Comments on: The Wild Geese https://www.isegoria.net/2013/06/the-wild-geese/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:12:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2013/06/the-wild-geese/comment-page-1/#comment-878161 Isegoria Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:05:43 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=31804#comment-878161 Roger Moore’s character is described early on as able to fly anything with wings. Also, I believe Richard Harris’s character pleads to be shot, knowing what the African soldiers will do to him if he’s caught alive. I agree that it’s an awesome movie from a 10-year-old boy’s perspective, and not so much from an adult’s perspective — but that’s true of so many “great” movies. (I guess we adults are supposed to read the book, if there is one.)

]]> By: Kosher Kowboy https://www.isegoria.net/2013/06/the-wild-geese/comment-page-1/#comment-878156 Kosher Kowboy Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:46:34 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=31804#comment-878156 The ending of The Wild Geese is classic. The team flees with the president to an airstrip, fighting a rear guard action against hundreds of African soldiers. Of course Roger Moore can fly a DC-3. (Well he is 007.). The tension is palpable as they all attempt to board the moving plane, while returning machine gun fire. Running for the taxiing plane Richard Harris is wounded, and won’t make it, and Richard Burton shoots him in order to keep him from being taken alive and presumably tortured by the African soldiers. This move was f*cking awesome when I was a kid. Although honestly it doesn’t hold up as an adult.

]]> By: Stretch https://www.isegoria.net/2013/06/the-wild-geese/comment-page-1/#comment-878155 Stretch Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:45:53 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=31804#comment-878155 Oops. Main song for The Wild Geese was titled “Dogs of War”, thus leading to confusion with prior mentioned movie.

]]> By: Stretch https://www.isegoria.net/2013/06/the-wild-geese/comment-page-1/#comment-878152 Stretch Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:36:30 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=31804#comment-878152 Great movie and a stirring (albeit typically ’70s) soundtrack. Probably the only feature film where the main song (“Left, Right”) was sung by a British Army regiment, The Irish Guards.

Also the movie that is responsible for me owning a Hi-Power and unfulfilled lust for an FN-FAL.

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