Great Escape? Great Movie. One for all time.

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2013)

Having seen this film as a young boy in the Martial Law era of 70s Philippines, I never realized the magnitude of the basis of the plot nor the stellar power of its cast. To me it was one of the few movies allowed by the government for showing over TV.
Now that I've seen it again, over two decades later, I have come to grasp the craftsmanship of the film. Despite historical inaccuracies to allow for dramatic story-telling, it still holds up as a captivating escape flick.
So what if the Steve McQueen character never really rode a motorbike? So what if they never showed the discovery of one of the other tunnels before the completion of the one finally used? So what if James Coburn turned in a horrible, non-existent Aussie accent? Still cool. Every living being who appreciates movies, history and story-telling should watch The Great Escape.