Thursday, November 19, 2015

Battle Extraordinaire: Dogs of War Edition

In Dogs of War, Christopher Walken recruits a team of mercenaries to overthrow a dictator of a small, crap-hole African nation.

I have come to love Dogs of War, Christopher Walken doing his whole Christopher Walken thing, post Vietnam cynicism, a rundown, 1980 feel to the movie. Dogs of War has great scenes showing Walken negotiating deals, gathering his team, etc all the fodder one wants for such a movie.

High point of the movie is the merc's assault on the dictator's compound:

The assault comes across as loud and is lit up by countless explosions, giving one the sense that he is in the middle of the thing. Some great cinematography too.

Enjoy.
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2 comments:

  1. Seal Of LionNovember 19, 2015 at 8:40 AM

    The director also did the excellent movies 'Hamburger Hill' and 'When Trumpets Fade'.

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