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re: What do you think is the best World War Two movie?
Posted on 6/4/24 at 12:34 pm to bdavids09
Posted on 6/4/24 at 12:34 pm to bdavids09
One of my favorites has always been To Hell and Back, which is the autobiography of Audie Murphy who also stars in the movie
ETA: made in 1955
ETA: made in 1955
This post was edited on 6/4/24 at 12:35 pm
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Posted on 6/4/24 at 12:37 pm to Righteous Dude
Men behind the sun depicts the Japenese atrocities on the Chinese. Good film, hard watch
This post was edited on 6/4/24 at 12:39 pm
Posted on 6/4/24 at 12:39 pm to Sam Quint
quote:
maybe Inglorious Basterds falls into that category, but i'm not sure if it counts as a real WWII movie.
Quentin Tarantino's made up revenge porn does not count. A WWII movie should have some tie in to history. Tora,Tora,Tora and Midway are two of my favorites not mentioned yet.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 12:40 pm to CU_Tigers4life
I'll add Schindler's list....Tough to watch
Tora Tora Tora
I need to add a comedy section:
Operation Petticoat
1941 (Hollywoooood)
Tora Tora Tora
I need to add a comedy section:
Operation Petticoat
1941 (Hollywoooood)
This post was edited on 6/4/24 at 6:05 pm
Posted on 6/4/24 at 1:02 pm to bdavids09
I never see The Big Red One mentioned in these WW II threads. Haven’t watched in awhile, but recall it being a great story. Think it’s on Apple TV.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 1:08 pm to bdavids09
Too Late The Hero
The Big Red One
The Devil’s Brigade
The Great Escape
Play Dirty
The Big Red One
The Devil’s Brigade
The Great Escape
Play Dirty
Posted on 6/4/24 at 1:59 pm to bdavids09
The Big Red One
Posted on 6/4/24 at 2:26 pm to blueboy
The Longest Day
Posted on 6/4/24 at 2:39 pm to bdavids09
Top 10 in no particular order:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Patton (1970)
Midway (1976)
The Great Escape (1963)
The Train (1965)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Saw most of these in the theater when I was a kid.
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Patton (1970)
Midway (1976)
The Great Escape (1963)
The Train (1965)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Saw most of these in the theater when I was a kid.
This post was edited on 6/4/24 at 2:43 pm
Posted on 6/4/24 at 2:50 pm to bdavids09
The best I can't choose but a few I really liked (besides those already mentioned several times, SPR, etc.):
Objective Burma
Unknown Soldier
Come and See
Downfall
Generation War (German mini series 3 parts)
Objective Burma
Unknown Soldier
Come and See
Downfall
Generation War (German mini series 3 parts)
Posted on 6/4/24 at 3:09 pm to JackDempsey
Everyone always forgets about Come and See.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:09 pm to bdavids09
Is Enemy at the Gates a WWII movie? That's one of my favorite movies period
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:16 pm to skrayper
quote:
My personal favorite is probably Midway - the version made in 1976.
Great movie.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 4:17 pm to chinese58
Lots of good ones there.
One of my personal faves is Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Good, basic WWII movie.
One of my personal faves is Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Good, basic WWII movie.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 5:29 pm to Fewer Kilometers
quote:I had to check to make sure this wasn't a gaucho post
A League of Their Own
Posted on 6/4/24 at 5:31 pm to Sam Quint
quote:Note to self:
one of the most rewatchable to me is actually Pearl Harbor
Ignore Sam Quint's posts in future
Posted on 6/4/24 at 6:10 pm to EyeOfTheTiger311
Saving Private Ryan
Enemy at the Gates
The Darkest Hour
Schindler’s List
Enemy at the Gates
The Darkest Hour
Schindler’s List
Posted on 6/4/24 at 6:28 pm to Sam Quint
quote:
that's fair.
i will add now what i KNOW will be an unpopular opinion, and that's that one of the most rewatchable to me is actually Pearl Harbor. i know the plot is ludicrous, i know the history is extremely shaky (at best), but i just cant help myself. i like the over the top Michael Bay cinematography and unashamedly patriotic message, i like the non combat scenes with the different pilots, i even like Alec fricking Baldwin in that movie. plus it was peak Kate Beckinsale. it's a real guilty pleasure situation.
Battleship is as realistic.
Posted on 6/4/24 at 6:35 pm to lsudat10
Patton is the best in my book.
George C. Scott is fantastic as Patton, even mimicking his physical quirks. (When Patton smiled he kept his upper teeth covered as an example.)
Only his voice was off and most people have never heard George S. Patton's voice so it's not a big deal. Scott's voice works better for the movie anyway.
The score is epic.
*Yes, I have to ignore the American M48 tanks in place of Shermans and German Panzers.
George C. Scott is fantastic as Patton, even mimicking his physical quirks. (When Patton smiled he kept his upper teeth covered as an example.)
Only his voice was off and most people have never heard George S. Patton's voice so it's not a big deal. Scott's voice works better for the movie anyway.
The score is epic.
*Yes, I have to ignore the American M48 tanks in place of Shermans and German Panzers.
This post was edited on 6/4/24 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 6/4/24 at 6:39 pm to bdavids09
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Land of Mine (it’s a foreign film, but it’s great)
I also really like the Dirty Dozen, but it not a traditional WW2 movie.
Land of Mine (it’s a foreign film, but it’s great)
I also really like the Dirty Dozen, but it not a traditional WW2 movie.
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