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Thought provoking movie with a great history lesson
The first thing I want to say is that this movie does not glorfy war. I was also glad that this movie was not a 'Saving Private Ryan/Thin Red Line' type of production. It was a drama, a movie in the 1960s or 70s type or style. It had more of a look and feel of a 'Patton,' "Tora, Tora, Tora" or "Longest Day" to it, not like the 'Battle of the Buldge' though. <
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>The story itself was gripping enough, only five days to extract over 500 prisoners who were destined to die at the hands of their captors who wished to kill them because they viewed them as animals. <
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>I think the movie also gave a lot of lessons around one of the most ignored areas of World War II. The Phillipines has mostly been ignored in movies about that epic in history. This movie covers that part of the war in an overview fashion, even with a bit of a documentary at the beginning. <
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>The DVD has some great historical extras like the interactive timeline of the whole war and interviews of some of those who were involved in the great raid. The Captain Dale Dye piece was also informative on how the movie was made and the training that the actors had to go through in a bootcamp setting for over two weeks. <
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>I really liked the story of sacrifice for men who were left to basically rot for a myriad of reasons by the US. Really, there was no Navy to save them or to get to them since the first attacks of the Phillipines were just days after Pearl Harbor. The fact that there were so many fighting men that languished in Corregador and main island of the Phillipines was almost appalling. Most of the men died on the way to the prison camps in what is known as the Bataan Death March. This alone, the history, is worth the whole time watching the movie. Since there is no gore, kids could watch it without too much difficulty. <
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>I think the thing that got to me the most was seeing the footage of the real heroes and survivors of the raid and of the captives. It was very touching to see video of what happened to them after they were freed. To say the least, this was a very well done movie and since it was done in more of an old fashion way, the lessons learned and the desire and drive of all of the men and women involved makes for a huge lesson in sacrifice for your fellow man. <
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>The movie has three main locations it focuses on: The capital of Manila, where the underground was fighting its fight, the prison camp where the prisoners were trying to stay alive fighting disease and deprivation, and with the soldiers who were their saviors from the beach head to the eventual attack and extraction at the camp. <
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>There is a lot of history covered in this great film. Worth it for the whole family to watch since there are heroes and heroines. <
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>This definately rates among the top of the movies in my collection. <
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Awe-Inspiring. Patriotic. Historical. Powerful.
In a world that is jaded, cynical and satirical, we need a dose of goodness, of courage, of honor. There is no greater sacrifice than that a man lay down his life for his friends. And no greater sacrifice than a man give his life for his country. <
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>In that context, this is a love story - par excellence. This movie is a reminder of the role of heroism. The price of freedom, the love of our countrymen. <
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>The greatest raid took place near the end of WWII against the methodically-cruel Japanese. They deprived POWS of food and medicine and killed and tortured them without mercy. The untried and untested US Rangers were given an assignment to rescue 511 American soldiers held prisoner-of-war. <
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>Very few films make me weep - this is one. Powerful without measure. <
>God Bless the US Rangers! <
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