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The Presidio (1988)
Rate:
5
Viewed:
6/18
6/18:
I cringe every time Sean Connery's character talks of soldiers winning medals.
No...no...no....medals aren't won but rather earned. Imagine a soldier yelling to his buddies, "Hey, guys, I just won the
Medal of Honor!" That sounds bad, doesn't it? By the way, all soldiers, regardless of their rank, aren't required to
salute Medal of Honor recipients as erroneously stated in the IMDb trivia section. It's only encouraged as a gesture of
respect, that's all.
Okay, back to The Presidio. What we have here is a derivative film with a throwaway story which is equivalent
to saying, "Nothing new to see here. Move along, folks." Even worse, it's not a crime thriller but a movie about a
father-daughter relationship that's more along the lines of On Golden Pond.
Mark Harmon, who replaced Don Johnson at the last minute because of his Miami Vice obligations, and Sean Connery
are okay. Meg Ryan does her Meg Ryan thing, and as always, her act begins to wear thin after a few minutes.
The Presidio at San Francisco used to be an army base which is situated right in front of the Golden Gate Bridge. It closed
down during the mid 90's, having been the longest continuously operated military installation in the United States since
1776, and is now a national park.
All in all, if there's a Lifetime channel for men, The Presidio will be a good fit.