Greatest WWII Movie--EVER!

This new stand alone release based on the legendary War in the Pacific from 2 by 3 Games adds significant improvements and changes to enhance game play, improve realism, and increase historical accuracy. With dozens of new features, new art, and engine improvements, War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition brings you the most realistic and immersive WWII Pacific Theater wargame ever!

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Dickens is mobile too. The modern version of Great Expectations (with Gwyneth Paltrow) was well done.

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Wait, great expectations and Gwyneth Paltrow? My expectations are for Gwyneth to show some nudity.
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Nobody has mentioned 'Cross of Iron'. I liked it a lot.
James Coburn as the grizzled sarge and I think it was James Mason as the medal seeking officer.

I think it was Maximillian Schnell who was the medal seeking officer (who never figured out how to reload his MP-40). I liked it a lot as well.

I've liked most of the movies that have been mentioned in this thread. I'm also partial to Ronald Maxwell's Gettysburg.
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The Great Escape. Very good movie imo....GP
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Mister Roberts is one of my favorite WW II movies. Henry Fonda, James Cagney, Jack Lemmon all did a superb job.
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Mister Roberts is terrific.

So is Stalag 17.

Kelly's Heroes sucks. [8D]
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where eagles dare or kelly's heroes

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Mister Roberts is terrific.

So is Stalag 17.

Kelly's Heroes sucks. [8D]

Who the HECK brought up Kelly's Heroes? Everyone knows this is a major trigger for the Southern Paddler. SHAME!!!
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Troll.
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The modern version of Great Expectations (with Gwyneth Paltrow) was well done.
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In Harm's Way was GREAT!
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I allways enjoyed In harms way. Flying tigers. Sands of Iwo Jima. Non WW2 - Zulu and Zulu dawn. When I went through my USAF academy training we studied 12 o'clock high for leadership and 12 angry men for group/meeting interaction. Wound up enjoying both quite a bit.
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Just for the record, I Love Kelley's Heroes. I saw it when it was released at the theaters back in 1970 (just starting high school).

Yeah, I know Oddball was not a WW2 archetype, more reflective of 1969 than 1944 - but as someone before said "it was a bank heist movie" with WW2 window dressing... and really a whole lot of fun.

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Kelley's Hero's is a fun movie....GP
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OK, so no one likes 1941?[:D]
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1941 was also fun!


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OK, so no one likes 1941?[:D]


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Greatest movie ever made, war movie or otherwise.

Maybe he's a Republican!

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According to IMDb, Kelly's Heroes was based on a true incident in a book titled "Nazi Gold: The Sensational Story of the World's Greatest Robbery--and the Greatest Criminal Cover-Up" by Ian Sayer and Douglas Botting.


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1941 was also fun!


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OK, so no one likes 1941?[:D]


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Right. Absolutely no one likes 1941. Just ask Slim Pickens.

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where hollywood?!?
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