Mosquito Squadron/633 Squadron/A Bridge Too Far (DVD)

Mosquito Squadron and 633 Squadron both have the same basic plot based on the far superior Damn Busters film. In Mosquito Squadron the mission is a low flying attack using a version of the Barnes Wallis bouncing bomb to destroy a Chateau researching new "V" weapons. The plot-line has the additional complication that the Germans have packed the chateau with RAF POWs. An idea no doubt drawn from the real life Mosquito attack on the Gestapo headquarters in Denmark. This film with its action sequences may appeal to younger audiences when adults would find the plot prosaic and the acting stilted.

633 Squadron is basically the same storyline except this low flying mission targets a rock overhanging a munitions plant. An average film redeemed by a stirring musical score.

A Bridge To Far is a class above. A very strong cast relates the paratroop landing at Arnhem (Operation Market Garden). You are gripped throughout as the disaster unfolds revealing bad planning and bad luck in equal measure. My DVD Rating would have been Excellent for this film alone. Buy the DVD for this film and look upon the other two as a bonus.