The Dirty Dozen

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Russ Yes, it's All Star cast packed 'em into the theaters during the Johnson Administration, but this overly long and quite preposterous tale doesn't hold up. The plot includes a ridiculous war game that merely pads the two and a half hour running time. The actual mission isn't terribly convincing, either. It's basically a "Great Escape" wannabee, but this is thin gruel. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/24 Full Review Franky L One of the best WWII movies, with an all star cast. Lee Marvin, in his greatest role, leads the Dirty Dozen to victory and salvation. With Telly, Bronson, Sutherland, Jimmy Brown, Earnest - absolutely superb. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/24 Full Review Dane W most of this movie is good its just to slow Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/19/23 Full Review Nol P I finally watched the Dirty Dozen again after so many yrs gone by and for only my 2nd time ever. 1st time ever in high def! Pros and cons to report... Some really silly death scenes and some suspect acting by some but Lee Marvin was so strong start to finish. Plus those Nazis in a boat!, so silly! And some really bad driving too by some other Nazi guys was also so darn silly! They really focused mostly on all that training and such for like an hr and 40 mins and then they were finally ready for battle and some of the silliness took place which was a letdown after waiting so long for the storming in on the Nazi castle. I have to go with a 7 out of 10 here, (almost a 7.5), and yes I did factor in the release yr of 1967 and long before any CGI which I am not a fan of. I prefer old fashioned special effects and this movie did deliver in this regard. So long in running time but worth the watch for those who have not yet seen! For me though this is one and done as so many other titles to get through for the rest of my life. Jim Brown was also pretty good and so was Bronson. Does Sutherland always have to play a putz? Like in Kelly's Heroes too?? Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/07/23 Full Review Dick C The Dirty Dozen, 1967 is an excellent War motion picture directed by late Robert Aldrich...based on a novel, with the same name, by late Erwin Nathanson...with good castings, says Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson as well as Donald Sutherland... full of fun during the Wargames scripts and a tragic ending... Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review red t A Classic War Movie. The acting is good across the board which is impressive considering there is so many characters to pack in. Lee Marvin is the highlight easily and more than anything this is HIS film. That being said the one problem that nagged me was it's very clear over half the film is developing the characters and forming a bond with all of them and the film does this solidly. However some are more developed than others and a handful have no personality really at all and just blend in. Some also have more quirks than real personalities also but they all are likeable by varying degrees. The cinematography is very well done in this with great sets and very well done special effects, some camera shots are weird but most are well framed and capture the dirty dozens emotions well. The music is solid but not phenomenal. This film is very well edited. The Pacing is very well done also with plenty of humorous moments balanced out with building tension and having a very well done spectacle ending. The only real complaint is this film doe everything very well but not phenomenally. It's got a very original idea and embraces the early New Hollywood ideas of Anti Heroes. Anyone who is a war genre fan or any fan of any actors in this should easily give this a try. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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