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Sorry - but Saving Private Ryan opening sequence.
I'd also vote for this one as the most realistic battle scenes in a movie, even if I never battled anything (except pixels on a screen, or cardboard counters on a table), but just seeing it made me so uneasy that I felt that it must have been very close to what it can be for real.
Also, I then looked at the same sequence (invasion) in the old "The longest day" 1963 movie, and the difference was so striking !! I though that at the time (sixties), we may have felt that the Invasion sequences of "The Longest Day" were realistic. If reality is as far away as "Saving Private Ryan" as "Saving Private Ryan" was far away from "The Longest Day" this must be a horrible experience and I hope of never having to know.
I found it hard to like anything about that film. They did the normal "love scene" thing and screwed it up, along with many, many, many factual errors. In fact, scrap the "factual errors" statement...it abviously wasn't meant to be, so I can't hold that against them. In my eyes, it was only just above Wind Talkers!!
I thought Enemy at the Gates was a decent movie too until I read the book. Since then the only part I can sit through is the opening scene, which I still enjoy.
I'm suprised no one mentioned the opening scene of Gladiator. You guys didn't like that?
We probably automatically associate war with WW2 in most cases? But I agree, that was a very cool scene. I also remember a scene from a Finnish movie about the finnish winter war. The scene was very vivid, but I cannot remember the film.
The scene that was most "personal" is from Saving Private Ryan, where the nazi and the jude is fighting with a knife, and the nazi get the upper hand. I got all cold, and had to turn away. It had nothing to do with them being a nazi and jude, tough.
Hey there all im new here,been a guest for far to long,so decieded to finally sign up and try to join in,as millitary history is obviously a fav subject of mine for years.
Ok any way i would like to add a few films to this post myself,ive seen hundreds of war films,and gotta say there are loads to pick from really.
I love the ones talked about already,like zulu,SPR,THRL all good films,i also loved braveheart, though not at all accurate (where the damn bridge mel!) but still a rip roaring all action film,even if the brits are so one dimensional in it.
Some other mel gibson films which are good also-We were soldiers,which i loved the first part with the french was very interesting,would love to see a big budget film made on the french in vietnam.
Gallipoli-another very cool film,with maybe the saddest ending of a film ive ever seen,shows the human waste that wars really are,fighting over pointless bits of land for little if any real gain or value.
Any way other films i loved are-
Zulu dawn,to me a far better film then zulu,always love that battle,and though pretty slow till the end,and badly cut in parts,the way the camp is shown being over run was heart breaking,the suffering of the wounded and the massacre of even the cooks and non combatents was very well done,also with no cgi,it just looked way better then say something like troy,which to me any way was pretty poor.
I also loved the battle of agincourt scene out of the brannagh remake of henry v ?,that was a real suprise but really gritty and probaly far better and more relistic then say braveheart.
God there so many to pick out,i watched the alamo remake today,which i liked.As for ww2 films ive always liked the longest day,a bridge to far,kellys heros(cool flick),And the band of brother battles are good to.
Any way best stop now,could be here all night other wise.But just also thinking though im not a huge fan of cgi,its should make some of the real epic battles from history work now,i mean i could of added the lord of the rings battles as they are some of the best,though obviously fantasy so dont count,but with the likes of 300 coming out,war films may be enetering a new golden age,at least in looks if not acting or directing.
The opening scenes of Enemy at the Gates were pretty good.
Ok...hectic, yes...but those Stukas fly like a cheap console flight sim!! They turn on a sixpence.
I found it hard to like anything about that film. They did the normal "love scene" thing and screwed it up, along with many, many, many factual errors. In fact, scrap the "factual errors" statement...it abviously wasn't meant to be, so I can't hold that against them. In my eyes, it was only just above Wind Talkers!! [8|]
I'm suprised no one mentioned the opening scene of Gladiator. You guys didn't like that?
I have to agree. As a RTW fan, I thought it was exsquisite showing the Roman Legionnaries in battle. To further the Russel Crowe mania, I think the opening scene to Master and Commander was good also. Though does anybody know, did they have explosive ordinance yet? It seemed good all the same. Everybody was running around frantically "beating to quarters" while trying to deal with the surprise attack.
And the accents!
Its funny how British English sounds nothing like Russian [:D][;)][:D]
"Perserverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages."
For me I'd have to say one of the most realistic to me would be the big first battle scene in The Battle of the Bulge.
Now, before I get flamed (I can alread here the "What the ****!")
The entire movie is unrealistic. Chaffees for Shermans, Pattons for Konigstigers. Snow at the beginning, a desert at the end. The movie is about as unrealistic as it gets (though its fun to watch).
That said...
I find that the first major battle captures the Hell the Americans faced pretty well. The underpowered tanks, unable to even ding the armor on the German tanks at point blank range (Like Guffy said, "It's like hitting 'em with tennis balls!") I think it also conveyed the absolute carnage and futility of trying to stop tanks with infantry. Bazookas that bounce off, rifle grenades that are useless, anti tank guns that are just as ineffective as the 75's on the Shermans/Chaffees, and the mass slaughter that could be wrought down on infantry in the open.
Like I said, I know the movie isn't realistic, and I know the only thing it has to do with the Battle of the Bulge is the word "Bastogne" is mentioned twice in the movie. But I do think it captures the sheer ineffectiveness of American armor one on one with German armor, and the heavy casualties incurred by using infantry to stop tanks.
Just my .02.
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The opening scenes of Enemy at the Gates were pretty good.
Ok...hectic, yes...but those Stukas fly like a cheap console flight sim!! They turn on a sixpence.
I found it hard to like anything about that film. They did the normal "love scene" thing and screwed it up, along with many, many, many factual errors. In fact, scrap the "factual errors" statement...it abviously wasn't meant to be, so I can't hold that against them. In my eyes, it was only just above Wind Talkers!! [8|]
And the accents![:-][X(][X(]
Actually, Wodin...thanks for pointing that out because, when I left the cinema, the first thing I said to my wife about it was "WTF! I was expecting them to ask for a "cup o' rosie lee" all the way through that movie. It was my biggest pet hate.
I can forgive films for historical innacuracies if it's done for artistic licence (some) but love triangles and lack of accents - NO WAY. Not it this day and age. At least and accent...so don't make them learn Russian.
Saying that, would that be that hard? They don't have to know the intracacies of the language, just learn the damn line and pronunciation in the language required. Hell, we could all learn a a few lines of a language for a daily shoot, couldn't we?
Also, Hollywood has played the same old theme to death! :- Man in love with woman. Woman in love with man. Best friend is best friend to both. Man goes away to fight far away war. Man presumed dead Best friend consoles friends lover Best friend loves friends lover Man returns Best friends fall out. Best friends are best friend again.
I just described a shed load of Hollywood movies in a single paragraph!!!
For all the bad mouthing you can do about The Enemy at the Gates, I don't think any of you can deny that it had the most realistic looking sex scene of any war movie.[:D] I mean the role Racheal Weisz played for a character long before the sexual revolution, she was quite amazing.[X(] On that note, I think I am off to a cold shower.[8D][:D]
"Perserverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages."
For all the bad mouthing you can do about The Enemy at the Gates, I don't think any of you can deny that it had the most realistic looking sex scene of any war movie.[:D] I mean the role Racheal Weisz played for a character long before the sexual revolution, she was quite amazing.[X(] On that note, I think I am off to a cold shower.[8D][:D]
LMAO! Absolutely. I can't think of a movie which did it better....so, at the Oscars...
The nominees for Most Realistic Sex Scene in a War Movie are:
Enemy At The Gates
From Here To Eternity
Pearl Harbour (2001)
M*A*S*H
and the winner is :
It's Enemy at the Gates ladies and gentlemen. War scenes were crap...but Rachel Weisz...Yowzer!!
Heh yeah most of ww2 looks good except "enemy at the gates", medieval or something "swordesque" sadly Lord of the Rings probably looked the best. Also here's fine massive melee footage, thats most likely how barbarian bands clashed, enjoy: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... sian+fight
"Competence on the battlefield is a myth. The side which screws up next to last wins, it's as simple as that.'
- Lord General Zyvan
The movie(for me) which depicted the most realistic battle scenes had to be BRAVEHEART.
Hi, Braveheart? Braveheart? The director said "I won't let history get in the way of the story" The battle scene for the Battle of Stirling Bridge didn't even have a bridge.
There was nothing historical or realitic about the movie Braveheart.
(among a number of things
1. There was already a scott King and it was a dispute among scotts that led to their inviting the english to arbitrate (The english did not trick the Scotts and then massacure them)
2. The French princess was under 12 year old
3. The forces at Stirling bridge were fairly even (6400 Scotts versus 6700 english) with the Scotts holding the better ground. They had 400 longbowman verus 350 english heavy cav. (compare this ratio to that at Crecy 50 years later)
Funny, that reminds me on our discussion about Troy movie one year ago, I think....(still believe that this movie is crap)
Mike, I'll agree with Tora, Tora, Tora. The Pearl Harbor scenes were excellent. If you're watching for the first time, you'll wonder if you had seen it before. That's because they tried to (and did a fair job of it) reproduce some of the famous photos from the actual battle.
Another favorite of mine is the Bastogne artillery bombrdments in Band of Brothers. Something about that episode just had a feel like you were right there...
I think the term docudrama was first used to describe Tora, Tora, Tora. It is my favorite was film.
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Mike, I'll agree with Tora, Tora, Tora. The Pearl Harbor scenes were excellent. If you're watching for the first time, you'll wonder if you had seen it before. That's because they tried to (and did a fair job of it) reproduce some of the famous photos from the actual battle.
Another favorite of mine is the Bastogne artillery bombrdments in Band of Brothers. Something about that episode just had a feel like you were right there...
The holy hand grenade scene in Mony PythonsQuest for the Holy Grail.
Yeah.Thats how it really was fighting killer rabbits.The fear,confusion,and running away..God i start to shake and sweat everytime that scene comes on.
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The holy hand grenade scene in Mony PythonsQuest for the Holy Grail.
Yeah.Thats how it really was fighting killer rabbits.The fear,confusion,and running away..God i start to shake and sweat everytime that scene comes on.
LMAO !!!!!!![&o]
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The holy hand grenade scene in Mony PythonsQuest for the Holy Grail.
Yeah.Thats how it really was fighting killer rabbits.The fear,confusion,and running away..God i start to shake and sweat everytime that scene comes on.
Nice [:D]
"Perserverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages."
