ada
the leading man is my tpye
Bardlerx
Strictly average movie
Dana
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
jimandsusie-614-433864
I have watched many war films over the years some good, some bad and some in between but as a base to build on this film is, overall, the worst I have ever watched.The dialogue and acting were poor at best but the worst aspect was the terrible German uniforms which appeared to be made of horse blanket as a one size fits all and even a low budget movie should stretch to shortening the trousers by 3 or 4 inches of some of the smaller soldiers. One of the tank crew was wearing shoes and a young soldier wore a very smart modern checked shirt with his uniform. Even in 1944 senior officers had doeskin tunics.The uniforms of the US troops appeared to be motley but authentic and, although I know little about small arms, the weapons had an air of realism about them.If the film is to be believed, obesity seems to have been a problem for both armies and whilst the Germans were scraping the barrel for manpower, hence the large numbers of pensionable aged soldiers on set, the allies did not and the average age on D Day was about 22. Some of the troops looked old enough to have taken part in the actual landings although I suspect there were more than 2 landing craft and a dozen men then.I've tried to find something positive to say about the film and I suppose some credit must go to the male lead who managed to keep the side of his head away from camera where his ear was inside the hat to keep it on, it being a couple of sizes too big. The female lead was riveting, as in I couldn't take my eyes off her enormous mouth highlighted by crimson lipstick. Her dress length was not common until the 1960's but they did show off her excellent legs.Somebody thought it a good idea to use a VW Beetle as a war machine but didn't realise that this car wasn't mass produced (and therefore available to the German army) until 1945.I look forward to the sequel...surely they won't have the gall to do one.
RondoHatton
First, looking at the 5 or 6 rave reviews, I'd have to guess that producer/director/star is up to his Amazon tricks of giving great reviews of his own product. Next, all the people who gave this piece of scheiss 2 or less stars were right on. One thing I must mention is that Struckmann needs to take a firearms safety course......the way he fires a pistol reminds me of nothing so much as Natalie Portman in 'Leon: The Professional', just hold the weapon up and start blasting. If this guy really "served 10 years in the ARMY and finished his Military service as an instructor in Germany" (as IMDb puts it), I hope it wasn't the US Army.....
cosmo-bongo
I thought this was a poor parody or a dreadful comedy about the Third Reich, having just stumbled on it on TV. It purports to be a serious motion picture, however. Oh Dear! The acting is less than 3rd-rate, the script a joke. Even the uniforms do not fit too well. One of the "actresses" who is a Nazi nurse wears a skirt several inches above her knees and apparently has just received uber-excessive lip- plumping, for she cannot close her mouth properly, looks like a fish gulping; her face is like a mask, almost frightening. There is some kind of plot or storyline, but I could not detect it, and I could not bear the thought of watching this cinematic dross through to its conclusion. There is a romance involved, and I suppose the Nazis end up losing the war, as usual. Truly, this is one of the weirdest films I have ever encountered. It will very quickly be forgotten, though, and I advise you NOT to bother with it at all.In a word: "abysmal".
johnflewis
I rented this from a Redbox just before a winter storm. I had never heard of the film, but I expected to be snowed in and everything else was out of stock. The title has been shortened to just "Normandy" and the leading lady's name omitted from the credits. This isn't so much a movie, as an excuse for reenactors and military vehicle collectors to show off their hardware, and the hardware is fascinating. I can't imagine how one goes about maintaining 70 year old German tracked vehicles. Normandy also has lame dialog, wooden actors, anachronistic mini-skirts and chubby soldiers. If you can get past all of that, and Claudia Crawford's freakish lips, it is actually rather entertaining. If you are interested in old military hardware, this movie is well worth $1.27
