The Delta Force

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Ron R Nov 28, 2018 A classic action adventure nostalgia

Albus M Jun 3, 2018 Silly Cannon Pictures attempt at a "Towering Inferno," "Airport," or "The Poseidon Adventure" type of star studded disaster film, except instead of a fire or natural disaster, it's a terrorist airplane hijacking. A Boeing 707 from Athens is hijacked by middle easter terrorists who demand to be taken to Beirut. Passenger include holocaust survivor Martin Balsam, his wife Shelley Winters, George Kennedy as a Catholic priest, Kim Delaney as a nun, Rat Packer Joey Bishop and Lainie Kazan as Jewish stereotypes, Susan Strasberg as a mother, and Bo Svenson as the plane's pilot. Enter the Delta Force, led by Lee Marvin, in his final film role, and his right hand man Chuck Norris. Robert Vaughn plays the general overseeing the team and other notable team members include Steve James and a young Liam Neeson as an uncredited extra. And in what seems the oddest casting, Italian American actor Robert Forester plays the lead Lebanese terrorist. So, how good or bad is the film? If you know anything about Golan/Globus productions, you know they're not exactly art house films and even by Hollywood standard are pretty low-brow, which is exactly what you get with "The Delta Force." Although I don't think it's quite as bad as Vincent Canby would have it when he wrote that this film would "be the 1986 film all others will have to beat for sheer, unashamed, hilariously vulgar vaingloriousness." It is certainly a ridiculous film about a serious subject, but I can enjoy just about anything starring Lee Marvin, even if it's a goofy action movie where Chuck Norris is his co-star. And although "The Delta Force" doesn't have the same caliber of stars as Poseidon or Inferno, it's still a solid cast of used-to-be-famous Hollywood stars. Also in the film's favor is an excellent grandiose electronic score by Alan Silvestri. Overall, "The Delta Force" is a silly, cliched, reactionary action film that thinks it's far more important of a film than it really is. See more

Theodore S Jan 11, 2018 Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin? Together? It can't get better than this one...

Nov 20, 2017 If ya like Chuck, and action films, this is a classic.

Theodore R Nov 18, 2017 Arab are the bad sionist are the good, america is the saver... pure USA propaganda sionist movie ! Therst, acting, filming, editing is bad too... ^^ See more

Anakin L May 16, 2017 The reviews are trying to tell me this wasn't good, but they can suck it. This movie is a blast. Marvin is kinda sleepwalking through it, but I think it's one of Norris's best. It's got an awesome score too. See more

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