I don't understand why so many critics bashed this movie. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, especially the characters that Robert Shaw and Henry Fonda portrayed. I thought Telly Savalis was excellent playing the merchandise peddlin' tanker. This movie didn't concentrate on any one actor (like so many new releases do now in the style of the latest "Titanic" and "Pearl Harbor" --take an event and focus on 2-3 actors and throw in a love story.) It seems like any movie that doesn't do this is not popular. I for one, think that this new wave of moviemaking is poor and "Battle of the Bulge" did not fall into that same trap (although it was made back in the 60's) This movie does not have a lot of fancy special effects but does have several tank battle scenes that were good considering that the special effects of that time period was limited. The storyline is followed better than most war films of today and I consider this film well done for its day. This is a war classic film in my view! 9.5/10
Review of Battle of the Bulge
