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Whistle Stopper - Ike - Countdown to D-Day
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Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Starring: Tom Selleck, James Remar, Timothy Bottoms, Gerald McRaney, Ian Mune
Directed By: Robert Harmon
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781404953178
Format: AC-3
ISBN: 1404953175
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: 2004-08-31
Running Time: 89
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2004-05-31
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Summary: Slow and Complicated - not a good film for those who aren't very familiar with the historical background of this film.
Comment: I'm not a history buff, but I enjoy learning about historical events. I loved the movie "Thirteen Days," so I looked to see what other films Amazon recommended under this genre. I purchased "IKE" because of the great reviews. I couldn't finish watching the film because from the start, I had a difficult time understanding what the characters were talking about - I felt like I was thrown into the middle of heavy strategic planning and intense relationships among historical characters. It took me a while to figure out who was who and where they were. But by the time I started figuring out the basic details, I realized that I was missing so much of the other important details and story lines; I was lost. I think I would have enjoyed the film more if I had done some detailed reading before-hand about the relationships that took place among the military figures leading up to D-Day. Again, I'm not a history buff so I don't know much about the details, but I was hoping this film could help me learn more. I would only recommend this film to those who have studied WWII and/or lived during that time.
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Summary: IKE
Comment: One of the best performances of Tom Selleck in his career. He brings Ike down from the hero's heights and shows an ordinary man forced to make some of the most earth shaking decisions in history. The weight of can the allies pull off a French invasion rested on this strong American's shoulders. We see the complex group of egotist that made up the allies generals and world leaders who Ike had to cope with in order to defeat Hitler and get the allies back onto European soil. Selleck's performance is strong, moving, and certainly human. The movie deals with the last few weeks before D-Day and the problems and decisions that caused all to wonder if we could ever land on French soil again. Selleck is fantastic as the (regular guy) Ike who would visit the paratroopers to say good bye, when the predictions were that 70% of the paratroopers would die with the first 24 hours of the invasion. This movie is a must have keeper for your DVD collection.
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Summary: Eisenhauer would be proud.....
Comment: Told from the point of view of Ike, which becomes obvious at the end. The cast of this piece of history retold, is absolutely a wonderful and compelling portrait of the men whose responsibility was the taking back of europe from the clutches of a madman. And the one man whose task it was to make sure that it happened....IKE! Tom Selleck as General Dwight David Eisenhauer, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Forces, European Theatre of Operations...does an outstanding job of making this story come alive. All with the assist of a great supporting cast!
There is only one word that describes this motion picture....
OUTSTANDING!!!!
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Summary: Tom Selleck's finest performance
Comment: Tom Selleck doesn't really look like Eisenhower, but he sure looks like a general in this superbly crafted and beautifully photographed docudrama. Not a single scene of battle is shown, but the awesome planning and tensions of warfare are all there. Watch for the scene with Gerald McRaney of Major Dad who may have tried for the lead role in this one as the controversial General George Patton. This fine film, and the Jesse Stone movies starring Selleck are the finest work he's ever done.
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Summary: Great movie
Comment: This movie shows the process of taking one of the most important decisions in WWII, which determined the beginning of the end.
It is remarkable that this movie can condense so much information in 90 minutes of run time: political affairs among the allies, war stress, historical background, etc.
Tom Selleck's performance of Gen. Eisenhower is definitely outstanding.
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Tom Selleck gives a restrained yet powerful performance as General Dwight D. Eisenhower in Ike: Countdown to D-Day. This made-for-cable feature focuses on the solemn, brilliant but plain-speaking Ike as he fine-tunes, over 90 days, tactical and political concerns involved with the Allies' imminent D-Day invasion of Normandy, i.e., America and Britain's long-awaited joint assault against Nazi-occupied Europe. A strong cast--James Remar as General Omar Bradley, Timothy Bottoms as Ike's assistant, Walter Bedell "Beetle" Smith--anchors the film's mesmerizing, blow-by-blow account of Eisenhower's leadership under the shadow of many uncertainties (predicting the weather for D-Day becomes a suspenseful refrain) and pressure from conflicting egos (Montgomery, DeGaulle, Patton). Ian Mune is a delight as a wary, darkly bemused Churchill, who encourages Ike's strategy of supreme leadership and low-key diplomacy. The script by Lionel Chetwynd (DC 9/11: Time of Crisis) captures the unbearable tension of commencing the invasion--and awaiting the results. --Tom Keogh
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