Since its inception a few years back, Severin Films has been on point, tracking down and unleashing cool and obscure genre fare that you won’t find anywhere else on DVD. And they’re back at it again with a new pair of nice Blu-rays of late 70s action and exploitation films, “The Wild Geese” and “Ashanti”. “The Wild Geese” watches like a precursor to “The Expendables”, following a gang of mercenaries played by high-profile British actors of the age. Led by Colonel Alan Faulkner (Richard Burton), and anchored by Lieutenant Shawn Flynn, played by Roger Moore at the height of his James Bond suaveness, the team dives into Africa to rescue an imprisoned politician in order to stave off all manner of political unrest and rebellion. Along the way they learn some things about themselves, each other, and their real, underlying motivations. Some are in it for the thrill,...
- 1/1/2013
- by Brent McKnight
- Beyond Hollywood
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