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 Gallipoli (DVD)
 Gallipoli (DVD) ... released 07 May, 2001 at Paramount Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen / An outstanding drama, Gallipoli resonates with sadness long after you have seen it. Set during World War I, this brutally honest antiwar movie was cowritten by director Peter Weir. Mark Lee and a sinfully handsome Mel Gibson are young, idealistic best friends who put aside their hopes and dreams when they join the war effort. This character study follows them as they enlist and are sent to Gallipoli to fight the Turks. The first half of the film is devoted to their lives and their strong friendship. The second half details the doomed war efforts of the Aussies, who are no match for the powerful and aggressive Turkish army. Because the script pulls us into their lives and forces us to care for these young men, we are devastated by their fate. --Rochelle O'Gorman.Newest Review: ... but Mel Gibson-in one of his first major films-does not and ends up in the army. Both are keen and very good runners, meeting ... more ... at a race and becoming good friends. Despite being seperated they keep in touch and meet up in Gallipoli despite the resentment that the army has for cavalry, seeing them as pompous. This is one of my favorite films, mainly due to the stunning photography and the music which is really emotional so it goes well with the film. Weir displays the fighting in Gallipoli and general style of war-stricken 1910s very well, and the film characters are both very likable and very well acted. The story, although not complicate...more |
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Gallipoli [DVD] [1981]
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Gallipoli (DVD): A real tearjerker (259 words)
by - written on 25/04/01 (Somewhat useful, 642 readings)
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Peter Weir, one of my favorite director's, has produced an outstanding film set in the first world war in Australia and Gallipoli. The story involves two young Australian men who decided to join up to the army when the war breaks out and the troops are sent to Gallipoli in Turkey. One of them gets in the cavalry, but Mel Gibson-in one of his first major films-does not and ends up in the army. Both are keen and very good runners, meeting at a race and becoming good friends. Despite being seperated they keep in touch and meet up in Gallipoli despite the resentment that the army has for cavalry, seeing them as pompous. This is one of my favorite films, ... Read the complete review
More than you bargained for (182 words)
by - written on 29/07/00 (Very useful, 159 readings)
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Gallipoli is a very fine film. It documents the recruitment and service of certain young Australians who volunteered to serve in the First World War and finally served at Gallipoli - one of the most controversial actions of the War. It avoids the pornography of violence or mere sentimentalism. In addition it does something rather unexpected: it gives due weight to the mindset of the people who actually volunteered to serve at the time. Cynicism and hindsight usually have a corrosive effect on subjects such as this, but not so with this film. By giving the mindset of 1915 proper weight, it is both sympathetic to the genuine courage of those who served ... Read the complete review
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