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09-25-2005, 03:34 PM
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| Looks like I'm unfammiliar with many of those above mentioned pieces | 
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09-25-2005, 03:38 PM
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#17 | | He who does not skim
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Originally Posted by syscom3 Korean war movie? MASH and Hamburger Hill. | Hamburger Hill was a Vietnam movie. I think you're thinking of Pork Chop Hill.
Right off the top I'd have to say I prefer the WWII flicks. Some that I like are:
- Das Boot
- Band of Brothers
- Tora, Tora, Tora
- Saving Private Ryan
- The Guns of Navarone
- Force 10 From Navarone (I liked Robert Shaw's character)
- Patton
- Hell in the Pacific
But I like Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Flight of the Intruder, and a whole slew of other war flicks as well. I could fill a page. | |
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09-25-2005, 03:40 PM
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Country:  | Hell in the Pacific, thats an under-rated one. I really enjoyed that one.
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09-25-2005, 03:41 PM
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#19 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | Toshiro Mifune was a great actor in my opinion. He really played it well. | |
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09-25-2005, 03:43 PM
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| I remember watching on cable TV a show about WW1... "The Lost Battalion". good movie.
And yes, i meant to say "Pork Chop Hill"
Another good Korea movie..."the bridges at Toko-ri"
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09-25-2005, 03:51 PM
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Country:  | I prefer WW2 movies, here are some of my favs of the top my head:
Band of Brothers
The Longest Day
Battle of Britain
Desert Fox
Bridge on the River Kwai
Although I must say I like most of the films mentioned.
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09-25-2005, 07:03 PM
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#22 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by P38 Pilot Behind Enemy lines was unrealistic in a way. | In a way? It was completely unrealistic. It was like Rambo for christs sakes.
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09-25-2005, 07:25 PM
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#23 | | He who does not skim
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Country: | There was a made for TV movie made in Canada back in the 90's that I thought was excellent. It was about the Dieppe raid, and it was called "Dieppe", appropriately enough. A few liberties were taken by the producers, and it may not have been quite 100% accurate with the characterization of every figure in question, but it was extremely well made and captured the essence of what transpired. It featured interviews with surviving veterans at the end, and every one of them thought that the film was extremely well made.
However, it was told entirely from the Canadian perspective, and there wasn't much focus on the British contribution. That was the one part that bugged me a little. Overall though it was an excellent film. | |
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Country:  | Oh yeah, i forgot to mention Bridge over the River Kwai. Great movie.
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Oh yeah, my favorite WWI movie would have to be the Lost Battalion. Great movie, very well done. Sad about what happened to those men.
What was the name of the forest they were at? The only Civil War movie ive ever seen was Gods and Generals. Great movie. Was mainly about good old Stonewall Jackson.
Oh yeah, favorite Revoulitionary War movie would have to be The Patriot with Mel Gibson portraying the "Swamp Fox" who ambushed several British troops during the war as they made movement through Marshes.
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09-26-2005, 03:35 AM
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| Now I picked up from my shadowy mind - isn't there a movie called "Midway" or something like that, from the 60-70-80's??? | |
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09-26-2005, 06:36 AM
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Country: | Yep there is a movie called Midway.
I saw a movie about 20 years ago on the BBC about a group of Canadian Soldiers that were waiting to go home from WWI (It may have been WWII, but WWI stick in my mind). They wait and wait and end up rioting, which causes several of them to get killed. I remember it being real well done, but cannot remember the name of it, or who was in it.
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09-26-2005, 07:09 AM
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| Also there's a movie starring John Lennon called "How I Won The War" but it's crap. | |
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Country: | Midway was a good one.
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09-26-2005, 08:14 PM
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09-26-2005, 09:24 PM
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Country: | I'd have to go with WW II movies. My favorite is Band of Brothers, although it is really more of a mini-series. Some other's that I like include: Saving Private Ryan, Patton, Schindler's List, Sink the Bismarck!, Das Boot, Platoon, The Thin Red Line ('98 version), and Paths of Glory. I also like The Blue Max a lot. It's not a great movie, but the flying scenes are so very nice. I've got Twelve O'Clock High, and Hell's Angels but I haven't watched either one so I don't know about them, yet. I'm sure I'll think of a few others.
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