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WILD GEESE-SLIGHTY MIFFED GEESE

executor01 from , 6th August, 2009

I remember this movie from when it first came out and, like its predecessor, had what was considered then to be a major west end premiere. Much was made of the opening title scene where Scott Glenn terminates an assassin in the gents toilets in Leicester Square (Not too far away from where the movie was showing). Anyway, trivia aside, this film (when released) had a powerful opening where there was a tribute to the late Richard Burton and which featured one of the most bombastic music cues in the entire film. (This was removed for the VHS release-shame on the studio). The film follows the brother of the late Richard Burton character as he recruits a team to spring an ailing Rudolph Hess from Spandau prison using ex-military personnel, circus performers and, what was then a contentious inclusion, a former IRA hitman. They do manage to achieve their objective in the usual form of the least important members of the team being expandable (With one surprise exception). However, the subject of their rescue has one last twist to his character. This is a very underrated film and has its moments. It is a bit convoluted in parts but, like its predecessor, serves up the goods. It does make one wonder, though, what it would have been like had Richard Burton not, sadly, died a few days into production. A very good example of an 80's thriller.

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