Review of Battle of Britain (1969) by Dave J — 14 Oct 2010

Battle Of Britain is an excellent recreation of the Battle Of Britain of 1940. A superb film with terrific talent and directed by Guy Hamilton who made a name for himself by a directing four James Bond films.

Battle Of Britain is a strong war film about one of Germany's greatest defeats. With the Battle Of Britain, the good fortune of Nazi Germany slowly took a turn for the worst, and the seemingly invincible German forces started facing defeat.

Guy Hamilton's film is superb, the acting is so-so. But the aerial sequences are intense and well coordinated. In fact, some real planes of the war where used in the making of this film. The dog fights are well done, splendidly filmed.

I don't understand why this film has gotten bad reviews. Because after all, it's fairly authentic and accurate at depicting this glorious victory of Britain over Nazi Germany. Battle Of Britain is one of the films to feature aerial combat .

This is one of the strongest points of the film, and despite the decent acting, this film is still very much phenomenal due to the fact that it's great to see this impressive battle come to life on screen.

Also, the film may spark interest for people wanting to read more on the war, and on this battle that changed the course of the war. All of the cast involved are good enough, but this is a film that focuses more on the battle itself, and less on the acting, and it's one of the reasons why this film is so terrific.

Like many critics have said about this film, this film features the best aerial fighting sequences ever filmed. Sequences so exciting and so thrilling that not even modern day Hollywood films can top this film.

Battle Of Britain is a unique film and an important look into one of Britains greatest victories during the war. A film thats also a must see for every history buff. Only people who want action packed non stop films like Iron Eagle and Top Gun, will hate this film.

Because this is history, The Battle Of Britain really happened, and theres nothing boring or uninspired about this film. Great story, decent acting and phenomenal aerial combat scenes make this, THE air combat film to see.

A classic. Plus it has something that Top Gun doesn't have, accuracy.