Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Micitype Pretty Good

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

jsk32870 Many reviews here mention the seeming tragedy that this film has been 'forgotten' or 'underappreciated' by the public...and I have to say...'it's forgotten for a reason'...and the reason is, it's just not that good. As another reviewer mentioned, there is much discussion in the film about frivolous things like homemade pie, the token southern guy with the twang/accent and various minutia from the home front. And....that's about 90% of this colossal bore. It's one thing to develop the characters, it's another to devote the entire film to said 'development' (which, I have to say, was ineffective anyway. Who really cares about the guy constantly chattering with his false teeth? This is supposed to be funny? Try tedious and juvenile)."Battleground" trades as a war film (read the film's title again), but it's as much a war film as "Macbeth" is a murder mystery. It's not a war film. It's more like "A day in the life" drama that happens to be set in Bastogne in December '44. And they picked a rather sappy group of schleps to profile, unfortunately. I found almost none of these characters interesting in the least; no heroes, no villains, almost no one with whom I can relate, or even sympathize; just a bunch of lackluster stiffs. The character played by Ricardo Montalban was really the only one I found to be genuine, personable or relatable.The film won an Oscar for B&W cinematography, which was quite good I have to say. But did anyone else notice the 'snow' often looked more like white sand than it did snow? As this was filmed on a sound stage, I'm sure it was sand. Anyone who has walked in both snow and sand knows the difference in textures, and this was not snow. Also, if it is so bitterly cold, where is the condensation when the men breathe? It was not there, for the scenes either indoors or out, which gives the film another serious hit on the 'realism' front.The film is not all bad, it has some moments. It reminded me of "Destination Tokyo," another 'war film' heavy on character development at the expense of plot that bordered on criminal. And like "Tokyo," it's not terrible but it's certainly not memorable. I can safely put it on the 'don't care to ever see this again' list. 6/10.

rob-craigan But lads , seriously , the best war movie made ? Lets have a think . When did the war end ? 1945 when was the film made ? 1949 , 4 YEARS AFTER ! which as good as makes it a propaganda film . Its difficult for almost anyone to be subjective , we all carry our own Little prejudices which are often hard to shift but having reached an age that makes me an old f*+t I can say with heart on hand I am being subjective so here goes . I watched the film eons ago and was fortunate to have then had the acquaintance of several veterans including a number who saw action in the battle . Does the film have merits ? absolutely , I mean don't get me wrong , it was gritty and captured to a large extent the feel of the combat . I enjoyed it , still own it and will not be consigning it to a car boot .But lets face it , we're 68 years on and for reasons unknown this conflict is the only 1 still subject to heavy censorship and slanted with propaganda . So does anyone really believe that a mere 4 years after the war Hollywood decided to produce an unbiased portrayal ? The shame is they nearly did here , the platoon members were believable in their fatalistic attitudes and low expectations . A desire to just get through , survive and go home . All of which is then negated by the pious , crusading clap trap injected in the end half . As my late Brit tank crew friend said to me at the time of our discussing the film after watching it said , if some padre , vicar come sky pilot would of come up front and give us a moralizing lecture akin to the one in the film did , we'd of asked him what the F he knew about it and kicked him up the ar*e . Whilst another , my much missed ex 106th battalion mentor , one of the few American vets who stayed on in England said to me , to be honest at that time most of us did'nt even care who won as long as it ended . Sorry if this ruffles feathers but they were there , they were real and not actors so I know who I believe .

kenjha During the Battle of the Bulge, an American squadron is trapped in a small French town, fighting not only the Nazis but also the elements of a brutal winter. The focus is more on characters than on action, and it is interesting to watch the interactions among the colorful characters played by a large cast of familiar faces. While the battlefield scenes are mostly effective, the film runs out of steam about two-thirds of the way through and bogs down in the latter stages. While the acting is good by the ensemble, particularly effective are Montalban, Thompson, Whitmore, and Hodiak, an actor who died too young. Playing a wise guy, Johnson provides most of the comic relief.

DKosty123 When I was a kid this Van Johnson film was a staple of the late show movies. I remember seeing it then and even when I see it now, I am impressed with it. This one has the feel of really being near Bostogne in 1944. I think what helps it is that it was made only 5 years after the war. You get the feeling that the film crew has a bunch of vets in it and they are busy behind the scenes making it feel like the real battle.In addition to Van Johnson in one of his better roles, we have James Whitmore and Ricardo Montoban in support. All the actors seem to be perfectly cast in this one. The main weakness in it is in the late scenes where things fall into place a little too perfectly to get to the happy ended. Up until that, the film feels like a real war.Still, the marching sequence at the end of the movie is so good that it is copied in technique several times in later combat films. This one is one of the better ones and if your too young to be in the greatest generation, this is as close as you can now get to feeling what the war in Europe in WW2 was really like.