People are voting emotionally.

A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

France 1944. Five U.S army convicts, Lieutenant Yeager, Fred Canfield, Tony, Nick and Bearle are being transported to a military prison when their convoy is ambushed by the Germans. The condemned men use this opportunity to escape and plan on heading to neutral Switzerland. As the men make their way towards the border, they mistakenly kill a platoon of American commandos disguised as Nazis and subsequently fall into the hands of the free French. Lieutenant Yeager is now obligated to aid the French in a secret commando mission, to steal the detonator of the latest V2 rocket...This latter day Macaroni Combat actioner from Enzo G. Castellari is a rip roaring ride in warsploitation. Quentin Tarantino, an avid lover of Italian cinema, borrowed the title and altered it for his spectacular 2009 wartime saga(his Inglourious Basterds is not directly linked to this movie, although it is a homage to Macaroni Combat movies). Castellari is something of a god where Italian cinema is concerned and this film is a fantastic example of why this is the case. Explosive action sequences with crazy stunts, an immense bodycount and spectacular amounts of chaos on show are the order of the day here!. The aforementioned solid action scenes could only be achieved under the helm of Castellari himself and this movie is a firm example of why he is truly adept at directing action. The performances were excellent and the characters likable. Bo Svenson was cool and Fred Williamson and Peter Hooten were also superb. The film is almost comic book-like and I got a laugh out of it's humorous aspects. It couldn't have had a better score from Francesco Di Masi and the title/end credit sequences were awesome in their own right!.This is really everything I want a war movie to be, simple and action packed with decent characters. If you want a session of solid escapism, then this is the movie for you. In fact it's the best the Macaroni Combat subgenre has ever looked!. 9/10

This is another embarrassingly bad attempt by the Italians to produce a WWII movie - this time inspired (if that's the right word) by 'The Dirty Dozen'. The action - and I use the word in its loosest possible sense - is reminiscent of the Keystone Cops. Hand grenades are thrown and bodies pop up into the air like champagne corks in the most absurdly comic fashion. The most - make that the only - interesting thing about this film is the appearance of Ian Bannen. I imagine he is still trying to live down his part in this absolute dog. I can only assume he needed the money. If you insist upon watching this appalling piece of drivel, I would strongly recommend a full lobotomy beforehand - it may make the experience less painful.

I viewed this film as i'm a great fan of the 2009 Quinten T version so I thought i would check of this as a reference. The two films are two different pieces of work except for one thing which is they are beautifully shot. This version really can't make up its mind what it wants to be as the plot somewhat changes as it goes along and is quiet boring in parts as there are sub plots and an abrupt clumsy ending however as a B movie its one of the better ones you could see. The acting is fine its just the script that lets it down. The Dirty Dozen has a start middle and end so does Inglourious 2009, still worth watching once.

If there is any movie that qualifies for the "Spaghetti War" genre, it is definitely The Inglorious Bastards. Action packed, loud explosions, flying bullets, mean unable-to-shoot straight Germans, ace shooting Americans, a dash of humour and romance, this is the ultimate guy flick.Right from the poster which boasts "Whatever the Dirty Dozen did, they did it dirtier" this film does not pretend to be artistic like Saving Private Ryan or Schindler's List or even classic like The Longest Day or the Bridge on the River Kwai. Nor are there any historic overtones like the underrated classic Operation Daybreak or the under performing A Bridge Too Far. It is just a shoot em up movie that promises loads of action and boy, does it deliver.Borrowing its plot line from the Dirty Dozen, the film centers on five American military prisoners who are inadvertently rescued when a German plane attacks their transportation. Hoping to make it to Switzerland to escape the remaining years of the war, they become inextricably pulled back into the war where they have to join the Freanch Resistance and the US Army (or Army Intelligence?) for a dangerous mission that will take them right into the lair of the enemy, of course being the Nazis.The central heroes cannot be more different. There is 1.Bo Svenson who becomes their unofficial leader looking cool in his black leather jacket and who provides the moral backbone and strength of leadership that guides the group;2. Fred Williamson who looks super cool shooting up dumb Germans in the heat of battle while casually smoking his cigar as if it was the most natural thing in the world; 3. the master forger and scavenger obsessed with a nude picture and provides comic relief; 4.a redneck racist always looking for an opportunity to goad Fred Williamson; and 5. a coward with hearing pains who inexplicably turns into a ferocious tiger if only briefly.I watched this movie in high school on VHS in Nigeria over 20 years ago and can still remember the over glorious, over patriotic but highly enjoyable score. The score is matched by a Sergio Leone type credit that features the movie title colourfully highlighted in big two dimensional letters that covers almost the entire screen, superimposed by silhouettes of somersaulting dying men and the undercarriage of a moving train.Three scenes stick out in my mind. There is the scene with Fred Willamson with his cigar and machine gun that never runs out of bullets accompanied by a beautiful French Resistane nurse that has only a (luger?) Despite the shortage of arms, and the fact that the duo is vastly outnumbered by well trained and fully armed German soldiers, the duo manages to wipe them out in a guerrilla type of warfare. Poor Nazis.The second sequence is the stealth penetration of a castle that houses the Nazi military The third sequence and perhaps the most memorable in the movie is the slow motion scene of dying warriors on both sides.The action sequences may now seem a bit tame compared to nowadays action movies. But despite the implausible plot, unbelievable action scenes, the obvious ripping off of the Dirty Dozen (prisoners compelled to fight, the obligatory African American, the obligatory redneck), this is a hugely entertaining film that will not appeal to your intellect. Just one of those guiltily enjoyable action movies that would appeal to your excitement. Just suspend your disbelief no matter how hard it may seem and enjoy the ride.