"Weihushan" "Previous Work"

Walton 2021-12-22 08:01:16

As a war spy film in the late 1960s, the film is outstanding in both the story structure and the explosion scenes. The scene of rescuing the colonel trapped in the fortress on the edge of the enemy cliff reminds me of the later "Take Tiger Mountain", but judging from the plot, the two seem to be incomparable. The story line in the film is very compact, and Captain Smith is exceptionally sophisticated, calm and bold. Of course, it was also a good experience to see Eastwood when he was young. At that time, he had more charm, but he lacked a little "taste". The soundtrack of the film is also really "powerful". At every critical point, adrenaline-inspiring music will follow, and it feels like a horror film hit, but this method of highlighting tension is exactly the trend of that era. Of course, the flaws in the film are inevitable, given its age and the degree of completion of the story, it does not need to be too harsh...

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  • Adam 2022-04-23 07:02:33

    I love watching war movies like this

  • Eduardo 2022-04-20 09:01:48

    Seeing the HD 1080p repaired version from the big screen, in order to listen to those sounds that can be heard.

Where Eagles Dare quotes

  • Major John Smith: [referring to Colonel Turner] They say he knew Hitler quite well.

    Lt. Morris Schaffer: Yeah, I THOUGHT he looked a little nuts.

  • [repeated line]

    Major John Smith: Broadsword calling Danny Boy.