A Bridge Too Far

The Longest Day (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) After seeing Saving Private Ryan, this epic tale about the Normandy invasion will look sanitized. But in its re-creation of events leading to the epochal battle, the film is captivating and grand, and the parade of famous actors who cross the screen naturally give the already cha...	Patton (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) One of the greatest screen biographies ever produced, this monumental film runs nearly three hours, won seven Academy Awards, and gave George C. Scott the greatest role of his career. It was released in 1970 when protest against the Vietnam War still raged at home and abroad, and...	Battle of Britain There's something about this film that's so irresistible, despite its grandiose manipulation. Maybe because it recounts the greatest air battle in history, achieving the greatest aerial battle in film history. Maybe because it has such a terrific cast (Harry Andrews, Michael Cain...	Battle of the Bulge The German offensive in December 1944 became the basis for this all-star Hollywood take on the Battle of the Bulge. Henry Fonda is an officer who predicts the assault, Robert Ryan and Dana Andrews are Army brass skeptical of his intuitions, and Robert Shaw (his hair dyed yellow ...	Midway (Collector's Edition) Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 09/02/2003 Run time: 132 minutes Rating: Pg
The Bridge at Remagen Fine casting, rugged characters, and authentic military detail make The Bridge at Remagen one of the best World War II action films of the 1960s. Based on actual incidents during the final Allied advance on Germany in March 1945, the story focuses on the U.S. Army's exhausted 27t...	Tora! Tora! Tora! (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) The bombing of pearl harbor is presented from both the american & japanese viewpoints with some fantastic action scenes. Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 05/13/2008 Starring: Joseph Cotten Soh Yomamura Run time: 144 minutes Rating: G	Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World [Region 2] In the capable hands of director Peter Weir, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a seafaring adventure like no other, impeccably authentic, dynamically cast, and thrilling enough to give any classic swashbuckler a run for its money. In adapting two of Patrick O'Bri...	The Great Escape (2-Disc Collector's Set) A stirring example of courage and the indomitable human spirit, for many John Sturges's The Great Escape is both the definitive World War II drama and the nonpareil prison escape movie. Featuring an unequalled ensemble cast in a rivetingly authentic true-life scenario set to Elme...	Band of Brothers [Blu-ray] Studio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 11/11/2008 Run time: 705 minutes Rating: Nr

The best WWII Film
In my opinion, this is the best WWII movie ever made. Actually depicts the politics that went on behind the scenes as well as the action on the field.

Very good
Still the best made war movie of all time, just not an allied victory so it never got its' due. The Bluray version has better sound quality than the conventional one, but the picture isn't vastly improved so you can live without the Bluray if need be.

Another Cornelius Ryan epic
Based on the Ryan book, Richard Attenborough's epic war movie is the largest of it's kind since THE LONGEST DAY. However, this was a totally different chapter from WWII with vastly different results. Operation Market Garden, an ill-conceived Bernard Law Montgomery plan to seize the bridges leading into the industrial Ruhr Valley of Germany by using paratroopers to take and hold the bridge for British armor that would smash it's way into Germany. No one realized that two SS Panzer divisions had been placed in the area for R&R before the intended battle with Patton's 3rd Army. Great cast: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, James Caan, Dirk Bogarde, Anthony Hopkins, and many others.

Good Copy
Nice reproduction. It was originally filmed in great quality. Not real sure if the Blue-ray version is that much better. I viewed it on a 720p 42" LCD. But the price made it worth it.

Monumental Movie Let Down By Fox. Should Be "A Fee Too Far".
I hate to rate this movie as three stars being that it's one of the greatest war movies ever made, but I have a real issue with Fox. First off, they are the most expensive BD's of all the studios and secondly, they omit all of the special features enjoyed on previous DVD versions. Instead of maxing out a BD50 disc with the MPEG2 codec, it would be great to use what other studios employ, namely VC-1 and utilising the extra space for special features. Fox charge at least $10 more for their titles in part probably due to the extra security measures they insist on using. The movie itself is not best conversion to Blu-ray I have seen and can seem a little too soft focused for the most part, but the the actual film is first class with one of the largest star lists I have ever seen including Sean Connery, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins and just too many to mention. If only Fox could just get their act together and treat movies like this, The Battle Of Britain, Master & Commander, Kingdom Of Heaven and others with the respect they deserve.