Battle Of The Bulge Movie 2018 Review
It also portrayed the germans to be stupid and disorganised if going by how the movie s unrealistic battle scenes showed the germans fight.
Battle of the bulge movie 2018 review. While not quite in the same league as the greatest war epics such as the brilliant patton battle of the bulge is still a solid all around showing. Wunderland all critics 2 rotten 2 at times i wanted to root for battle of the bulge. The story line is a little jumpy but overall a good movie from a small studio. Mind you wunderland is nothing like annakin s sprawling battle of the bulge with its large number of allied and axis tanks careening around the battlefield.
Luke would have been better off imitating wellman s battleground that focused on the troops in their foxholes without any armor in sight. The battle of the bulge occurred between december 16 1944 and january 25 1945 and germany committed over 400 000 men 1400 tanks in an effort to turn the tide of the allied offensive. With steven luke tom berenger mikeal burgin aaron courteau. Critic reviews for battle of the bulge.
Wunderland but it ultimately impresses as a half baked film. Not a popular move among us troops at the time but a historical fact which the film overlooks. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for battle of the bulge. Robert cappa and his platoon of 2nd infantry division soldiers have been ordered to hold a vital road junction against the german aggressors.
The rest of the movie was just as bad. The film even gets terrain and weather all wrong. Considering this battle was supposed to be the largest and bloodiest battle the us fought in europe in wwii the movie made it look very tame and almost calm by comparison. There s no excuse anymore for.
Christmas 1944 the germans make one final push against the attacking allied armies in the west. Directed by steven luke. This is no band of brothers but the uniforms and weapons used are accurate for both sides. The movie represents a very poor attempt to portray the opening stages of germany s last major offensive on the western front during wwii.
Towards the end of the film the german spearhead approaches a huge us fuel depot. In reality the battle of the bulge was made more difficult for both sides by one of the coldest winters in european history. Never mentioned is the fact that eisenhower gave command of the us forces on the north shoulder of the bulge to montgomery. This was a 2018 movie.
It was snowing like crazy and bone chilling cold during the battle of the bulge this movie depicted cold but the skies were clear and there was sun shining.