Review of Hell in the Pacific (1968) by Brandon S — 11 Feb 2010
John Boorman's classic antiwar drama with clash of the titans Lee Marvin vs. Toshiro Mifune is awesome to behold. Stranded on some small island in the Pacific Marvin and Mifune slowly realize they will have to cooperate with one another to get themselves off the island, and it's not going to be easy.
Featuring some of the most gorgeous shots of the Pacific that where shot on location matches great with the haunting lonesomeness and culture clash of the two leads. Boorman's direction was in it's infancy at this point, but comes off as some old master director doing his last big picture.
The fatalistic feeling of the plot is appearent in every aspect of this film, highly recommended.
This review of Hell in the Pacific (1968) was written by Brandon S on 11 Feb 2010.
Hell in the Pacific has generally received very positive reviews.
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