Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.2 / 5.0

Fine DVD of a Finest Hour:

Battle of Britain tells an important story and tells it well. The events the film portrays were genuinely crucial, for if Britain had been defeated in 1940, the world would now be a very different place. The film sets the scene for the conflict by emphasising how after the fall of France, Britain was alone with only the RAF to defend it. It depicts the German pilots as arrogant and over confident, strutting around France eager to start hunting. This is contrasted with the British who recognize that they are... more info

The Battle of Britain:

This movie's greatest strength is that it portrays the pilots of the Royal Air Force as everyday heroes, not selfless demigods standing up to implacable evil. Although the characters are only very vaguely sketched (helped to no end by the excellent cast), they all come across as real people.
The aerial scenes are incredible to watch. The makers of the movie spared no expense in recreating vast formations of German bombers, fighters, and Stukas, as well as the Spitfires and Hurricanes on the British side.... more info

irresistable:

Although made as a tribute to the RAF and this episode in World War II history, it nonetheless followed the successful formula of Tora, Tora, Tora, by making the enemy human and reasonable. It captures the essential spirit of the contestants in this epic air battle. The fact it was done for real, before CGI effects were what they are today, is an asset. There is a reality about it, a versimillitude, that comes from actually using the real articles. It gives the film an authentic look and thus there is no... more info

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