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Attack Force Z

John Phillip Law (Actor), Mel Gibson (Actor), Tim Burstall (Director) | Format: VHS Tape
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Volunteers from all branches of the Allied forces made up the Australian 2 Special Force Unit, which carried out a total of 284 missions during World War II. Tight, suspenseful Attack Force Z effectively dramatizes one such sortie. Five tough commandos attempt to rescue the survivors of a downed American plane on a Japanese-held island in the southwest Pacific. Their leader is Captain P.G. Kelly, played by a youthful Mel Gibson. It's Kelly's first time in charge, and his fellow commandos, especially renegade Lieutenant J.A. Veitch (John Phillip Law, the cute Soviet sailor in The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!), won't let him forget it. Kelly and Veitch's conflict raises both the mission's and the movie's tension quotient. Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Piano) gives a thoughtful performance as Sergeant D.J. Costello, the oldest and wisest of the troop. But the film's most compelling characters are the inhabitants of the island, Chinese villagers forced to become resistance fighters to defend their way of life against the Japanese invaders. Without them, Attack Force Z wouldn't have a chance. Handsome, unflappable Lin Chan-Lang (Koo Chuan Hsiung), a martial-arts expert, is their natural leader. Even Lin's children get into the act, including his brave and beautiful eldest daughter, Chien Hua (Sylvia Chang), whose presence lends the film a welcome element of romance. --Laura Mirsky

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
OVERALL SCORE: (A-) Dec 31 2003
Format:VHS Tape
This is an extremely enjoyable move, great action, good acting, and pretty realistic Special Operation in scope and detail. This is not a film with great hidden meaning, no surrealistic essay or religious allegory, no stunning and profound cinematic portraits, just a fun action movie!

OVERALL SCORE: (A-)
PLOT: (B-), CHARATERS: (B+), DIALOGUE: (B-), SETTING: (A-), ACTION/COMBAT: (A-), ANTAGONISTS: (B), ROMANCE: (B-),AGE LEVEL: (PG13)

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Good Special Ops, thats pretty much it though Nov 21 2002
Format:VHS Tape
I loved this movie since the first time I saw it. It is good WWII Special ops, even though it wasn't very realistic. Good story, great ending, cool characters, first time I've seen a silenced M3, lots of softcore gore, but good stuff. Enjoy it, but it's not a DVD buy, save a couple of bucks and buy the VHS.
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Early Mel Gibson and Sam Neill movie. Aug 7 2000
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Format:VHS Tape
It's interesting to watch the very young looking Mel Gibson and Sam Neill play second fiddle to fading actor John Phillip Law in this low budget war film. I loved this movie as a kid when it was shown repeatedly on HBO. Afterall, it's essentially a boy's war movie: elite Allied commandoes on a suicide mission behind enemy lines. Think "Guns of Navarone" with Australians vs. the Japanese and minus Germans, big guns, and a big budget. "Attack Force Z" is pretty much a GRADE B movie; but boys and action fans will probably still love it.
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