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www.film.u-net.com - : Kelly's Heroes is reasonable fun. There are great moments, such as when the General proclaims Kelly's band heroes for their epic advance, and the dialogue can be quite amusing, in a macho put-down type of way, but mostly the movie borders on the average. If you're really grasping for reasons to watch a young-looking Eastwood, take care to notice the eclectic score - it's delightfully cheesy. more...
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www.qwipster.net - : Long before THREE KINGS, there was this early 70s war-comedy gem called KELLY'S HEROES, with a terrific cast and funny situations. Set during WWII, this tells the tale of a small group of Americans who learn of a cache of $16 million worth of gold bars 30 miles behind Nazi lines. Kelly, a private with lots of leadership ability, brings the group together and both inspire and conspires the men into the elaborate ''rescue mission'' to get the gold without getting caught or killed. more...
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www.criminypete.com - : The similarities to ''Three Kings'' are thus - a group of guys in the middle of a war discover that there's a lot of gold nearby, and they formulate a plan to go get it. But, in ''Three Kings,'' the four guys' quest for riches leads them into a huge moral quandary and forces them to be concerned with the lives of refugees, ''Kelly's Heroes'' have no such qualms. more...
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