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Poll Question: Which is the best II WW movie ever made?
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    Posted: September 19 2007 at 19:48
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2007 at 07:28
Originally posted by Man Erg Man Erg wrote:

Regeneration (WWI)

A film based of the book by Pat Barker which tells the story of Seigfried Sassoon's experiences during the first World War.It is centered around the victims (Sassoon being one himself) of gassing and shell-shock and the attitude in which the military 'brass' and doctors viewed these people as cowards and ultimately,traitors.


Doh! (number 2) - again, how could I forget that one...?

Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

I am more facinated by WWI and it saddens me that there are not more movies on the subject. The only one I saw was Galipoli, and only 20 minutes of the movie were actually set in Gallipoli. Yawn.


Depends what you're looking for in a "war" film - only about half an hour of 'The Deer Hunter' was set in the field in Vietnam, but that didn't stop it from being one of the best movies made about that conflict.

Originally posted by Gog/Magog Gog/Magog wrote:

The Dam Busters, I hope the remake isn't too Hollywoodized!


Peter Jackson's apparently at the helm so at least it should be watchable; incidentally, I've not seen the original for quite a while, but is it true the aircraft used in the movie weren't actually Avro Lancasters...?


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 13 2007 at 08:22

The Dam Busters, I hope the remake isn't too Hollywoodized!

Some swear they see me weeping in the poppy fields of France
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 12 2007 at 21:35
Memphis Belle - it's not going to win any awards but it's a good movie IMO.  A true story.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2007 at 18:12
Das Boot.
If you want to see it as a metaphor for life "being stuck in a metal suppository with little girl action taking place", you can;
If you want to see it as a statement of that primal need to kick and be kicked to gain entrance into manhood, you can.
It's a man's movie, really. Ever wondered what was a man's movie? I think Das Boot qualifies.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2007 at 00:28
Originally posted by andu andu wrote:

I think the pace of events on the field, during a typical WWI battle, is just too boring for us modern film goers, Jim, so no director or studio would want to get involved in such a project. There's no fancy war technique, no "commando" missions, no planes and tanks... Therefor all the films on WWI have a strong psychological content, more than action and explosions.
 
I am more facinated by WWI and it saddens me that there are not more movies on the subject.  The only one I saw was Galipoli, and only 20 minutes of the movie were actually set in Gallipoli. Yawn.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2007 at 00:23
Das Boot.
 
Schindlers List a close second.
 
My favorite WW2 feature is Band of Brothers miniseries.
 
 
Good one not on list is Downfall.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2007 at 18:45
A Canterbury Tale is an overlooked gem.

It's about a crime that is set in a village used by RAF pilots during WWII.

One of the earliest shots in the film is awesome.

It starts with pilgrims in the middle-ages making their way on a pilgrimage to see the tomb of Thomas A'Beckett.

During their journey,a falcon is let loose.The camera pans upwards as the bird flies into the sky,becoming a minute dot in the distance. The dot then becomes larger,coming closer and closer

The falcon 'becomes a Spitfire fighter plane' and the pilgrims have become soldiers en route to the south coast of England.

ABSOLUTELY BREATH-TAKING!

Basically,it's a WWII crime mystery more than a war film.

Produced and directed by Powell and Pressburger.

What a better recommendation does one need?

http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/44_ACT/TheBook/EditionII.html

Edited by Man Erg - September 07 2007 at 18:58

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2007 at 11:53
All are great movies, but Saving Private Ryan gets my vote.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2007 at 07:55
Aahh, it's got Jonathan Pryce. Must be great. Thanks, Lee.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2007 at 07:48
Regeneration (WWI)

A film based of the book by Pat Barker which tells the story of Seigfried Sassoon's experiences during the first World War.It is centered around the victims (Sassoon being one himself) of gassing and shell-shock and the attitude in which the military 'brass' and doctors viewed these people as cowards and ultimately,traitors.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2007 at 07:44
I think the pace of events on the field, during a typical WWI battle, is just too boring for us modern film goers, Jim, so no director or studio would want to get involved in such a project. There's no fancy war technique, no "commando" missions, no planes and tanks... Therefor all the films on WWI have a strong psychological content, more than action and explosions.
However, there was an excellent film I saw on TV a couple of years ago, about WWI, which had all the elements that make WWII films so enjoyable. Unfortunately I can't remember the film's name or any of the actors, so I have no clue how to find it. It was about an American platoon which gets lost in some great German (or French?) forests (therefore they can not be spotted by their own air reconnaissance force), and end up in the middle of the German front, near some beautiful castle. The film is the story of the way they heroically resist until rescued. Anyone remember that storyline? It's a modern film, from the 2000s.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2007 at 07:40
WWI film (of sorts)

Laurel and Hardy / Block-Heads.

Laurel and Hardy meet-up,by chance, after the war in the grounds of a Veterans Hospital. Ollie sees Stan, sitting on a bench and believes(because of the way that he is sitting,leg crossed beneath the other) that Stan has a leg missing...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 07 2007 at 07:22
Originally posted by andu andu wrote:

@ Jim:Kubrick's "Paths of Glory", of course http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/Ciulei's "Pădurea spânzuraţilor" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058439/Peter Weir's "Gallipoli" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082432/I'll think of some more, these were the first to come into mind.


Cheers Andu - how could I have forgotten Gallipoli? (Doh!)

You would have thought the sheer insanity of trench warfare would have appealed to a modern film-maker, but they only seem interested in WWII.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 06 2007 at 10:41
"Midway" is decent but, like "Pearl Harbor," the romantic subplot detracted from the overall pace of the movie.  I remember that when Midway hit the theaters they touted some kind of state-of-the-art sound innovation but what it really was was LOUD as Hell!  Oh, and "Run Silent, Run Deep" is a great classic submarine flick.
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Originally posted by Chicapah Chicapah wrote:

They show "Tora, Tora, Tora" about every six weeks or so on AMC and it still works well because there's no political agenda involved, just a fairly factual telling of events as they were known at that time.  I've probably seen it a hundred times.  Tons better than the goofy "Pearl Harbor" fiasco.

Its sister project "Midway" is also a pretty good piece of work.  At least from telling the factual accounts leading up to and during the battle.  Some of the scenes from Midway were cut out directly and used again from "Tora, Tora, Tora".
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 06 2007 at 08:13
Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Band of Brothers is EXCELLENT.I have the boxed set DVD's and never get tired of watching them.


You know, that's something I think about occasionally - why is it I get 'pleasure' from watching and re-watching movies such as SPR, Schindlers List, BoB, The Pianist, The Black Book & so on... these are all in their own way brutal films... I hope I enjoy them for their inner sense of the survival of hope & overcoming adversity, not the vicarious thrill of the (admittedly well done and, yes, exciting) battle scenes
If you are completely honest, it would be a bit of both.Wink
 
I remember someone saying, while watching Gladiator, how disgusted they were that the Romans enjoyed the violence of the Coliseum. It then dawned on me that we were enjoying exactly the same thing.
 
Sure, actual human death is far worse than fake blood and CGI, but the principle of enjoying the violence is the same...Don't know why we enjoy it, evolutionarily or religiously speaking, but we do.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2007 at 13:43

They show "Tora, Tora, Tora" about every six weeks or so on AMC and it still works well because there's no political agenda involved, just a fairly factual telling of events as they were known at that time.  I've probably seen it a hundred times.  Tons better than the goofy "Pearl Harbor" fiasco.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 05 2007 at 13:25
@ Jim:

Kubrick's "Paths of Glory", of course http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050825/
Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/
Ciulei's "Pădurea spânzuraţilor" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058439/
Peter Weir's "Gallipoli" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082432/

I'll think of some more, these were the first to come into mind.
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