Battle Force

2012

Action / War

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 11% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 11%
IMDb Rating 3.2/10 10 1056 1.1K

world war ii

Director

Scott Martin Photo
Scott Martin

Top cast

Stevie Lynn Jones Photo
Stevie Lynn Jones as Isabelle Dickie
Daniel Riordan Photo
Daniel Riordan as Lieutenant Colonel Shelton
Stephanie Beran Photo
Stephanie Beran as Caterina
Alberto Frezza Photo
Alberto Frezza as Antonino
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934.08 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 1
1.69 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by pamlico-1 2 / 10

From the war torn beaches of Malibu, Southern Sicily.

Let me begin by stating I suffered permanent brain damage watching this film. Just a little warning before we begin.I appreciate the effort put into to making a film...I really do. Not much here to praise outside the competent camera work. This poor creature should be put down and given a decent burial.This film revolves around a group of 1st Special Service Force guys scoping out Sicily prior to the allied invasion. Hey guys, the 1st SSF was never used in Sicily since the unit was heading for the Aleutians at the time. If I'm wrong I apologize.The actors try hard. There just isn't much to work with. Watch for the largest 101st Airborne paratrooper in history. Probably took two chutes for him to make it to the ground safely. Check out the lip gloss on one of the partisan chicks. Very popular in Sicily at the time.The combat scenes, if you can call them that, are just awful. Come on guys, there has to be someone in California who did a hitch in the Army Infantry. A little tactical advice could have gone a long way.My suggestion is to dig up a copy of the "Devil's Brigade" with William Holden and watch that if you want a good war film with 1st Special Service Force action.
Reviewed by starfighter11 4 / 10

Nice idea with practical failures

A special forces group fighting against odds on a suicidal mission. So much to the story, which is a workable plot. Equipment, at least on the Allied side, looks authentic. Individual acting is not bad, sometimes above average, maybe even too slick at points. The Nazi officer is overdrawn. The problem is the lack of combat feel. Some of the worst shootings in movie history. Special forces not able to aim, the Germans not doing any better. Tactics, group movement, avoiding ambushes (if there were any)...forget it. Surprisingly good close and knife combat between the LT and an Italian guy. A few minutes later, surprisingly underwhelming close combat between the LT and some other guy (saving the spoiler). The amusing thing is, the movie is not the typical B class movie that needs 30 seconds to quit, but is entertaining in its own way, with its mix of setting and dialogue, esp. with the Missouri GI. 70% watchable, the rest is running around and shooting...and missing.
Reviewed by mike-ryan455 3 / 10

Pretty putrid, actually

I love World War II movies. I have enjoyed ones made during World War II through the present. I have enjoyed all countries of origin from the Nazi propaganda turkey "Stuka" on. I enjoy movies about all sides and all theatres of the war, if it's a well done movie. Alas, Battle Recon definitely is not.It's normally a very bad sign when the director, the writer and the top billed star are all the same person. It was. With ludicrous acting and an utterly cliché script there was little to save the movie. The even had utterly cliché characters like the classic black on black trench coat evil SS officer.The script wasn't just cliché, it was 21st century politically correct cliché. The day had to be saved by two Italian partisan women.It's not difficult to get historical continuity in World War II movies. There are so many armchair experts to assist you. Obviously they didn't bother to go to gunboards.com and ask for a decent one. The German uniforms were clearly East German uniforms with Nazi insignias sewn on. They were almost all SS insignias, like they had hired cheaply a bunch of re-enactors.They couldn't even get basic continuity items right. The Italian partisan's gun kept switching between a Mauser and a M1 Garand. It was as if they put down their guns between shots and couldn't even tell everyone to pick up the right one between shots.Don't bother with this one, not with thousands of better World War II movies out there.
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