The Great Escape

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John Warner Nov 9 It’s so cool seeing classic movies on the big screen. Had a fun time. Very nice and packed theater. See more Michael S 10/09/2022 So great to see it again. See more Robert P @Superbad 11h This is one hell of a movie, even though one person was able to escape! Thus my five star rating See more Samuel P @TheFabulousWatcher Jul 20 A must watch and thoroughly entertaining! See more Kevin P @RT55971421 Mar 31 Arguably the most influential prison break movies of all time. The film takes liberties with the source material, but the lighter hopeful tone male it clear from the start that the focus is more on adventure and comradery than deep realism. The cast is great. The film is iconic for Steve McQueen's huge motorcycle jump. The characters are such lovable underdogs, and you really want to see them escape. The soundtrack is terrific, especially the iconic main theme. While the film has a lighter tone due to the eras Hays Code, you still feel the consistent presence of the guards. It's an oddly laid back WWII prison movie. It's satisfying watching the teamwork and comradery amongst the prisoners build up and pay off. The climactic escape through the tunnels was very exciting. Escaping enemy territory soon proves to be much more challenging than escaping the prison. But the film ends on a hopeful note and acknowledges that this escape attempt wasn't all in vain and should still be celebrated. See more Brian D @Brianwd2 Mar 31 71%. 3/30/26. Thought it was decent - would have liked to see it ages ago, of course. Cool that it's based on a true story. Fun to see them building the tunnels and watching the initiial escape. And then watching them all flee as they get hunt down. The motorcycle scene is great. Beyond that, thought it was pretty slow and boring. Interesting how the soldiers were treated well by the Germans since they weren't SS officers. I guess they see it as their duty to escape and put pressure on the enemy, and they didn't know 50 people would be executed on Hitler's orders, but the camp didn't seem that worth breaking out of. Long film, wouldn't rewatch. 1/5 rewatch See more Read all reviews

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