Inchon

Inchon (오, 인천 Oh, Inchon), or Inchon!, is a 1981 Korean War drama and religious propaganda movie (produced by Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon) starring Laurence Olivier as General Douglas MacArthur and directed by James Bond director Terence Young.

Plot
The film depicts the historical Battle of Inchon, which took place in September 1950, and is seen from the viewpoint of MacArthur. The film also featured a subplot involving Barbara and Frank Hallsworth, an American couple living in South Korea.

Why War Doesn't Change this Movie’s Quality

 * 1) The film begins with a long and boring lecture about why the Korean War happened, and quickly informs the viewer that this film isn't a documentary.
 * 2) Poorly done battle scenes that look like they‘re made for TV instead of the silver screen.
 * 3) Full of historical inaccuracies, including the usage of anachronistic tanks.
 * 4) In addition to the historical inaccuracies, both United Nations and South Korean troops are clearly seen wearing 1980's-style military uniforms despite the film being set in 1950.
 * 5) Extremely terrible special effects which includes but not limited to Olivier's bug-eyed latex makeup and cardboard airplanes that make Eiji Tsuburaya‘s miniatures look like the works of Douglas Trumbull.
 * 6) The aforementioned subplot feels shoehorned and pointless.
 * 7) Terrible acting that's absolutely pretentious at best, with Laurence Olivier (who later admitted he only starred in this horse manure of a flick for the money only) being the most notable offender.
 * 8) The film's depiction of General Douglas MacArthur is inaccurate. While it is true that he was a great military commander in real life, the film never shows the fact that MacArthur had a huge ego, often clashed with politicians and other members of the military over his ideas and glorified war.
 * 9) Being a propaganda movie, it is full of unsubtle Unificationist religious and anti-Communist messages, in accordance with the Unification Church‘s doctrines that the "final battle" between good and evil is the Cold War itself. The movie even ends with MacArthur reciting The Lord‘s Prayer/Our Father, despite the fact that it's unlikely he ever did that in real life.
 * 10) It's not at all surprising that this movie came out the way it did since the production of this movie was doomed from the start.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Decent score by Jerry Goldsmith.
 * 2) The poster is far much better than the actual film.

Reception
The film is called one of the WORST, if not the ABSOLUTE WORST war movie ever made. It won the 1982 Razzie Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Director (Young), Worst Actor (Olivier) and Worst Screenplay (Robin Moore and Laird Koenig). It also bombed heavily at the box office, making only $5.2 million out of a $46 million budget.

It is also known for having an incredibly troubled production (as detailed here) and for not receiving any home video release. It only airs on religious TV networks once in a blue moon.

Laurence Olivier, who portrayed Douglas MacArthur in the movie, only got the role because of the money involved regarding his age, which he quoted: "Money, dear boy."

Trivia

 * Inchon, to this day, has never received any kind of official home video release. Therefore, the only way it can be seen is via bootleg VHS recordings uploaded to YouTube from when it aired on The Good Life network, which at the time was owned by the Unification Church.

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