Posted on 10/31/2017 8:52:29 AM PDT by w1n1
Where Eagles Dare.
The Enemy Below
Great flick.
12 O’clock High and Das Boot are both great in that they show the emotional toll and stress of combat. (Says one who never was in combat.)
“The Enemy Below”
“Destination Tokyo”
No Pearl Harbor? /Sarcasm
The 1997 mini-series “Rough Riders” was good. Directed by John Milius, it had both Tom Berenger and Brad Johnson (who look very similar to each other).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118453/?ref_=nv_sr_3
The Sand Pebbles. Also best movie from the 1960s.
Tora. Tora, Tora...
Patton.
Gee my Dad talked about that movie, said it was his favorite. He passed in 1995. Guess I’d better watch it sometime.
#3 is 30 Seconds Over Tokyo, just for accuracy.
Here is the sole remaining survivor of the Doolittle Raid, Doolittle’s co-pilot, Dick Cole:
http://www.historynet.com/dick-cole-last-of-the-doolittle-raiders.htm
He is 102.
Too Vietnam-heavy. And Spielberg-centric. In Harm’s Way. The Longest Day. A Bridge Too Far. Patton. There are scores of great WWII movies. And that doesn’t even touch the Civil War (Journey to Shiloh, Shenandoah, Gone with the Wind) or the Revolution (The Patriot).
Not a very thorough list.
First four here are all garbage.
“Stop with the negative vibes, man.”
Love that movie. Classic American film. WWII was just a backdrop...
1. Patton
2. Tora, Tora, Tora
3. We Were Soldiers
Once I start, I can't STOP watching those.
Apocalypse Now is a joke as far as realism goes. Only scene with any credibility is helicopter insertion and then its only realistic feature is the total chaos of an airmobile insertion. Music and surfing is stupid. VietNam Vet 69-70. I’ve done several insertions and except for confusion and resistance the scene was a joke.
Bridges at Toko Ri. William Holden, Grace Kelly, Mickey Rooney, and other great actors.
“Where do we get such men?” is the quote from the commander on board ship, when he learns of the fate of Harry Brubaker.
“Come and See.”
Yes, it’s blatant Soviet propaganda. But, it’s well made and will make you dislike Nazis even more than you do now.
Such an execrable movie that.
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