Mum's Monday: Kelly’s Heroes

The start of this film is a little confusing as to what is happening apart from the obvious and the rain.

After Kelly (Clint Eastwood) brings back the captured German colonel to what could be described as command central, you have to be very observant to notice that the lead bars are not all that they seem to be.

It is very clever to get the colonel drunk, not for the purpose of war intelligence information, but for information on a more lucrative pot of gold or bars as in this case.

It turns out gold can be very persuasive over ruling any need for authorisation.

Don’t you just hate it when a vacation turns out to be, not what you expected or wanted it to be? They have very different ideas of a good time or a rest.

This film reminds me of the film ‘The Italian Job’ but set in war time also instead of three minis, three Sherman tanks will have to do, with a few amusing alterations and additions, one being music.

The mission has all  been worked out and planned with all the supplies they are going to need, but with the gold being behind enemy lines is it a risk worth taking? There is a good point that basically being in the war is a risk in itself, so they might as well try and profit from it.

Just as there are all sorts of people in the world, the good, bad and the quirky there are, as we see quirky/oddball but nice laid back and positive men in this war film. Oh and the aerial photos have been located, they are not lost anymore. This is amusing to watch and a light-hearted distraction from the enemy lines, bombing and subsequent fires.

The mission is underway. They have to travel a few miles and cross a bridge held by the Germans, assuming the bridge is still there, but Tiger tanks may be an even bigger problem.

On the face of it the mission looks impossible, is sixteen million worth it? Kelly and the rest of them thinks so. You want to keep watching to see the outcome.

Sadly, the bridge was ‘Still there’ it isn’t now. Well you never know until you ask. Sixty feet of bridge, there is no harm in asking for it.

Another hazard of war is a mine field, I thought there was only one kind of mine, the one that blows up, but this film implies there might be a few types. I’m not sure what the writers meant by what was said in this part of the script. Sadly, with war there are casualties.

Now it seems like this film is slowly turning into ‘It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World’ with all the characters chasing after the gold including extra people along for the ride.

An amusing part, well I don’t think it is supposed to be ‘A communications officer who cannot communicate’. When on the radio in war time, you may want to be careful who else is listening. This is another amusing part to watch. It is surprising the thought of gold can induce enthusiasm, even with the wrong end of the stick.

If there is one thing to be said about this film, it is they stay focused on the mission and it was pure gold, also stay positive.