kings go forth
Added 9/12/2009
I really enjoyed this movie. It is sad in some parts, but you really get into the characters.
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I liked it ..
Added 8/30/2009
It may seem a little strange of me to watch an older film like this and review. But I like the old films with actors like Sinatra in it. This film says alot about Sinatra and his quiet battle against racism in America. That's right! Sinatra was one of the big name Hollywood types to take a stand against racism. He did it in his own way by doing films like this and having high profile Black friends like Sammy Davis. When HDTV came out I envisioned that we would only benefit from newer high def films. However I am finding that older films like this one restored to it's glory and viewed on a modern big screen is very ideal. In many ways watching it that way took me back to 1958 where I imagined myself at a quality theater. I also put my mind in a 1958 mode. This movie certainly did break ground due to the big name actors as well as the topic of racial prejudice. In the end Curtis character is dispicable even by standards of the day. Sinatra's character comes across as the good guy that Natalie Wood should have hooked up with. Wood comes across as very cute and somewhat naive about the Americans and American society. The music and cinematography are great. France looks great. The ending was a little strange but stunning nevertheless...
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Forgetable War Drama with a Great Cast
Added 4/29/2007
Frank Sinatra nad Tony Curtis star as two GI friends who both love a young french girl played by Natalie Wood (who keeps loosing her accent during different scenes). The the three of them cast in this forgetable film is worth three stars by itself
Sinatra seem too old to play Wood's love interest. Curis seem too perfect in this role as the blues playing GI in the thick of war.... and Wood-see last paragraph
The world war two melodrama is soapy at best. AS I said before, there are very few suprises in this film, except for the acting of Sinatra and Curtis who outshine the script
Foe Sinatra and Curtis fans only!
Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD
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Good Movie
Added 2/18/2007
Sinatra , Curtis and Natalie Wood put out
a great performance. Romance and action.
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No kings and so forth.
Added 1/4/2007
This is one of the lesser known Natalie Wood films but she is always a pleasure to watch. The story line attempts to handle one of the major prejudices of the time against a WWII background but stumbles a little. If you want to see a good war movie this is not it. Frank Sinatra and Tony Curtis carried their roles very well except they were not very kingly. The picture quality of the film is very good. All in all this is a good film if your looking for a little drama rather than an action movie.
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kings go forth
Added 9/12/2009
I really enjoyed this movie. It is sad in some parts, but you really get into the characters.
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I liked it ..
Added 8/30/2009
It may seem a little strange of me to watch an older film like this and review. But I like the old films with actors like Sinatra in it. This film says alot about Sinatra and his quiet battle against racism in America. That's right! Sinatra was one of the big name Hollywood types to take a stand against racism. He did it in his own way by doing films like this and having high profile Black friends like Sammy Davis. When HDTV came out I envisioned that we would only benefit from newer high def films. However I am finding that older films like this one restored to it's glory and viewed on a modern big screen is very ideal. In many ways watching it that way took me back to 1958 where I imagined myself at a quality theater. I also put my mind in a 1958 mode. This movie certainly did break ground due to the big name actors as well as the topic of racial prejudice. In the end Curtis character is dispicable even by standards of the day. Sinatra's character comes across as the good guy that Natalie Wood should have hooked up with. Wood comes across as very cute and somewhat naive about the Americans and American society. The music and cinematography are great. France looks great. The ending was a little strange but stunning nevertheless...
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Forgetable War Drama with a Great Cast
Added 4/29/2007
Frank Sinatra nad Tony Curtis star as two GI friends who both love a young french girl played by Natalie Wood (who keeps loosing her accent during different scenes). The the three of them cast in this forgetable film is worth three stars by itself
Sinatra seem too old to play Wood's love interest. Curis seem too perfect in this role as the blues playing GI in the thick of war.... and Wood-see last paragraph
The world war two melodrama is soapy at best. AS I said before, there are very few suprises in this film, except for the acting of Sinatra and Curtis who outshine the script
Foe Sinatra and Curtis fans only!
Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD
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