Attack Force Z (1981)

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"A crack commando unit of 4 Australian soldiers land on a Japanese conquered island somewhere in the South China Sea during WWII in the Pacific in order to rescue an important Japenese defector. This is a low budget Australian action/war movie which would have probably been forgotten about except it has 2 actors that would soon hit the big time in Mel Gibson and Sam Neill. The story is interesting, moves along at a nice pace with some pretty good action scenes though the Japanese soldiers act ve"

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“Falling under the "Ozploitation" banner, 1981's Attack Force Z is a low-budget war movie that at once endeavours to be a proper historical document and a Roger Corman-esque action flick. Engineered by Ozploitation luminary Tim Burstall (Alvin Purple, Eliza Fraser), this Australian production is based on the exploits of a real-life team of elite commandos known as the Z Special Unit, or the Z Force, which operated during World War II and consisted of Australian, British and New Zealander soldiers. It's a concept with serious potential, especially given other "men on a mission" movies like The Dirty Dozen and Inglorious Basterds, but this particular story cannot do justice to the concept. It's not entirely unappealing, as it's entertaining up to a certain point and at least it never feels di” read more

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: December 7th Via: Blu-ray Plot: A group of Australian commandos launch a secret mission against Japanese forces in World War II."