize), I would check out a good documentary or watch the Bulge episode of BAND OF BROTHERS.Movie Review: Excellent but...
Summary: 3 Stars
The overall quality is outstanding, with one exception. About 1/8 of the left side of the screen, at least on my panasonic Blu-Ray player, is faded, especially on the lower left corner. And now that I'm watching it as I write this, it also happens occasionally on the right side.