The Great Raid(2005)- User Reviews

The Great Raid is a great movie about the true-life story of Lt. Col. Henry Mucci (Benjamin Bratt) who leads the 6th Ranger Division along with a group of Filipino guerrilas to rescue 500 POWs from a Japanese prison camp in 1945.

This film through the …more»

My last movie of 2005, and it was great. I really liked the film, the story and everything there. But i did not notice the film when it was on theathers. Too bad, a great story the film told. Recomended. 8/10more»

What makes this film work is the great acting by James Franco.It was based on a true story and you really believe the script and Franco as he leads his men into hell.I bought several copies for Christmas presents this year.Don't miss this film!more»

ithought this was a great movie, histroicaly correct. o and mark consales only has about a 4 min part that has no importancemore»

I watched this one on Memorial Day on AMC. I have seen Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Platoon, and a million other war movies countless times, but this is my second favorite of all time (excluding Black Hawk Down). This is how any Ranger outfit …more»

This movie is near to the actual story, the Margaret Utinski role aside. Bland characters ? Nawww, the main characters are meant to be Bratt, Franco, and Fiennes, others are in supporting roles. It is dramatic and , of course the rescue is the climax …more»

I went to the film with the expectation of violence and bravery, and I did get that result after watching it. The action was realistic, and the plot interesting, but I did not get a full sense of sespense. Personally, I liked it. Compared to movies produced …more»

It's always a tough job to make a film from a book because inevitably what has been left of the film in adaptation makes some who have read the book very very unhappy. Even iconic films like Gone With The Wind or The Wizard of Oz left out entire …more»

This movie was spellbound by the special effects and semi-effort on the acting and directing. The movie moves a bit too fast paced and not enough time building up the history behind the action. I did like the realistic feelings involved in with the costumes …more»

Okay so the movie...I'd say was quite good. The effects were quite misty like with the blood thing like the bits of blood thing... But the thing is... First off if your gonna film something, like a historical event or something, of course you'd …more»