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  Amazon.com: The Big Red One - The Reconstruction (Two-Disc Special Edition): DVD: Stéphane Audran,Ken Campbell,Robert ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sam Fuller's The Big Red One was already one of the best films of 1980, despite the fact that the version released to theaters ran barely half as long as the director's cut.
The Big Red One was his long-dreamt-of account of World War II as experienced by his own squad of the 1st Infantry Division, USA, from the first shot fired (by a dead man, on the coast of North Africa) to the last (in a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia).
Whenever I would catch it on cable years and years ago, Sam Fuller's "The Big Red One" was a quirky war movie with strange pacing and a very uneven balance of comedy and tragedy, of high and low-- several great moments strung loosely together.
www.amazon.com /Big-Red-One-Reconstruction-Two-Disc/dp/B0007TKNLA   (1966 words)

  
  The Big Red One (1980)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Big Red One is not only one of the greatest WWII films, it is also one of the greatest war movies.
Sam Fuller's film, which was butchered by the studio, is the picaresque tale of 5 members of the First Infantry, known, because of their shoulder patch, as the Big Red One.
All in all, I find the Big Red One to be an exemplary war movie, even in its emasculated format (I cannot wait to see the restored, 140 minute print, which should improve upon scenes that feel to brief in this version).
us.imdb.com /title/tt0080437   (863 words)

  
 Extreme Gamer - Call of Duty 2: Big Red One Xbox Review
The Big Red One is a fine dose of Call of Duty action keeping true to everything the series stands for.
Big Red One is the name of the military division you play through out the game.
Big Red One does a superb job in the audio and visual department and this is a great game just to sit down and watch someone play because of its masterful full scenarios.
www.extremegamer.ca /xbox/games/cod2_bigredone.php   (1438 words)

  
  The Big Red One
Big Red One doesn't have a lot of big names, and while the fact that they couldn't afford them is certainly a factor, the film works much better for it.
The big difference between this and so many newer films is Fuller has a lot to say in between the action, and though Fuller is not a director you'd associate with subtlety he does go about this in subtle ways.
It's a big deal for the kid, who looks up to Marvin perhaps for the fact he's risked his life to attempt to save him, certainly for what he feels he represents.
metalasylum.com /ragingbull/movies/bigredone.html   (2826 words)

  
 IGN: Call of Duty 2: Big Red One Preview
The Big Red One, whose name comes from a patch stitched on the uniform of its members, were the first Army division to push through North Africa and Europe during the war.
Big Red One, as a first-person shooter, aspires to capture the camaraderie and heroism displayed by the real members of the US Army's 1st Infantry Division.
Big Red One differs from Finest Hour by focusing on a single squad and keeping players as the same soldier during the entire game, which spans three years.
ps2.ign.com /articles/642/642686p1.html   (790 words)

  
 Big Red One back home at Fort Riley - Boston.com
"It's one big family," said 70-year-old Gordon Kirkman of Pittsburgh, choking back tears as he recalled his service with one of the division's tank battalions in Germany during the early 1950s.
The Big Red One was formed in 1917 during World War I and saw action in Europe and Vietnam.
The Pentagon announced the return of the Big Red One last year, when it decided to move thousands of soldiers from Europe back to the continental United States.
www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/08/01/big_red_one_back_home_at_fort_riley   (393 words)

  
 Call of Duty 2: Big Red One - Playstation 2 (PS2) Reviews - The Armchair Empire
Big Red One is broken up into three separate campaigns including missions in Morocco, Italy and France.
Big Red One puts you in the shoes of an American soldier in the famed First Cavalry Division (AKA Big Red One).
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is a significant improvement from the first iteration of the game on the PS2 -- it features an exciting and intense single player campaign, even if it is on the short side, while the multiplayer is mediocre at best.
www.armchairempire.com /Reviews/ps2/call-duty-2-big-red-one.htm   (857 words)

  
 1st Infantry Division: History (General)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In 1955, the Big Red One redeployed to Fort Riley Kansas.
In the summer of 1965, the Big Red One was the first division called to fight in Vietnam.
Shortly after their arrival, the Big Red One soldiers assumed peace enforcement responsibilities in Bosnia-Herzegovina in support of Operations Joint Endeavor/Guard.
www.1id.army.mil /1ID/History/History.htm   (788 words)

  
 Sealift -- Five LMSRs move ‘Big Red One’ to Middle East
Red Cloud and four other LMSRs loaded more than one million square feet of the 1st ID’s combat and support equipment in Antwerp during the month of January.
With Red Cloud underway, USNS Watkins occupied her space at the pier, pulling alongside on Jan. 30.
The turnover of forces is expected to be complete by March, and Big Red One troops are expected to remain in Iraq for about a year.
www.msc.navy.mil /sealift/2004/February/bigredone.htm   (1183 words)

  
 Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (GameCube) Reviews. GameCube Games Reviews by CNET.
Big Red One for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube is an entirely different game from the PC and Xbox 360 versions.
The subtitle, Big Red One, refers to the United States' Army's 1st Infantry Division, whose exploits are chronicled in the game's 13-mission campaign.
Big Red One's campaign follows this chronological path, putting you in the shoes of a fresh-faced private in Fox company.
reviews.cnet.com /Call_of_Duty_2_Big_Red_One_GameCube/4505-9583_7-31394836.html   (1648 words)

  
 PERFECTION! No. 1 Men's Lacrosse Goes 13-0 with Victory Over Hobart :: Senior Brian Clayton registers a career-high ...
The Big Red converted 2-of-4 extra-man opportunities and Hobart, which ranks third in the nation in man-up offense, was held to an 0-for-3 performance.
Mitchell got in on the action on the Big Red's next possession as he slipped past two defenders and scored from just outside the crease, making it 3-0 with 10:27 to go in the opening quarter.
The Big Red scored immediately off the ensuing face as Glynn found Leif Paulson right in front of the net and the freshman registered the first goal of his career to account for the 17-4 final.
cornellbigred.cstv.com /sports/m-lacros/recaps/050407aaa.html   (983 words)

  
 The Big Red One (1980)
Sure, Apocalypse Now has better War scenes, but is so fictional in it's scripting and "epic" war moments that it missed the point of the soldier on the front (and is widely regarded as being unrealistic by Vietnam Vets).
The Big Red One tells the story from a WW2 Vet's point of view, Sam Fuller, and is wonderfully acted by a WW2 vet, Lee Marvin.
Sure, The Big Red One is cheesy, and harkens to a time when war films were more about the characters, then the violence.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0080437   (1021 words)

  
 GameShark | GameCube | Reviews | Call of Duty 2: Big Red One Review
Nicknamed the Big Red One for the insignia's they wore on their uniforms (a big red number one), the Big Red One has been honored for their bravery and their luck (a good example of this is the film, The Big Red One, starring Lee Marvin).
The AI in The Big Red One is decent, with squad mates and enemies doing their best to either help you or get you killed.
Overall The Big Red One is a great addition to your GameCube library that isn't quite as robust as its PS2 and Xbox cousins due to a lack of multiplayer.
www.gameshark.com /gamecube/reviews/2180/Call-of-Duty-2-Big-Red-One-Review.htm   (1253 words)

  
 Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (xbx: 2005): Reviews
For those of you sticking with the Xbox this holiday season, I highly recommend picking up Call of Duty 2: Big Red One, as it is most definitely one of the better shooters released on the Xbox this year.
The emphasis in Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is on the complete experience, which just so happens to include a more scripted, movie-like gameplay experience.
The total lack of soul in Big Red One, along with the irritating level design, are simply too much for the technical excellence embodied in its smooth framerate and slick graphics to overcome.
www.metacritic.com /games/platforms/xbx/callofduty2bigredone   (1944 words)

  
 Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (cube: 2005): Reviews
For however unapproachable it may be, Big Red One is still a nicely directed, exciting shooter.
While the main thrust of Call of Duty 2: Big Red One is probably the most polished and enjoyable WWII experience on GameCube, its lack of replay value may still only warrant a rental.
Big Red One's personalized storytelling and scene delivery by reputable actors succeed in creating a movielike experience, but the linear, heavily scripted gameplay suffers as a result.
www.metacritic.com /games/platforms/cube/callofduty2bigredone   (1528 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Big Red One heads home after 10 years   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The division's banner was rolled up and slid into a cloth case during a ceremony at Leighton Barracks in Wuerzburg, in the southern state of Bavaria.
Much of the equipment attached to the 15,000-member division — nicknamed the Big Red One — has already been shipped to its new base at Fort Riley, Kan., where the colors will be unfurled Aug. 1.
Many of the division's Germany-based soldiers are not going to Kansas, but being assigned to other units as part of the normal change in assignments every few years.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/2006-07-06-bigredone_x.htm?csp=15   (572 words)

  
 THE BIG RED ONE
Tons of people from the cast and crew of Sam Fuller's classic 1980 WWII epic will be autographing the new 2-disc "reconstructed" version of The Big Red One from 7 to 9 pm, including the film's stars, Robert Carradine and Mark Hamill.
What is important is that this new version of Big Red One, with 40 minutes of footage added in according to the late Mr.
Fuller was a member of the Army's First Infantry Division (the Big Red One of the title), so this is not some academic film based on testimonials or secondary source material.
www.laserblazer.com /TheBigRedOne.html   (1216 words)

  
 MAGAZINE | CRAFT| Reconstructing Sam Fuller's The Big Red One| VOL 29-2: July 2004
It was always in the data base —boxes and boxes of footage, supposedly labeled The Big Red One, were allegedly stashed in the Warner Bros. vault in Kansas City.
It was only among powerless cinephiles and cineastes that The Big Red One became The Great White Whale, ranking right up there with the 44 missing minutes of The Magnificent Ambersons as a dream quest.
Some of these additions are (seemingly) minor: an opening title card ("This Is Fictional Life, Based on Factual Death"); The Big Red One, on the First Division's shoulder patch shown as the only splash of color in the film's fl-and-white prologue; Sam himself playing a combat cameraman in short sequence.
www.dga.org /news/v29_2/craft_bigredone_704.php3   (869 words)

  
 Xbox.com | Call of Duty® 2: Big Red One - Game Detail Page
As a part of America's most decorated and heroic fighting unit, The Big Red One, you work together with your squad to accomplish a variety of combat missions spanning North Africa, Italy, and Nazi-occupied Western Europe.
Live a soldier's story: You are thrust into the role and story of a member of The Big Red One, America's most heroic and decorated infantry division.
Interviews with WWII Veterans of the Big Red One, including memories of events reenacted in-game.
www.xbox.com /en-US/games/c/callofduty2bigredone   (395 words)

  
 Call of Duty: Big Red One Electronic Gaming Monthly - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
In Big Red One, gamers will play as one member in the 1st Infantry Division, experiencing the horrors and triumphs of WWII through his eyes from beginning to end.
Big Red One won’t skimp on the epic, over-the-top scripted battle scenes fans expect, yet the developers still hope to shape a more open-ended, unpredictable war experience that relies on scripting only for dramatic flair.
They Say: “Big Red One gives gamers is the most exciting, most comprehensive, most immersive Call of Duty experience with a great, new twist of getting to play in one of the most historic and legendary divisions ever.” —Creative Director Christian Busic
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_zdegm/is_200506/ai_n13602573   (478 words)

  
 one red paperclip
I started with one red paperclip on July 12 2005 and 14 trades later, on July 12, 2006 I traded with the Town of Kipling Saskatchewan for a house located at 503 Main Street.
I'll have books and other one red paperclip paraphernalia on me, and I'm very ready to part with all of it, for the right trade of course.
Kipling's giant red paperclip is located just behind 503 Main Street in Bell Park, and can be enjoyed by children of all ages.
oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com   (1800 words)

  
 Combustible Celluloid film review - The Big Red One (1980), Samuel Fuller, Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill, dvd review
As it stands now, The Big Red One is one of many masterpieces, among his many cheaper B-movies that are just as good, The Steel Helmet, Pickup on South Street, Shock Corridor, and The Naked Kiss.
The Big Red One is Marvin's platoon, which contains four soldiers who seem to survive every kind of horror, no matter how bizarre, and an endless series of young recruits who die before anyone can learn their names.
Next is deleted and alternate scenes, with commentary, then a twelve-minute newsreel about the original "big red 1," a 30-minute promo reel for the 1980 release, stills gallery, three trailers (two for the 1980 release and one for the 2004 release) and two radio spots from 1980.
www.combustiblecelluloid.com /bigredone.shtml   (1150 words)

  
 The Big Red One - Moviefone
Rating: NA Synopsis: Samuel Fuller's valedictory war picture, The Big Red One follows the First Infantry Division from Africa to Europe during the years 1942 through...
The Big Red One (1980) The Big Red One on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more.
Samuel Fuller's valedictory war picture, The Big Red One follows the First Infantry Division from Africa to...
movies.aol.com /movie/the-big-red-one/20792/main   (176 words)

  
 Call of Duty 2: Big Red One First Look - Xbox News at GameSpot
What in the world is the "Big Red One?" That's the name of endearment given to the US Army's 1st Infantry division, which has historically been one of the country's most prolific and important fighting units.
To enhance Big Red One's realism and to help bridge the gap between consoles and Call of Duty's previous PC incarnations, famed PC developer Gray Matter has joined Treyarch in the new game's development.
Authenticity is a major goal in Big Red One, so for military advisement the developers have again gone to Captain John Hillen and retired Lieutenant Colonel Hank Keirsey, who have been involved with previous games in the series.
www.gamespot.com /xbox/action/callofdutybigredone/preview_6124182.html?sid=6124182&mode=previews&part=rss&subj=6124182   (1509 words)

  
 The Big Red One - Rotten Tomatoes
The Big Red One celebrates the lucky and the smart who survive the outrages and terrors of war.
Fuller wrote and directed The Big Red One with a reporter's respect for detail and a humanist's respect for the moments that shape lives.
Seven years after Fuller's death, 24 years after its initial, botched release, and almost 60 years after V- E day, The Big Red One is finally here, in a form close to what Fuller intended.
www.rottentomatoes.com /m/big_red_one   (879 words)

  
 Call of Duty 2: Big Red One GameCube game review from allCube.com
However, I perked up when I saw developer Treyarch was involved with Big Red One.
Unlike the previous CoD, Big Red One focuses on only one of the Allied factions, the U.S., and narrows that down to portraying the actions of a specific group, the 1st Infantry Division, nicknamed 'the Big Red One'.
Big Red One has some of the most sweaty-palmed, lean-forward-in-your-seat-until-your-face-is-mashed-against-the-TV-screen virtual warfare I've ever participated in.
www.allcube.com /reviews/callduty2.asp   (1173 words)

  
 Movie Review | The Big Red One (1980) Samuel Fuller, Lee Marvin
Although it's about the same war, with the same good guys and bad guys, and explores the same themes as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers", "The Big Red One" is neither of those films.
The film stars Robert Carradine as Zab, a Bronx novelist who, along with three fellow grunts and a tough-as-nails Sergeant (Lee Marvin), are part of the famous Big Red One rifle regiment.
Even without the blood, "The Big Red One" is still harrowing, with Fuller relying more on insinuation than actual depiction of graphic violence.
www.beyondhollywood.com /reviews/bigredone.htm   (825 words)

  
 Big Red One digicam debuts at NAB - Engadget
Big Red One digicam debuts at NAB - Engadget
Turns out that Red Digital Cinema, a company started by Oakley founder Jim Jannard, chose the venue to roll out the Red One, an HD camcorder that boasts 11.4 megapixels at up to 60fps.
Visit DVXuser forums under RED, or DVI.net under RED to get a better understanding of who all is involved in the project, it's much larger than people are led to believe.
www.engadget.com /2006/04/24/big-red-one-digicam-that-is-debuts-at-nab   (2574 words)

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