De l'or pour les braves

Imagine a spaghetti western with Eastwood about the gold rush. Imagine the Second World War after the Normandy landings. Imagine a hippy, stoned, anti-war movie. Imagine a seventies pop single like out of a Hill and Spencer movie. Got that? And now imagine all of the above nicely gathered together with a good dash of hyperbole, but not as a confused mishmash, but as a functioning whole that has but two defects. The hallucinatory poster and my memory. I seem to have nostalgically embellished my childhood memories about that movie. But not so much, on the other hand. (02/06/2010)

Kelly's Heroes finds its place among those American films where war is portrayed as an adventure filled with humorous moments. Surprisingly, this didn't bother me much. The creators put in a commendable effort, delivering almost perfect period technique, weapons, and equipment, which truly impressed me. The story was a bit far-fetched, but that was to be expected, so I remained unfazed. Truth be told, this adventure entertained me quite nicely. While I was initially eager for Dirty Harry, Donald Sutherland stole the show with his portrayal of Oddball, which was absolutely perfect. By the way, I couldn't help but chuckle at members of the Wehrmacht fighting under the flags of the Kriegsmarine. It seems the official flag of the Third Reich wasn't distinctive enough for the Americans :-) / Lesson learned: Nothing should stand in the way of your treasure hunt. (17/03/2022)

An superbly cast war romp that sometimes slips into western and even hippie moods. The laid-back atmosphere carries on through the entire movie, but it absolutely oozes from good old Sutherland. Clint as always is a smart tough guy and Telly Savalas is a rowdy nice guy, just how we like him. I liked the focus on tanks and the excellent finale, 3 Tigers vs. 1 Sherman in the town is a joy to behold. If you want to win a war, you need motivation. http://youtu.be/qXIjE_gDw94 (29/01/2015)