Review of The Odd Angry Shot (1979) by Dave R — 08 Jun 2012
I give this one an A for effort - but sadly it falls into too many cliches to make it a great film. first of, these guys are supposed to be elite soldiers (SAS) so I don't buy their innocent joviality heading into a war zone - guys like that would be a lot more serious about it and they'd have lost their innocence in training (you don't just get to be SAS.
..). but as a typical loss of innocence movie - like so many war movies are - it's pretty standard, but too be fair, real. the spider & scorpion fight really jumped out at me because we did that when I was in the army! it doesn't achieve the high art that "the deer hunter" or "apocalypse now" does but it is interesting to see it from an aussie perspective and there are some good moments - like the end when they get home.
.. it's a common, yet poignant, moment that many combat vets experience the world over.
This review of The Odd Angry Shot (1979) was written by Dave R on 08 Jun 2012.
The Odd Angry Shot has generally received positive reviews.
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