While Force 10 from Navarone may not be as good as its predecessor The Guns of Navarone, it remains to be one of the most underrated war films of all time.
The survivors of Navarone have been given a new, and even more difficult assignment - they must destroy a huge bridge located deep in the Balkans. However, in their midst is a traitor who betrays them to the enemy, and nearly succeeds in foiling their plans.
Force 10 From Navarone has been poorly received by many critics such as Leonard Maltin who called the film a bomb, but this is the same person who gave films such as Jaws 3 and Jaws: The Revenge (that IMDb has put in the worst films of all time list) a 2 1/2 out of 4.
The cast which includes Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Bernard Fox, Franco Nero, Carl Weathers, Barbara Bach and Richard Kiel all put in good performances. The script and special effects are also worth a mention. The finale which takes place on a dam is spectacular and features some excellent miniature shots.
While its not the best war film, it is certainly a good film that is very underrated.
Ignore the critics that give it poor reviews. Watch it and decide for yourself.
"A guilty pleasure to be sure, but Ford is great and Robert Shaw's final speech is irresistible." -- Rob Vaux, FLIPSIDE MOVIE EMPORIUM
"Entertaining war flick shadowed by superior original." -- Gerry Shamray, SUN NEWSPAPERS OF CLEVELAND
"A very cool, unpretentious war film about a mission to blow up a dam." -- Shannon J. Harvey, Sunday TIMES (AUSTRALIA)
The survivors of Navarone have been given a new, and even more difficult assignment - they must destroy a huge bridge located deep in the Balkans. However, in their midst is a traitor who betrays them to the enemy, and nearly succeeds in foiling their plans.
Force 10 From Navarone has been poorly received by many critics such as Leonard Maltin who called the film a bomb, but this is the same person who gave films such as Jaws 3 and Jaws: The Revenge (that IMDb has put in the worst films of all time list) a 2 1/2 out of 4.
The cast which includes Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Bernard Fox, Franco Nero, Carl Weathers, Barbara Bach and Richard Kiel all put in good performances. The script and special effects are also worth a mention. The finale which takes place on a dam is spectacular and features some excellent miniature shots.
While its not the best war film, it is certainly a good film that is very underrated.
Ignore the critics that give it poor reviews. Watch it and decide for yourself.
"A guilty pleasure to be sure, but Ford is great and Robert Shaw's final speech is irresistible." -- Rob Vaux, FLIPSIDE MOVIE EMPORIUM
"Entertaining war flick shadowed by superior original." -- Gerry Shamray, SUN NEWSPAPERS OF CLEVELAND
"A very cool, unpretentious war film about a mission to blow up a dam." -- Shannon J. Harvey, Sunday TIMES (AUSTRALIA)