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Bat 21
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| Part No: | B00004ZBVG |
| Manufacturer: | MGM (Video & DVD) |
| MFG Part: | MGMD1001272D |
| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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Gene hackman and danny glover portray a pair of valiant american soldiers up against impossible odds for survival and rescue within war-torn vietnam. Special features: subtitles in french and spanish theatrical trailer and more. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/13/2008 Starring: Gene Hackman Danny Glover Run time: 105 minutes Rating: R
Gene Hackman is a fighter pilot in Vietnam. When he gets shot down behind enemy lines, he manages to hang on to his radio--and maintains contact with Danny Glover, back at the base. Hackman must rely on his own instincts--and the long-distance assistance of Glover--to work his way back to his own territory. The script, by Marc Norman and William Anderson, can't rise above war-movie clichés and Peter Markle's direction can't lift it. Neither can David Marshall Grant, as an overly passionate copter jockey whose rescue attempt proves more hindrance than help. But crafty veterans Hackman and Glover know a thing or two about transcending mediocre material with performances of depth and humanity.
--Marshall Fine
| Exciting and well told true story | 2008-05-22 | 5 / 5 |
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| Yet another example of excellent casting here paring Gene Hackman with Danny Glover. The film is riveting, and even while telling the story of Bat 2-1, it delves into the heart of Vietnam, where Bat 2-1 made his 18-hole sprint to freedom. Highly recommended. |
| A Great 80's War Movie | 2008-04-02 | 5 / 5 |
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| I have enjoyed this movie for years. It has a good story, great acting, and you don't get tired of it. |
| "CATCH 22 TO FOLLOW" | 2008-02-26 | 5 / 5 |
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| Terrific Vietnam War movie, based on a true story, which likely heightens its authenticity. Col. Hamilton (Hackman) is called off the golf course to help formulate a carpet bombing campaign against the Viet-Cong along the Ho Chi-Minh trail. He's quickly shot down on a premptive mission and is forced to bail out into the very area that's to be saturated. Capt. Clark (Glover0 literally keeps the Colonel alive through psychology, intensive surveillance, and strategic gunfire. Finally, after watching several apparently authentic real- life horror shows,Glover disobeys orders, and commandeers a helicopter of World War 2 vintage. He locates the colonel, picks him up, is shot down, and the two Amricans srruggle to reach the safety of the river and eventual rescue,barely avoiding the "friendly " fire. This movie is a hidden gem. Try to watch it. |
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| My husband and I are pleased with the DVD Bat 21. Excellent views. Service from ordering and receiving it was excellent. Thank you |
| Bat 21 & the Air Force | 2007-01-21 | 4 / 5 |
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As an Air Force retiree, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I first viewed it back in 1992 and have seen it once since then. The story line is cool, brings in the viewer quickly, doesn't clutter it up with all those introductions and is well packed with suspense, action, and comaradarie. My only negative for this flick is it's too short. I would've preferred more scenes where Gene Hackman was performing ground-controller duties against the VC or NVA, and more aerial footage of the environment in which he and his crew members got shot down.
Overall, it's a great flick that helps promote the Air Force and the circumstances our flight crews can go thru during combat, especially when they are shot down. |
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