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Kokoda - 39th Battalion Reviews

2006

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New Guinea, 1942, Allied Australia is at war with Japan. A small platoon of reservist Australian soldiers have been sent as an advanced patrol up the Kokoda trail- a critical supply line that separates Australia from full blown invasion. After sustained bombardment from the Japanese, the men are cut off from their supply lines. .. Read more

Starring	Jack Finsterer, Travis McMahon, Simon Stone, Luke Ford
Director	Alister Grierson
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama, World Cinema

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  A decent war movie!
  
  I stumbled across Kokoda whilst searching for great war movies on the internet and after reading the reviews for this film I could not wait to see it. I can ... read more »
  
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  - Scowy
  - 33 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 28 Apr 2008 at 09:04
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  Not your typical war film
  
  Focusses more on the people and their dispairs and fears. Worth a look
  
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  - OXON
  - 02 May 2012 at 08:04
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  Powerful subject, weak film
  
  It seems churlish to have a ppp at a film which covers such a traumatic yet heroic subject. However, this film champions the Aussie values of mateship and ... read more »
  
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  - SW London
  - 01 Mar 2011 at 09:24
- - 2
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  Really dull
  
  This is probably the most boring war movie I have seen in recent years. It was going for £3 in HMV and I was duped by the 4star ratings on the cover (all ... read more »
  
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- - FalloutBBT
  - 27 reviews
  - Winchester
  - 01 Aug 2010 at 20:36
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  - 0
  not too bad
  
  once you got the idea of what was real and what was dreams at the begining ,it was not too bad a film.was a bit gory in places but what can you expect from a ... read more »
  
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- - chasckd
  - 377 reviews
  - Telford
  - 15 Apr 2010 at 08:43
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  its not bad
  
  This is not a bad film...its not excellent but its not bad....this is one theatre of war i would not like to be in...the japs where feared more than the nazis... read more »
  
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- - normalbarry
  - 4 reviews
  - Godalming
  - 28 Mar 2010 at 17:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Boring Boring
  
  It's tramping through the woods, more tramping through the woods. There's no plot, no point and its all very dull.
  
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  - London
  - 26 Mar 2010 at 23:06
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  good film
  
  Good war movie, focuses more on the effects on the soldiers in the war ,aswell as the action of war. Good story and very well made .If you like war movies and ... read more »
  
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- - smokeychops
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  - newcastle under lyme
  - 21 Mar 2010 at 14:26
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  39th battalion
  
  so poor am angry i requested it!!
  
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  - Epping,Essex
  - 05 Sep 2009 at 12:34
- - 2
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  drain on the brain
  
  Not a good view lacks direction and story line,once seen never to be watched again
  
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- - nitram
  - 12 reviews
  - Deal
  - 01 Aug 2009 at 04:02
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  LOW BUDGET - GOOD VALUE
  
  There's less emphasis on the action here (but there are still gory moments) and more focus on the difficulties facing Australians in the Pacific against a ... read more »
  
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- - Jon Ashley
  - manchester,england
  - 31 Jul 2009 at 23:07
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  A decent war movie!
  
  I stumbled across Kokoda whilst searching for great war movies on the internet and after reading the reviews for this film I could not wait to see it. I can ... read more »
  
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  - Scowy
  - 33 reviews
  - Ipswich
  - 28 Apr 2008 at 09:04
- - 5
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  Above average
  
  Usualy I find any Australian productions quite amateurish with poor results when searching for realism.
  
  However this film was surprising and above ... read more »
  
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- - JamesT
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  - Chorley
  - 07 May 2008 at 14:50
- - 4
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  Excellent War film
  
  Where do I start!?
  
  This is a top film, makes a change from watching your typcial American Gung Ho WW2 films.
  
  The colours of the jungle are... read more »
  
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  - Jav
  - 32 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 03 Aug 2008 at 19:55
- - 3
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  A fantastic portrayal of jungle warfare
  
  I first saw Kokoda in the cinemas in Australia, and thought it was the best film I had ever seen to convey the hardships of fighting in the jungle - from the ... read more »
  
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  - St. Andrews
  - 11 Nov 2008 at 11:12
- - 3
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  disappointing
  
  This movie has great scenery, and is shot very well....but I didn't really get to 'know' any of the characters.
  
  The reviews for this film... read more »
  
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- - brazza692
  - 3 reviews
  - Maidstone
  - 07 Feb 2009 at 12:32
- - 2
  - 0
  drain on the brain
  
  Not a good view lacks direction and story line,once seen never to be watched again
  
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- - nitram
  - 12 reviews
  - Deal
  - 01 Aug 2009 at 04:02
- - 2
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  Really dull
  
  This is probably the most boring war movie I have seen in recent years. It was going for £3 in HMV and I was duped by the 4star ratings on the cover (all ... read more »
  
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- - FalloutBBT
  - 27 reviews
  - Winchester
  - 01 Aug 2010 at 20:36
- - 1
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  average war movie
  
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  To be honest this dvd is slightly better than 2 stars but not quite 3 so i have given it 3 as i am in a kind mood.For me the script should have been better,the ... read more »
  
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  - Peterlee
  - 16 Nov 2008 at 18:50
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  A film with strong potential that leaves you disappointed.
  
  Telling the untold story of Australia's effort to defend her shores from the advancing Japanese army of the Second World War on the hostile terrain of Papa ... read more »
  
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- - Crispin
  - 38 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Mar 2009 at 12:38
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  A different slant
  
  Excellent film with a refreshingly different story. Sound brill in surround sound.
  
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  - N. Ireland
  - 02 Apr 2009 at 13:55

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