Great World War 2 set action adventure movie starring the unlikely combo of Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. Burton was a movie star at the time and Eastwood was suddenly hot after his run of spaghetti Westerns. Why not toss them together and pour them into this macho, adrenaline-fueled blockbuster? This picture clocks in at around 3 and a half hours but it certainly won’t seem so! In the days before Star Wars and Indiana Jones, this movie was the shit. Completely absorbing espionage caper where a team of Allied agents attempt to go deep behind German lines to recover an officer from a heavily fortified castle. Gun play and explosions and acts of daring do galore. This is perfect holiday fare where if you have an afternoon or evening to burn, you should try to take this adventure epic in. Highly recommended.
Tag Archives: world war 2
“FRANKENSTEIN’S ARMY” – 2013
I stumbled upon this movie late at night and was instantly appalled! What a horrific, nightmarish spectacle it all is. A unit of Russian soldiers during World War II are unfortunate enough to wander into the Hell of a den of nearly unstoppable human/robot hybrids. The soldiers’ mission is to apprehend a latter day descendant of the evil Dr. Frankenstein himself and put a stop to his hideous killer creations. They should have gone AWOL and fled the mission. The creatures featured in this lovely gore fest are pieced together from dead bodies and curious mechanical parts the good doctor has lying around his lab. I’ll let you discover their grotesque makeup on your own. I guess this is one of the charms the film could boast. What insane mash up of corpse and metal might be coming next? It is possible for the entire concept of “Frankenstein’s Army” to build up a loyal fan base and a new horror franchise could be born. Plenty of gunplay, unrelenting action, explosions, freakish creatures, severed limbs, exposed brains, bloodshed and insane ranting to please even the most jaded horror movie fan. Truly sickening!!!