Edric 64 - Membermuch better than the dross that is Pearl Harbour.
If there was a "none of the bullshit" edit of Pearl Harbour, I'd definitely watch it again- the actual raid recreation is phenomenal in places. It's just that it's surrounded by terrible.
A bit more modern- Jarhead
Obscure one- The Odd Angry Shot
Aces High
Cross of Iron
Das Boot
That one about the Russian tank in Afghanistan
All quiet on the western Front
The bridge at Remagen
Cross of Iron is stunning. Classic 70's cinema.
The Bridge On The River Kwai is laughably bad, considering it's thought of as a classic must-see film. There is so much wrong with it it's difficult to know where to start.
it destroyed the reputation of a decent man
"Contact" not a film but BBC TV which is a good depiction of counterinsurgency warfare
The Russian tank in Afghanistan. The beast. A great film that i must watch again.
I'm surprised to see "The odd angry shot" mentioned here - its possibly one of the worst films in my collection!
"Appointment in London" is one of the most underrated war films but for modern stuff the "The Hurt Locker" is rather good.
+1 Full Metal Jacket, Jarhead.
On a different tack, not really a war film but a great film (depending ontoo your taste) with a war setting, Inglorious Basterds.
Has anyone seen Kajiki yet?
It's on my list.
Das Boot is good.
Planning a cycling trip around Holland when I retire, Arnhem/Nijmegen are definitely on the list.
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I'm surprised to see "The odd angry shot" mentioned here - its possibly one of the worst films in my collection!
"Appointment in London" is one of the most underrated war films but for modern stuff the "The Hurt Locker" is rather good.
I had to laugh at the way you describe a film as one of the worst in your collection before going on to say The Hurt Locker is quite good! 😀
That was a terrible film which should have been a straight to video release but somehow managed to not only gain a reputation for being a gritty, realistic portrayal of the 2nd war in Iraq but also won awards on the back of it.
I can only guess that it was a combination of the name of the director carrying a bit of weight and it being the right time for a mainstream 2nd Iraq war film to be made.
Rantette finished!
That was a terrible film which should have been a straight to video release but somehow managed to not only gain a reputation for being a gritty, realistic portrayal of the 2nd war in Iraq but also won awards on the back of it.
I disagree, I thought it was very good. It gave an interesting view on how men react to war.
I mentioned earlier in the thread that I was watching Fury, well I finished it last night. This was a film desperately trying to show how men are brutalized by combat - the director really should have taken lessons from The Hurt Locker, not Sven Hassel. A dreadful, cliched film.
If you want chlostrophobic in tank action check out Lebanon (May still be on Netflix).
Thanks razorrazoo, I'll have a look.
[u]A Midnight Clear[/u]
GIs on lookout duty in the middle of nowhere are spotted by huge German division on the move.
[u]Enemy At The Gates[/u]
Russian sniper vs German Sniper in the ruins of Stalingrad.
[u]Letters From Iwo Jima[/u]
Clint Eastwood directs the Japanese telling of the storming of Iwo Jima, and it's miles better than the sister film "Flags Of Our Fathers".
Enemy at the Gates was great.
Tora Tora Tora is brilliant.
+1 for Lebanon. A superb movie.
Has anyone seen Kajiki yet?
Yes,
Very good IMO
Little Dieter needs to fly.
An amazing documentary about a POW escape in Vietnam.
+1 for Lebanon. A superb movie.
really? It's thought it was beyond terrible - I know it was supposedly written by a tank commander but the holes in the plot are even bigger than the impossibly big tardis like interior of their (Centurion/Ben-Gurion) tank, which seems to have enough room for dead bodies, prisoners, and anyone else who wants to drop in for a cuppa!
Das Boot,but it would have to be the full TV version
Lebanon is a superb piece of cinema
Is it supposed to be a Merkarva not a Ben_Gurion not seen the film but you could get a tea party in a Merkava.
Nah, it's a regular tank, it just that there's a bit of artistic licence. It's not a war film, it's a film about war.
I watched Battle of the Bulge next. Gawd it was awful compared to a Bridge too far. The scale models/mocked up scenes, the ham acting, the lot. Terrible compared to the performances, rawness, etc etc of a Bridge too far. Plus did the Yanks fancy the Germans back then?! Its almost homo-erotic.
I thought the Hurt Locker was excellent, in my top 10 war films.
Obviously it's all subjective etc etc and I'm not arguing but... why?
Is it supposed to be a Merkarva not a Ben_Gurion not seen the film but you could get a tea party in a Merkava.
Only if you leave all the ammo behind...
No, it was defo a Centurion/BG -
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Plus the visitors seemed to all be coming in via the conning tower (yes, it really was that big, biggest tank interior since Best Defense) rather than a rear door
With the old films you have to remember that when they were made the effects etc were state of the art (at that time!) so its perhaps not fair to say they are rubbish based on that.
I like the Hurt Locker, probably one of my favourite modern war films, I'm not saying its an accurate portrayal buts it a fairly gripping film in places, although how me manages to hit the running guy with the Barrett then gets the next shot six feet away from the window is beyond me 🙂
Downfall is my favourite film concerning WW2 amazing performances and shows the madness of the last weeks of the Reich.
All Quiet On The Western Front
Went the Day Well
The Blue Max
Winter War
Cross of Iron
The Longest Day,but the book "warriors for the working day" is better.
Absolutely hate "battle of the bulge" wrong tanks, wrong tactics, vague history and the real life David Niven is not only not in the film but his role in the actual battle is performed by an American.
I've just looked up David Niven on wiki.( I'm aware of his acting but wanted to know more about his ear record.)
😆About to lead his men into action, Niven eased their nervousness by telling them, "Look, you chaps only have to do this once. But I'll have to do it all over again in Hollywood with Errol Flynn!" Asked by suspicious American sentries during the Battle of the Bulge who had won the World Series in 1943, he answered "Haven't the foggiest idea ... but I did co-star with Ginger Rogers in Bachelor Mother!"[citation needed] On another occasion, asked how he felt about serving with the British army in Europe, he allegedly said 'Well on the whole, I would rather be tickling Ginger Rogers' tits'.
Wow, thanks for that. Never knew that about him.
Another one worthy of note was Anthony Quayle (baddie in Ice Cold in Alex & CO in Guns of Navarone) who served training the Auxiliary Units in the UK, before going on to SOE later in the war and parachuting into Albania, where he trained and led resistance fighters!
And, of course, the great Lee Marvin.
Another one worthy of note was Anthony Quayle (baddie in Ice Cold in Alex & CO in Guns of Navarone)
I've swum at Anthony QUINN Bay, Rhodes. Apparently he owned it, but had no wartime record. His father dud ride with Pancho Villa though!
Mel Brooks was also at the Battle of the Bulge but the actor with the most distinguished war record was Jimmy Stewart.
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I watched Battle of the Bulge next. Gawd it was awful compared to a Bridge too far. The scale models/mocked up scenes, the ham acting, the lot.
+1000
The Ardennes offensive occurred during one of the coldest and snowiest winters of the 20th century, not that you'd know that by watching this pile o' shite. It also featured an awful lot of open hill sides and fields etc, landscapes you don't generally associate with Luxembourg 🙄
I have to chime in on Hurt Locker as it's one of the few films I walked out of. Tried to sit through it again on DVD. Failed. I finally managed to watch it when it came on TV.
Trite, plodding, grim, predictable melodrama wrapped in docu-drama clothing to make it appear gritty and realistic. It's basically Top Gun re-hashed for the 00's but instead of cold war fighter jets it's Iraq bomb disposal. It just replaces the fun, humor and homo-eroticism with dour humourless homo-eroticism. Hurt Locker, more like Shit Pot.
Zero Dark 30 was much the same. I liked Bigelow when she had a sense of humour and could make an action movie that didn't think it was a documentary.
Oh yeah; Fury.
Great to see authentic kit and conditions and kudos for getting Bovington to release Tiger 131. But oh dear god, could they have crammed in any more war clichés and bolx action sequences?
Watched Midway and The Beast over the weekend, after recommendations on this thread. Thought The Beast was excellent, was wondering how they'd make a film about a lost tank, but they did a great job.
