wild geese ii
well my thoughts on wild geese will wait for another review. pull up a chair and lets talk wild geese ii. wild goose more like it .
second and final
wild geese
movie in the two - film franchise originating with the wild geese (1978) .
wild geese: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 5 .
the trick is to have seen wild geese ii before the original wild geese. as others have said, it' s not really a sequel anyway .
the original film was called the wild geese (1978), but for this sequel, the word
the
was dropped from the title, making the film called wild geese ii (1985), rather than
the wild geese ii
.
i think what killed this movie at the box office was calling it wild geese ii .
the film does not feature any characters from the wild geese (1978) .
euan lloyd' s production of wild geese ii loses continuity of first wild geese (1978) because of the sudden death of richard burton a few weeks into the location filming .
wild geese 2 has no common link with the wild geese, other than that they are both mercenary films. the acting ranges from darn good, to pretty poor .
fn fal 50. 00 rifles are seen in footage from original the wild geese .
fn fal 50. 61 rifles are seen in footage from original the wild geese .
the picture was released seven years after the original the wild geese (1978) .
as a kid in the 80s, roaming the video clubs and staring up at the shelves open mouthed with excitement at the ranges of rip roaring action that, if i was lucky, my parents would allow me to watch, i always thought there were three' wild geese' movies; the wild geese, wild geese ii and codename: wild geese .
‎wild geese ii (1985) directed by peter r. hunt • reviews, film + cast • letterboxd
trailer for wild geese ii (1985) staring scott glenn, edward fox, barbara carrera and laurence olivier .
compares well to the
wild geese
original. brilliant action throughout with a moral message at the end. highly recommended
the spanish monarchy and irish mercenaries: the wild geese in spain, 1618 - 68 / r. a. stradling .
decent b - movie action yarn that really has no business calling itself a sequel to the wild geese (1978) .
no were close to being as good as the first wild geese. still, for the right price, a fun watch .
the spanish monarchy and irish mercenaries: the wild geese in spain, 1618 - 68 / ​ r. a. stradling .
no characters from the original the wild geese (1978) movie appear in this sequel. ironically, the film' s trailer states
the wild geese are back !
and
this time the wild geese are flying higher than ever before and further than ever before !
. moreover, one of the film' s taglines states ,
they fly again ...
.
the wild geese of the antrim macdonnells, hector macdonnell. (irish academic press, £25 isbn 0 - 7165 - 2609 - 3
the only reason i watched this is because i watched the original wild geese. the only reason i watched wild geese because i was a kid in the local video store and that vhs cover sat there mocking me that i was too young to watch it and the cover look exciting .
paul bunyan, op. 17: prologue: in the forest (4 young trees, 2 wild geese, semichorus of old trees, chorus )
the spanish monarchy and irish mercenaries: the wild geese in spain, 1618 - 68 / r. a. stradling. - version details - trove
the film' s opening titles feature a dedication to the wild geese (1978) actor richard burton, with a short summary of this movie .
after the success of the wild geese (1978), over the ensuing years, euan lloyd was constantly asked for a sequel by the public .
a video of say you' ll be mine by peter hofmann, the theme song to wild geese ii staring scott glenn, edward fox barbara carrera and laurence olivier .
and it was some years later that i realised that the only wild geese film worth bothering with was the original, one i had grown to adore .
disappointing compared to
wild geese 1
. decent enough though. worthy a watch... and i' ll probably get around to watching it again .
i found this movie had almost nothing in common with wild geese (the original movie) except they were mercenary films (like
dogs of war
too) .
a thoughtful, action - driven, hard - edge, realistic and memorable film - - not a sequel to the roger moore' s lampoonish bond - era wild geese .
the wild geese ii = ​ 野鵝敢死隊續集 / ​ thorn emi screen entertainment presents; a euan lloyd production; a peter hunt film; screenplay by reginald rose; produced by euan lloyd; directed by peter hunt .
in name only: none of the actors who played in the original film appear in wild geese ii. the sequel is also very different in tone, being more of an espionage thriller than an action - adventure .
the name of his group, the wild geese, is not derived from a movie during the 1970s about a group of mercenaries in africa, but is instead a reference to the wild geese, the irish who left ireland following the treaty of limerick. pip being french, it could an homage, since it was the wild geese serving france who finally broke the back of the english army at the battle of fontenoy in 1745, (according to some accounts taking the colors of england' s coldstream regiment of foot guards). (which would place their entry after the dissolution of the' official' french irish units. however, many organizations of predominately irish mercenaries are known to refer to themselves as the' wild geese', particularly those dating back to the 18th and 19th century. )
several mk ii hand grenades are seen among the weapons, provided by alex faulkner. a grenade is used by haddad (scott glenn) to break the door of stroebling' s hideout. a mk ii grenade is also seen in footage from original the wild geese .
the wild geese ii = ​ ye e gan si dui xu ji / ​ thorn emi screen entertainment presents; a euan lloyd production; a peter hunt film; screenplay by reginald rose; produced by euan lloyd; directed by peter hunt .
face it, this room will be our tomb; the mansion our gravestone; and our gravekeeper will be that cast - iron bitch integra. and our epitaph ?
here lies the fearsome wild geese who kicked
the wild geese ii [ videorecording ] = ye e gan si dui xu ji / thorn emi screen entertainment presents; a euan lloyd production; a peter hunt film; screenplay by reginald rose; produced by euan lloyd; directed by peter hunt .
lewis collins has said that he was originally hired to play haddad, due to a contract with euan lloyd. collins had headlined the final option (1982). however, the part was cast with scott glenn. collins ironically had starred in
the wild geese
rip - off movie
code name: wild geese
( geheimcode wildgänse (1984) ) which may have been a factor in his non - inclusion in this sequel .
a 1978 war movie produced by euan lloyd and directed by andrew v. maclaglen, based on an unpublished novel titled the thin white line by daniel carney, later published as the wild geese itself after the film' s success .
the wild geese ii [ videorecording ] = ye e gan si dui xu ji / thorn emi screen entertainment presents; a euan lloyd production; a peter hunt film; screenplay by reginald rose; produced by euan lloyd; directed by peter hunt. - version details - trove
richard burton was set to play his character from the wild geese (1978), allen faulkner, but died a few days before filming began. edward fox stepped in to play alex faulkner, the brother of the character played by burton .
wild geese ii is a subtly different film from its predecessor. it is more of an espionage thriller than an action film. it really needs to be viewed on its own merit, rather than in a direct comparison to its predecessor. it touches on many aspects of mid - eighties world politics, some of which are still with us, while others have long vanished. certainly the power of global media corporations is still a relevant topic today. despite a preposterous premise and a rather stark production design, wild geese ii is a curious but entertaining film .
this is the second workshop in the poultry production for farm & family workshop series. the workshop series is designed for individuals wanting to explore chicken production for family use or diversification of farm products. training will be held at wild geese farm in rushford .
i’m afraid the substitution of fox for burton without rewriting the dialogue rather spoiled the film. wild geese had been fairly successful and those who saw it expected the sequel to be more of the same. sadly it didn’t come up to expectations. but i had a good time .
the fortune of british film producer euan lloyds took a turn for the worst after the success of the wild geese in 1978. both his subsequent movies the sea wolves and who dares wins were critical failures and subject to diminished box office returns. therefore wild geese ii was conceived in hope that a new addition to the franchise would prove financially successful and restore mr. lloyd’s reputation as a top british producer. former bond director, peter hunt, was brought on board to oversee the proceedings, along with original star richard burton. the screenplay was again by reginald rose and soundtrack composed by roy budd .
haddad (scott glenn) and faulkner (edward fox) use uzi smgs in several scenes. uzi are also seen in hands of stroebling' s henchmen. reed - henry (kenneth haigh) uses a suppressed uzi. uzi are also seen in footage from original the wild geese .
a new band of professional mercenaries smuggle nazi war criminal rudolf hess (laurence olivier) out of spandau prison in the guise of a drunken football hooligan so he can appear on american television. sequel to 'the wild geese' (1978). scott glenn, barbara carrera and edward fox star .
: irish mercenary soldiers fighting in european armies throughout the late medieval and early modern periods were referred to as
wild geese
, the most well - known being an force of irish jacobites who became part of the french army following their defeat in the glorious revolution and the resultant treaty of limerick in 1691. this makes the name doubly appropriate, for just as the original wild geese were landless and dispossessed, so is faulkner - the nature of his work means that he cannot return to britain and at the start of the film matheson has to pull some strings to smuggle him through passport control .
upon release wild geese ii was a box office failure. the story about a plot to rescue rudolph hess from spandau prison was intriguing but poorly executed. the casting of laurence olivier as hess was a bold idea but doesn’t quite work. the action scenes are shot in a very unflattering style and seem very hastily assembled. the contrast between principle photography and second unit direction is quite noticeable, clearly indicating that the film had a troubled production. yet despite such flaws it is not devoid of any redeeming qualities. wild geese ii serves as an interesting
snapshot
of the cold war and a partitioned berlin. it also features british actor, derek thompson, coming to yet another unpleasant cinematic end .
after the success of the wild geese (1978), author daniel carney was asked by producer euan lloyd to write a sequel. carney originally refused, as he could not think up a storyline, until lloyd gave him one, this film' s concept, the kidnapping of rudolph hess from spandau prison .
the original wild geese was a cinematic classic. this was rather unfortunately named wild geese ii - that was its first mistake. the original had an all star cast, part ii had only a few. however, if you view this film without trying to make comparisons to the original, you end up with a thoroughly good romp through the very pretty city of berlin. scott glen is excellent as the mercenary who has a price on his head, edward fox is also good though he has done better. the main plot is to get hess out of spandau prison. everything appears to be going well. in a well executed plan all seems to go well until the end... .. watch and see! ! !
the resulting battle went poorly for the wild geese - most of them were killed by zorin and her minions. pip found himself barricaded in the conference room with a few of his men, spending most of his time fortifying their position and bolstering their faltering morale in the face of overwhelming odds and low ammunition. when zorin' s troops attacked the wild geese' s barricade with a panzerfaust, pip was wounded by wooden shrapnel that hit him in the stomach. luckily, seras arrived to destroy zorin' s troops before they could finish off the few surviving mercenaries, prompting pip to confidently declare that the tide had turned back in their favor .
it was some years later that i realised that codename: wild geese starring lewis collins, lee van cleef, klaus kinski and ernest borgnine was an imposter in the midst, a macaroni combat film (ie a war movie made in italy to the same standards of their spaghetti westerns) that had no official link to the original .
pip (along with the rest of the wild geese) primarily uses an ak - 74 assault rifle as well as a colt single action army revolver. although having no supernatural powers, he does have experience from warfare and skills with firearms and military tactics. it also seems that his cigarette lighter doubles as a detonator, for c4 charges .
this was also the name occasionally used for his men by mercenary colonel
mad
mike hoare, who battled communist rebels in the congo and attempted to overthrow the government of the seychelles, among other exploits. he was a fervent admirer of the original
wild geese
who served in france. he also worked as a technical advisor on the film .
the wild geese were hired by walter dornez at the end of volume 2 as replacements for the soldiers killed during the valentine brothers' invasion of hellsing manor. when integra introduced seras victoria as an example of a vampire, pip laughed her off, mockingly claiming that if she was a vampire then he was
frankenstein' s monster
as he advanced on the former policewoman .
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implausible, reactionary adventure tale dedicated to richard burton, who starred in the first wild geese seven years before and was supposed to star in this one. edward fox, a last - minute replacement, is introduced as burton' s younger but equally adroit brother. john haddad (scott glenn) is a mercenary hired by a tv company to pull off a daring kidnappings, ... read more
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after seras shot down zorin' s zeppelin, pip directed his wild geese to lay down suppressing fire on the advancing vampires, forcing them into a field of claymore mines the geese had set up earlier. he explained that vampires, unlike humans, would not think of retreat - thus, their best hope was to whittle the millennium forces down from afar. unfortunately, zorin used an illusion to distract the defenders, including pip himself. by the time seras managed to dispel the illusion, zorin' s forces had bypassed the minefield (by throwing a line of knives into the ground and hopping across their hilts) and breached hellsing manor .
he quickly regretted his skepticism when seras nearly broke his neck by flicking him in the face with her index finger, also demonstrating supernatural speed while delivering several follow - up flicks. the demonstration was further enhanced when seras' master, alucard, entered the room by phasing through the wall. now fully convinced of the existence of vampires, pip and the rest of the wild geese began training with seras at the shooting range outside hellsing manor .
: the villainous matheson is killed in the denouement, but it' s less a rousing final cheer than a last bitter gasp. limbani is dead, and so are most of the wild geese, including many of faulkner' s friends - their mission achieving nothing. the final scene of the film involves faulkner meeting emile; faulkner promised his father janders that he would adopt the boy if the latter was killed (as he is, by faulkner himself - see
april: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 7; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
checkmate: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 9; plath mss. ii, box 9, f. 2 .
doomsday: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 10; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7 .
elegy: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 11; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7 .
enchantment: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 11; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
interlude: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
realizing that his mercenaries were vastly outclassed by the vampires in direct combat, pip changed his strategy; the wild geese would try to stall the vampires while seras ambushed and killed them. before they split up, pip almost tricked seras into letting him kiss her, but honestly bid her luck as she set off. when seras was gone, pip gave his men a heartening speech about dying with honor for the sake of
a fine woman
before dispatching them to their posts .
wild geese ii is a 1985 british action thriller directed by peter r. hunt (death hunt). a group of mercenaries, led by former lebanese soldier john haddad (scott glenn), is hired to rescue rudolf hess (laurence olivier), the only surviving leader of nazi germany from spandau prison in west berlin. several rival forces, including an east german - supported terrorist karl stroebling (robert freitag) and high - ranking british officer reed - henry (kenneth haigh), are interested in releasing hess, so haddad' s task is especially complicated .
closet drama: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 9; plath mss. ii, box 9, f. 2 .
danse macabre: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 10; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7 .
the dream: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 10; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7 .
fireside reveries: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 11; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
ice age: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7 .
in memoriam: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
this infantile follow - up (it' s a rip - off, not a sequel) to the wild geese hinges on a gang of mercenaries trying to get the ageing rudolf hess (laurence olivier in a positively embarrassing performance) out of spandau prison. it revamps the original - itself borrowing heavily from aldrich' s dirty dozen - in having a brutal and tedious training sequence before the actual mission. the film is cobbled together by director peter hunt with leaden predictability and absolutely no narrative flow whatsoever .
the desperate hours: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 10; plath mss. ii, box 9, f. 2 .
moonsong at morning: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7 .
circus in three rings: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 9; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7 .
epitaph in three parts: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 11; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7 .
love is a parallax: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7 .
metamorphosis of the moon: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
pt. 2. the catholic cause - cost benefit analysis. vii. the ulster army: from benburb to briviesca. viii. life and death on the march. ix. contracts, numbers, costs. x. epilogue: of geese, swans and lame ducks
april 18: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 7 .
aquatic nocturne: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 7 .
artistic description: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
august night: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 7 .
autumn portrait: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
a ballad: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 8 .
ballad banale: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 8 .
the beast: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
bitter strawberries: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 8 .
blue moles: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
brief encounter: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 10 .
the brink: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 10 .
carnival nocturne: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 9 .
childhood fears: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
city streets: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 9 .
city wife: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 9 .
coincidentally yours: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 11 .
dark house: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
the dead: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 10; plath ii, enclosed in sp to asp, apr. 16, 1954 .
the dispossessed: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 10 .
family reunion: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 11 .
the farewell: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 11 .
female author: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 11 .
first date: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 12 .
frog autumn: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
go get the goodly squab: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7 .
the grackles: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12 .
gramercy park: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 12 .
the ideal: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13 .
in passing: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12 .
informative description: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
the invalid: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12 .
king lear: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
kristin lavransdatter: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
the latvian: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 14 .
lonely song: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13 .
march 21: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13 .
mary ventura: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 15 .
midnight snow: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13 .
the mistake: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13 .
mornings of mist: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6; plath mss. ii, in sp to asp, july 19, 1946
motherly love: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13 .
mussel hunter at rock harbor: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
a new idiom: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 8
not here: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 1 .
pagan song: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 2 .
platinum summer: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 16 .
the shadow: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 16 .
silver thread: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
the sleepers: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
spinning song: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
spring again: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
the stoic: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
the stones: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
the stranger: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
suburban nocturne: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 17 .
summer street: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
to eva: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 4 .
to time: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 4 .
torch song: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 4 .
the traveller: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 4 .
the visitor: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 19 .
white phlox: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 5 .
witch burning: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
lament: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7. [ see also dirge ]
mad girl' s love song: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7 .
pursuit: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 2; plath mss. ii, enclosed in sp to asp, mar. 9, 1956 .
above the oxbow: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 10 .
among the bumblebees: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 10 .
apology to pan: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 7 .
the attic view: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 10 .
bathtub battle scene: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 8 .
black pine tree in an orange light: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 8; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7 .
the bronze boy: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 8; plath mss. ii, in sp to asp, oct. 8, 1951 .
camp helen storrow: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
chiaroscuro and counterpoint: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 7 .
the christmas heart: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 11 .
crossing the equinox: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 9 .
the dark river: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 10 .
den of lions: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 11 .
dialogue en route: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 10 .
dirge for abigail: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 10 .
the disquieting muses: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
doom of exiles: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 10; plath mss. ii, enclosed in sp to asp, apr. 16, 1954
the earth had wilted in the heat: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 11; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
east wind: p lath mss. ii, box 8, f. 12 .
elizabeth in april: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 11 .
the english bike: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 12 .
the fairy scarf: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
fire and frost: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 11 .
a golden afternoon: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
the golden season: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 8 .
the green rock: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 12 .
harlequin love song: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12 .
humpty - dumpty: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12 .
i reach out: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12 .
the ideal summer: plath mss. ii, box 9, f. 1 .
king richard iii: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
literature versus dogma: plath mss. ii, box 13, f. 3 .
a may morning: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 15 .
mrs. dalloway: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 8 .
the new day: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 15 .
the new girl: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 15 .
whichcote and smith: plath mss. ii, box 13, f. 3 .
romeo and juliet: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
the scarlet beacon: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
the smoky blue piano: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 17
the snowflake star: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
somebody and we: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 8 .
sonnet to satan: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
stone boy with dolphin: plath mss. ii, box 8 f. 17 .
strumpet song: plath mss. ii, enclosed in sp to asp, apr. 29, 1956; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
that widow mangada: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 18 .
the thin people: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
thy kingdom come: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 4 .
though dynasties pass: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 18 .
tomorrow begins today: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 19 .
tongues of stone: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 19 .
tulips at dawn: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 4 .
watch my line: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 19 .
wellfleet beach plums: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 5 .
a winter ship: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
william shakespeare, king henry iv. , part ii, act v, scene i
before pip could get to safety, he was impaled through the stomach by zorin' s thrown scythe, finally forcing him to drop seras as he slumped against a wall. lighting a cigarette as the wounded seras blindly reached for him, he playfully called her an
idiot
for needing saving while trying to save the wild geese. when seras managed to climb over his dying body, pip took the opportunity to kiss her, cheerfully laughing that he finally caught her off - guard. after asking seras to drink his blood and defeat millennium, pip finally expired with a smile on his face .
april aubade: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 7; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7. [ see also spring sacrament ]
i thought that i could not be hurt: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
advice for an artificer: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 7 .
the agony of will: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 7 .
among the shadow throngs: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 10 .
anthology of american poetry: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
apotheosis: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 7; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7. [ see also to a jilted lover ]
the bull of bendylaw: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
chef d' oeuvre: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 9 .
class song - 1950: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 9 .
a day in june: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 11 .
departure of the ghost: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 10 .
dirge for a joker: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 10 .
dream with clam diggers: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 10 .
four tragedies of corneille: plath mss. ii, box 13, f. 2 .
gone is the river: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12 .
have you forgotten? : plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12 .
i am an american: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12 .
i lied for love: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 13 .
the imagery in patterns: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 8 .
letters home: plath mss. ii, box 9, f. 3 - 11 .
mid - summer mobile: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13 .
neither moonlight nor starlight: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 1 .
nineteen hundred and nineteen: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 8 .
notes to a neophyte: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 1 .
othello' s jealousy: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
p. n. : plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 2 .
poppy day at cambridge: plath mss. ii, box 9, f. 1 .
[ religious beliefs ]: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 8 .
rondeau redouble: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 2, 7 .
room in the world: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 16 .
sea symphony: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3, 6 .
second winter: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3, 7 .
smith college in retrospect: plath mss. ii, box 9, f. 2 .
some observations on the city of god: plath mss ii, box 13 f. 3
song for a thaw: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
song of the daydreamer: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
sonnet to a shade: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
spring sketching in paris: plath mss. ii, box 9, f. 2 .
steely - blue crags: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
the tragedy of progress: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 8 .
thought patterns on paper: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
the times are tidy: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
to a dissembling spring: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 4 .
the trial of man: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 4 .
two sisters of persephone: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
watercolor of grantchester meadows: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
winter words: plath mss. ii, enclosed in sp to asp, feb. 2, 1955; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 5, 7 .
wreath for a bridal: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 5 .
zeitgeist at the zoo: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 5 .
during millennium' s invasion of london (operation seelöwe 2), pip, seras, and the wild geese were tasked with defending hellsing manor. when first lieutenant zorin blitz attacked hellsing manor with roughly one - third of the letztes bataillon, pip coordinated his allies' defense of the manor. as seras victoria shot down incoming missiles with the harkonnen ii' s aa cannons, pip admitted that he was no longer concerned about payment for his services. although not particularly fond of london or its people, he believed that they did not deserve the horrors of war millennium was bringing upon them. to that end, pip ordered seras to make the vampiric nazis pay for every life they took, and seras readily agreed .
the wild geese attracted controversy for being filmed in apartheid - era south africa, with sizeable demonstrations accompanying its london premiere accusing it of racism - this is despite the fact that the film was very popular amongst black south africans (producer euan lloyd even distributed copies of the soweto times detailing packed - out cinemas to protestors in an attempt to calm them) and the film bore an even - handed message of reconciliation acknowledging the crimes perpetrated by both whites and blacks in africa (limbani says to coetzee at one point
we have to forgive you for the past, just as you have to forgive us for the present
) .
shortly after the wild geese began working at hellsing manor, pip joined alucard and seras in traveling to rio de janeiro, brazil, in order to find leads on the mysterious millennium organization. alucard and seras are later attacked by bope units of the brazilian military police after being declared in public as international terrorists, a ruse perpetrated by brazilian officials in exchange for immortality promised by millennium. while alucard slaughtered the bope unit invading his hotel, pip snuck into the brazilian officials' camp and killed them with a bomb. while alucard fought and killed tubalcain alhambra, the local millennium officer, pip hijacked a helicopter to help them escape .
wild geese 1 and 2 have some relations with the james bond universe. roger moore played the role of james bond in seven movies (1973 - 1985). peter r. hunt, who directed this film, worked as an editor in the first five bond movies (1962 - 1967), and then directed bond movie on her majesty' s secret service (1969). edward fox and barbara carrera have worked together in the bond movie never say never again (1983). richard harris' brother' s wife' s next husband was pierce brosnan, who played bond in four movies (1995 - 2002) .
epitaph for fire and flower: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 11; plath mss. ii, enclosed in sp to asp, oct. 2, 1956 .
temper of time: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 4, 7; plath mss. ii, enclosed in sp to asp, feb. 2, 1955 .
pt. 1. spanish and irish crises - demand and supply. i. prologue: more geese than swans. ii. spain, england and ireland, 1630 - 40. iii. the fate of strafford' s army, 1640 - 41. iv. madrid and the confederate catholics, 1642 - 46. v. failures and frustrations, 1646 - 49. vi. the tragic denouement, 1649 - 54
unlike 1978' s the wild geese which was chock full of story, action and even some moral values this apparent sequel comes up short on all accounts. a plan to spring nazi war criminal rudolf hess from his cell in spandau prison by a team of mercenaries is the basis of the movie. the story is slow and fails to establish any likeable characters as the original did. sadly richard burton who was to recreate the colonel faulkner role died before filming began and was replaced by edward fox who seems shallow in his performance. as the film progresses the viewer keeps waiting for something to get going but it never seems to. in all a sad disappointment .
it' s hard to believe that this film is directed by peter hunt, the same man who gave us the peerless bond movie on her majesty' s secret service, the cold war berlin here is devoid of atmosphere and the film is equally lacking in thrills. the original wild geese, with its engaging boozy leads of burton, harris, moore and kruger and the cream of british character actors rounding off the troop is a rip snorting boy' s own adventure that continues to pay off and is ideal to sit back with on a cold night with a few tipples. this ill advised sequel needs more than a few drinks to make it worth while .
atmosphere in the short story: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 7 .
the beekeeper' s daughter: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
the burnt - out spa: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
character is fate :
plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 7 .
child' s park stones: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 9 .
crime doesn' t pay: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 9 .
the devil' s advocate: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 7 .
the dualism of thomas mann: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 7 .
ennui: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 11; plath mss. ii, on verso of home is where the heart is, box 8, f. 12 .
the hermit as outermost house: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
the latter - day saints: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
leaves from a cambridge notebook: plath mss. ii, box 9, f. 1 .
let the rain fall gently: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13 .
mary jane' s passport: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 14 .
a morning in the agora: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 15 .
morning in the hospital solarium: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13 .
the mummy' s tomb: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 15 .
new england library: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 1, 6 .
new england winter without snow: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 1 .
ode on a bitten plum: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 1 .
on the decline of oracles: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 1 .
on the plethora of dryads: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 1 .
outline for studying an anthology: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
the perfect set - up: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 16 .
pike, by ted hughes: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 9 .
the princess and the goblins: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7 .
prologue to spring: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 2, 7 .
reflections on the quester legend: plath mss. ii, box 13, f. 4 .
religion as i see it: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 8 .
the scullion' s dream: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
seek no more the young: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
the snowman on the moor: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
some notes on the gorgias: plath mss. ii, box 13, f. 4 .
song: plath mss. ii, in sp to asp, apr. 21, 1956; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3. [ see also triolet frivole ]
song of a superfluous spring: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
song of eve: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3, 7 .
spring song to a housewife: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
t. s. eliot: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
terminal: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 4; plath mss. ii, on verso of home is where the heart is, box 8, f. 12 .
thistles, by ted hughes: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 9 .
two views of a cadaver: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
unitarianism: yesterday and today: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 8 .
white girl between yellow curtains: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 5 .
a winter sunset: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 5, 6 .
a wish upon a star: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
bluebeard: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 8; plath mss. ii, on verso of home is where the heart is, box 8, f. 12; plath mss. ii, on verso of tomorrow begins today, box 8, f. 19 .
as a fan of the original
wild geese ,
i couldn' t help but be crushingly disappointed by this disjointed, boring
sequel .
scott glen goes through the film as if on prozac and barbara carrera is strictly no - talent eye - candy. edward fox looks bored in yet another of his jackal - ripoff roles. as for laurence olivier as hess, well, it looks like he thought he would reprise his embarrassing performance as neil diamond' s father in the 1980
jazz singer .
this was just one more of the many child - support - and - alimony - payments - are - due roles that crowded the end of his otherwise distinguished career .
beach plum season on cape cod: plath mss. ii, box 9, f. 1 .
blue shingled rooftops slippery with rain: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 8 .
channel crossing: p lath ii, enclosed in sp to asp, mar. 9, 1956 .
chaucer' s troilus and criseyde: plath mss. ii, box 13, f. 3 .
the complex couch: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 9; plath mss. ii, on verso of home is where the heart is, box 8, f. 12 .
the day mr. prescott died: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 11 .
the drama of yeats and synge: plath mss. ii, box 13, f. 2 .
ella mason and her eleven cats: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
firesong: plath mss. ii, enclosed in sp to asp, apr. 29, 1956 .
fish in unruffled lakes :
plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 8 .
flute notes from a reedy pond: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 8 .
home is where the heart is: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 12 .
i have found the perfect world: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12 .
in the corner of my garden: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
in this field we wander through: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 14 .
insolent storm strikes at the skull: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12 .
item: stolen, one suitcase: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 12 .
a life beyond life :
plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
march 15 muse: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 13; plath mss. ii, on verso of home is where the heart is, box 8, f. 12 .
mary ventura and the ninth kingdom: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 15 .
missing mother: plath mss. ii, enclosed in sp to asp, sept. 9, 1947
modern tragedy in the classic tradition: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 8 .
notes on zarathustra' s prologue: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 1 .
ode for ted: plath mss. ii, in sp to asp, apr. 21. 1956
on the futility of a lexicon: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 1 .
parallax: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 2; plath mss. ii, enclosed in sp to asp, apr. 22, 1953 [ see also trio of love songs ]
pearls of dew (chant): plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 6 .
portrait d' une jeune fille: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 2 .
some notes on hobbs' leviathan: plath mss. ii, box 13, f. 3 .
a sorcerer bids farewell to seem: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
the stream, from a subterranean: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 3 .
sunday at the minton' s: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 18 .
sweetie pie and the gutter men: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 18 .
tolstoy' s philosophy on history: plath mss. ii, box 10, f. 1 .
wardrobe for six weeks in europe: plath mss. ii, box 9, f. 2 .
wayfaring at the whitney: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 5, 7 .
youth' s appeal for peace: plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 5 .
apparel for april: plath mss. ii, box 7, f. 7; plath mss. ii, box 8, f. 7; enclosed in sp to asp, feb. 2, 1955
as zorin mocked pip as
a gnat
and summoned reinforcements, seras honored the captain' s last wish and drank his blood. in doing so, she unlocked her true vampiric powers, giving her the strength to effortlessly destroy zorin' s soldiers and overpower the first lieutenant. when zorin attempted to trap seras in another illusion, she discovered that pip' s memories had been added to seras', preventing her from influencing the latter' s mind. after killing zorin, seras set out for london, citing her earlier promise to pip that she would
get
the nazis. the two survivors of the wild geese realized that their captain lived on within seras herself, and thus saluted her before she left.
wild geese ii is a 1985 british action-thriller film directed by peter hunt , based on the 1982 novel the square circle by daniel carney , in which a group of mercenaries are hired to spring rudolf hess from spandau prison in berlin . the film is a sequel to the 1978 film the wild geese , which was also produced by euan lloyd and adapted from a novel by carney . actor richard burton , who starred in the first film as colonel allen faulkner , was planning to reprise his role for the sequel , but he died days before filming began . the sequel has faulkner 's brother ( played by edward fox ) as one of the mercenaries . no characters from the original are featured in the sequel . 
wild geese ii is a 1985 british action-thriller film directed by peter hunt, based on the 1982 novel the square circle by daniel carney, in which a group of mercenaries are hired to spring rudolf hess from spandau prison in berlin. the film is a sequel to the 1978 film the wild geese, which was also produced by euan lloyd and adapted from a novel by carney. actor richard burton, who starred in the first film as colonel allen faulkner, was planning to reprise his role for the sequel, but he died days before filming began. the sequel has faulkner's brother (played by edward fox) as one of the mercenaries. no characters from the original are featured in the sequel.
wild geese ii is a 1985 british action-thriller film directed by peter hunt, based on the 1982 novel the square circle by daniel carney, in which a group of mercenaries are hired to spring rudolf hess from spandau prison in berlin. the film is a sequel to the 1978 film the wild geese, which was also produced by euan lloyd and adapted from a novel by carney. actor richard burton, who starred in the first film as colonel allen faulkner, was planning to reprise his role for the sequel, but he died days before filming began. the sequel has faulkner's brother (played by edward fox) as one of the mercenaries. no characters from the original are featured in the sequel.