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Attack Force Z (1982)

 |  Action, Drama, History  |  June 1982 (USA)
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A group of Australian commandos launch a secret mission against Japanese forces in World War II.

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A group of Australian commandos launch a secret mission against Japanese forces in World War II.

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This is actually the third war film or TV production that Mel Gibson appeared in. Gibson had featured in the World War II Australian home front television soap "The Sullivans" (1976) and the World War I film Gallipoli (1981) prior to starring in this movie. He would later appear in such modern war or war-related movies as Air America (1990); We Were Soldiers (2002) and The Year of Living Dangerously (1982). See more »

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Near the beginning of the film, when the team lands on the beach and hides the canoes, the sunlight changes back and forth from morning twilight to full sunshine. See more »

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War...What is it good for?
28 August 2005 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

I presume that this movie was meant to be a tribute for the Australasian special forces operating in WW2. Now, I've no doubt that they were totally professional and highly trained individuals, I just don't think this movie did them too many favours. They made so many tactical errors and decisions based on emotion that I'm quite sure in real life, thy wouldn't have made. Individuals leaving their unit as they'd fallen for a girl! Sorry, but it just wouldn't have happened with so much at stake. On the positive side, this had a great cast and terrific authentic locations. The action sequences were well done and the torture scenes particularly harrowing. But at the end of the movie, I just sat there thinking, what were they really fighting for and was it all necessary? So many lives taken without a second thought and for what? Not a classic, but thought provoking which in my book, is never bad.
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