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Force 10 from Navarone

I really like this film. It is fun to watch. It has an assortment of actors: ford, fox, shaw, Kiel, etc. . I really like Barbara Bach. She is still very attractive and her acting is fun to watch. It appears everybody is having fun in the film. The only question I have is why did Mallory switch from being an American, (peck) to being British, (shaw) ? It is a great film for a big bowl of popcorn! I only wish they would have made it a little sooner. I can understand why they didn't. Ford was unknown at the time of American graffiti. I wish they show an unedited version on TV. Luckily I have a VHS copy in my library. I was wondering if this is on DVD. I watch this movie usually on Saturday or Sunday to make it feel like going to the movies.

Force 10 felt like a James Bond reunion. The director is Guy Hamilton (Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die, The Man With the Golden Gun). Robert Shaw (From Russia With Love) is the star. Barbara Bach (The Spy Who Loved Me) is a love interest. Even Richard Kiel (Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me) is here as a heavy. Unfortunately this film is not as enjoyable as a typical Bond film not to mention equaling or surpassing the Gregory Peck classic, The Guns of Navarone, to which it is a followup. The film is not an entire waste however. A young Harrison Ford is very convincing action star even here and is almost enough to save this disappointing effort. The only really gripping part of this film was the racial tension between Keil's character and Carl Weather's (Predator) character. Average film, 6/10. This review was based on the widescreen version on the DVD which had a few extra minutes.

This is a bit of an odd film. Despite having a slightly thin plot that lacks logic, it just about gets away with it thanks to its quality cast including an up and coming pre Indiana Jones Harrison Ford. It's worth a watch on a rainy afternoon and whilst it lacks the depth and heart of the classic war movies of the 50s and 60s, it's got enough action and energy to keep your attention. Not as bad as many here make out but not up there with the best either.

I actually saw this movie before I saw "The Guns of Navarone", and I have to say, I prefer "Force 10". It seems like it always comes on TV on a rainy Saturday afternoon, and I'll always get sucked right in. I've probably seen it about 10 times. Despite some laughable special effects, and otherwise dated production value, this war movie packs a good action punch. Not many WW2 movies are set in Yugoslavia, and that's one of the interesting elements of the film. The story itself is a classic "Against the Odds" type affair, involving a covert Allied mission with a dual purpose. The great Robert Shaw is a standout, and a young Harrison Ford shows why he eventually became the superstar he is. Rousing music, tense action sequences, shootouts, knife fights, bombings,rescues,deceit and trickery make "Force 10" a lot of fun.