Wild Geese II

1985 "They're back in the most spectacular rescue mission ever filmed!"
4.8| 2h5m| R| en
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A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.

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AniInterview Sorry, this movie sucks
NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!
Borserie it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.
StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
ShadeGrenade 'The Wild Geese' ( 1978 ), by no means a classic, was Oscar winning stuff compared to this stinker. Edward Fox plays the brother of the Richard Burton character; the dialogue at the start tries to imply that Eddie was out there alongside Richard in the African veldt. Oh no he wasn't! Based on Daniel Carney's 'The Square Circle', this is rubbish as adventure, lacking in action, being a compendium of the worst spy movie clichés of all time. At one point, someone even says: "We ask the questions!". Roger Moore had the good sense to turn it down, instead we get Scott Glenn looking as though he's stepped off the set of 'Westworld', and Barbara Carrera as the token crumpet. The plot concerns a publicity seeking U.S. news network hiring mercenaries to free Rudolf Hess from Spandau prison. Whilst it was possible to root for the original Wild Geese as they rescued a democratically-elected Prime Minister, its impossible to care if Glenn, Fox and Carrera spring Hess. Luckily for us, Euan Lloyd retired not long afterwards.
Eric Jarvis A very disappointing ending, I kept waiting for the reason WHY the people involved wished to "rescue" Hess! but this was never revealed, what a waste of good actors in my opinion. The ending was a bit rushed with no real conclusion. A pointless remake with the original far superior. OK acting with some good action but with no story as such. Nothing to really hold you except that you kept wondering why they wanted to "rescue" him and that by the end of the film you are still kept wondering. Actors were trying to make a story from the film but to no avail. Some good dialogue and reasonable tension makes it just about watchable.
Kieran Green 'Wild Geese 2' Is a contractually obliged sequel to the original mercenary classic, Richard Burton Was due to reprise his role, but sadly Richard Burton, succumbed to a fatal brain hemorrhage, This time around Edward Fox, Fills in as the younger Brother of Faulkner, who is approached by news reporter magnates, who want Faulkner to free the infamous war criminal, Rudolf Hess,(who is incarcerated in the equally infamous Spandau prison, in Berlin,Laurence Olivier,) plays the aging Nazi.Faulkner Decline's the perilous operation,but Recommend's another mercenary for the impossible feat, John Hadad, Played By the ever moody Scott Glenn,who literally sleeps through this performance, Naturally Glenn Cant pull off this mission, so Fox Agrees, 'Wild Geese 2', is watchable but don't be expecting sheer brilliance,
goldfinger2a-2 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