Review of The Sand Pebbles (1966) by Kevin R — 24 Sep 2014
I'm sure you have your own joy junk to go off to...
Jake Holman is an engineer stationed on a ship on an island off the coast of China. The island has natives that don't necessarily agree with the Americans being around but the Americans do not care about the error of their ways. Eventually, the situation is going to come to a head.
"The trade we all follow is to give and take death.".
Robert Wise, the director of West Side Story, The Sound of Music, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Andromeda Strain, The Haunting (1963), and The House on Telegraph Hill, delivers The Sand Pebbles. The storyline for this picture is very interesting though a bit slow during portions of the film (the run time was a bit long). The action scenes were awesome and the cast delivers very solid performances. The cast includes Steve McQueen, Mako, Richard Crenna, Candice Bergen, and Gavin MacLeod.
"I didn't come all this way to the fleet to have it good.".
I grabbed this off Netflix because I am a Steve McQueen fan and had never seen this classic. I can't say this is perfect and definitely has some dry spots. I will say the ending of this film is definitely epic and concludes the film perfectly. I strongly recommend seeing this picture.
"We gotta keep changing because we aren't made of brass.".
Grade: B.
This review of The Sand Pebbles (1966) was written by Kevin R on 24 Sep 2014.
The Sand Pebbles has generally received very positive reviews.
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