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DVD The Wild Geese (30th Anniversary Edition)
Mixing action, humor, sentiment, and even a few righteous moral convictions, The Wild Geese is good, rousing fun. Released theatrically in 1978 (oddly, this 2005 DVD release is referred to as the "30th Anniversary Edition"), director Andrew V. McLaglen’s film depicts the adventures of a group of British mercenaries hired by a shady multinational corporation to free the benevolent leader of an African nation held captive by a ruthless dictator. Led by the caustic, no-nonsense Col. Allen Faulkner (Richard Burton), these soldiers of fortune are all stout fellows out to earn a big payday and restore a good man to his rightful place of power (the underlying message of universal racial brotherhood is effective, if somewhat simplistic), and they do their job swiftly and efficiently... at least until they're double-crossed by their venal, perfidious employers, at which point the film becomes a tale of survival and revenge. The cast, which also includes Richard Harris, Roger Moore, and a host of other fine veteran actors, is first-rate, the story-telling efficient, the dialogue entertaining (with occasional bursts of profanity), and the action reasonably exciting and not overly graphic. And even if the pace is somewhat leisurely by new millennium standards (we're nearly an hour into it before the actual mission starts), The Wild Geese is a very enjoyable ride. Bonus features include a profile of producer Euan Lloyd and commentary by Lloyd, Moore, and journalist Jonathan Sothcott. --Sam Graham
Review(s): DVD The Wild Geese (30th Anniversary Edition)
Holy Cow! Didn't Know it Was Out
I had no idea that this movie was even out on DVD. I just happen to be looking at another movie and it said others who have purchased this item also purchased. Imagine my surprise when I saw this on that list. This is one of my all time favorite action films of all time. When I first saw this movie it introduced me to Richard Burton. I love him in this. I've seen other films he's done. To me he made other good films but nothing compares to this. I saw in another review someone questioned the company who brought out this DVD. Who cares? I'm just happy as all hell that its finally out. I know this is not much of a review. More a happy note that this is finally out. Now I can scratch this off my wish list of movies I want on DVD. Now how about Enter The Ninja?
Great Movie - Low Rate DVD
I watched this movie as a kid and loved it. Had the VHS before and waited for the DVD release. I'm both glad and disappointed now that it's out. Who is Tango DVD? How did they get to release this classic and do a very poor job of it?
The movie is a great Mercenary movie, lots of action, some light-hearted stuff, and great actors in it. Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, and Hardy Kruger. This also has a great story. Not your run of the mill action movie, i.e. bunch of guys go in blow things up and save the day. There's more to it than that. The characters all have backgrounds, there's tension between characters, political issues, etc.
As for the DVD production - it's really really sad that this is the only copy available. What a lousy job of transfering the film. The sound quality though good could've been done better - No 5.1 Dolby. The image quality is poor, it's VHS quality. The aspect ratio is 4:3 Letterbox. Meaning it won't benefit your 16x9 tv set. The transfer is placed on a 4:3 ratio, then the letterbox film placed in the middle with black bars on the top and bottom of the film. So playing it on your widescreen sets, you'll see the movie shrunk in the middle of your screen with bars on ALL SIDES. What a waste. To top it all off, there's no other material included in the DVD case, just the cover. No inserts. It looks like something done by a "pirate" job. I'm not saying this is not a legitimate copy, i'm just saying the quality of it looks otherwise.
This movie deserves a better production quality than this. If you haven't seen the movie, I say rent it, it's worth that much. Owning it though, you'd have to have been a fan of the movie in the 70's to buy it.
I Couldn't Wait to Purchase This Gem.
I really looking forward to this movie coming out on DVD. Now it has, and I must say that I am very pleased with the DVD release of "The Wild Geese." Along with the movie, the viewer will enjoy many extras that come with the DVD. I enjoyed listening to the radio interviews with the cast. It was refreshing to hear the actors' voices recall experiences that they endured while making this movie.
The movie is just as great on DVD as it was on VHS. On the other hand, I was disappointed that the DVD cover art was not the same as the VHS cover art. It is still a great movie to own and cherish.
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