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Dolph and his crew of misfits are actually a good fit ... for war. It's one of those B-movies that have a war theme. It's not really a movie that has many mysteries about it. Dolph has to coach a crew of people who no one else wants and from that starting point you pretty much know where this is going.

There is conflict within and everything else you could expect from a movie like this. It's decent overall if you like that kind of stuff. It's not Anti-War, it's more heroic than that. And the end suggests a couple of things, that you'll either like or hate. But your decision/mind will have been made up long before that

Let's be honest, you saw the cast or description and thought this would be an action packed war movie. Sad to say, War Pigs is a slow trudging march of bad acting and unappealing script. Even the supposed big names like Mickey Rourke and Chuck Liddell only appear briefly and what little action it has is done without finesse.

Story follows Dolph Lundgren and Luke Goss as they assemble rag tag squad to overcome Nazi advances. This is practically the whole movie, they recruit some people, train them while creating bond of brotherhood. It may sound good if it had better material, yet the plot is barren and tedious. Be it may the actors or dialogues, neither are interesting.

War movie is tricky, it inherently has some expectations and emotions involved. Many movies with better cast and production have mixed result, War Pigs have none the polished delivery nor the gritty nature to pull off this kind of scale. It's simply a few men bantering for an hour and half. The subject may have been engaging, but the presentation offers barely any battle of wit or actual battle at all.

If the slow pace hasn't deterred the audience, the flimsy action would. With the leading action stars, the movie could have done at least action sequences right, instead it only produces a very amateurish effort. The camera lacks focus and gun fight doesn't even look remotely real. It probably wouldn't help much since the cumulative action is probably only ten minutes or less.

War Pigs certainly doesn't have the depth to present cerebral war theme, it lacks the production to capitalize on the action oriented cast and it's far from authentic to appeal to military fans. It only gives a sense of desolation and tediousness for the audience.

This must rank as one of the worst researched and acted war movies of recent years. US soldiers disheveled and unkempt, dirty dozen-like, an absolutely absurd scenario and on top of it all, no research as to uniforms and army traditions. Foreign Legion officers never wear or wore the kepi blanc and the character of the tooth-pick chewing long-haired US "colonel" complete with his cowboy hat is absolutely ridiculous. The acting is terrible throughout and full of boring stereotypes. One wonders if this is meant to be a war movie or a B-movie parody. 1 out of then 10 is too good for this disaster of a movie!

Its not slightly shaky, its abusively shaky. Extreme close ups are gratuitous and leave the viewer without a sense of whats going on in the scene. The dialog was one dimensional. Bottom line, it tried way too hard to be cool and comes across as amateur and insulting to history and the viewer. I couldn't finish the film, so I can't speak for how it ends. But watching it was painful and nauseating. Its a real shame because I've been looking forward to its release for a while. I really wanted to like this movie. But at the end of the day, its produced so poorly that its rendered unwatchable. When producers realize that movies are about telling a story, in this case history, instead of trying to be cool, they'll stop getting overall failing grades at IMDb. Investors are throwing away their money.

Three stars is too much for this movie. Boring, boring, boring from the very beginning to the very end. Not realistic at all. Very bad acting and unappealing script.

You would expect at least something from big names like Mickey Rourke and Dolph Lundgren but there is nothing. They are not convincing what is even worse they all seem like a band of amateurs. None of the acting is anything more than high-school level.

If you expect any action in this war movie than it is almost nothing maybe ten minutes at all.

You could definitely spend your time in a much better way than watching this movie! It is really just a waste of time! A travesty of a war movie!

Almost no plot, terrible acting, and completely unrealistic. No real action until the end, and that scene is disjointed and just plain silly.

They don't even understand what the millipede gun was. They have a picture of the gun, but don't seem to understand what that shows, so they put a crappy model of a railway gun on top of it.

Truly sad.

Let's face it - this movie is terrible. Crappy post production battle effects, terrible dialogue and clichéd characters. The pace is pretty slow and the story is obvious. Also I hadn't realized how messed up Mickey Rourke's face has gotten.

But this movie is fully aware of what it is.

Dolph Lundgren with a French accent? Hilarious. Even he finds it funny in his acting.

If you put aside your armchair IMDb film critic career and suspend your disbelief - this is not that bad a watch - along the lines of Dirty Dozen, or even Inglorious Basterds (okay it's no Tarantino movie but hey, in spirit) I actually enjoyed the movie as it went on. Also aside from some of the post production battle elements, they do a good job of using language, uniforms and some WWII era vehicles to lend a superficial air of authenticity.

But hey, don't listen to me or anyone else - watch it for yourself. Dolph speaking with a French accent is worth it alone.

When the best thing in a movie is Dolph Lundgren's performance, well, there you go, you have it.

Poorly written, shot, acted. Sets, costumes and props are amateurish at best.

What is an army Major (Mickey Rourke) during WWII doing sporting long hair and a cowboy hat? I gotta to tell you, this guy needs to stop bringing his own wardrobe to set.

A waste of time.

I did not even finish it.

No.

Normally I don't review movies I enjoy, however, after seen some of the negative comments about the movie War Pigs, I felt obligated to help spread the word about how much I enjoyed this movie.

Much like the movie The Dirty Dozen, The War Pigs are a group of WWII soldiers selected to conduct operations behind enemy lines. The are Organized and trained by disgrace Captain Jack Wosick (Luke Goss) and French Foreign Legionnaire Captain Peter Picault (Dolph Ludgren). These two train the War Pigs in various fighting with knives, climbing ropes etc. the WWII "norm." While pegged as an action movie, I would say the relationship between Wosick and Picault, is the real heart of the story. Wosick is dealing with the loss of his platoon from an early mission, while Captain Picault helps Jack come to terms with his loss. He tells him "Orders are orders." A common theme amongst soldiers.

The movie was fun, A little slow at the beginning but picks up in the middle and keeps your attention to the end of the movie. I was surprised to see real WWII German armor and the WWII costumes seamed to be very period accurate—When you see real WWII locker sights on the M1 Garands, you know someone was paying attention to detail.

Dolph and Luke are Great. Mickey does a good job, but it was weird to see him in a cowboy hat—I guess everyone WWII movie needs an Oddball—Woof Woof Woof.

Overall, I recommend this movie to everyone. You will enjoy it!

Decent film weapons and equipment accurate etc, it's no saving private Ryan but entertaining enough I quite enjoyed it

If your looking for a fast paced war film then this isn't it. The action lacks any urgency and the characters fail to engage. Overall the cinematography is OK but the level of clichés and the flat acting just make this a yawn.

If the film had some historical merit or a good atmosphere then that would have helped.

From Dolph Lundgren's attempt at a dodgy French accent one might even think it is a comedy. But losing one and a half hours of your life to this dross is no laughing matter. I expect better from Luke Goss who has impressed in other productions, it's a shame he has not made more of his career than this.

Action-filled movie set at end WWII , it follows the reckless adventures of a valiant platoon , some courageous soldiers during WWII in France to locate a giant tank gun . On D-Day , the 6th of June 1944 , Western allied forces landed in Nazi-occupied France on a quest to liberate Europe . In September , they stood at the heavily defended German border , ready to launch an all-out assault . President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill believed in a victory by Christmas . But for the US Infantry , each day was about a simple staying alive . Colonel AJ Redding : Mickey Rourke , a battle hardened WW1 veteran assigns a risked mission to Lieutenant Wosick : Luke Goss , who is leader of the motley pack together thwart the Nazi schemes .With the help of Captain Hans Picault : Dolph Lundgren , a German Anti-Nazi serving with the French Foreign Legion execute the perilous assignment . That's why the brave army lieutenant takes offbeat soldiers on his next , on a dangerous mission to explode a German-built cannon before it's used against the Allied forces that could have changed the course of WWII . Nothing's ever easy. Victory is the only option .

Luke Goss assumes the character of commando leader of a rag-tag unit in this ordinary wartime movie middlingly directed by Ryan Little .This is a regularly conceived WWII with action filled , brief studio character , drama and exciting battles , but nothing special . Medium budget European war film that packs frantic thrills , perilous adventures , relentless feats , and buck-loads of explosive action and violence . The noisy action is uniformly well-made , especially deserving of mention the rip-roaring final scenes in which the motley group is really besieged , including some spectacular shootouts and bombing . The first half of the film allows the colorful cast of character actors to have their fun as they get their tails whipped into shape and develop shaky relationship with their leader , as the two-fisted Lieutenant must train, lead and earn the respect of his new squad to become a functioning reconnaissance unit . The final part is all action , as the brave commando wreak havoc , exterminating Nazis by any means necessary and then run for their lives . Apart from the values of team spirit , cudgeled by Luke Goss into his misfit group , the film is full of feats , suspense , and thrills . Luke Goss gives an acceptable acting as a disgraced World War 2 Army Lieutenant called Jack Wosick who is given the opportunity for redemption when asked to lead a rag-tag unit of misfits . He along with Dolph Lundgren dominate this adventure war with only one thirst : to carry out the nail-biting as well as puzzling mission . It tells the dramatic story of a bunch of Allied soldiers trapped behind enemy lines and to execute their mission . It has action , crossfire , thrills , warfare feats and dramatic situations . This is a war movie in which predominates the stories and situations of the protagonists on the war itself made , so although there are moments of action and struggle there are also thought-provoking events about the worried lieutenant who feels guilty of death a friend . The story is a typical strategic military adventure where they have to complete an assignment , which is used to move the story filled with interesting ideas and thoughtful dialogues . The good thing is its ambiance and photography, with excellent landscapes and dense atmospheres of war and violence.This is a wartime typical vehicle and into the ¨warlike commando sub-genre¨ in 60s and 70s style , which also belong the American classics as : ¨Dirty Dozen (Robert Aldrich)¨ ,¨ Where eagles dare (Brian G. Hutton)¨ , ¨Kelly's heroes (Hutton)¨, ¨Tobruk (Arthur Hiller)¨ , ¨Devil's Brigade (Andrew V McLagen)¨ and many others.

The motion picture was regularly directed by Ryan Little . Ryan was presented with a Student Emmy at the 1999 Academy of Television Arts & Science College Television Awards, for "Best Dramatic Film": The Last Good War . Little has directed a few but decent movies such as ¨Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy¨ , ¨House of fears¨ , ¨Forever strong¨, ¨Age of the dragons¨ and ¨"Saints and Soldiers : Airbone creed" that is the sequel to the award-winning ¨Saints and soldiers¨ and the third part titled ¨Saints and soldiers : the void¨ .

An hour of "training for the mission" consisting of lame buddy banter, then some action about as menacing as paint-balling, and a mercifully abrupt ending.

Photography and sound-track were acceptable. I could actually see and hear what was going on, unlike so many "straight-to-DVD" cheapies. And no pretentious gimmicks like flashbacks or twists, nothing "arty" at all. But the script and plot were like something a thirteen-year-old could come up with.

Normally in these "group of misfits thrown together" movies, whether war or disaster efforts, you get the same bunch of stereotypes, the Jew, the Black, the coward, the racist bully, the traitor, the alcoholic, the naive farm-boy, etc. This film was so half-hearted that none of the group even got depicted at that superficial level, remaining totally anonymous.

Honourable mention for Luke Goss, who gave a passable Clint Eastwood imitation. Should be considered if they ever make a Clint biopic.

Dolph is quite good, Luke's not bad and the rest off the cast is OK but my main gripe is why Micky Rorke likes like hes just stepped out of The Planet of the Apes in full make up.. Has he had more bad plastic surgery? The film its self isn't on par with the Dirty Dozen or most of the other movies of the same genre and Unfortunately I didn't feel like I could root for any of the individual characters but that aside I kept watching and was quit please that I did. The scenery was convincing as were the sets, The special effects looked good and when someone was shot they looked like the had really been shot A reasonable movie to fill one and half hours.

Having lived through those trying times, I can relate. I felt that, overall, this film was pretty accurate in the way the characters looked, dressed and acted. My wife criticized the constant smoking, but I told her that's what men did in those days, especially when the cigarettes were free. The language too, I felt was much more realistic than in many WWII films. In those days, even foul-mouthed tough guys seldom muttered the word "fuck" or "fucking". Mickey Rourke was the only guy in the film who did that a few times, but being Mickey Rourke, I guess he can get away with that. However, his use of "disrespect" was unforgivable. I'm not sure when that popular word came into use but it sure wasn't back in the '40s or '50s, etc. More like the '90s, and more like gang talk, not military jargon. Of course, as with any film, there have to be contrivances to make things work, and that's okay. Here, a group of misfits dubbed the War Pigs (think half a Dirty Dozen) are sent in on a mission to destroy the infamous V3 cannon. In reality, there were several and I really don't believe any were actually destroyed by allied armies. Rather, the Normandy invasion caused the Nazis to remove a couple, others were dismantled as encroaching allied troops caused the Nazis to break the guns down themselves to avoid having them captured by the Allies. But these guys did a pretty good job and held their own. Overall I enjoyed this a lot more than many war stories since it wasn't filled with as much blood and guts as are so many. It focused more on the men's training, their actual mission and their relationships. I would swear however, than when the leader of the mission was chosen, he was a captain. Two minutes later and up until the end of the film he was a lieutenant. Maybe I missed something. Someone else complained about Dolph Lundgren's French accent. (a) he has become a really formidable actor in his old age, given the chance to do something besides play a Universal Soldier type, and (b) I believe, in the film, he was actually German (probably from Alsace which has an identity problem), who had been conscripted by the Nazis. He slipped off and joined La Légion Etrangère and came back to fight for right and justice and all that good stuff. Overall, I thought this was a pretty good war flick. I'm not normally a war movie lover. I never saw Inglorious, etc. but my wife picked this up at a Red Box, and we could have done a lot worse, as in "Knock Knock". Oy!

Much better than I expected from the reviews. This is a movie clearly inspired by the classic 1949 movie Battleground. There are no eggs in a helmet, but there are eggs being stolen and cooked.

This is a very old school war movie about the people and the goals they had to achieve in the war. Today, any movie about WWII might be dramatic with amazing production, but with a focus on winning the entire war. They used to make movies about just winning a battle (Battle of the Bulge, for example), because, at the time, that's all they could hope for.

You cannot win the war in 2 hours, but you might make a difference and change something. That was the propaganda value of the films, but it was the right message, and I think it still means something today.

Believe it or not, I think Dolph Lundgren actually did a great job in this movie. He was a minor character who had to do certain things to move the plot along, and he did so well. He got to tell a story about his life and family and this was believable.

Anyway, thumbs up, I liked this movie a lot, and I recommend other people see it.

Storyline is mediocre at best to begin with. Then couple that with constant shaky filming, weak actors who don't even live up to their already low talent threshold and you get this film. You are constantly questioning whether or not you are just watching a really long trailer or if the poor acting will ever get better(and it doesn't) and you are left with continuous wonder of why this movie was ever released in the first place. I honestly can't believe that this movie was that bad, I am an absolute freak for WWII films/docs/series/etc and typically even if the program is bad I still end up loving it because of the content; unfortunately in this case I couldn't even finish the movie and I continually told myself to give it ten more minutes to see if it will pick up and it never does it just continues to disappoint scene after scene. So I would recommend that you don't even read anymore reviews or info on this movie I strongly suggest you end you information gathering right here, move on to something else and forget you ever came across this movie. I'm sorry I had to bash it but that is just the actual reality of the quality of this film in basically all categories and I don't think I can say I've ever had that assessment on another film before in my life, especially considering this film is on my unquestioned favorite category.