As real as it gets. THE TANK, original title, DER TIGER, a German film, just released on Amazon Prime is a film about a single Tiger tank and its crew sent on a secret, and seemingly impossible mission back behind enemy lines.
Thank God for the excellent translation from German to English. Makes one actually feel like these German soldiers were actually speaking English hahaha!
I always try to just sit here and watch a movie from beginning to end without pausing.
No such luck tonight. I smoked a bowl of my favorite Oregon Home-Grown about 15 minutes ago, hahahaha! I digress.
The reason I end up writing one of my unique, world renowned “Reviews” is NOT because I’m stoned. It’s because I only write reviews about movies that I really enjoy.
So, let’s begin by saying that it’s okay for the Germans to produce a film about a German Tiger Tank and its crew. After all, they were soldiers. They were not involved in the genocide against Jews.
I’ll begin my review by saying that based on the overall experience just 15 minutes and 13 seconds in, I think that the production staff really did a great job taking the viewers back to WW2, scenically.
Secondly, the cinematography is amazing.
DIALOGUE! Great so far.
Acting. Great so far.
Back to the movie.
Note: The German Tiger Tank was the GOAT of tanks in WW2. “Took a lick’n and kept on tick’n”. Oh yeah. That was a watch (Timex).
Anyway, Tiger tanks were just better than anything their enemies had.
Hard to kill, meant if you were in a U.S. Sherman Tank or a Soviet T-34, you more than likely would lose in a tank battle against the Germans.
The Tiger has a snorkel tube and goes for a dive in the river. Amazing. The snorkel tube was just long enough. That’s cool.
About one hour in, it was great that the story tellers/screenwriters showed how disgusted and shocked the tank crew was at the despicable Nazi who was, burned people alive.
I’ll bet in real life, there were a LOT of Germans that were shocked at what their government was doing and did under Hitler’s reign.
At 52 minutes and 31 seconds left, I had to pause to give this excellent movie 5 Unknown Sock Puppet Awards out of 5.
Back to the movie. During WW2, the majority of soldiers, on both sides, were JUST following orders as far as real combat was concerned. It was a very small percentage of the Nazis that carried out horrific orders/acts against humanity that their leaders had given them.
Great tank on tank battle. Like a MMA fight, “Jesse Ventura” knocks out “Hulk Hogan”.
Although this is definitely NOT a “Chick Flick”, it is so well written and produced, I believe it will entertain and appeal to a wide audience, and could win some Academy “Oscar” awards. It’s was submitted for Oscar consideration.
At one hour, thirty-seven minutes, and nineteen seconds in….Alfred Hitchcockian shadow on the wall.
WOW! The recurring flashbacks to the burning building and the screams of the people wasn’t flashing back to the evil Nazi dude earlier in the movie. They were just “Following Orders”.
It was actually something that the tank commander’s superiors had ordered him to do. I didn’t see THAT coming.
SPOOKY Alfred Hitchcock ending!
Produced by Frank Kusche and Dan Maag. Directed by Dennis Gansel. Written by Dennis Gansel and Colin Treva.
As both screenwriter and director, Dennis Gansel deserves my “Special Bonus” Unknown Sock Puppets with the following five additional added bonus awards as follows:
Your five Unknown Sock Puppets have James Bond 007 shit added to them.
One Unknown Sock Puppet blows up when you pull on its penis.
One pees on your grandpa’s face when he gets too close.
The third Unknown Sock Puppet is a gun. Shoots a .357 Magnum.
The fourth lets out a gas from the back of the statue that knocks everyone out within fifty feet.
The fifth Unknown Sock Puppet holds a pint of Macallen “The Reach” 81 year old Single Malt Scotch. Congrats to Dennis Gansel.
Here’s the IMDb link to see the full cast and crew: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31495504/
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