i like how where eagles dare the novel : where eagles dare the movie :: metal gear solid : gears of war. i wonder what maclean thought of that.
search: la grande vadrouille starring louis de funes. come and see thirded.
― ☪, Thursday, 2 April 2009 09:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Well that's the thing; I think some of the flicks are definately geared towards a pop/popcorn actiony flick, if you will, than a war movie. It's difficult to tease apart the distinction I'm trying to make, but there's a definite vibe of two different sensibilities. Like Pearl Harbor vs Letters from Iwo Jima, as a contrasting example.
Sensibilities change with the times too... In the 40s, they're basically propaganda films Wake Island, 30 Seconds Over Tokyo, any of the John Wayne ones), then character studies from books (The Caine Mutiny and Mister Roberts) then either epic action or sardonic "war is hell" commentaries until the Greatest Generation wants to relive the golden days.
Couple important non-war WWII movies: Twelve O'Clock High, The Best Years Of Our Lives
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 2 April 2009 10:06 (fifteen years ago) link
Went looking around for that new one that's coming out and imdb even has this singular classification:
I always did kinda like The Keep
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 2 April 2009 10:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Not particularly a WWII movie, but does anyone want to join me in destroying Atonement?
― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 2 April 2009 10:12 (fifteen years ago) link
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The CounterfeitersZentropa/EuropaThe Gray Zone (seriously bleak and depressing)Amen To Be or Not to BeDownfallKelly's HeroesThe Conformist
The Good German was okay.The Council of the Gods was also okay.
― i have very little to do right now and wanted to make a comment (sarahel), Thursday, 2 April 2009 10:39 (fifteen years ago) link
The Gray Zone (seriously bleak and depressing)
And empty. A feel bad film.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Thursday, 2 April 2009 10:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Definitely a feel bad film. Makes Schindler's List seem like The Sound of Music in comparison.
― i have very little to do right now and wanted to make a comment (sarahel), Thursday, 2 April 2009 10:43 (fifteen years ago) link
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saving private ryan is a pretty entertaining movie even if there's a lot of bullshit in it too
hell in the pacific owns, it's just lee marvin and toshiro mifune monosyllabically grunting at each other for 2 hours
john ford's they were expendable is really fucking good, especially the action stuff - the battle scenes are really large-scale and realistic, much moreso than you might expect from a movie of its time
DESTROY
that spike lee movie from last year
― the most brazen explosion of clitoral lust in folk-metal history (cankles), Thursday, 2 April 2009 11:01 (fifteen years ago) link
Search: The Marriage of Maria BraunDestroy: Patton
― Nurse Detrius (Eric H.), Thursday, 2 April 2009 12:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Search: In Which We Serve, In Harm's Way
― The Wild Shirtless Lyrics of Mark Farner (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 2 April 2009 15:41 (fifteen years ago) link
tora! tora! tora!
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Thursday, 2 April 2009 15:44 (fifteen years ago) link