Kokoda - 39th Battalion (DVD)

Kokoda: 39th Battalion When I saw this reviewed by Bike Dude, who writes excellent film reviews i thought I would give it a go, especially as my wife was out for a meal with her mates and I fancied a war film (that doen't happen often). The film is 92 minutes long (though it seesm a lot longer) and is rated 15. The director is a guy called Alister Grierson and it is by all accounts his first full length feature, it is clearly Australian made, for an Australian audience. I am not going to give you a cast list as no one in it is anyone any of you will have heard of, and are unlikely to see in any big budget ...

Kokoda-39th Battalion: A Review By Addy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Background ~~~~~~~~~ This is merely an opinion of mine from an observation, but it seems to me that the essence of many older classic war films was first and foremost to entertain as well as fill us with patriotic fervour when we show jolly old Jerry a thing or two. Then abruptly war films seemed to change direction with the arrival of Saving Private Ryan and the mood was to try and make you feel like you were there and have a comprehension of the horrors of war. There are even issues of morality sewn in for good measure "We are not going around this German machine gun ...