Category Archives: DVD Reviews

War Movie Mondays: ‘Von Ryan’s Express’

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick bring us back to my favorite of all the wars, World War II. The chairman of the board, Frank Sinatra leads an all star cast in Von Ryan’s Express (1965) which tells the story of a massive … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Hamburger Hill’

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

Hamburger Hill (1987) is an intensely, well acted Vietnam War movie which shows seasoned combat troops at their very best. The film follows a group of men of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: ‘Edge of Darkness’ Blu-ray

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

When this Mel Gibson starrer came to theaters, I didn’t get a chance to see it so my first exposure to it was on Blu-ray. I won’t go into a full review of the film here (I’ll leave that to … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘The Boys in Company C’

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

1978’s The Boys in Company C, along with Go Tell the Spartans, was one of the first Vietnam films to be made after the war. Directed by Sidney J. Furie, the film follows a group of young Marine recruits from … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Go Tell the Spartans’

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick takes us to ‘Nam with Go Tell the Spartans (1978) which shows the first ever encounter among American forces and the Viet Cong before major American involvement in Vietnam took place. Director Ted Post adapts Daniel Ford’s … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Beach Red’

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

In honor of the HBO mini series The Pacific, this week’s pick goes out to the “devil dogs” of the United States Marine Corp with the 1967 release Beach Red, directed by and starring Cornel Wilde. Beach Red is a … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘Battle of the Bulge’

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

Battle of the Bulge (1965) was an Anglo-American production directed by Ken Annakin (The Longest Day).  The film debuted at the Cinerama Dome Theater in Hollywood on December 16, 1965, which was the twenty first anniversary of when the … Continue reading →

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War Movie Mondays: ‘A Bridge Too Far’

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Douglas Barnett

This week’s pick is Richard Attenborough’s A Bridge Too Far (1977) which was based on the Cornelius Ryan novel about the Allied airborne invasion of Holland in September 1944. A Bridge Too Far is a sprawling Hollywood epic, filmed in … Continue reading →

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