Force 10 from Navarone | | Cast : | Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Edward Fox, Franco Nero | | Director : | Guy Hamilton | | Studio : | Mgm/Ua Studios | | Format : | Color, Widescreen, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | December 08, 1978 | | DVD Released Date : | August 14, 2001 | | Language : | Unknown (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 26, 2005 | | Summary | Great movie, poor mastering job. | Content
 | I think this is a terrific action/adventure film. It's NOT to be compared with "The Guns of Navarone", because they are not related and the former is actually a masterpiece... this film is just doggone good fun to watch.
I give this a lower rating however, because on my brand new copy of the DVD, I could not remove the French subtitles on my brand new Panasonic DVD player at all. Not sure why it was impossible, but it was distracting and coupled with the poor transfer, I give this a "3" reluctantly. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 21, 2005 | | Summary | A Good MacLean Sequel | Content
| This sequel to "The Guns of Navarone" (1961) did not come out until 17 years later, though it had been in the planning stages not long after the former. By the time "Force 10 from Navarone" was going to be filmed, both Gregory Peck who played Mallory and David Niven who played Miller were considered too old to play their respective roles as they did on "The Guns of Navarone". The roles were then portrayed by Robert Shaw and Edward Fox. Sadly, Shaw did not live just before its release.
Also starring is Harrison Ford who played Lieutenant Colonel Barnsby in command of "Force 10" whose mission was to blow up a bridge in Yugoslavia to prevent the Germans from crossing at all costs. Mallory and Miller who would tag on with "Force 10" had a mission of their own - to kill a German double agent working among the Partisans who were fighting against the Germans. Barbara Bach stars as Maritza Petrovich who was assigned to infiltrate the Chetnik camp run by the ruthless Chetnik leader, Captain Drazak (Richard Kiel of Jaws fame on two of the James bond movies) allied with the Nazis under the command of Major Schroeder (Michael Byrne). Carl Weathers (best known as Apollo on the first two "Rocky" movies) stars as the fiery Sergeant Weaver who accidentally becomes part of the mission.
A good fictional World War II movie with a lot of good action, the effects were very good, especially the dam scene where it eventually breaks apart in slow motion, after Barnsby and Mallory set off the charges, causing catastrophe with several million tons of water rushing downstream and destroying the targeted bridge. This would be an ideal movie not to miss for any fan into World War II action. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 14, 2005 | | Summary | Great Book but Lousy Movie | Content
| I read MacLean's book that was a marvelous piece of work, then watched this movie, understanding that it would probably not hold a candle to the book. This movie is so far off track of the story line of the book that it should have a different title. It was obviously low budget with most of their money going for Robert Shaw and Ford but they completely wrote out the most colorful character in the book..Andreas Stavros, Anthony Quinn's character in the Guns of Navarone. I have never seen a worse adaptation of a book into film. Don't waste your time on the movie, the book can be purchased cheaply on the net and is a mighty fine read for adventure junkies. |
| Rating | | | Date | October 22, 2004 | | Summary | A Great Movie | Content
| I actually wanted to see this movie because I read that Barbara Bach was in it. When I saw the movie, I was blown away.
Not only by the great performance by Barbara Bach, but also by the entire movie.
It has great actors, great action and great music!
You see many familliar faces like Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Barbara Bach, Richard Kiel and Carl Weathers, who all act very good.
The action is tence and is great to watch.
If you like World War movies, but also if you just like a good action movie, then this is a must see.
A movie I will remember. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 11, 2004 | | Summary | Lots of Action/Not Much Romance or Grandeur | Content
| The late, great Gregory Peck once said that he thought "The Guns of Navarone" was really more of a comedy than a thriller--how else could anyone explain the absurdity of a handful of Allied commandos so ably and resoundingly defeating what appears to be half of the German Army? Well, dramatic identity of the movie aside, Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn, and the rest of the stellar cast of "The Guns of Navarone" had a wonderfully atmospheric production built around them, a script that was at times subtle and surprising, and a director in J. Lee Thompson who knew how to mix romanticized, technicolor grandeur with some truly hard-hitting scenes (the discovery of a traitor being but one of them). Unfortunately, the sequel, "Force Ten from Navarone," has none of these things. It benefits somewhat from the presence of Robert Shaw and Edward Fox, who despite being disappointing choices to fill the roles originated by Peck and Niven, do their best with what they have. And that's not much. Whereas "The Guns of Navarone" at least had a script layered with personal motivations and sacrifices for the covert mission, the sequel relies on more workmanlike premises, as the commando team this time simply is thrust into the center of the action. Guy Hamilton, who so ably brought "Goldfinger" and "Funeral in Berlin" to life, nonetheless is content to direct this film as though it were a slightly better-produced television movie and while there are a few nice vista shots, the sweep and imagination of the original is painfully absent. Without a solid production built around them, Harrison Ford and Barbara Bach are woefully uncharismatic, and Franco Nero, as the traitor, compensates by doing everything short of twirling his mustache to let us know he's the villain. The action scenes are, at times, quite riveting, and had "Force Ten from Navarone" not been a sequel, it might not seem so flimsy. But the inevitable comparison to the film it follows is like comparing a child dressed up in a parent's clothes to the actual parent--the basic idea is there, but most of details are underdeveloped or missing. |
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