72%User score 72 percent
Buck
2011 · Documentary
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9 votes
This short film shows U.S. Marines in training at a number of unidentified bases, with a focus on hand-to-hand combat.
CinemaSerf
March 30, 2025
Pete Smith’s usually irreverent style of commentary is a bit hemmed-in in this film as it’s propagandist purpose doesn’t really allow him to let loose. He still manages to include some deprecating, anti-Japanese, “Tojo” sentiment as we learn just how comprehensive the US Marine’s training programme is. These brave and decent young soldiers are having to learn new underhand and squalid techniques so that they can give…
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