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      Sahara

      TV-PG 1995 1h 44m War List
      Reviews 61% 250+ Ratings Audience Score An Army sergeant (James Belushi), his crew (Mark Lee, Paul Empson) and stragglers try to hold off a Nazi battalion at a Libyan waterhole. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Sep 05 Buy Now

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      Audience Member This movie works on the interpersonal level. The characters form an interesting unit. Jim Belushi is pretty good as the rag-tag leader. But it falls apart on the battle scenes and completely lacks a reason for the battle. The attacking Germans look like a line of idiots and when they get shot they flail about in ancient Hollywood fashion. Just a dreadful ending, spoiling a perfectly good set up. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Not even close to as good as the original. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member This remake is better than I expected....it sticks pretty close to the original but does change a few details here and there.... Belushi is surprisingly effective in the Bogart role and the rest of the cast perform well.... it's no substitute for the original but it is an interesting alternative take on the story.. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review philip h Remake of the 1943 Bogart film which I haven't seen so I can't compare, but believe it or not its actually a really decent film that boasts some great performances, great location work and a nice overall look of realism with uniforms, weapons and vehicles. Belushi takes the lead as the American Sgt. 'Joe Gunn' (nice butch name there) and really does well with his role, he's strong decisive and all American as it should be god damn it. He is accompanied by a decent assortment of character actors portraying a selection of allied soldiers from various countries including France, England, Australia and Sudan. Each of the soldiers also come from different regions in each country eg. Yorkshire and London in England. The film is your classic gun-ho, manly, machine gun totting heroism which could easily be a propaganda tool if you think about it, all the allied soldiers are salt of earth stand up blokes who think nothing of fighting till the bitter end, standing alongside their Sgt. Yes its a bit overblown and not too realistic as this small bunch of gruff fellas take on a whole German battalion in the middle of the Sahara (within an ancient ruin) simply to halt their progress because the Germans think there is a water filled well there. But the simplistic plot and abundant all American stars n stripes mixed with various nationalities and their own patriotic views as they band together to stop the Nazi war machine is well presented with some exciting boys own type action sequences that would make 'Indy' proud. With the odds stacked against them I think you can guess this small band of brothers fate, unless you've seen the Bogart version then you already know hehe but do you really think Uncle Sam's boys would fail to stop the Germans here? Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I still remember when I found this film back in the 90s on the shelves of the Video renting shop by coincidence and was interested to watch it. The movie was interesting but with a slightly slow tempo. Some actors had to do more effort acting but overall it was good. Ofcorse you won't find anyone who knows it or even could find it on DVDs or leaked to the Internet through any user. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member been a long time since i have seen this movie, it is basicaly impossible to find anywhere and not on dvd, but from what I recall, it was a good film! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews Rated: 5/10 May 13, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis An Army sergeant (James Belushi), his crew (Mark Lee, Paul Empson) and stragglers try to hold off a Nazi battalion at a Libyan waterhole.
      Director
      Brian Trenchard-Smith
      Producer
      Jeffrey Hayes
      Screenwriter
      David Phillips, Philip MacDonald
      Production Co
      Village Roadshow Pictures, Columbia, TriStar Television, TriStar Pictures
      Rating
      TV-PG (V|L)
      Genre
      War
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 2, 2014
      Runtime
      1h 44m
      Sound Mix
      Stereo
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