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re: What World War II films do you consider "essential" viewing?
Posted on 5/15/15 at 8:14 am to goatmilker
Posted on 5/15/15 at 8:14 am to goatmilker
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Have you seen the 3 part on netflix "Our World War"? Set in WWI (which is rare) by the BBC and really good.
No, I haven't Goat.
I have Amazon Prime and not Netflix.
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Posted on 5/15/15 at 8:51 am to CadesCove
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Kelly's Heroes
Good Finally someone said it... I love this movie
Posted on 5/15/15 at 10:37 am to Phil A Sheo
Not related to OP's thread, but when it comes to favorite lines from a war movie, it's hard to beat: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning".
Posted on 5/15/15 at 11:09 am to Phil A Sheo
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Kelly's Heroes
Good Finally someone said it... I love this movie
"You the American Army."
"No, baby, we ain't."
Posted on 5/15/15 at 11:15 am to CadesCove
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You the American Army." "No, baby, we ain't."
One of the most quotable films of all time.
quote:
Oddball: Hi, man.
Big Joe: What are you doing?
Oddball: I'm drinking wine and eating cheese, and catching some rays, you know.
Big Joe: What's happening?
Oddball: Well, the tank's broke and they're trying to fix it.
Big Joe: Well, then, why the hell aren't you up there helping them?
Oddball: [chuckles] I only ride 'em, I don't know what makes 'em work.
Big Joe: Christ!
Oddball: Definitely an antisocial type. Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation.
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Always with the negative waves.
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Crapgame: Then make a DEAL!
Big Joe: What kind of deal?
Crapgame: A DEAL, deal! Maybe the guy's a Republican. "Business is business," right?
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To a New Yorker like you, a Hero is some type of weird sandwich, not some nut who takes on 3 Tigers.
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Big Joe: [shouting to the captured German Colonel] Look! We're not worried about the German army, we've got enough troubles of our own. To the right General Patton, to the left the British Army, to the rear our own goddamn artillery, and besides all that it's raining. And the only good thing to say about the weather: it keeps our air corps from blowing us all to Hell because its too lousy to fly, versteh?
Col. Dumpkopf: [he understands] Ja, ja, versteh.
Big Joe: OK.
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Big Joe: If I hear any more threats against Capt Maitland's life. If I hear any more wild talk about going to headquarters and killing the general, or raping the nurses at the field hospital I'm gonna strangle the guy with my bare hands! You understand that?
Posted on 5/15/15 at 11:26 am to Ace Midnight
You think I can get this yacht into the hold of a B-17?
Be careful of the women, their husbands carry guns. And remember, the penalty for looting is death!
Well get the ionosphere the hell off the air and me on.
Be careful of the women, their husbands carry guns. And remember, the penalty for looting is death!
Well get the ionosphere the hell off the air and me on.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 11:32 am to CadesCove
Arguably Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles AND Carroll O'Connor's best screen roles.
This movie should get more praise, IMHO.
This movie should get more praise, IMHO.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 12:27 pm to DelU249
Two movies I watch every time they come on tv:
Thirty seconds over Tokyo
Run silent run deep.
Thirty seconds over Tokyo
Run silent run deep.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 12:34 pm to RollTide1987
Great List. not one of those I wouldn't watch anytime.
I also liked Memphis Belle.
and for humor Inglourious Basterds
I also liked Memphis Belle.
and for humor Inglourious Basterds
Posted on 5/15/15 at 2:03 pm to RollTide1987
Mister Roberts
Tora Tora Tora
The Great Escape
Schindler's List
Life is Beautiful
Tora Tora Tora
The Great Escape
Schindler's List
Life is Beautiful
Posted on 5/15/15 at 2:27 pm to Jim Rockford
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Overrated: Patton. Turned a fascinating, complicated man into a 'Murica cartoon character for a nation that wanted to feel good about itself in the post-vietnam era.
Uh was made right in the middle of the Vietnam War
Posted on 5/15/15 at 2:32 pm to adono
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Stalingrad (most probably the best Russian made movie up to now).
Have you seen Come and See?
Posted on 5/15/15 at 3:27 pm to Tackle74
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Uh was made right in the middle of the Vietnam War
Released in 1970, won the Academy Award in 1971. We were well on the way out of Vietnam at that point.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 3:48 pm to Jim Rockford
quote:The interesting thing is that Coppola's original script -- the one that convinced Scott to take the role, and which was rewritten only moderately by Edmund North -- was written in 1966quote:Released in 1970, won the Academy Award in 1971. We were well on the way out of Vietnam at that point.
Uh was made right in the middle of the Vietnam War
Posted on 5/15/15 at 4:28 pm to Jim Rockford
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Released in 1970, won the Academy Award in 1971.
Ok. The original comment was still correct though.
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Uh was made right in the middle of the Vietnam War
Posted on 5/15/15 at 4:30 pm to Kafka
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The interesting thing is that Coppola's original script -- the one that convinced Scott to take the role, and which was rewritten only moderately by Edmund North -- was written in 1966
Yes, to imply that it was intentionally some form of post Vietnam "feel good" propaganda is highly inaccurate.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 4:52 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
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Cross of Iron
Pretty awesome. A rare look at the war through the German Army perspective.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 5:08 pm to kilo
quote:My point was that much of what we might regard as "post-Vietnam" was already there in the first placequote:Yes, to imply that it was intentionally some form of post Vietnam "feel good" propaganda is highly inaccurate.
The interesting thing is that Coppola's original script -- the one that convinced Scott to take the role, and which was rewritten only moderately by Edmund North -- was written in 1966
Was it society following Hollywood, or vice versa?
Posted on 5/15/15 at 5:13 pm to RollTide1987
Inglorious Bastards
Posted on 5/15/15 at 5:29 pm to Kafka
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My point was that much of what we might regard as "post-Vietnam" was already there in the first place
Was it society following Hollywood, or vice versa?
Well, that's a different question quite honestly. That original post specifically implied that Patton was a post Vietnam "Murica" pom pom movie. My point would be there are far more WW 2 films that were made prior to Vietnam that fill this loose definition more accurately.
So the "post Vietnam need for feeling good" "murica pom pom" connection is tenuous not only because of the production dates/time frame from original script to release but because when contrasted to other movies in that general era that glorified stereotypes of the WW 2 american hero Patton was more centered in character driven story telling, flaws and all, and much deeper throughout.
I just dont think the evidence is there to support that original notion.
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