There will be plenty of oohs and aahs whenever this is watched for the gorgeous footage filmed on the beautiful island of Guam. But this film isn't at all comprehensible with dull characters undeveloped, a plot involving revolution that is confusing and jumps all over the place and acting that basically doesn't exist. The cast really isn't even worth mentioning, and the film only comes to life every so often when the violence strikes, often in shocking ways. But I'll never forget the helicopter shot of the Bay or the three men in hiding hidden under a waterfall as the military searches for them. This is one of those films that didn't get much attention when it came out, snuck onto video, and just has no real impact 50 years later. Considering what was happening in Vietnam at the time, this could have been a much more interesting film, but there was obviously little focus put on writing a decent script. The one-dimensional evil characters basically do everything but twirl a mustache, and as a result, this film is like a bad cartoon nightmare.
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