Wild Geese II

Not good, but not too bad. Takes a while to get going, but then the action is pretty good. Ending is a bit lame, and unnecessary. The movie could have been ended 10-15 minutes earlier.

The Original Was a Minor Classic.it was Action Packed and contained Plenty of Humour.Infact it was like a British Dirty Dozen With Mercenaries instead Prisoners.The cast Seemed to Enjoy themseleves.unlike this movie where most of the cast look like there going to fall asleep.Scott Glenn is so wooden in this Chuck Norris would of been better.the Action is very Rare.Only Fox Plays it tongue in Cheek.The Script isnt Great and the story goes nowhere.Dull.However Roy Budds Music Score is typically Great.4 out of 10

Unlike 1978's The Wild Geese which was chock full of story, action and even some moral values this apparent sequel comes up short on all accounts. A plan to spring Nazi War criminal Rudolf Hess from his cell in Spandau prison by a team of Mercenaries is the basis of the movie. The story is slow and fails to establish any likeable characters as the original did. Sadly Richard Burton who was to recreate the Colonel Faulkner role died before filming began and was replaced by Edward Fox who seems shallow in his performance. As the film progresses the viewer keeps waiting for something to get going but it never seems to. In all a sad disappointment.

This is a highly underated film. For those of you who love Hard action films , this is perfect. Peter Hunt gives the procedings a no frills, lean and mean pace. He brilliantly captures the tough World the characters live in. I loved the first film, this isn't as good but is entertaining enough. It is very much like 'Who dares Wins' in its uncinical approach to fast and heavy violence. The characters are not nice people so there is little love loss between them. Scott Glenn plays the lead Emotionless and I believe this is done on purpose.

The original Wild Geese was a cinematic classic. This was rather unfortunately named Wild Geese II - that was its first mistake. The original had an all star cast, part II had only a few. However, if you view this film without trying to make comparisons to the original, you end up with a thoroughly good romp through the very pretty city of Berlin. Scott Glen is excellent as the mercenary who has a price on his head, Edward Fox is also good though he has done better. The main plot is to get Hess out of Spandau prison. Everything appears to be going well. In a well executed plan all seems to go well until the end ..... watch and see !!!

If you're expecting lots of action and gunplay, don't bother; you'll surely be disappointed. The movie focuses more on intrigue and endless spy games. The complicated story maintains interest throughout, but ultimately it's all for naught. Still, there is a sly performance by Edward Fox to be enjoyed (if you can stand his deliberately curious accent!) (**)

I have just seen this film, and l thought it was quite good, not up to the original but the story line was good, the acting was good, in fact it was a good film with a fantastic idea. Olivier and Fox add to the cast with Olivier doing his best to convey a hard part... I have read in books that this film was a "bomb" and a lot of folk don`t like it, but why has every film got to have a message, why can't people just see a film for what is should be a bit of fun, l give this film 8/10