Here, here. I love that fucking song, regardless of context.
Corrected that for you.
And Oddball bought his tank.
Um, because I’d forgot. I must have blanked it out! 
So, what’s he gonna do with it?
Remember, they didn’t start out intending to share the gold with half of occupied France, just themselves.
Switzerland isn’t that far away. They already told the US Army to shove it. My guess is they would head straight for Geneva. It’s only a few hours away by road. Of course, they will have to bribe a few German checkpoints along the way…
Don’t alter people’s words in quote boxes; it’s agin the rules.
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Remember, they didn’t start out intending to share the gold with half of occupied France, just themselves
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They also didn’t start out intending to bring the actual gold home.
I think we have that on DVD buried away somewhere. Great movie. But I have a minor quibble about it. The whole time they’re advancing through the German-held towns while “Burning Bridges” is playing, and they’re mowing down scores of Germans at a time with their machine-gun fire, there’s no blood. The Krauts just all seem to go “Oh! Ya got me!” and flop down. No bullet wounds or bleeding that I could see.
Ok, but I produced the actual quotation ahead of my edit so it was obvious what was going on. A rule is a rule is what you’re saying. Even though you’re having chest pains, don’t take the Nitroglycerine that expired last week. I get it.
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Androids don’t bleed, Ms Chapel.
Actually, sanitized movie/tv violence, or at least the aftermath of such violence, was pretty common for quite some time. How many dark pools of blood did you see on Adam 12, Emergency, Kojak, Starsky & Hutch*, etc…? Or even the Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Force Ten From Navarone, The Green Berets, etc…?
* I’m Starsky, HE’s Hutch!
Don’t like caper movies in general, eh? They are supposed to be over the top and unreal escapism, and you are supposed to suspend your disbelief and go along for the ride. Don’t like it? Fine. Go watch a documentary. 
Actually, I pulled this movie out because I’d been watching too many documentaries.
Absolutely out of place and fully in keeping with the OTT nature of the film.
IIRC, Switzerland was 20-some miles away. No way a Tiger could make it that far without breaking down, as Moriarty would be happy to point out. “It’s a piece of junk. The fuel system leaks all over the place. It’s a piece of junk!”
And Sam, there wasn’t usually blood in 1970 movies, especially comedies. Extras would get bloody and you’d have to wash them and their clothes before their next scene of getting mowed down, which was already setting up.
I’m pretty sure I recall a lot of blood in many 1970s movies. TV shows, not so much. But movies, yes, a fair bit. Anyway, it’s a minor quibble for an otherwise-great movie.
some movies are great for the funny.
“A Tiger has one weak spot: it’s ass.”
Unrealistic in general, anachronistic in particular, utterly silly, and lots of fun.
And I also love the theme song, even if it is saccharine 1970s pop.
Dirty Harry R-rated types, sure. Not so much in the PG types.
Anyways, we could all cherry pick examples to support our own H.O.s, so I’ll just say YMMV (since this is the nitpicker central SDMB, afterall )
Fuck.
Now I want a Luger again. AND I want to see this movie again for what will be the eleventy-third time
You people make my ass itch.
I’m sure the moderators will allow you to alter a quote if it’s necessary to save a life.
A great one.
And thanks for reminding me of my favorite Eastwood WWII movie, Where Eagles Dare.
Pvt. Cowboy: “God almighty, you guys smell like you fell into a dung heap!”
Crapgame: “Kinda makes ya homesick, don’t it?” [with his typical Rickles sneer]
Pvt. Willard: [to Pvt. Cowboy] “You know it does, kinda ,don’t it old buddy?”
Good one. Really liked the ending.
Sometimes, I get that mixed up with The Birdmen.
Silly of me, I know. I liked its theme song.