Trying to watch "The Rats of Tobruk" at Kanopy, the library service, I was often frustrated by the too-dark print and by the frequent sound errors.
I don't like war movies anyway, and this one did what I expect from a war movie: It showed the sheer insanity of war, and how, as usual, the people in charge, meaning governments and their component politicians, manage to get people killed for pretty much no reason.
Yes, this was made in 1944, getting on toward the end of World War II, but I did expect higher quality. The Brits made good movies during the war, and they were often directly under attack.
Still, everything considered, I can recommend "The Rats of Tobruk" as an interesting experience: It's an Australian movie, which in my opinion we don't see enough of here in these United States.
I don't like war movies anyway, and this one did what I expect from a war movie: It showed the sheer insanity of war, and how, as usual, the people in charge, meaning governments and their component politicians, manage to get people killed for pretty much no reason.
Yes, this was made in 1944, getting on toward the end of World War II, but I did expect higher quality. The Brits made good movies during the war, and they were often directly under attack.
Still, everything considered, I can recommend "The Rats of Tobruk" as an interesting experience: It's an Australian movie, which in my opinion we don't see enough of here in these United States.