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Scorned by reviewers when it came out, Where Eagles Dare has acquired a cult following over the years for its unashamed and highly concentrated dose of commando death-dealing to legions of Nazi machine-gun fodder. In 1968 Clint Eastwood was just getting used to the notion that he might be a world-class movie star; Richard Burton, whose image had been shaped equally by classical theatre and his headline-making romance with Elizabeth Taylor, was eager to try his hand at the action genre. Author Alistair MacLean's novel The Guns of Navarone had inspired the film that started the 1960s vogue for World War II military capers, so he was prevailed upon to write the screenplay (his first). The central location, an impregnable Alpine stronghold locked in ice and snow, is surpassing cool, but the plot and action are ultra-mechanical, and the switcheroo gamesmanship of just who is the undercover double (triple?) agent on the mission becomes aggressively silly. --Richard T Jameson
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84 of 85 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Where Eagles Dare Blu Ray version,
By livng today "jred" (cornwall, uk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Where Eagles Dare [Blu-ray] [1968][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
If the transfer of this film was a showcase for Blu Ray no one would buy any. Having seen this film in 70mm years ago I know what quality is possible and this disc falls well short of that. So if you already own the DVD - save your money - as this disc will not enhance your enjoyment, in fact I think it's worse. Maybe next time the studio will get it right and even put the intermission back in.
Basically this is a five star movie on a one star disc which for me dispels the idea that a Blu Ray disc, by implication, is better quality.
58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor Blu ray version of great film in my opinion.,
By England "England Forever" (Southampton, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Where Eagles Dare [Blu-ray] [1968][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
I cannot see that the June 2010 Blu Ray is any better than the dvd version. In cases it is very dark and doesn't seem as good as the DVD! I think the same print must have been used and no effort seems to have been made to remaster or clean up. What a shame. Where Eagles Dare is one of my favourite WW2 films. Why issue this?
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
I Wouldn't if I were you.,
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This review is from: Where Eagles Dare [Blu-ray] [1968][Region Free] (Blu-ray)
This Blu-Ray print has the poorest picture quality I have ever seen on Blu-Ray, washed out colours and low contrast. The recent (not necessarily the current) versions on DVD have far superior picture quality i.e. better colour rendition and contrast.
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