Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Abbigail Bush what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Benedito Dias Rodrigues Through the time appears some war comedy like that,it's very unusual and quite often rare movie,it's very amusing production because it remove from the war all kind of suffering and madness and replacing for laughs an good humor,MGM wisely brings to Hollywood five top billing casting from England to make a priceless and remarkable comedy,light and easy and delightful entertainment for everyone,this title as far l know it wasn't have an official release in Brasil yet...Resume:First watch: 2018 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD-R / Rating: 7

zardoz-13 "Soldiers Three" isn't "Bataan" director Tay Garnett's finest hour. Nevertheless, the adventurous antics of the eponymous military men—Stewart Granger as Private Archibald Ackroyd, Robert Newton as Private Bill Sykes, and Cyril Cusack as Private Dennis Malloy—keep things amusing but far from spectacular. The first brawl that they embroil themselves in with their kilt-wearing compatriots is funny as is their later foray to recover rifles stolen apparently by native cattle. Our heroes lose their uniforms in a river, but they recover the rifles. Unfortunately, they return to their camp decked out in frilly feminine garments with their commander straddling a bull. Granger, Newton, and Cusack generate a palpable sense of camaraderie, while Walter Pidgeon is appropriately obtuse as their superior officer Colonel Brunswick. David Niven struggles to maintain respect as Pidgeon's subordinate officer Captain Pindenny. Although it isn't as exciting an outing as director George Stevens' classic "Gunga Din" with Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., "Soldiers Three" qualifies as a tolerably entertaining opus. The finale in an abandoned fortress on the frontier with villainous Manik Rao (career bad guy Michael Ansara of "Guns of the Magnificent Seven") threatening to blow up 50 British soldiers who have taken refuge in a powder magazine generates moderate suspense. The film occurs in flashback with General Brunswick explaining how the three rogues helped save the British empire in India and enabled him to attain the rank of general. The acting is shamelessly over-the-top, with Granger taking top honors with Robert Newton on his heels. The physical production looks splendid, especially the long shots of the army on the march.

st-shot This lifeless adventure yarn featuring three veteran privates still suspended in adolescence doesn't have enough energy to get through the first reel. It's a second string Gunga Din that should have never been allowed off the bench.Ackroyd, Sykes, and Malloy have spent most of their adult life as privates keeping the sun up for the Empire. Prone to mischief their frustrated commander (Walter Pidgeon) decides to break the boys up; not by court martial but instead by promoting one to the responsible rank of sergeant. Sulking like schoolboys it fractures the friendship until the mates are in harms way.It's hard to believe director Tay Garnett yelled action in Soldiers Three because the little there is of it is abysmal. The editing is choppy, the battle scenes poorly choreographed with Garnet in some instances having his cast point and fire guns that don't discharge. The three underachieving lifers played by Stewart Granger with a poor Irish accent, Cyril Cusack's rancid pixie and the painful to watch visibly dissipating Robert Newton mooing like a cow and "Ar'ing like Long John Silver lack both chemistry and energy to summon up laughter or excitement. Pidgeon's blustery incoherent commander is no improvement while David Niven and Robert Coote are only required to display stiff upper lips. Void of both action and humor Soldiers Three is strictly third rate.

ksf-2 Others have said this has similarities to Gunga Din, which isn't surprising, since they were both by Rudyard Kipling. Always stories of adventures in far off exotic lands. This one opens with General Brunswick (Walter Pidgeon) reminiscing about his days as a colonel. Due to his height and stately voice, he was always given the role of admiral, senator, or grandfather. His soldiers are played by David Niven, Stewart Granger, Robert Newton, and Cyril Cusack. Niven received an Oscar for "Separate Tables", but is probably best known for "Around the World in Eighty Days" or "Pink Panther". We tag along as they have their trials and tribulations, fights, and comical adventures during their military maneuvers. Pretty light fare, and certainly not the epic that Gunga Din turned out to be. All in good fun, but mostly silly, unlikely adventures. Filming locations show Utah and California. Strong performances by Pidgeon and Niven, but the story isn't one of his best. Story has no plot holes, it just kind of plods along, and we get to the end. If you're looking for a good R Kipling story to watch, see "Gunga Din" instead- that one has Cary Grant!