a5c7b9f00b Based on the real-life events of Ian Fleming&#39;s 30 Commando during World War II this is a story which takes our heroes from the edge of defeat on the beaches of Dunkirk to the mountains of Norway on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines that, if successful, could change the course of the war. The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming&#39;s 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K. How did someone dredge up this horrid mishmash of a WWII script, largely basing characters on a hodgepodge of characters from other far more substantial war movies.<br/><br/>1. Uniforms poorly researched and reproduced. Webbing equipment poorly put together from a bargain bin.<br/><br/>2. German SS Alpine troops?? Give me a break. I know they have to be the baddies, but please do some historical research, and try to get the uniforms and weapons right…..<br/><br/>3. Jack Watson in &quot;The Wild Geese&quot; was the original user of most of Sergeant Mac&#39;s lines, so 0 out of 10 for the script writerthis was a direct plagerism of that particular character including the lines verbatim.<br/><br/>4.The military prison scene is laughable. This was another scene taken from a movie &quot;The Hill&quot; with Sean Connery. The actions of Dyer&#39;s character are laughable. A real RSM would have battered the offender on the spot (See the movie &quot;The Hill&quot; for a look at what a real military glasshouse was like)<br/><br/>5. The British Army dislikes squaddies pulling guns on senior officers. That is pure fantasy of the highest order, and its also quite unused to Major&#39;s telling Colonels what to do. Bob Raines would have been put up against a wall and shotsoonthe establishment caught up with him. A transfer to the elite forces was the last thing that would have happened. This sequence was beyond a joke.<br/><br/>Any true WWII enthusiast will have kittens at the way this film portrays commandos. This does a huge disservice to our remaining WWII vets. <br/><br/>Next time get Mr Spielburg to produce &amp; direct it. I had decent hopes for this flick going into itI am a fan of movies like &#39;Where Eagles Dare&#39; and &#39;The Dirty Dozen&#39;, and the first half hour or so of this movie gave me hope of a similar ride. However, ten minutes or so after the bullets start flying this movie goes into the toilet. The ending was one of those &#39;well, we&#39;ve run out of money, let&#39;s just rap this story up&#39; scenarios. Multiple plot lines were never resolved and this movie just left me wanting to know why I had just wasted my time watching such a crappy movie. I am only thankful that I didn&#39;t try and convince my wife to watch this moviethat would have been an epic that I would have never lived down.
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