I used to love this show when I was a kid in the early 70′s for its adventurous pace. Today, much older, it is quite difficult to not criticize the completely unfeasible tasks performed by the “rats”.

Let’s face the fact that 2 jeeps armed with .30 machine guns with only 2 soldiers each being capable to always defeat columns of german tanks, halftracks and trucks loaded with fresh troops in the middle of the desert is a little bit too fictional ! In a real world the allied soldiers would have been slaughtered in the first minute of the first chapter !

I must say, though, that if today I like very much all subjects related to war history, Rommel and alike, it is thanks to have watched this series in my childhood. It sparkled my interest on the subject!

I am glad to see them again, specially because the transfer to DVD was very well done. The sound is good and the images seemed to have been filmed yesterday ! But if you expect to see a war series like “Band of Brothers” in the desert, face the fact that “Rat Patrol” was filmed in the 60′s. Do not forget to also watch “Play Dirty” with Michael Caine or “The Desert Fox” with James Mason.

Just as I remember watching as a child. The episodes seem rather repititious with the plotline, but is still fun to relive some childhood TV watching.

I have enjoyed this product with all the pleasure of see it new again, or as the Way I remembered it, Great condition as all product I have ordered from Amazon have been that I have ordered.