In Reply to: You can't be serious... posted by klaus on January 3, 2004 at 10:07:52:
which is unusual for Hollywood in itself. It's a movie about an Allied defeat, which is even more unusual.
And its more historically accurate than most war movies. The only real problem with the movie, as I see it, is the same as always--actors who play regular soldiers are about 20 years too old to be regular soldiers.
And the Irish Guards are using the correct Shermans with the 17-pounder cannon.
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Follow Ups
- Nope. It's faithful to the book, - olddude55 06:39:06 01/04/04 (4)
- Vehicles - Troy 12:16:45 01/04/04 (3)
- "A Bridge Too Far" got ripped by critics but - olddude55 12:45:58 01/04/04 (2)
- Re: "A Bridge Too Far" got ripped by critics but - klaus 00:47:19 01/05/04 (1)
- I'd call the near total destruction of the British 1st Airborne Division a defeat. - olddude55 03:01:04 01/05/04 (0)