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I've taken sides with Neil Young
And if Lynyrd Skynyrd was to write a response song to this review I encourage them. To me this movie was alright when I first saw it when I was 17 years old, but now as an adult I feel that the movie would make me puke. I find it rather nauseating. I feel that the sherrif in this movie is a demon, and I run from demons. He's all dressed up in white, and he tries to act super holy in public that I've given him the name "Lilliwhite". However, don't let that fool you; he's pure evil as he tries to bully not only his deputy, but a young prostitute as well, and in turn the deputy bullies the prostitute. Lilliwhite feels he can do no wrong, and unfortunately I feel that this could be the wrong image of the southern man. If I'm right then I can gripe all I want, but if I'm wrong then by all means let's do it as it's mentioned in Isaiah 1:18: "Come and let us reason together." Because this is the way southern men have been portrayed to me where the father tries to act like he's God, and he bullies his sons to break, and rape thier souls, and if he(The Father) does anything wrong it's pencilled away with a "Do as I say...not as I do", or a "Let that be a lesson to you"; instead of portraying himself as a humble man he justifies his actions his motives. I feel that's no way for a father to act whether he's from the north, south, east, or west. This isn't right, and unfortuantely, the deputy only did what he learned from Lilliwhite the father figure. Anyway this is not all bad a movie because if it were it would've gotten a minus 2 star rating from me. There are some tender moments with James Garner's character, and his son as his father tries to spring him from a prison work camp where he was sentenced on a trumped up charge for marijuana possession. You see there's a difference here between 2 fathers. Garner's character owned up to not only meeting with the young prostitute, but also for decking the deputy for slapping her around in the first place, and then you have Lilliwhite who after he lost the major tug of war on a mudpile, and was arrested for corruption all he could do was slam his deputy's face into the mud. As I said this is the personification of the southern man, and how he raises his sons that he breaks thier spirit and rapes thier souls through mental, emotional, and many a time physical abuse, and that father can do no wrong for he is the only figure of God that the kids have, and so the sons grow up, and do the same thing that thier fathers did to them, and to me as I said that's not right, so that's why I gave the movie such a low rate. It's just too much to see without getting ticked off. As I said if there are any Southern men out there who want to rebuke this "Come and let us reason together."
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Tank
I really enjoy the 'movie'. I have had it on VHS for years, waiting for it to come out on DVD, to replace the VHS copy I have. However if you previously purchased the first release from Goodtimes Home Video, DON'T waste your money on this 'so-called' newer release.
Other than the picture on the box, this 'newer' release from Universal is no different than the original release of this title from Goodtimes Home Video!
The Product Details 'fails' to mention that this Universal release in the Full Frame Format, just like the version from Goodtimes Home Video. It also 'fails' to state that the Universal release is in 'Mono' just as the release from Goodtimes Home Video. So what's the difference? Both are Full Frame, both are in Mono, which the Product Description fails to mention. The only difference is the picture on the box!
In one of the reviews I read, it stated, "This movie was previously avalable from Goodtimes Home Video in Full Screen Format. As this release is from Universal Studios we can only hope it will be released in it's Original Aspect Ratio."
Well it wasn't! And again, the Product description failed to state this! Also the new release from Universal, just as the release from Goodtimes Home Video, didn't add any additional menu features included on the DVD. So again, what is the difference? They are the same exact DVD, packaged in two different boxes, with the exception that the Goodtimes release is in the 'snap' type box and the Universal is in the 'clamshell' type box.
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SHLOCKEY HOKUM FUN
Tank is not to be taken real seriously. It's a ridiculously plotted movie that has every cliche available (evil sheriff, dumb deputy, down on her luck prostitute, etc...) but the actors are good enough to lend it some entertainment value.
James GArner plays Sergeant Major Zack Carey, a career military man. When he sees a deputy Baker (james Cromwell) slapping around a prostitute (Jennilee Harrison) he steps in and saves her but now he's run afoul of the evil town Sheriff played by G.D. Spradlin. The Sheriff puts Zack's son (C. Thomas Howell) in Jail on a false drug charge. With nowhere to turn, Zack steals a tank, rescues his son and goes about demolishing the sheriffs town.
Zack will only surrender to the Sheriff in the next town and when the tank is bogged down in mud, the townfolk, who look at Zack as a folk hero, actually pull the tank though the mud and across the country or city line...
Yeah..it's all pretty 1980's cheese but the actors are so enjoyable in it, even if they are two-dimensional. It's good little escapist fun. Garner plays a much different role than the usual more suave characters were used to seeing and Spradlin always handles the role of the villian very well.
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I do believe we have a winner here!
This is a delightful movie for any occasion. James Garner is at his (Maverick-Rockford) best giving a great comedic as well as dramatic performance. Shirley Jones is great too as she gets to play a contemporary role and C. Thomas Howell complements his role as the son, Billy. G.D. Spradlin seems to be type cast as a redneck sheriff; a character at which he excels.
This movie was previously avalable from Goodtimes Home Video in Full Screen Format. As this release is from Universal Studios we could only hope it would have been released in it's Original Aspect Ratio but no soap. Although not a heavy hitter, this film will complement anyones collection and also has a delightful ending.
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A Slight Exaggeration of a Situation That Could Be Realistic
I was raised in an Air Force family and I find that there is a certain realism to this movie and the way people in military families are often treated by the people of the country they represent. James Garner, Shirley Jones, and C.Thomas Howell portray an Army family whose older son and brother has already given his life in the service of his country. After a minor incident in a local bar, the Sherriff of a corrupt town frames Garner's son for possession of marijuana and has him incarcerated on a work farm in which many of the boys who are held mysteriously disappear. Garner combats the situation using the Sherman tank that he owns, taking Jenilee Harrison,whom the Sherriff had forced into prostitution, along for the ride. In the adventure that ensues, a viewer should receive two major lessons: Never get a military father upset, and never mess with a kid who cut his or her teeth on combat boots.
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