Your favorite World War II movies
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One of the most epic and surely one of the most all-star in terms of cast. I remember it not doing well in the box office. Hard to do well when the good guys lose
I agree with the addition of the "The Dam Busters".
A good list so far. A few more nominations:
"The man who never was"
"The First of the Few", known as "Spitfire" in America.
"In Harm's Way" - a sense of the naval battles around Guadalcanal and the Slot.
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WW II was rich subject matter for movies. Beyond that, some of those movie's subjects mattered far more to the subsequent history of the world than movie material usually does. My list of most important subjects would be Midway, Stalingrad and D-Day with many more subjects being of real importance.
Bill
A good list so far. A few more nominations:
"The man who never was"
"The First of the Few", known as "Spitfire" in America.
"In Harm's Way" - a sense of the naval battles around Guadalcanal and the Slot.
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WW II was rich subject matter for movies. Beyond that, some of those movie's subjects mattered far more to the subsequent history of the world than movie material usually does. My list of most important subjects would be Midway, Stalingrad and D-Day with many more subjects being of real importance.
Bill
Surprised to see 'Das Boot' not mentioned here -- the definitive 'submarine film' IMO. Far better than U-571, for example. And just released yesterday with the director's cut on bluray w/a DTS-MA 5.1 track. Phenomenally tense film with a fantastic performance by Jurgen Porchnow as the ship's captain. He seems to be one with the sub, part of the organism that it is.
Just ordered it and will report on A/V quality.
Just ordered it and will report on A/V quality.
One to add to the list that is a classic is Das Boot.
Must had been mad to work on submarines in WW2, I think 3/4 of them died at sea
Not a film but for me a brilliant series was The Pacific as it seems to have captured the essence of the environment and psych effect on the marines - based on real events and people.
If also including WWI then for me Lost Battalion captures one of the amazing stories, and from what I can tell is reasonably close to real events:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Battalion_(World_War_I))
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0287535/
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Orb
Hehe maybe I should had read the whole thread before posting, yeah agree with you
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Orb
Reading about 'Das Boot',how about the 1957 film "The Enemy Below" with Curt Jurgens and Robert Mitchum. I remember seeing this movie when I was young and thought it as a great movie.
Here's the review of DAS BOOT over at blu-ray.com
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Das-Boot-Blu-ray/20919/#Review
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Das-Boot-Blu-ray/20919/#Review
HI All,
Fun thread.
Most of my favorites have already been mentioned. I didn't like "Tora,Tora, Tora" though nor "Midway". My absolute favorite is "Patton" with "Saving Private Ryan" a distant second and "The Longest Day" third. One I have not seen mentioned that is excellent is "Letters From Iwo Jima". Speaking of Iwo Jima, John Wayne's "Sands Of Iwo Jima" is one of his best. Audie Murphy's "To Hell And Back" should not be missed.
There are a lot of good WWII movies out there.
Sparky
Fun thread.
Most of my favorites have already been mentioned. I didn't like "Tora,Tora, Tora" though nor "Midway". My absolute favorite is "Patton" with "Saving Private Ryan" a distant second and "The Longest Day" third. One I have not seen mentioned that is excellent is "Letters From Iwo Jima". Speaking of Iwo Jima, John Wayne's "Sands Of Iwo Jima" is one of his best. Audie Murphy's "To Hell And Back" should not be missed.
There are a lot of good WWII movies out there.
Sparky
I just finished watching Das boot , pretty good movie.
However I like saving private ryan more .
I thought the movie Stalingrad was overdramatized , in comparison with the documentairies about that battle.
By the way they are a must watch imo on you tube (interviews with survivors on both sides from that historic battle )
Looking forward rewatching those movies with my next big system speakers in a couple of months , as explosions are always a great basstest
However I like saving private ryan more .
I thought the movie Stalingrad was overdramatized , in comparison with the documentairies about that battle.
By the way they are a must watch imo on you tube (interviews with survivors on both sides from that historic battle )
Looking forward rewatching those movies with my next big system speakers in a couple of months , as explosions are always a great basstest
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Definitely Das Boot and The Caine Mutiny.
Two quotes still ring in my head:
On board my ship, excellent performance is standard. Standard performance is substandard. Substandard performance is not permitted to exist. That - I warn you.
The first thing you've got to learn about this ship is that she was designed by geniuses to be run by idiots.
Two quotes still ring in my head:
On board my ship, excellent performance is standard. Standard performance is substandard. Substandard performance is not permitted to exist. That - I warn you.
The first thing you've got to learn about this ship is that she was designed by geniuses to be run by idiots.
If folks can veer off the path with Vietnam movies then I veer off the path to series show and thus nominate Band of Brothers in Blueray as the greatest WWII experience.
There is a surprising amount of the WWII German invasion in the movie. Added a lot IMHO. One of the aspects I remember most from seeing the movie initially in the late sixties. Of all things Sun afternoon liberty in Valetta.
Since it was a mini-series one does become invested in the characters. BoB is definetly on the list.
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