Most Boring War-Movie

[Lützow]

Best (in the sense of most authentic feeling) war movie ever is The Fall. Only scene I disliked was when Hitler got his temper tantrum. Too exaggerated to be believable.

[Arctic Blast]

Anyone who didn't realize that Pearl Harbor was going to be a mess as soon as they saw the words 'Directed by Michael Bay' gets no sympathy from me. [:D]

[Hertston]

ORIGINAL: Joe D.

The Red Badge of Courage w/real life hero Audie Murphy and an all star cast that remained faithful to the original story.

+1. It's virtually word for word, the book being fairly short and easy to adapt to a screenplay. Great movie, and Murphy's casting is inspired. Not the best actor in the world normally, but RBoC is all about emotions and fears that he both experienced and was able to conquer in real-life.

'Glory' is the other must-watch Civil War movie for me.

[parusski]

Warspite1 I am glad to see someone who agrees with me that Pearl Harbor is the worst movie made in the last 2500 years.

God's and General's actually put me into a coma, that was one boring movie.

[diablo1]

but I frankly do NOT think HBO's "The Pacific" miniseries was boring.

Oh I do it was the worst war mini series I've ever seen. Boring as all get out. I personally enjoyed Band of Brothers much better.

[gunny]

ORIGINAL: diablo1

but I frankly do NOT think HBO's "The Pacific" miniseries was boring.

Oh I do it was the worst war mini series I've ever seen. Boring as all get out. I personally enjoyed Band of Brothers much better.

Then you haven't seen the winds of war. Very cheesy war miniseries

[hgilmer3]

ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy

ORIGINAL: KG Erwin

Do many of you find movies boring because of the content, or is it because your attention spans can't last beyond one minute? Sure, as I get older, I have the same problem, but I frankly do NOT think HBO's "The Pacific" miniseries was boring. Heck, I thought parts of "Band of Brothers" WAS boring, but that's my personal opinion.

Some of them are just plain boring. A lot of it depends on what makes it boring for you. Battle of the Bulge bores me to tears because it's so inaccurate. It's a chore for me to sit through.

The Thin Red Line bores me because of all the dialogue which has nothing to do with the movie. If it would have been shorter it would have been great.

I agree with Band of Brothers, as much as I love the series, parts of it bored me.

I can't believe someone labeled Kally's Hero's boring. I laugh everytime I think of Carrol O'Connor talking about the ionosphere! [:D]

I love that movie because of Carroll O'Connor. When his guy pronounces Carentan the French way and he berates him for not saying it like an American, I laughed my ass off! He's so politically incorrect! When he drives up and asks Uncle Leo where he's from and the reply is "Jersey City." and the cigar droops in O'Connor's mouth and he finally says, "Well that's OK! We've got a medal for you anyway!" Hilarious.

That movie kills me and I watch it every time it is on TV.

[bradfordkay]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

ORIGINAL: warspite1


Warspite1

No, but it was better than Pearl Harbor...in fact every film ever made has been better than that Pearl Harbor tripe - how could they have released such bilge?

Pearl Harbor was a chick flick with an ahistorical background. In that it succeeded quite well...

Warspite1

You may be right, but personally, I do not buy that at all. If the film makers wanted to make a "chick flick" set against the background of an (in)famous day in history then they would surely have called it something else. Calling a film Pearl Harbor says in big red letters about 100 foot tall - "Women stay away as this is war film and you will be bored witless".

I believe - and it is this that makes the end product quite correctly such a target for scorn - that the intention was to make a proper war movie - i.e. something that would appeal to men, but would have a love interest to ensure that there was a degree of universal appeal. That of course is a perfectly acceptable and well worn path - but it does not necessarily follow that in going down that path, the producers/directors/script writers of this film had to leave their brains at the door [:-].

Sorry, but that film was just dumb in just about every way possible. "I think World War II just started" - AAARRGGHHH [:@][:@][:@][8|][:@][8|][8|][8|]

Worst. War. Film. Ever [X(].

I understand where you are coming from on this. I was infuriated at the liberties they took with their story line. Let's see... a violation of the neutrality act by the USAAC to start with... the use of modern USN ships in the attack scenes... the list is too long to go into.

But when it came on television a few months ago and I decided to watch it as a romance movie that I got it... the plot is the love triangle. The war is merely the setting that makes the plot flow. Of course, the reason I decided to watch it that way is because Kate Beckinsale is gorgeous...


Thinking it over, I'll bet that it was written to be a romance but then the Hollywood types had to try and turn it into a hybrid: "Okay! Let's see... what can we do to bring the guys in as well? I know, dogfight scenes! Big explosions! We'll name it... PEARL HARBOR!!! That'll bring 'em in..."

[diablo1]

I decided to watch it that way is because Kate Beckinsale is gorgeous...

Yes but she's much more goregeous in Underworld series. [:)]

[SLAAKMAN]

Kelly's Hero's will always be Sacred & Immortal. [:D]

Of course, the reason I decided to watch it that way is because Kate Beckinsale is gorgeous...
Yes but she's much more goregeous in Underworld series.

Stay away from her you boobs!!! She is my Soulmate. PH was pathetic & cheesebag but Kate's scenes are always worth viewing as long as you mute the volume during the whiner scenes. This scene was amusing when the potato peeler says "just another damned drill";
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv1niwxQgoY


[:'(]

[ezzler]

If PH was just a chick flick, why was the premier ..in Hawaii, actually at Pearl harbour..on the deck an Aircraft Carrier,
for veterans of the battle?

After the screening the news reporters asked for responses and had fairley favourable quotes.
"The bombing scenes were very realistic" {which was how it was marketed... that falling bomb into the Arizona was the trailer.Not very feminine.}
 "A good movie"..and so on. Immediately after  the vox pieces the anchor said.."many veterans privately said they didn't think much of the movie, but didn't want to air negative views on camera."

It was up against another summer blockbuster in 2001.
One veteran said "I went to see Shrek straight after. That was a much better movie"

[bradfordkay]

Because Hollywood consistently gets their messages confused.

If you don't think that it is a chick movie, then please tell me what you think is the plot?

[ezzler]

I have no idea what the plot was. I know what the idea was. Combine the gritty realism of CGI battle from Saving Private Ryan with the succesful love story of Titanic and make the Oscar winning blockbuster of the decade.

Like many here when I watched it as a war movie it was awful. Really awful.
Even as an action movie its pretty lame.
If its watched as a romance set amongst PH then its a lot better. The Nurses scenes, the empty hospital beds suddenly filling with wounded, are very good.
The opening wheat field is good. The FDR scene is really good and should be in a better movie.

But I'm certain it wasn't made as a romance FIRST movie.
It was trying to be an action film that had a strong love interest. Fails on both levels.
IMD 5.5 stars. And that seems to me only slightly generous. 5/10 I'd say.

[EisenHammer]

Jarhead, is a war movie that I never ever want to watch again.[>:]

[Toby42]

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned, but The Battle of the Last Panzer was really a JOKE!!!

[ilovestrategy]

ORIGINAL: Treale

I'm not sure if it's been mentioned, but The Battle of the Last Panzer was really a JOKE!!!

I never saw this one but I've heard it's one of the worst war movies ever made.

[gabeeg]

Seems I only agree with the majority one one thing...PH is probably the only war movie I almost walked out of...I didn't but I will never get that couple hours of my life back and I miss them.

As for Gods and Generals...I liked it, but was prepared for it and watched one evening while the wife and kids were out of town.

The one that surprises me a little bit (but is not a shock)is the general dislike of a Thin Red Line. I loved this move, I have watched 3-4 times now afer buying the DVD.

The pacific war series on HBO was a major disappointment for me...not boring...but not gripping either. I loved Band of Brothers (probably my favorite war flick TV or theater)and I probably set the bar to high for poor old HBO on this one.

[Gil R.]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

You would think there would be alot of very good movies about the American Civil War, but I can think of just three that are good:  Gettysburg, Glory!, and Shenandoah (the latter isn't on the same level as the first two, however).

Cold Mountain is a pile of bat poo.  I can understand that somebody might have taste inclined to enjoy it as a cinematic production - if one's taste is inclined to movies of the sort - but its Civil War component is unarguably atrocious; without redeeming value.

I liked "Glory," but at times the dialogue got a bit too cloying -- audiences can get the racial harmony message without it being spoonfed to us! A very good movie, despite that. "Shenandoah" is another very good one, though of course it's not so much about the actual combatants. I did like "Ride with the Devil," which Anthropoid mentioned, except I was miffed at the title being so deceptive: with a title like that you don't expect more than half the movie to be cutesy scenes about one male character or another being romantically involved with Jewel. The movie was only 10% devil, by my estimate. Hell of a well done film, but it doesn't come as advertised.

[Gil R.]

ORIGINAL: Fallschirmjager

ORIGINAL: Gil R.

ORIGINAL: Fallschirmjager
In fact, I am having trouble thinking of any good ACW movies.

"The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" is the best I can think of.

Which is not even an ACW movie. It is a spaghetti western that just happens to be set in the ACW.

1) That was my point.
2) The movie does have Gen.(?!) Sibley!

[Anthropoid]

Maybe it shoulda been "Ride with my Dead Buddies Girlfriend, her Baby . . . and the Devil . . . with pistols and stuff?"