Company of Heroes

Great storyline--truly enjoyed this film. I have watched countless world war II films. This film would be near the top. Great cast-realistic battle scenes.

Good quality great movie

No dislikes this movie is an oldie but goodie.

Great

This fiasco is supposedly based on true events but not that I can tell. The movie makers clearly did not know much of anything about history, the Battle of the Bulge, atomic bombs, WWII or anything else. Just when I think I've seen the worst war movie ever I find another this one. This has to be at the top of the list for bad movies. The soldiers in this movie are from the 2nd Infantry Division. After an encounter with a sniper they are at Elsenborn Ridge. While the 2nd was in the general area, Elsenborn Ridge was held by the 99th. The 2nd moved in later. At the start of the movie, it says the date is December 16th, 1944. I don't think a patrol would have been walking around in broad daylight unaware of a German presence on December 16th since the Germans opened the battle early in the morning with a massive artillery barrage that would have been hard to miss. By the time these guys were walking around on a quiet day the battle would have been well underway. Not only do they not know that they are in the middle of a battle, they are ordered to deliver Christmas dinner. they are ambushed on their quest to deliver dinner. They eventually run into German infantry and tanks. The tanks looked silly. They were Russian T-34s with some sort of additions added to the turret in a very lame attempt to make them appear German. The job was so badly done that I can't even guess what type of German tank they were pretending to be. Also, German tanks would not have been painted dark gray at this time. Somehow our intrepid heroes end up in Germany where they discover the Germans are making a new kind of bomb (that would be the atomic bomb). Long story short, they take on a mission for which they have no training or information. All they know is that they have to go to Stuttgart (which was no where near Belgium and the Battle of the Bulge). They go by train after slugging it out with the Germans. Since the Germans know they are on the train, one must wonder why they didn't stop the train and finish them off. Once they arrive in Stuttgart, they acquire German uniforms and are walking around the city with no personal knowledge of the city or the German language. The Germans who fought them at the first train station have somehow beaten them to Stuttgart but, instead of hunting them down, have decided to go the opera where one of the soldiers, who cannot speak German, meets up with a contact who tells them where the bomb is being assembled. Off they go, all four of them (including a Russian they picked up during the Battle of the Bulge and a British pilot who has apparently undergone Commando training). They enter a highly secure facility without challenge and then do what silly movie heroes do...they beat the hell out of the Germans. Although captured after running out of ammunition and facing a firing squad, they are saved by a U.S. bomb raid. A P-51pilot apparently knows that he has to take out the firing squad. This results in silly chase sequences. Ultimately, our heroes steal the truck on which the Germans had loaded their atomic bomb and somehow manage to drive it through Germany and the occupied territories to American lines...but they are not permitted to talk about their mission. Very hush, hush. I could go on about the stupidity in this movie but let's settle for some hi-lites: B-17s don't fly just above roof tops to drop their bombs; The escaping truck with the A-bomb is equipped with an American walkie talkie which is used to communicate with P-51s who fly down to save the day--walkie talkies did not have the range or frequencies to talk to aircraft; somehow the P-51s know the Americans are below and know their precise location, so, immediately respond to their request for help--the request is made using modern alpha-numeric procedures not WWII's, and the coordinates were gibberish; the Germans can't shoot well enough to hit the broad side of a barn; The Geiger counter used by the German looked pretty modern and would he be walking around a radioactive area?; and so on.

this was a one of the great films done loved the show

Very exciting and suspenseful drama.

My son was in the 3 Marines and in Iraq when I ordered this DVD. I spent 14 months in Vietnam but I wanted to see what my son was up against. This is a very different war. I watched the entire DVD with a lump in my throat as I saw the bravery of these young men and the price they paid to take Fallujah. The embedded reporter did an excellent job and this DVD is about as real as it is going to get with out being there. I cannot say that this will change anyone's mind about the war but I can promise that it will increase your understanding of the war and the men fighting it. I am so proud of my son. He did two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, but I could not watch this DVD again until he was out of the Marines. I wish every American could see this one.

Por parte de Amazon muy bien y el envío rápido dentro de lo normal, por parte de la película muy regular con muchos errores cinematográficos para los que entienden de la II Gerra, para pasar el rato esta bien pero no la recomiendo al 100%

Prodotto ben confezionato. La trama si svolge con buon ritmo anche se la storia difetta parecchio di credibilità. Salvo considerare i protagonisti davvero dei super eroi dei fumetti si fatica ad accettare che pochi uomini siano in grado solo di tentare un impresa del genere. Se però accettiamo che non sia la ricostruzione di un fatto bellico realmente accaduto e ci accomodiamo davanti alla TV con l'indulgenza verso la realtà che si riconosce alle azioni di spider-man allora possiamo godercelo perchè comunque è ben girato e scorrevole.

Film avvincwnte

Un 10 para Amazon en todo, pero la película es marítima, lo peor que he visto en cine bélico y he visto bastante..No pude ni terminar de verla, por que me daban arcadas.Los tanques y vehículos son de cartón piedra, y no se corresponden con los reales..Los combates son de risa, como si fuese una peli de Marvel y no de la segunda guerra mundial.. Muy decepcionado.

Nel comprarlo mi era sfuggito che il film è "tratto da un videogioco". Fin qui non ci sarebbe niente di male, anche "la notte dell'aquila" - per citarne uno - ha una trama assolutamente inventata ma è un gran bel film.Questo è assolutamente un film di fantascienza con armi vintage, con una trama del tutto improbabile: un gruppo di soldati persi dietro le linee nemiche che _in uniforme_ devono entrare in una città tedesca, e rintracciare una spia.La ricostruzione storica è meno che scarsa. I tedeschi agiscono più che stupidamente, peggio che in un videogioco sparatutto.Dialoghi e recitazione... vabbè...Non vi inganni in copertina il biondo che ha ben recitato in band of brothers...