just dont read the book.........not much like the movie.......he comes across as an arrogant racist a***hole .......lots of things got left out of the movie cos it wouldnt have made it a 'an american hero' film'
Favourite War films
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just dont read the book.........not much like the movie.......he comes across as an arrogant racist a***hole .......lots of things got left out of the movie cos it wouldnt have made it a 'an american hero' film'
Das Boot - the original film version - claustrophobic and frightening - you can smell the diesel fuel, boiled cabbage, bilge water and unwashed bodies!
We Were Soldiers - Uncompromising Vietnam War film - futility of the war & realisation of an unwinnable war - much more understated than 'Apocalypse Now'
The Cruel Sea - A classic I've seen at least 20 times - no heroes here.............................
There are many more films I've enjoyed ( and TV series ), but those 3 are the ones I rate as my favourites
Dave
We Were Soldiers - Uncompromising Vietnam War film - futility of the war & realisation of an unwinnable war - much more understated than 'Apocalypse Now'
The Cruel Sea - A classic I've seen at least 20 times - no heroes here.............................
There are many more films I've enjoyed ( and TV series ), but those 3 are the ones I rate as my favourites
Dave
Not quite war films per se but who remembers 'Soldier Blue' with the amazing vocal from Buffy Saint Marie?
Probably at bit "vanilla" for the cognisente but here we go, favourites first...
The Eagle Has Landed
Kellys Heroes
Where Eagles Dare
The Battle Of Midway
Tora Tora Tora
A Bridge Too Far
Hannibal Brooks
The Great Escape
and latterly
Saving Private Ryan
Fury
edit and Ice Cold In Alex should be somewhere near the top !
Jeez, and The Battle Of Britain, despite some of the aerial stuff....
The Eagle Has Landed
Kellys Heroes
Where Eagles Dare
The Battle Of Midway
Tora Tora Tora
A Bridge Too Far
Hannibal Brooks
The Great Escape
and latterly
Saving Private Ryan
Fury
edit and Ice Cold In Alex should be somewhere near the top !
Jeez, and The Battle Of Britain, despite some of the aerial stuff....
As a born and bred Londoner I have to listen to my local accent & dialect being murdered every time I turn the telly on.
However, my biggest issue with this, my favourite film, is Donald Pleasence not being bothered to do anything but a British actor accent.
Even Robert Duvall makes a decent fist of it !
Dan. Don’t forget Baa Baa Black Sheep always loved that Series.
Flying Tigers
Midway
Saving Private Ryan
Born in the 4th of July
My favorite documentary is WWII in color I bet I watch that on Netflix twice a week.
Midway
Saving Private Ryan
Born in the 4th of July
My favorite documentary is WWII in color I bet I watch that on Netflix twice a week.
Ah, how memories get stirred by this thread: TV sitcoms from the b/w era;' Bootsy and Snudge', and 'Get Some In'. I also recall 'The Hill' and 'Virgin Soldiers' - no action but almost social documentaries!
God Steve, you must be haunting my mind! I was just going to post that! A truly great and , to my mind, underrated film. Apparently the railway yard was real and was due for demolition. As I understand it, the film production paid for the demolition and blew it all up for the footage. To me it’s one of Lancasters best films. The con rod repair scene is totally believable. Papa Bull is one of the great film characters as well.....
WELL what about Pattern with Goerge C Scott
chris
chris
So, only one mention of Went the Day Well so far? Just the context of when the film was made is enough for most people to go what the what!? The post mistress using the hatchet is probably one of the best 'this is what is necessary in these circumstances' scene
Think that 'Get some in' (Robert Lindsay) was more regarding National Service, rather than war - but comedy series just got to be good ol' dad's army and 'allo 'allo!
Yep, that was Me I think. The forties and fifties were the heyday of British film making. No CGI or unnecessary special effects, just great storytelling!
Another from the era, “In which we serve!”, Illustrated perfectly the professionalism of those involved.
..and “It ain’t half hot mum”, which Croft always said was the closest they got to reality. Most of the scenes were taken from life.
RE. Dambusters The recent showings of this film have been censored! The dog's name is removed, and Blackie substituted. There is going to be a remake of the Dambusters ( screenplay by Stephen Fry ), and the dogs' name is going to be Digger.................
Shades of Stalin & 1984 - altering history to suit your own ends.
Dave
Shades of Stalin & 1984 - altering history to suit your own ends.
Dave
Couldn't agree more Gerry; what you say is correct, both mentions involve the ludicrous aspects of National Service - painting stones white, polishing dustbins, stereotypical Officers and NCOs etc, etc. By way of ludicrous what would you consider the worst war film ever?
True, but as I said before, the name now makes me uneasy so I’m not that worried. I don’t see a minor modification such as that as stalinist revisionism though. U 571 on the other hand is a complete rewrite of history and described as an affront to British sailors in parliament!
As to Fry writing a screenplay for it, well I’m worried about that. He doesn’t strike me as someone that has the required gravitas, but I’m willing to be proved wrong.
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