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Castle Keep is a film people either love or find boring, and it really is a movie that isn't for all tastes, but is not a bad picture at all. As stated before, a group of American soldiers are stationed in a castle near the end of World War 2, and eventually meet a German offensive at the nearby town and at the castle itself. Much happens before the German Army arrives, some of it surreal (like the apparently supernatural VW) and there is also a lot of soul searching and carousing the troops engage in. The combat sequences are well filmed; best parts are the capture of the tank in the church, and Sgt. Rossi dispatching a German soldier by tossing a grenade down his coat. Lancaster shines in this movie, as do Peter Falk as the disillusioned Sgt Rossi and Bruce Dern as the crazed Lt Bix. Dern's performance almost has echoes of Charles Manson, as Dern comes across as a wild, unkempt, raving leader of a flock of outcasts (though the movie was filmed before anyone ever heard of Manson). All in all, Castle Keep is a surreal film, which may turn some viewers off, but the combat sequences are good, and the movie is good entertainment for an evening.
Castle Keep is a film people either love or find boring, and it really is a movie that isn't for all tastes, but is not a bad picture at all. As stated before, a group of American soldiers are stationed in a castle near the end of World War 2, and eventually meet a German offensive at the nearby town and at the castle itself. Much happens before the German Army arrives, some of it surreal (like the apparently supernatural VW) and there is also a lot of soul searching and carousing the troops engage in. The combat sequences are well filmed; best parts are the capture of the tank in the church, and Sgt. Rossi dispatching a German soldier by tossing a grenade down his coat. Lancaster shines in this movie, as do Peter Falk as the disillusioned Sgt Rossi and Bruce Dern as the crazed Lt Bix. Dern's performance almost has echoes of Charles Manson, as Dern comes across as a wild, unkempt, raving leader of a flock of outcasts (though the movie was filmed before anyone ever heard of Manson). All in all, Castle Keep is a surreal film, which may turn some viewers off, but the combat sequences are good, and the movie is good entertainment for an evening.