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Arsaib

15May12

“There are two kinds of men on this beach. Those who are dead and those who are about to die. So let’s get off this goddamn beach and die inland!"

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lauli

16Jan12

Hated it at first, but it grew into me. Marvin's impeccable, and Mark Hamill... well, he should erect a statue to George Lucas for ever getting into movies with that expressionless face of his

Fuller's anecdotal narrative forbids the conceited philosophising of the layperson, traces of which permeate even the top tier of the genre. Instead it plays like a collection of war stories from a veteran seeking alternatively to shock and amuse, its figures imbued with equal veracity in both their warmth and detachment. As a film, it isn't amongst Fuller's very best, but its unaffected authenticity is unmatched.

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Oliver

28Aug11

Still haven´t seen it. :( Woah, what a bad new trailer BTW.

Cesar

29Jul11

Epic fuller.

Dave

7Jan11

One of the best war movies I have ever seen and quite possibly my all-time favorite Sam Fuller film (which is saying something). The direction is often spectacular, but what stands out to me most is Fuller's amazing script. The writing is so good, easily shifting between intense battle sequences and intimate, bittersweet moments among the comrades. Great stuff, one of the greatest films of the 1980s.

CJ Roy

1Jul10

While I'm happy to have finally watched it, AMC really made some jarring commercial breaks that seemed to cut out major chunks of the film. I also believe it was the non Fuller cut. Surprisingly humorous, tense and Lee Marvin on top of his game.

Paul F. Roper

27May10

One of the best war films, Lee Marvin is magnificent. See the "Director's Cut" to see what Sam Fuller really wanted..

Nosada

28Feb10

One of the better war films out there.

Christopher Smith

14Feb10

Though the production values may be a tad lackluster (Fuller was forced a very low budget), his trademark taut filmmaking pulls it through to be not only one of the best movies Fuller, and any else, ever made. Tense, expertly-staged battle scenes; great moments of authentic, absurd humor; and quiet scenes of understated, powerful emotion - not to mention the legendary Lee Marvin in maybe his best performance.

CRUSSER

8Sep09

Lee Marvin makes men out of a bunch of wimps across Europe and Africa during WWII and delivers a baby in a tank. If I have to say anymore, I am surprised, but how about an extended (offscreen) scene of a guy getting his junk blown off?