kat_94 How can you not love this film? I have grown up watching this film, and grown up using the phrase 'we're here' instead of elephant! lots of laughs are involved in watching this film, except from went he zoo is bombed :( all good films from this decade end with a happy ending, like this one! Just wish i could find it on DVD so i could watch it an endless amount of times. You can't get bored of a film this brilliantly bizarre! I love it! You should too! This film is the film that made me want a zoo when i was little, and to have lots of 'we're here's! Before i watched this film i didn't know quite how useful and elephant could be at freeing prisoners from wars, i'll remember this if i ever join the army!

Scotthannaford1 Michael J. Pollard does, to an extent, spoil every scene he is in.I think that the main problem that Oliver Reed is one of the finest actors of the past thirty years - all brooding menace and power bubbling under the surface. Considering his role as Bill Sykes (the ultimate depiction of a vicious character), he is quite believable here.However Pollard hams up his role and plays it like a smacked up hippy. I can't imagine that the French Resistance fighters would have followed him for an instance, and I am sorry to say he is badly miscast here.The film is also, to an extent, a little derivative, with some pretty shoddy direction. It does have some superb cinematography which helps balance this out, but to be honest its a film to watch on December 27th when you have had your fill of Christmas cheer and just fancy something light.

michaeljkraemer Very interesting story concept. It's worth watching for that novelty alone, however, thankfully, there are other reasons. Some decent action, comedy, and even some well performed and interesting characters exist in this slightly off beat film. If you can suspend you're disbelief enough to accept that an elephant can traipse about a countryside with little to no food for it to eat, then you should be able to enjoy Hannibal Brooks.6 of 10 stars

chrisc2116 As war films go, this one stands alone as the daftest concept I have come across. However, as light entertainment, it has all the mix of goodies and baddies, superheroes, tragedy and comedy. The 'we're here' line never fails to bring a smile to my face. One can excuse the acting [which is a tad wooden and stilted at times] and settle back to enjoy a traditional good yarn. The music, I believe by Francis Lai, remains one of my favourite film scores and superbly compliments the film throughout. To summarise, take time out to watch this film and I'm sure you wont feel time was wasted.