Been re-watching some Naval movies to celebrate my enlistment.
SPOILERS ahead...
Awesome film... though I'm not nuts about how easily the
Surprise crew was fooled by the "completely dead" French at the end.
Really, guys?
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Again, an excellent film that's almost certainly Tony Scott's finest hour to date... but the final scene is too Hollywood-mawkish for my tastes.
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Also excellent; Baldwin is terrific, the script crackles with intelligence, and it all feels a hell of a lot more plausible than the other Ryan movies. But, once again... that final scene of Ryan and Ramius chatting is totally unnecessary, and what's worse, is shot in a totally horrible-looking blue night filter. There's a one-cut fan edit/fan special edition for sure...
Finally, one that's not too naval-themed - but
does have a US Sailor...
All I can say is... wow. What a movie. And its latest dvd transfer looks absolutely amazing for a 1957 film. We're damned lucky movie fans to be living in this day and age. And, of course, there's Obi-Wan himself, in what I think is the first non-Obi role of his I've seen.
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