I really enjoyed this movie.Great action.An excellent story.There does not seem to be enough movies like this these days.I like the way the different characters in the movie all came together in their own search for the Nazi loot.Greed certainly knows no bounds.I can imagine that an episode like this would have happened during WW2.As far as I know there are still 36 crates of Nazi gold still unaccounted for somewhere in the Bavarian Alps.All in all a great movie,excellent acting.Its a pity that some of the lesser known actors in this movie are not seen in more movies.Another movie along similar lines is Operation Amsterdam also a great story loosely based on real events.
... View MoreThis is the WORST WWII movie I have ever seen, and I've seen most of them. The "Germans" are speaking English to each other (with no pretense of subtitles or explanation) while extras in the background are speaking real German. I don't fault the acting. I think with a good script & screenplay & director & editor, these actors could have made a good movie.I saw another review which stated that the countryside did NOT look Dutch at all and the one windmill that was shown was a joke from some other continent. I agree with this.The plot line was unintelligible. Just...just... You just have to see it to understand how BAD a film can actually be! Please watch this movie and use it as benchmark to which other films must soar above.Suffice to say that I wish I could get my 98 minutes back, but that's not going to happen.Watch it. Hate it. Learn how NOT to make a movie!
... View MoreWW2 action film from a director connected with the recent Dr Who series. The plot has a group of soldiers breaking off from the main Operation Market Garden attack for a special mission. When their leader is killed the men are forced to sort out the mission themselves. It involves rescuing looted art objects, objects which rogue SS men want for themselves. Meandering and at times not very clear this is the sort of thing for a lazy weekend afternoon. Several well done action scenes distract from the fact that the plot is needlessly messy and confused. Almost certainly to get lost once it hits cable this will none the less be a film to try should you stumble upon it, especially if you're in a sleepy undemanding mood.
... View MoreThis film was nothing short of dreadful. In all respects. The acting, the score, the CGI, the setting. The only positive thing I find, is the idea. It is a great idea to hash on, especially if you include the German point of view. But all the rest is just terrible. Especially when a German fighter ( that looked an awful lot like an American P-47) chased them across a field. After having seen that hero-moment, I would have thought that the medic would have done something more useful at the flying boat. The less said about Michael Madsen's role the better. Only the bit at the end in the museum made me smile slightly. For the rest, I thought it a complete waste of time.Please do not pay more than a quid or two, or 2,50 or $4 on this title. It is only to show how a film should not be made.
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