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Summary: The Longest Day (Epic War Movie on DVD)
Review: There's not much more than I can say but that this movie and its restoration on DVD is incredible and awesome! If you are a war movie buff, I would have to say that this pretty close to being one of the best movies out there. While Tora! Tora! Tora! is a more accurate and precise movie of historical events, The Longest Day leaves you wanting more! A great cast too! Highly recommend!
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Summary: Move over Saving Private Ryan
Review: The Longest Day is the greatest film ever made about the Normandy invasion and is perhaps the greatest war film ever. Many things make this a must watch. 1. There is a parade of great actors including John Wayne and Sean Connery to humanize the battle. 2. The film is historically accurate from the American, British, French, and German perspectives. 3. In a stroke of genius rarely equaled, each country's citizen speak their native language, rather than english. 4. The film managed to be exciting and realistic without a single drop of blood. The horrors of war are shown in a beautifully understated fashion. In conclusion, this is a film that shows what the D-Day invasion was really like from a historical and patriotic standpoint. It should be required watching from every American.
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Summary: The Longest Day
Review: Epic film released in 1962 about Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France during World War II. The cast is comprised of almost all the top celebrity actors of the time and covers numerous events in the operation that started the second front against the Axis powers in Europe. It is probably the largest production among all existing war movies and is remarkable for portraying notable battles at their actual locations in Normandy. Producer Darryl F. Zanuck was loyal to history and as a bonus highlights interesting little stories that make this an entertaining feature. Not all is perfect though; there is some melodramatic acting by various actors with dialogue bleeding over with patriotic profoundness. The movie plays out like a grand adventure for the soldiers who stormed Normandy on the 6th of June in 1944, and many of the horrors associated with combat are not vividly portrayed like more recent productions. It's fair to say the movie was aimed at depicting the triumph of the operation and that audiences in 1962 were not ready to watch gruesome depictions of soldiers dying on battlefields. Overall, this movie features many terrific sequences. Distinctive to the film is the British 6th Airborne Division's glider assault on the Orne River Bridge, the only production to have depicted a glider assault in detail. Other highlights is the French Commando assault in Ouistreham, the 2d Ranger Battalion attack on Point Du Hoc, and parachutist Private Steele's precarious predicament on the church steeple at Sainte Mere Eglise. Most impressive is how this movie's storyline remains coherent throughout the portrayal of numerous significant events that took place at Normandy. The DVD edition is high quality in both image and sound and will not disappoint fans.
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Summary: Why not the colourised version?
Review: The Longest Day is very well paced and entertaining.I have the colourised video version and it is much better and more clear.I know that there are people against this and with some movies they are correct.But this is a war film,not an art film and colourising improved it.It's a pity they couldn't have had both versions on the DVD.
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Summary: GEE, WAS IT REALLY THAT EASY?
Review: Oh great, here we go again with another film where John Wayne is going to glorify war for us. I mean, the soldiers get on the beach and meet little or no resistance. You'd think they were playing paintball or something they're so unconcerned. And if someone does die, I can hear John Wayne saying in the background, "Well, he was just a sorry little momma's boy anyway." If you want a movie that will show you the horrors of war, this is NOT it. For that, go see Saving Private Ryan with surround sound. But for all its stupidness, there were a few redeeming qualities in this movie: First off, I was intrigued by the clicker idea. You click this little device and if someone clicks back, you know they're an ally. Also, I do seem to remember something about a guy parachuting into a bell tower or something and this movie has that part. But in the end, this is not a very memorable film. Excuse me while I let my cat play with the celluloid tape.
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Summary: the best war movie of all time
Review: simply put, if you are a fan of WW11 movies, this is the best...the movie, aside from its all star cast,is historically correct...the movie gets into the psyche of the soldiers involved in the largest invasion of all time...it also offers the german view with great authenticity...the action never stops. and this writer believes the drama before the actual invasion is better than the battle scenes....dont miss this movie....
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Summary: The Longest Day
Review: This War movie ranks with the all time WW2 cinemas like Tora, Tora, Tora. It doesn't have smarmy hand wringing soap opera sub plots that made movies like Midway stink - why would they do that when the battle of Midway needed no added drama? Also, The Longest Day doesn't have the embarrasing self-righteous preaching of social-sermonettes like Oliver Stone movies (Platoon, in this comparative case).
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Summary: The Longest Day
Review: This War movie ranks with the all time WW2 cinemas like Tora, Tora, Tora. It doesn't have smarmy hand wringing soap opera sub plots that made movies like Midway stink and it doesn't have self-righteous social-sermonettes like Oliver Stone movies (Platoon).
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Summary: The Great Story
Review: The Longest Day was by far the best movie I have seen in my entire life.
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Summary: Robert Mitchum steals the show...
Review: While Robert Mitchum seems to have the best role, among many interesting recreated heroes who either led or fought during the invasion of Normandy, his performance in "The Longest Day" is one of his best. Fonda's performance as the son of former president, Theodore Roosevelt, is also excellent and will surprise many contemporary Americans who have forgotten or never heard of the San Juan Hill or the Allied invasion of France. The German scenes are especially well directed and performed by some of Europe's most gifted actors. I especially agree with those who sing the praises of the movie's cinematography -- spectacular -- even though the film was photographed in black and white. While it doesn't come close to the realism of "Private Ryan," this classic holds up well after almost forty years -- released in 1962. The DVD's Extra Features are limited to several theatrical trailers. This lengthy film, 178 minutes, would be a better historical recreation with greater use of maps,and narration providing more information about the invasion's developments -- especially for viewers with little or no background in the history of World War II, the Allied invasion and geography of Normandy. Otherwise, it's well-done, well-acted and highly recommeded.
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