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Max Manus - Man Of War [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Directors: Espen Sandberg, Joachim Roenning Actors: Aksel Hennie, Ken Duken, Viktoria Winge, Petter Naess, Stig Henrik Hoff Studio: Revolver Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£12.99~~ Buy New: £3.98 as of 22/11/2009 22:07 GMT details You Save: £9.01 (69%) New (18) from £3.98 Seller: Amazon.co.uk Rating: 20 reviews Sales Rank: 668 Format: PAL Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 113 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5060018490564 ASIN: B00246QGH4 Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Release Date: June 15, 2009 Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 20 1 2 3 4 Next » Visually stunning, action-packed and epic in every sense May 14, 2009 The General of Content 42 out of 44 found this review helpful I had been waiting for this film for a long while and managed to see it at one of the advanced screenings. It really is an incredible film. It's been a long while since a WW2 movie has moved me in the same way - I'm thinking The Pianist. I also read that the screenwriter died very recently at the age of just 28... which is incredible in itself given the depth and sheer scale of this film. A true epic in every sense of the word the film follows Max Manus, a Norwegian resistance figher first in the Winter War in Finland against the advancing Russian army and then in Norway itself where he wages war on the occupying Nazi forces with a group of resistance fighters called "The Oslo Gang". Shockingly brutal at times in terms of the violence this film does not shy away from the harsh realities of war and the incredible ordeal that occupied countries suffered at the hands of Nazi Germany. Packed with intense visceral action this is a film that will both keep you locked to the screen with excitement and have a profound emotional affect. In all honesty this is one of the most brilliant war movies I have seen for a long time. Breathtaking "My country was stolen from me, Sir... and I want it back" June 22, 2009 Mr. Rwj Nixon 20 out of 22 found this review helpful For some unfathomable reason, when this thrilling and moving movie was released on DVD in the USA and the UK, the distributors decided to change the title from the simple and effective Max Manus, and add the terrible line Man of War, making it sound like some gung-ho action movie, and nothing could be further from the truth. br / Based on true events (and once you have watched the film, the word "heroic" takes on new meaning), the film tells the story of Max Manus, a Norwegian resistance fighter during World War 2 and the leader of the so called "Oslo gang", a group of dedicated patriots who decided to strike back at the occupying Nazi forces any way the could. Beginning with Max's experiences as a volunteer in the Finnish war of 1940 against the invading Soviets, the film then moves on to detail his exploits following the occupation of his beloved Norway by the Nazi's. Initially idealistic and something of a loose cannon, a brutal brush with the Gestapo see's Max flee to England, where he receives training in the arts of the resistance fighter and is parachuted back into Norway to organise the resistance, older, wiser and totally dedicated to the cause. Alongside Max are a group of like minded young men, all prepared to die for their cause, and it is their secret war that forms the heart of the film. Living on their nerves, aware that capture means death, this group of men carry out a series of spectacular and damaging operations against the Nazi regime, but as the casualties grow, Max struggles to come to terms with the loss of his friends and the sacrifices necessary to ensure victory. br / The star of the film is without a doubt Aksel Hennie as Max, who breathes life into this apparently quiet man who decides to stand up and be counted. Hennie's Max is brave to the point of foolhardiness, and prepared to do whatever he must to get his country back, but feels crushed by the responsibility of his actions and slowly unravels as his friends die around him. But Hennie is ably supported by the likes of Christian Rubeck and Nicolai Cleve Broch as his two most trusted friends within the gang, and Ken Duken as Siegfried Fehmer, the Nazi officer tasked with capturing Max and his associates, and a truly great piece of acting it is as Duken gives Fehmer a truly seductive yet menacing charm. br / Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg who directed the movie, and Thomas Nordseth-Tiller who wrote the screenplay, deserve every credit for giving the viewer a great piece of cinema. Never averse to showing the consequences of the gang's actions, from retributive executions by the Nazi's to the violent and bloody deaths of some of Max's closest friends, this is a film that is both strong and subtle but never showy. With a closing sequence that is both heart braking and uplifting at the same time and speaks volumes about the nature of war, this is an epic in every sense of the word. Max Manus, Man of war July 14, 2009 Mr. C. L. Moir (York, UK) 6 out of 8 found this review helpful Very good realistic film. The action scenes are good and the story flows well throughout the film. br / stunning film of wartime legend August 17, 2009 Raider (North Yorkshire, England) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful At last, a film which explodes the Hollywood myth that the Raiders of Telemark were the only Norwegian resistance heroes of World War Two! br / br /Brilliantly scripted, stunningly photographed, Max Manus is a memorable film in the mould of the very best British war films, with authenticity and attention to detail giving breathtaking results. br / br /Based as it is on a true life story, it keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat throughout and Max Manus is shown to be a credible, if flawed, hero - a believable and admirable character whose actions are worthy of the legend he becomes. br / br /The one moment which stretches credibility is the shaking of the hand of the German commandant who organises the torture and execution of Max's friends and resistance colleagues - a fine gesture for a defeated foe on the battlefield perhaps, but surely this would never have happened in the bitter arena of clandestine warfare? br / br /With that one exception, however, this is a film which richly deserves its growing reputation as one of Norway's finest. br / br /Mike Morgan, author of Daggers Drawn - Real Heroes of the SAS and SBS, son of Corporal Jack Morgan, 2nd SAS, holder of the Norway Scroll presented by King Olav for secret work in the liberation of Norway, 1945. br / br / br / answers expections August 2, 2009 Shlomit Apel 3 out of 4 found this review helpful The movie is about the Norwgian resistance during the second world war. br /Its part of the norwegian history and tells the story of a brave norwegian men who tried to save their country from the natzis. br / br /I liked it very much. 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