The Wild Geese (1978) Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen Rating: ** 1/2
Richard Burton, Richard Harris, and Roger Moore lead a squad of about fifty other mercenaries to rescue a deposed African president from impending execution. Essentially a child's play session with G.I. Joe figures extended to a little over two hours; the story is ludicrous, and its politics towards warfare and race are questionable, to say the least. Still, there are worse ways to kill time on an uneventful afternoon, with epic scale action scenes and fairly bloody violence. Followed by a sequel a few years later.
Richard Burton, Richard Harris, and Roger Moore lead a squad of about fifty other mercenaries to rescue a deposed African president from impending execution. Essentially a child's play session with G.I. Joe figures extended to a little over two hours; the story is ludicrous, and its politics towards warfare and race are questionable, to say the least. Still, there are worse ways to kill time on an uneventful afternoon, with epic scale action scenes and fairly bloody violence. Followed by a sequel a few years later.