633 Squadron
| Video Review
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| Title: |
633 Squadron |
| Publisher: |
MGM Pictures |
| Format:
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DVD |
| Rated:
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G |
| Reviewed By: |
Frank Fogg |
| Review Date: |
December, 2006 |
| Rating: |
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633 Squadron is a fictional tale of
air combat over Europe during the Second World War. Of the many actors in this
film, perhaps the most familiar to viewers will be Cliff Robertson. This movie
is a story of a mission to knock out a secret Nazi rocket site.
During
the Second World War, England and her allies mounted a number of missions against
the Nazis to destroy their ability to launch long range attacks on England.
Toward the end of the war the Nazis focused on their "revenge weapons",
the V-1 and V-2 rockets. The fictional 633 squadron gets the mission to destroy
a top-secret Nazi factory in Norway that manufactures the fuel to power these
weapons.
The action scenes in this movie are mostly created with models and many of the
scenes feel faked and unrealistic. Some scenes are shot with the actual Mosquito
bombers used in this era and these of course are more realistic and interesting.
The story itself is entertaining and believable, with several unexpected plot
twists and turns.
633 Squadron is an entertaining World War Two yarn. As long as you are able
to ignore some obviously staged and modeled action scenes, the plot will keep
your attention for the duration.
