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Cinema's Finest Hour (by John_Mclaren) |
Top drawer war film indeed THE top notch war flick , in which our chaps the Brits give Jerry what-for over the coast of Blighty. Stiff upper lip rules OK as they scramble their Spits into the blue autumn sky, exchange tally-ho's over the intercom, bag a couple of Messerschmitts- and then head home for tea and buns.OK, I'm biased. My grandfather fought in the battle. However it reminds us what really matters is not Holywood celeb tittle-tattle, but real life and death struggles for our world. As usual the Brits do it with class and dignity. Yes, the impression in the film that all <more> |
At last - restored to it's full glory! (by jamn10) |
I have always been a fan of this film and have been impatiently waiting for a DVD release for some time. When I found out that MGM were releasing this film on DVD, I was delighted followed by some irritation when I found out the RRP £19.99 , as the film was out in the US for $8. Yet another special edition second disc of bits and pieces with a hiked up price tag.I hereby apologise to MGM for such unkind thoughts, because this edition is superb. The US version is in mono, where this release has 5.1 & DTS it is excellent and for fans of William Walton they only used about 5 minutes of <more> |
The producer shot down and killed Adolf Galland's brother Hans (by fpost2000-1) |
I've read a bunch of these comments and I agree with almost everything I've read here. A few additions: the officer with the burnt face DID get burnt in a hurricane, S. Bernard Fisj spelling? the associate producer began and ran the whole project; Harry Saltzman just put up 13 million dollars. Fisj was a Polish pilot in the RAF and he really did shoot down Galland's little brother. The character in the movie named Von Falke was modeled after Adolph Galland, the top German ace during the Battle of Britain. The production was just crawling with B of B veterans and Susanna York who <more> |
Holds Up Well (by bjones) |
I recently reviewed this film after having not seen it since it was new. Being a 31 year military veteran I have a somewhat different frame of reference for watching films such as this. I look for things in a film many civilians never will. I don't think this one has ever been shown on TV in the US, at least not within a couple of decades, so it's certainly not overplayed here. Luckily, the tape I accessed was in excellent condition so it was crisp and new in appearance. It is still a very excellent film depicting one of Britain's most harrowing times and the unwavering heroism of <more> |
Favorite Personality WW II Movie (by adamsys-1) |
This is my favorite WW II movie and I have seen and liked flicks like "Saving Private Ryan". The kind of War Movies I like are that ones that focus on both sides with personalities and details although most of the personality is on the Allied side. Other War movies that I loved are like this such as "Gettysburg", "Tora, Tora, Tora" and "The Enemy Below". In "The Battle of Britain" everything is realistic except for some special effects which is forgivable since this movie was made in 1969. The French speak French. Poles speak Polish and so <more> |
Truthful and accurate (by Rammstein-2) |
This must be the best film about air combat ever. Well made and with effects that don't read "1969" all too clearly - and I'm not even going to mention the impeccable acting - this film has it all. The ending is somewhat of an anti-climax, but that can't reduce the score - after all, this film is based on historical events.If you want to see a great film about WW2, and you don't want to see the ordinary ground-based war movies - rent this one. Or even buy it. |
Stirring, Beautifully-Done; the Difficult-to-Do Story of Britain's Blitz in WWII (by silverscreen888) |
This dramatized biography to my mind represents one of the most difficult sorts of film to make. I believe the makers of "The Battle of Britain" succeeded in making it a stirring war film, and one that deserves to be watched and remembered often. Many people find the battle scenes in the air in this film among the best ever staged. Cliff Richardson deserves praise for his special effects; and Guy Hamilton, director in charge, has frankly done marvelous work of a very difficult-to-achieve sort. He has interiors, intimate scenes, outdoor lectures, strafings, bombings, aerial battles, <more> |
Good work chaps, let's go home for a cup of tea now. (by philip_vanderveken) |
"Battle of Britain" is really a good war movie. It's perhaps not very special and not as good as other classics like "A Bridge too Far", "All Quiet on the Western Front" or "The Bridge on the River Kwai", but it certainly is worth watching. Perhaps a lot of you don't understand why a movie was made about this battle. It wasn't perhaps such a clear turning point in WWII as Stalingrad or the battle of the Bulge were, but if this battle hadn't been won by the British and their allies, the war wouldn't have been the same. Or do you think <more> |
Never again... (by wb2jwd) |
What struck me most when watching this movie is that movies like this will probably never be made again, and that's a shame. Newer movies, like "Band of Brothers" have used a small number of real aircraft, and then digitally multiplied them for example, there were only three real C47s used in the film . It works, but you can't beat the feel of dozens of real planes. The dogfight scenes in "Battle of Britain" had a reality you don't see today because they were REAL - the airplanes in the dogfights were real airplanes dogfighting, not CGI constructs battling in <more> |