a5c7b9f00b On the remote Norwegian Bear Island, useda submarine base by the Germans during WW2, U.N. scientist Larsen sends a distress signal using an emergency NATO frequency and is received by scientific vessel Morning Rose. A group of people converge on a barren Arctic island. They have their reasons for being there but when a series of mysterious accidents and murders take place, a whole lot of darker motives become apparent. Could the fortune in buried Nazi gold be the key to the mystery? Donald Sutherland and Vanessa Redgrave investigate. &quot;Bear Island&quot; makes the fatal mistake of introducing a dozen characters all at once, with absolutely no development. Who these scientists are and what their purpose is on Bear Island is so vague that I immediately lost interest. Sure there are several exciting chases on snow equipment through breath taking scenery and at least a bunch of nice explosions, but what&#39;s missing is a cohesive story line. The editing is so choppy the jumping from one short sequence to the next is nothing but a damn annoyance. It seemsthough this was a much longer movie and what you are watching is the edited version. In addition the mumbled audio is at times incomprehensible, and the accents all seem fake. Not recommended. - MERK I read the book and saw the movie. I enjoyed both. Donald Sutherland was excellent. This is a suspense thriller and so it goes slower than a typical action flick. If you expect this to be an action flick you will be disappointed. There are a few surprises which is typical of the writer&#39;s style.<br/><br/>If you want an action movie MacLean is not for youhe is the Master of Suspense and writes in a way to keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what is going on. If you see this from the middle, you will be bored, you must see it from the start and watch with full attention. If you miss any of the plot, you will get confused frustrated and wonder why you&#39;re watching the movie.<br/><br/>When you watch this, don&#39;t do anything else except watch it and I assure you that you will applaud this movie along with others like unto it like Where Eagles Dare, Guns of Navarone, Force 10 from Navarone, Ice Station Zebra, Detonator I and Detonator II, Satan Bug and a few more. The only one that dragged for me was Puppet on a Chain but I saw it chopped up on network TV so I need to see it again unchopped, unedited and not edited for television.
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