Gung Ho

Starring:Randolph Scott, Alan Curtis, Noah Beery Jr., J. Carrol Naish, Sam Levene, David Bruce, Richard Lane, Walter Sande, Louis Jean Heydt, Robert Mitchum, Rod Cameron, Grace McDonald, Milburn Stone, Peter Coe (III), Harold Landon, Carl Vernell, John James, Bruce Wong, Eddie Coke, Prince Waln
Director: Ray Enright
Studio: Alpha Video
Product Type: DVD

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A timeless comedy for all generations!
An comical look at the 80's Auto invasion
Descent movie, a good movie about teamwork and telling the truth
Still holds up well after 20 years. Doesn't take sides and shows cultures finding ways to finally work together.
A fun look at the way things were...

Gung Ho
Starring: Michael Keaton , Gedde Watanabe , George Wendt , Mimi Rogers , and John Turturro
Director: Ron Howard
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ASIN: B000066BUA
Release Date: 2002-07-16

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A Japanese auto company is persuaded to take over an abandoned factory--and abandoned U.S. workforce--in a small rust-belt town in Middle America. Alas, this wonderful idea for a culture-clash comedy goes pretty much to waste in Gung Ho. Michael Keaton gives his most relentlessly obnoxious performance as the fast-talking shop foreman who never stops BS'ing his Japanese employers, his work buddies (George Wendt and John Turturro among them), his girlfriend (Mimi Rogers), and himself. There's a trumped-up crisis in every reel, and a great deal of double talk about whether the Japanese are workaholic freaks or the new, true inheritors of the old American get-up-and-go. Director Ron Howard and screenwriters Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel had made the enchanting comedy-fantasy-romance Splash only a couple of years before; they probably thought they were concocting a Frank Capra-style fable here, but, far from having a beautiful mind, this movie is strictly sitcom mentality from top to bottom. --Richard T. Jameson

Customer Reviews:

A timeless comedy for all generations!.......2007-05-12

This has been one of our families all time favorites. It's not only funny, but it's touching as well. It's as relevant socially today as when it was made. Some of the humor is subtle and so it should be viewed more than once. This movie is a classic and we feel is appropriate for our whole family as it does not have to utilize profanity, violence or other cheap shots to be truly funny. It is extremely well-written and the characters are cast to perfection. It's one of those magic movies where everything seems to work. A TOTALLY FEEL-GOOD EXPERIENCE!

An comical look at the 80's Auto invasion.......2006-10-15

The economy wasnt that good in the 80's and no where was it felt worse than the Auto industry. Lots of people can remember when there was a general panic that the Japanese would take over the car business and that every person in America would be driving a Japanese car.

Gung Ho is the story of a man, Michael Keaton, who is sent to Japan to encourage the Japanese to re-open a car factory in his dying town. Japanese efficiency clashes with the American "do it the way I like" attitude and it soon comes down to a showdown of producing 15,000 cars or loosing the factory.

Gung Ho is definitely a product of its time. American auto workers couldnt understand the "work-a-holic" attitude of the Japanese and the Japanese couldnt understand the American attitude of putting their company second or third on their priority list. Director Ron Howard trys to put a comical spin on the "East v.s. West" of automotive assembly.

Despite its age, the film still holds water but hard to understand for anyone who "wasn't there" in the 80's.

On a short note, most of the Japanese makes ZERO sense and the subtitles bear no relationship to whats being said. I think only one of the Actors could actually speak Japanese. The rest is horribly dubbed by someone who CAN'T speak the language.

Descent movie, a good movie about teamwork and telling the truth.......2006-10-03

I have seen this movie probably 10 times since it came out in the theaters, and each time I find it just as funny and likeable. Sure, the characters are sterotyped almost to an extreme, but I have worked with both cultures (both a union blue collar, and a white collar-international based one), and there is a grain of truth to each. The movie had to be exagerated to show more impact, and coming together for the "hollywood effect". The head of the company Oishi Kazihiro played by Gedde Watanabe was my absolute favorite character in the movie, very human, great delivery of some of his lines, and just a good role. George Wendt did a good job as "a regular joe", much like his Norm character on Cheers. Michael Keaton's role displayed much of the turmoil a midlevel supervisor has to go through. Overall, the morals of telling the truth, and that people can work through cultures/lifestyle diffences are clear and pretty potent. Rent or buy this movie, it's worth it. Ron Howard did a descent job with this one,

Still holds up well after 20 years. Doesn't take sides and shows cultures finding ways to finally work together........2006-08-29

This movie is now 20 years old. It is an interesting comedy for what it says about how the Japanese and American cultures were trying to learn to work together in a world economy. Americans were not used to being on the losing end of competition, quality, and efficiency. And they tended to see themselves as entitled to their well paying unskilled jobs. The movie exaggerates these traits, but having worked on an assembly line for a couple of years, I can tell you that the exaggerations are still based in reality back in the 1970s and 1980s. The Japanese are portrayed as being all about company, ruthless bargainers, and relentless perfectionists. I particularly liked the way the Japanese are shown saying things about hearing what the Americans are saying and the Americans taking it to mean agreement while the Japanese mean no such thing.

The movie doesn't take sides and shows most of the problems coming from fear and misunderstanding. Isn't that really what happened? In the 1980s Americans feared the Japanese dominance of our economy and it resulted in some extreme actions and reactions. Nowadays, we fear the Chinese in a different way, but their dominance of basic manufacturing is more complete than the Japanese ever were and yet there isn't the same kind of backlash. Why? Well, that is outside the scope of this little review. Maybe it is experience with losing certain kinds of manufacturing for decades. Maybe it is because the auto industry was seen as particularly American and the high end of unskilled labor as middle class. Maybe it is because we now see economy successfully adapting as some new job classes are created and others leave. Maybe it is something else.

Michael Keaton is fine as a man trying to save his town, but makes lots of mistakes in dealing with both sides. Still, he wins in the end. However, I believe it is Gedde Watanabe who makes the movie work. He has to be Japanese enough to be a threat while still being enough outside the mainstream Japanese culture that Americans feared in order to be sympathetic. He has many well done moments in the film and I enjoy him whenever I see him on the screen. Really, he should work even more.

George Wendt was the big name at the time with the huge success of Cheers since 1982. He represents the old American labor and has one of his least sympathetic roles, especially when he knocks down the even more unsympathetic Japanese manager (well played by Sab Shimono) and thereby shifts our sympathy to the Japanese. A neat plot trick. We also get to see the generational gap between the post World War II generation that lifted Japan from utter ruin to a world economic power in only a few decades, and the younger managers who don't feel they can say anything, but do want to be with their families (as shown in the birth of the daughter to Ito (Rodney Kageyama does a terrific job in a few small scenes. He adds a lot to the film).

We have learned a lot about working in a global economy since 1986. The Japanese have certainly suffered through their own terrible economic problems. I am glad the movie showed a positive ending with the two cultures forming an ability to work together even with much left to learn and work through.

While much has changed, the movie still holds up pretty well. But young people who never knew the paranoia of Japan from the 1980s might need to have some things explained to them.

A fun look at the way things were..........2006-08-02

I worked in a theater with this movie in 1986, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Never saw a Japanese person back then, never had any intention either. Now, after being intertwined with japanese culture, and having visited 4 times, I think the film is quaint but fun.

If you look at past films that were a reflection of the events of the time, naturally you will be upset. But, some people also get upset when they look at the nutritional content on their box of corn flakes, and cause constipation in the morning. This was a romp based on the times, and had roots in reality.

Apologies to those who can't find humor in parody and lampoon, even if it is cultural.

Legendary World War II Movies (Gung Ho!/Go for Broke!/The Immortal Battalion)

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Legendary World War II Movies (Gung Ho!/Go for Broke!/The Immortal Battalion)
Starring: David Niven , Stanley Holloway , James Donald , John Laurie , and Leslie Dwyer
Director: Carol Reed , Robert Pirosh , and Ray Enright
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ASIN: B00005AQ4X
Release Date: 2001-03-20

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3 Great Movies on 1 DVD. Star Power, Exciting Genre with Extras on each DVD.

Customer Reviews:

better transfers are out there .......2006-06-03

there are much better prints of these good movies out there than this poor looking disc!!!!

great films, Ruibbish transfer.......2002-11-04

I saw this dvd and thought it was a bargain .... Was I wrong. It contains 3 great films all spoilt by the worst transfer I have ever seen. The picture is far worse than the vhs I have and it also keeps freezing and pixelating. I have the reg 2 version of Immortal battalion and it is a fantastic transfer. Avoid this dvd at all costs.

The immortal Batalion is whorth the DVD.......2001-07-27

This is a review of The immortal Battalion

It was an immortal squad but it is immortal

There is a lot more depth to this movie than you would expect. Yes it is a propaganda movie. But it portrayed the beginning of the breakdown of the class system in England. David Nine plays a junior officer than was from a civilian brigade and now must learn to get along with his Sargent and men. He goes from aloofness to comrade by the end of the movie. There is plenty of action as the troop transport that the are on gets torpedoed. And they even get to fix bayonets.

Worth the money.......2001-05-10

Definetly worth the money, especially if you are a David Niven fan. A good group of films that show the WWII mentality of the times. A good DVD to add to your collection.

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.........GUNG-HO WAS A HIT MOVIE IN 1943.....
DVD cover
An inspiring but less than accurate look at Carlson's Raiders
Average Older WWII Film
A guilty pleasure if you love B & W war movies!

Gung Ho
Starring: Randolph Scott , Alan Curtis , Noah Beery Jr. , J. Carrol Naish , and Sam Levene
Director: Ray Enright
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ASIN: B0000639EI
Release Date: 2002-03-19

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.........GUNG-HO WAS A HIT MOVIE IN 1943............2007-04-12

And I will tell you why...it showed the first offensive ground action taken against the Japanese Army...offensive action...the film/goers, both young and older rushed to see this Marine movie...you have to remember America wasn't even aware of year 1991 to the present...IT WAS 1943 and America was galvanized like an iron fist to crush the hated Japanese forces a far, far cry from how American's view of the war in Iraq...the USA was totally UNITED to eradicate Fascism off the face of the earth...WW2 movies were also utilized to educate us, slowly but surely, about two new words being bantered in the press and newsreels..United Nations...that is clearly seen in the final fadeout in a face to face lecture Randolph Scott declares to the nation...to the contraditions of other reviews in here, it most certainly was a clarion call...and that stirring fadeout scene was NOT a silly speech; rather, Scott's eloquent preamble of what this new United Nations unity is all about was very compelling, every word was important, every word ...yes, a new social order to prevent world wars in the future...it had a great and uplifting impact on everyone who left the showing...there was no television, no CNN, or cable media world-wide newscasts with hidden agendas, no phoney political correctness...just radio and the WW2 movies...kudos to Universal Studios and Producer: Walter Wanger in releasing, "GUNG HO"...Hollywood had much to do to keep morale up all throughout the loooong war, overseas and on the homefront...everyone pitched in to win WW2, in direct contrast to the fragmentation of our country today, which is wrought by the politically correct, ego/politicians and dilletantes which we have in today's America...this is a wonderful and fast paced movie in 1943 built around the US Marine Raiders [3 Marine Raider Bns]....it's an icon movie of the WW2 era and a heroic/tribute to those who SAVED the American way......Semper Fi, Mac.....SSGT CHRIS SARNO-USMC

DVD cover .......2007-03-09

Apparently there are several different DVD covers for this film. The DVD I received is a real crack-up. It shows an army P-47 Thunderbolt which never operated with the Marines in the Pacific theater during WWII, and certainly played no part in the Makin operation. It also has a photo of Robert Mitchum dressed in his role as an army brigadier general in "The Longest Day." At the very least the idiots who designed this cover could have used a photo of Mitchum from "Heavan Knows Mr. Allison" in which he did play a Marine enlisted man stranded on a Pacific island during WWII.

An inspiring but less than accurate look at Carlson's Raiders.......2006-06-14

I love a good war movie, but there's something extra special about a war movie filmed while the fight is ongoing - especially when it recounts the story of a major victory that has been largely forgotten by history. America's initial offensive thrust into Japanese-occupied territory took place at Makin Island (Butaritari atoll), and Gung Ho! is the story of that mission as carried out by the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion (Carlson's Raiders). The strategic importance of the mission is now a matter of some debate, but at the time it was seen as an important diversion intended to disrupt Japanese communications and draw some of their forces away from more important targets (particularly Guadalcanal and Tulagi). There was no attempt to actually occupy the island - this was a quick, decisive raid designed to take out every Japanese installation (especially the radio tower) and kill every Japanese soldier on the island - get in quick, get out quick, and leave nothing but destruction behind you.

The Makin Island operation provided an important boost to morale back home, and this film obviously was made to further bolster domestic support for the war. As a propaganda film (and I must say I hate calling any film that passionately espouses the causes of liberty and freedom propaganda), it's a real winner: we lost some boys on that island, but the mission was a complete success, and the patriotic speech at the very end puts a great big morale-boosting bow on the whole package. As history, the film doesn't hold much water. Not to take away from the bravery of Carlson's Raiders (which included FDR's son), but the whole mission was basically a mess. Just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong - but you won't hear any of this in the film: more elaborate plans had to be altered due to choppy seas and heavy rains (one boat never got the new orders); the landing was chaotic to say the least; overestimating the size of the Japanese forces on the island, Carlson chose to withdraw that evening but could not get his men back to the subs due to the inclement weather, which in turn led him to actually surrender during the night - until, that is, he finally learned that his men had all but wiped out Japanese resistance already; and nine men were unknowingly left behind (and eventually beheaded by the Japanese). Some of his men later questioned his leadership abilities.

Obviously, the true story of Carlson's Raiders would not make for a good movie, especially during war-time. As a morale booster and as entertainment, however, Gung Ho! is highly successful. It follows the volunteer recruits who made the cut all the way from their rigorous, unorthodox training to their overseas journey tucked inside two submarines (this was the only landing via submarine during the entire war) - pausing to take in the remains of the attack on Pearl Harbor on the way - to their landing and fierce combat on Makin Island. The acting is quite good from top to bottom and includes such well-known actors as Randolph Scott, Noah Beery, Jr., and a young Robert Mitchum (who is one fellow I would certainly want in my army). I was a little disappointed in the actual combat scenes, though - after hearing about all of this unconventional training for the mission (Carlson taught his men how to fight dirty, knowing full well that the Japanese would fight dirty at every turn), the actual fighting turned out to be fairly conventional for the most part (but the hand-to-hand combat does portray the viciousness of the fighting pretty effectively).

Gung Ho! is a notable wartime film from 1943, but it turns out that the true story of Carlson's Raiders and Carlson himself is much more interesting than Hollywood's version of the August 1942 raid on Makin Island. Carlson is a fascinating man, having fought in several foreign armies (including a stint with the Chinese Communist Army) before America entered World War II. His Gung Ho! battle cry reflected his training philosophy of ethical indoctrination; to him, every soldier was equal and was to be treated as an equal, for only then could the necessary sense of community make his men the most effective fighting force possible. He was quite a maverick in the military, in both tactics (drawing heavily upon Mao-ist guerilla warfare) and political philosophy (insofar as he leaned noticeably toward Communism).

Average Older WWII Film.......2005-06-24

"Gung Ho" is in the public domain and available on DVD from several sources. The Alpha release I viewed is sourced from a fairly good 16mm TV print. The only annoyances are quite a few sets of cue marks various TV stations etched on print to cue up commercial breaks. This film was still playing in theaters when I was growing up in the 1950's, reissued at the time by Realart Pictures. I'd always wanted to see it but never had the chance until now. It's okay for it's genre...stereotyped service men characters, no real surprises, a dated and somewhat silly sounding closing speech by Randolph Scott (as the Colonel), but it's put together and directed (by Ray Enright) well. Accept it for the time it was made and you'll probably enjoy it.

A guilty pleasure if you love B & W war movies!.......2004-11-24

When I was very little I watched this for the first time and thought it was one of the greatest war movies ever made. Now I see it for what it is: a corny yet patriotic propaganda relic from the 1940s. It was one of Robert Mitchum's better early roles before becoming a star with his oscar-nominated performance in "The Story of G.I. Joe", and Randolph Scott does a good job as well. The movie is based on the true story of the "Gung Ho Battalion"-the 2nd Marine Raider commandos, led by Lieut. Col. Evans Carlson, who raided the Japanese base at Makin Atoll as a diversion to the U.S. landings on Guadalcanal. The movie has typical cliches of Hollywood war movies of the era, like a soldier pulling the pin from a grenade with his teeth, but this movie is very entertaining. As for picture quality when looking for this on dvd, I don't know which company offers the best picture quality. As for the best bargain, however, You cannot beat American Home Treasures "Legendary WWII Movies" dvd, which cost only a few bucks and includes this movie as well as "Go For Broke!" and "The Immortal Battalion", all enjoyable despite the poor picture quality. If you want to seperate the facts from legend, then I suggest you read George W. Smith's book "Carlson's Raid".

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The Plot Thickens
Powerful and True to the end
The best collection yet!
Man, getting deep
Wow!

Trigun Vol. 4 - Gung-Ho Guns
Starring: Masaya Onosaka , Hiromi Tsuru , Satsuki Yukino , Aya Hisakawa , and Tôru Furusawa
Director: Satoshi Nishimura
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ASIN: 6305821550
Release Date: 2000-09-26

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In "Escape from Pain," Vash and his friends bid an appropriately offbeat farewell to the gun-and-cross toting preacher Nicholas D. Wolfwood, as the two antiheroes help a young couple escape to freedom. Vash's past comes back to haunt him in the linked episodes "Diablo" and "Vash the Stampede," when Legato Bluesummers and the gargantuan Monev the Gale try to murder him. Vash escapes with his usual élan, but refuses to kill his would-be assassin. The ace marksman's behavior puzzles investigators Meryl Stryfe and Milly Thompson. They discover further hints about who Vash is (or was) when they see him without a shirt: his upper body is a mass of hideous scars. And the viewer has seen the intriguing Rem, the long-haired girl who appears only in Vash's memories. Meryl tries to decipher this charismatic and frustrating character in a report to the Bernardelli Insurance Society, which triggers a series of flashbacks from previous episodes. The outrageous man with the long blond crewcut is clearly the outlaw known as "The Humanoid Typhoon," but what does that mean? Director Satoshi Nishimura and writer Yosuke Kuroda aren't ready to tip their hands yet, and Vash remains the enigma he's always been.

Rated for ages 13 and up for violence and mild profanity. --Charles Solomon

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Which is the real face of Vash? The clown, the saint, or the killer? Vash reveals more of his character and more of his secrets as he takes on a contract to kill, and then faces a man whose sole purpose in life is to destroy Vash! When a man is programmed to kill, can he deny his destiny? Volume 4 (Contains episodes 11-13)

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The Plot Thickens.......2004-10-30

Vash the Stampede, the spikey haired antihero of the Trigun series again blazes his way through the landscape with typical destruction and good humor.

Escape From Pain- Vash and Wolfwood again team up in an attempt to help a young couple elope. In a more serious tone than he normally has, Vash sets off after the couple in what seems like an attempt to take them back to where they came from. The ending includes the parting of ways from Wolfwood, the enigmatic priest.

Diablo- The past again comes back to haunt Vash as a huge man searches for Vash to kill him, destroying part of a town in the process, something that sets off Vash into his most serious and deadly visage that we ever see. Vash truly does seem to turn into "Diablo" as he tries to protect himself and avenge the town. This is also the first introduction of Legato Bluesummers, possibly the most intelligent and malicious character Vash ever faces in the entire series. Legato is the bain of Vash's existance and continues to be through the rest of the series in his subversive, manipulative way.

Vash the Stampede- Faced with the choice between killing and peace Vash chooses the latter again, though not without a struggle. In a truly heart breaking scene, Vash cries out to the lost Rem, the woman who only appears in Vash's memories, to help him chose which way to go. Milly and Meryl and faced with the enigma that is Vash. One minute he's a likable, sweet natured goof ball, the other he has the eyes of the devil. As they contemplate their adventures with him, they try to come to terms with who he is. The episode ends with them walking in on him and seeing the mass of scars his upper body is as he refuses to kill his enemies and has taken the punishment for that. This episode starts the more serious tone that the rest of the series takes.

Again, Vash is endearing if an enigma. He seems to be haunted terribly by his past, yet has a kind heart and sweet spirit in spite of that.

Powerful and True to the end.......2003-11-14

As the series becomes more complex, the characters grow into people you can start to relate too. As for Vash, he proves to himself that death, although tempting, is not the way to release pain, no matter how great. In these episodes, you will see the man Vash truly is, you will see his life in a new prespective, and you will fall more in love with the foolish Vash that we have come so far with.

The best collection yet!.......2003-06-30

These three episodes lay the groundwork for season 2 of "Trigun," both in terms of tone and plotting. 'Eascape from Pain', episode 11, initially resembles "Quick Draw", a light, self-contained romp. The writers use the plot, however, to further delineate each character. Vash and company are individually drawn into a complex moral dilemma. Each character finds themselves weighing the good of the individual against the good of the many, and making a decision. The decisions reached by each of the principals, while seeking the same outcome, are very different. And the scene where Wolfwood puts a gun to his own temple will not easily be forgotten. All in all, a complex, ambitious episode that poses questions not often raised in anime. The standout episode of season 1.

Episode 12, "Diablo", features the return of Legato Bluesummers, as well as introducing the first of Vash's season 2 adversaries, the Gung-Ho Guns. This marks the evolution of "Trigun" from a humor series with serious moments to a character-driven drama with the occasional light-hearted moment. Most of the episodes that follow are completely serious, darker, and more ambitious. Even the villians become darker. Though no less bizarre, the Gung-Ho Guns exude more menace than, say, the Nebraska family.

The last episode in this collection, "Vash the Stampede", closes out season one with an episode that is mostly a recap of the preceding episodes. A good jumping-on point for newcomers, though the episode does delve further into Vash's mysterious past and background.

Man, getting deep.......2002-12-26

We now see a little more about Vash. We get to see what is under that coat and special gadets he has. Also we see a dark side. I guess you would say. His eyes glow a couple of times. Hopely the Vash we know and love will not change in the up and coming volumes. I haven't seen them yet but I can't wait. Love and Peace.

Wow!.......2001-07-27

Please don't make Mr. Vash mad. Because when he gets mad, he gets mad! I thought it was scary when Kenshin's eyes turn yellow on the Rurouni Kenshin series. That doesn't even compare to Vash's anger. On this DVD we get to meet a villian. An extremely evil villian named Legato Bluesummers. Legato could be sexy if he wasn't so scary. And what is with the skull on his left sleeve? Evil! Legato is so bad that he doesn't even have to lift a finger to destroy his enemies. But exactly who is he working for? The last episode on the DVD is a recap episode but we do get to learn more about Vash. We get to see him without his treachcoat on. Poor Vash! This series just keeps on getting better and better. Love and Peace!

A World War II Movies: A Walk in the Sun/Gung Ho!/Go for Broke!

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A World War II Movies: A Walk in the Sun/Gung Ho!/Go for Broke!
Starring: Walk in the Sun , Gung Ho , and Go for Broke
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Release Date: 2003-07-22

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.........GUNG-HO WAS A HIT MOVIE IN 1943.....
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An inspiring but less than accurate look at Carlson's Raiders
Average Older WWII Film
A guilty pleasure if you love B & W war movies!

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Starring: Randolph Scott , Alan Curtis , Noah Beery Jr. , J. Carrol Naish , and Sam Levene
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Release Date: 2003-01-01

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.........GUNG-HO WAS A HIT MOVIE IN 1943............2007-04-12

DVD cover .......2007-03-09

An inspiring but less than accurate look at Carlson's Raiders.......2006-06-14

Average Older WWII Film.......2005-06-24

A guilty pleasure if you love B & W war movies!.......2004-11-24

Classic World War II War Films (A Walk in the Sun, Gung Ho, Go for Broke, Ski Troop Attack, In Which We Serve)

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Classic World War II War Films (A Walk in the Sun, Gung Ho, Go for Broke, Ski Troop Attack, In Which We Serve)

Manufacturer: Diamond Ent. Corp.
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ASIN: B0000YEEDU
Release Date: 2003-12-02

Trigun - Gung-Ho Guns (Vol. 4) (Geneon Signature Series)

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For the chosen, little ever stays the same...

Trigun - Gung-Ho Guns (Vol. 4) (Geneon Signature Series)
Starring: Masaya Onosaka , Hiromi Tsuru , Satsuki Yukino , Aya Hisakawa , and Tôru Furusawa
Director: Satoshi Nishimura
Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer]
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Trigun Vol. 3 - Wolfwood (Geneon Signature Series)
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Trigun: Angel Arms

ASIN: B0001IXTCC
Release Date: 2004-05-11

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For the chosen, little ever stays the same..........2004-07-05

This particular DVD marks the beginning of the true plotline in the series. These three episodes are the deepest thus far and each one serves a purpose to the overall series. The first, "Escape from Pain", may seem like the adventures Vash and the other main characters have gone through before but this episode is deep in that it reveals the philosophical differences between Vash and Wolfwood. In effect, the two of them have very different ways of solving their problems and this episode highlights what will become one of the chief questions that arise in the series.

The next episode, "Diablo", is a complete departure from the earlier part of the series. Here the plot begins as a man tells Vash that he is going to die. This man is not interested in the massive reward or even revenge. I will not reveal any of his motives here however. This episode shows the serious side of the series and also the dilemmas of some of its main characters. This is the first time you may feel more emotionally drawn into Trigun and if you have been already, get ready for quite a trip.

The final episode, "Vash the Stampede", is mostly just a recap episode (explaining the four stars). As boring as it may be it does help string all the parts of the series thus far together and may get you to think in some ways you haven't before. There is also a bit of plot revealed as we determine a bit more of Vash's character so overall it is worth it to watch this episode.

Mostly I have to say that I am almost as impressed with this DVD as I am with the others. The final episode leaves a bit to be desired but overall even that episode can be helpful. The first two episodes only scratch the surface of the overall effectiveness of Trigun and hopefully will leave you obsessively saving money to get the next DVD. In all reality, Trigun is a discovery of many different things about what one should and shouldn't do. This DVD really illustrates that point very well. I hope you find this to be well worth your money. This series is truly one of the greatest out there and even with the recap episode this DVD beats the vast majority of other movies in existence.

Gung Ho
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Gung Ho
Starring: Randolph Scott; Grace McDonald; Alan Curtis; Robert Mitchum; Noah Beery Jr.
Director: Ray Enright
Manufacturer: Reel Enterprises
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Wake Island

ASIN: B000KJTC1Y
Release Date: 2006-11-13

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The true story of Carlson's Raiders and their World War 2 attack on Makin Island. Seven weeks after Pearl Harbor, volunteers form the new 2nd Marine Raider Battalion whose purpose is to raid Japanese-held islands. The men selected come from different walks of life but have toughness in common. Under command of Colonel 'Thorwald', they're trained in all imaginable forms of combat. Then, after a perilous submarine journey, they face a daunting first mission: to annihilate the much larger Japanese garrison on Makin Island, in a lengthy battle sequence.

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.........GUNG-HO WAS A HIT MOVIE IN 1943.....
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An inspiring but less than accurate look at Carlson's Raiders
Average Older WWII Film
A guilty pleasure if you love B & W war movies!

Gung Ho!
Starring: Randolph Scott , Alan Curtis , Noah Beery Jr. , J. Carrol Naish , and Sam Levene
Director: Ray Enright
Manufacturer: St Clair Vision
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