The Bridge on the River Kwai

Say the name of this picture and the word "classic" immediately leaps to mind, so it's about time I saw it, right? Ah the wonders of home video. I quess you can see why its is a classic; it is fairly an archetype of muscular war films with apparent ethical overtones, thereby providing both entertaimment and possibly food for thought, Still and all, it struck me as just a bit dated--then again, that may be part of its charm, David Lean's direction is fine, and Alec Guiness would have been immortal even 1f he had never acted again after this picture; he is that good. Interesting combination of war picture, POW picture, British jingoism (was this their “Rambo,” as the ever-resourceful Brits show those pesky Orientals what it means to live, die, and build), and ethics class seminar, And any film that manages to immortalize the Col. Blimpier theme (or whatever it is called) must have something going - for it,