{"id":16342,"date":"2017-07-11T14:08:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T18:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=16342"},"modified":"2017-07-11T14:08:38","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T18:08:38","slug":"dvd-frogmen-the-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kqek.com\/mobile\/?p=16342","title":{"rendered":"DVD: Frogmen, The (1951)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Film<\/strong>: Very Good<\/p>\n

Transfer<\/strong>: \u00a0very Good<\/p>\n

Extras<\/strong>: Standard<\/p>\n

Label:\u00a0<\/strong> 20th Century Fox<\/p>\n

Region:<\/strong>\u00a01 (NTSC)<\/p>\n

Released:<\/strong>\u00a0 May 24, 2005<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0 War \/ WWII \/ Action<\/p>\n

Synopsis:<\/strong> Recruited to replace a popular commander, the new officer win the trust and respect of his men while training them for deadly underwater demolition work during WWII.<\/p>\n

Special Features:<\/strong>\u00a0 2 Theatrical trailers and 1 teaser for “The Frogmen”.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Contemporary war films largely exploit a sense of national fear and paranoia of terrorist attacks, military disasters, and corruption rooted out by crusading good guys and girls in uniform. The post-WWII programmers of the fifties, however, enshrined acts of heroism, and were often glossy B-pictures, where men bonded and redeemed themselves through acts of noble self-sacrifice for the good of the nation, and the new free world.<\/p>\n

Set against the Pacific War with the Japanese, The Frogmen<\/strong>\u00a0regurgitates the tried and true storyline of a disliked leader who eventually wins the approval of his mournful and cynical team, but it’s the underwater assaults that are of chief interest here. The rawness of the elite squad’s equipment enhances their mortal danger, and pretty much all of the underwater demolition sequences – themselves fascinating time capsules of vintage military assault tactics – are scored with sound effects instead of musical bombast.<\/p>\n

Fox’ DVD sports a pseudo-stereo and original mono soundtrack mix, and the film transfer is very clean, with good grays and detail for the underwater sequences.\u00a0Film fans should also note the solid cast of B-level stars and sophomore studio players, including baby-faced Jeffrey Hunter (King of Kings<\/strong><\/a>),<\/strong> Harvey Lembeck (later immortalized as Eric Von Zipper in AIP’s Beach Party<\/strong>\u00a0series), and character veterans Jack Warden (The Sound and the Fury<\/strong><\/a>), Parley Baer (The Young Lions<\/strong><\/a>), and James Gregory (The Manchurian Candidate<\/strong>). (Robert Wagner gets billing, but it seems his scenes were pretty much cut from the final release version, as he’s nowhere to be seen.)<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 2005 Mark R. Hasan<\/p>\n

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External References:<\/strong>
\nEditor’s Blog<\/a> — IMDB<\/a> \u00a0— \u00a0Composer Filmography<\/a>
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\nVendor Search Links:<\/strong>
\nAmazon.ca<\/a>\"\" \"\" —\u00a0<\/span> Amazon.com<\/a>\"\" \"\" —\u00a0<\/span> Amazon.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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