The Passage

horrible
after paying a premium price for this product, to my disappointment never expected the print to be so horrible, it is the worst video print i have ever seen and i am not even sure if the disc is original or a copy. please do not buy this product, i would request a genuine version if possible

5 star disc,2 star film.
At long long last this war film is out on the best disc you can buy,well done to MGM limited edtion for sourcing the best copy.If ever a movie needed a WIDESCREEN ratio this one`s it.Mainly due to the snowy location shooting,you need a big screen tv to view the vast openness.That said please be advised this is far from a great war film,infact it`s a 1970`s b-movie made on a fair size budget due to four big named star`s in it,and even this dvd still shows some wear on the original print,before this only on one of the worst pan and scan vhs video tapes I have ever seen,about a year ago then came out on a very bad region 2 spanish release,as you will see from other reviewers do not buy that one.However if like me you are a film buff and want the best then buy this disc,so far MGM limited edtion discs have been very good,I have about 6 of them and none have let me down,did read THE SATAN BUG was a bit of a dog dvd wise,but I already have a good copy so cannot comment.The dvd here is in...

Not Even A Good B Movie
Malcolm McDowell plays an evil Nazi and doesn't even do that very well. The rest of the movie is pretty irrelevant.

Spanish peasant farmer is recruited to bring some guy wanted by the Nazis (never did figure out why), across the Pyrenees from France into Spain. Wanted man insists on bringing his family with him (any resemblance to the Sound of Music is purely coincidental).

Lots of, stupid action shots (trains exploding when shot at with a machine gun), unexplained events (why was the train full of resistance fighters), ridiculous over dramatic clips (pouring 2 cans of gasoline on a peasant during war time, reminiscing about the 3rd Reich in the middle of the interrogation of a prisoner), and a terrible ending (you are going to die in a few seconds).

MM was the only character worth watching, every other name appeared to want to get this rubbish over with asap.

At least there was no singing.

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