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AstheJapaneseretreatedinthePhilippinessometenthousandJapanesesoldiersfearedexecutioniftheyweretosurrender,sotheybarricadedthemselvesinManila'sIntramuros,orwalledcity,vowingtofightuntilthelastman(somethingtheydiddo).ThecitywasafortbuiltbytheSpanishandhadtwentyfootthickstonewallsandwaspracticallyimpregnablefromtheground.UnabletobombthecityfromtheairbecauseofanopencityagreementaboutManila,theIntramuroswouldhavetobetakenusingbruteforce.<br/> TheplotofthemovieconcernsanattemptbyAmericanleadFilipinosoldierstogetintothecityandrescueagroupofhostagesbeforethefinalattack.I'mnottoosureastohowhistoricallyaccuratethefilmis,butitsadecentwarfilmwithprettyconstantaction.Indeedmuchofthefinalthirdofthefilmisoneprolongedbattletorescuethehostagesandonceitstartsitneverletsup.IespeciallylikedthatthetunnelsinandaroundtheIntramurosaddedsomethingtothebattlescenesandmadeitsomethingunique<br/> TheAmericansarefrontedbyJockMahoneyasatoughasnailssoldierwhohashadtolivewithhimselfafterattackingaJapaneseconvoythatwastransportinghispregnantwifetothehospital.Franklyitsablandperformanceanditfallstotherestofthecasttocarrytheweightofthefilm.Thisisagoodthingsincetheyareallableactorsandcreateanicebunchofsoldierstorootfor(eveniftheyareatadclichéd).<br/> Ilikedthismovieagreatdeal.Itsnotperfectbutitdoeswhatitdoeswithoutanyrealattemptstobeanythingmorethanabigwarstory.Certainlythereareoccasionaldriftsintoclichédterritory,buttheuniquenessofthestory'ssettingmakesitokay.Ifyou'reinthemoodforaWorldWarTwostylefilmthatyouhaven'tseenbefore(literallysincenotesontheDVDsaythisfilmwaslargelyunavailableforthebetterpartofthelast30years)Iwouldcertainlygivethisatry.Asafriendofmineisfondofsaying-definitelyworthaboxofpopcorn.
