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In terms of budget I wonder how it would compare though to say a production by the BBC? As we seem to do quite well on our series there. I thought it had some quite interesting moments, talking about army rations and the treatment of African-American soldiers and German civilians, the tenacity of some German soldiers even after the death of Hitler etc. So I suspect it will perhaps be on again and again (usually seems to be the way these things work )

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Was on again on Moviemix (UK tv Freeview channel last night) Though are all 'well paid actors' better? It sometimes seems to be more 'authentic' in war films if they actually cast relatively unknowns - at least in the more rank and file roles.ДЄnyhow I didn't think it (Battle of the Tanks) was as bad as some of the reviews suggest: Д«ut I probably would perhaps put it above some war films I have seen, and would probably recommend that it was worth watching at least once. or other films that seem to cost about as much as actually staging a war seem to cost to make.Д«ut I guess it's not comparing like with like. Just wondering if it is a better film than 'Fury' for example. Which again seems to have divided opinions about whether or not they are any good as depictions, and perhaps 'low budgets' mean it makes it harder to make a 'good war film'? Though not necessarily so? Watched this 'low budget' one yesterday, as it was 'about tanks' and expected I'd want to stop watching after about 5mins but actually found myself watching it to the end (Trailer here): Two American M 18 tank destroyers are sent to root out a die hard group of Nazis holed up in the Harz Mountains.'

#Saints and soldiers the void review professional#

ItвЂ™s not the most professional affair вЂ“ but for what it is, a principled piece of indie filmmaking, you canвЂ™t go wrong.Saints and Soldiers (2014) - Battle of the Tanks (AKA - Saints and Soldiers: The Void) The Void is well worth checking out if youвЂ™re a fan of war films and historical recreations. ItвЂ™s obviously a low budget production, so itвЂ™s unfair to nitpick too harshly, but props and costumes do look flimsy under the pristine digital lights вЂ“ far more so than it ever did in the original Saints and Soldiers. WeвЂ™re forced to get to know characters through protracted monologues, forced camaraderie segments and shots of rueful glances at photographs.

Too much dialogue is expository too much tell and too little show. A lot of scenes come across stagey and artificial, with actors standing around awkwardly for their cues.

ItвЂ™s been clear since the very beginning of the franchise that LittleвЂ™s talents donвЂ™t lie in the form of his dialogue, and itвЂ™s arguably at its poorest here. The directorвЂ™s commitment to historical storytelling is certainly commendable вЂ“ this time telling the story of racial discrimination among the Allied ranks, but the film remains flawed in spite of its spirit. Lots of flashbacks, the same kind of structure вЂ“ squad gets split up, plot lines converge while the odds are stacked against them, valiant soldiers overcome personal demons to a self-sacrificial finale вЂ“ and it even ends on the same triumphant crane shot as the previous two. In terms of format, itвЂ™s all very familiar. And, like the two previous films, Saints and Soldiers is a must-watch for anyone with an interest in authentic weaponry and obscure WWII history, with replica tanks and guns never far from frame. ItвЂ™s an admirable effort from Little and the rest of the production team, with Saints and Soldiers going to great lengths to honour the real life counterparts of the soldiers depicted in the film. In case youвЂ™ve missed the previous two, Saints and Soldiers is a very patriotic film enterprise, recalling mainstream war pieces like SpielbergвЂ™s Saving Private Ryan and the acclaimed character mini-series Band of Brothers. This time round, Little adopts a small-time story approachВ that takes place during the twilight of WWII in the Void, a vast stretch of no manвЂ™s land battleground debris.

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Ryan LittleвЂ™s third instalmentВ in his Saints and Soldiers film series is much like the two previous вЂ“ full of heart and soul, but its lack of budget ultimately telling when it comes to the overall quality.