Sahara

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Magnus A @RT19500319 Nov 28 I fail to understand why remakes like this get made. The story and script are very close to the 1943 original. Of course the remake is in colour but the big differences are the actors, direction and cinematography. The actors don't compare, Belushi shouts his way through this where Bogart is more believable as a leader to be followed. Most of the actors in the Bogart movie are simply better actors (with far more believable accents.). Similarly the cinematography and direction are just a little better in the older movie. Sad really. (BTW neither of these movies compares with Ice Cold in Alex 1958!) See more Rodney W @Northgate0 Oct 15 Not a patch on the patriotic Bogart original, but not without its merits. Belushi plays a plausible sweat bound alpha tankie rallying his diverse band against Rommel’s dastardly desert hordes, and there’s enough interpersonal twists within the ranks to keep you guessing even if you’ve seen the original film See more 10/19/2021 This movie works on the interpersonal level. The characters form an interesting unit. Jim Belushi is pretty good as the rag-tag leader. But it falls apart on the battle scenes and completely lacks a reason for the battle. The attacking Germans look like a line of idiots and when they get shot they flail about in ancient Hollywood fashion. Just a dreadful ending, spoiling a perfectly good set up. See more 05/26/2014 Not even close to as good as the original. See more 06/09/2013 This remake is better than I expected....it sticks pretty close to the original but does change a few details here and there.... Belushi is surprisingly effective in the Bogart role and the rest of the cast perform well.... it's no substitute for the original but it is an interesting alternative take on the story.. See more philip h @P-Hubbs 04/25/2012 Remake of the 1943 Bogart film which I haven't seen so I can't compare, but believe it or not its actually a really decent film that boasts some great performances, great location work and a nice overall look of realism with uniforms, weapons and vehicles. Belushi takes the lead as the American Sgt. 'Joe Gunn' (nice butch name there) and really does well with his role, he's strong decisive and all American as it should be god damn it. He is accompanied by a decent assortment of character actors portraying a selection of allied soldiers from various countries including France, England, Australia and Sudan. Each of the soldiers also come from different regions in each country eg. Yorkshire and London in England. The film is your classic gun-ho, manly, machine gun totting heroism which could easily be a propaganda tool if you think about it, all the allied soldiers are salt of earth stand up blokes who think nothing of fighting till the bitter end, standing alongside their Sgt. Yes its a bit overblown and not too realistic as this small bunch of gruff fellas take on a whole German battalion in the middle of the Sahara (within an ancient ruin) simply to halt their progress because the Germans think there is a water filled well there. But the simplistic plot and abundant all American stars n stripes mixed with various nationalities and their own patriotic views as they band together to stop the Nazi war machine is well presented with some exciting boys own type action sequences that would make 'Indy' proud. With the odds stacked against them I think you can guess this small band of brothers fate, unless you've seen the Bogart version then you already know hehe but do you really think Uncle Sam's boys would fail to stop the Germans here? See more Read all reviews

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