My review was written in March 1989 after watching the movie on AIP video cassette.
Formerly titled "Battleground", this utterly routine war actioner is another Action International picture lensed in Riverside by prolific but styleless David Prior; it's a direct-to-video stores release.
Producer Fritz Matthews doubles as pic's lead, Rambo-esque Casey, a gung-ho soldier faced with green troops in endless infantry and tank battles with the Russkies. (Pic is abstracted to the extent that time, place and occasion of a U. S./USSR faceoff are left blank.)
Perfunctory staging of the battles and cornball sentimentality (a lucky crucifix is handed off, soldier to soldier) make this one a chore to watch. Little sense of reality is engendered as Matthews and fellow hero Ted Prior head back to base camp from time to time for r&r with their pretty blonde nurses/girlfriends.
Formerly titled "Battleground", this utterly routine war actioner is another Action International picture lensed in Riverside by prolific but styleless David Prior; it's a direct-to-video stores release.
Producer Fritz Matthews doubles as pic's lead, Rambo-esque Casey, a gung-ho soldier faced with green troops in endless infantry and tank battles with the Russkies. (Pic is abstracted to the extent that time, place and occasion of a U. S./USSR faceoff are left blank.)
Perfunctory staging of the battles and cornball sentimentality (a lucky crucifix is handed off, soldier to soldier) make this one a chore to watch. Little sense of reality is engendered as Matthews and fellow hero Ted Prior head back to base camp from time to time for r&r with their pretty blonde nurses/girlfriends.