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[Nikademus]

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[USSAmerica]

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[Apollo11]

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

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Leo "Apollo11"

[Nikademus]

Ha Ha


KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!


[&o]

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Sounds like sour grapes to me. Why don't you have a mega-big budget BoB remake. Heck, you can even have Cuba Gooding Junior in it! On second thought...[:D]

We've already got a big-budget version of The Dambusters being made. I suspect it'll be rubbish as well [:D] Modern film-makers are usually trying to tell a story, not recreate an event. A remake of BoB would likely be even worse.

Maybe I am biased, but I don't care. The following are (IMO) good war films.

Battle of Britain
The Dambusters
A Bridge Too Far
Das Boot
Letters From Iwo Jima
Ice Cold in Alex

That is all.
I'll include Band of Brothers as an honourable mention as it's not a film.

[AW1Steve]

No Tora,Tora,Tora? No Midway? [:(]

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

ORIGINAL: Dixie


The following are (IMO) good war films.

Battle of Britain
The Dambusters
A Bridge Too Far
Das Boot
Letters From Iwo Jima
Ice Cold in Alex

That is all.
I'll include Band of Brothers as an honourable mention as it's not a film.

My list:

#1
Aces High

#2
Das Boot

#3
Thin Red Line

#4
Letters From Iwo Jima

#5
Saving Private Ryan



Leo "Apollo11"

[AW1Steve]

And of course my favorite movie..."12 O'clock high". Of course you children wouldn't like it. It's not in color. Neither is my second favorite..."The Gallant Hours". [:D]

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

No Tora,Tora,Tora? No Midway? [:(]

Nope. British war films were what we got on a Sunday afternoon or bank holiday, so I never really saw that many American war films so they don't really feature in my top list. I also grew up in the middle of RAF country and just a few miles from Scampton, so The Dambusters was a definite must see, it's the only film about Bomber Command that ever really got a showing. The only US film about the aerial war that got a regular screening was Memphis Belle, which was OK but not great.

Ze Germans were the main focus of our war films, the Far East wasn't widely known to us as kids. Again, that's probably due to where I grew up and meeting several ex-aircew who were war vets.


I forgot about Aces High though, and Full Metal Jacket (although I was 16 before I actually saw that all the way through). Perhaps Biggles should get a special mention, if only for the extra-special plot they managed to put together (probably at 4.30 on a Friday afternoon...)

[USSAmerica]

I hereby officially declare that I have done enough work for this week!

Let the weekend commence! 

[sprior]

Battle of Britain
The Dambusters
A Bridge Too Far
Das Boot
Letters From Iwo Jima
Ice Cold in Alex

You need to add:

The Cruel Sea
Zulu
In Which We Serve
Above us the Waves
Bataan
Cockleshell Heroes
The Battle of the River Plate
The Great Escape
The Hill
The Goose Steps Out
Went the Day Well
A Matter of Life and Death

[sprior]

..."12 O'clock high"

WE were shown that on Petty Officers' Leadership Course as examples of good and bad leadership. It made a nice change from assault courses, runs, swims, parades and teaching drill.

[Kwik E Mart]

Inglorious Bastards tithe...[&o] ([:D])

[sprior]

Thats one of those fun films along with The Dirty Dozen, Where Eagles Dare and Carry on up the Khyber.

[sprior]

I watched a couple of recorded episodes of The Mentalist with my lovely bride and went to bed early.

I watched a couple of recorded episodes of The Mentalist and went to bed early with my lovely bride - there, fixed it for you.

[DivePac88]

ORIGINAL: USS America

I hereby officially declare that I have done enough work for this week!

Let the weekend commence! 

Then I hereby officially declare that that you can have the weekend off Mike.

[jeffk3510]

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

Inglorious Bastards tithe...[&o] ([:D])

Is that any good? Couldn't get into it much... maybe because I couldn't turn on the subtitles... a must course'

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

Inglorious Bastards tithe...[&o] ([:D])

Is that any good? Couldn't get into it much... maybe because I couldn't turn on the subtitles... a must course'

I watched it once and that was enough.

[Kwik E Mart]

ORIGINAL: jeffk3510

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

Inglorious Bastards tithe...[&o] ([:D])

Is that any good? Couldn't get into it much... maybe because I couldn't turn on the subtitles... a must course'

i kinda enjoyed it...i thought clooney and pitt were entertaining...i cringe everytime i think of that damn combat knife cutting swastika's in foreheads and taking scalps...typical terantino...

[SuluSea]

ORIGINAL: sprior

The Hill

I saw this on TCM last year for the first time and loved it.