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D-Day historian: 'Ryan' not best war film
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| 11/11/2009
| Matthew Carey
Posted on 11/11/2009 5:34:19 AM PST by Saije
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To: ansel12
The references I made were about scenes from “Saving Private Ryan” and not references to soldier actions in Vietnam. Is that what you thought?
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posted on
11/11/2009 3:59:04 PM PST
by
Deb
(Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
To: Deb
Did you or did you not bring in the generational category of “baby boomers” to your post?
142
posted on
11/11/2009 4:01:37 PM PST
by
ansel12
(Scozzafava/Romney 2012)
To: calex59
Yeah...pretty good movie.
143
posted on
11/11/2009 4:04:55 PM PST
by
Osage Orange
(Obama's a self-made man who worships his own creator...............)
To: ansel12
I was talking about boomer film makers like Spielberg not understanding anything before the sixties...OBVIOUSLY!
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posted on
11/11/2009 4:07:07 PM PST
by
Deb
(Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
To: Deb
Like I said, you did not have to get generational like you did.
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posted on
11/11/2009 4:19:11 PM PST
by
ansel12
(Scozzafava/Romney 2012)
To: Saije
Private Ryan, A Bridge Too Far, The Longest Day are my three favorite WWII movies.
I don't know if Visconti's "The Damned" counts as a WWII film, as it is about Nazis pre-war. Gotta love a Euro-film that equates Nazism with homosexual debauchery.
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posted on
11/11/2009 4:21:34 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(Remember our Korean War Veterans)
To: Saije
Sadly, there have been no great Korean War films. M*A*S*H had its moments, but the book was superior (Hawkeye Pierce was a conservative).
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posted on
11/11/2009 4:27:50 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(Remember our Korean War Veterans)
To: ottbmare
I agree with you on the teacher angle too. Reminds me of another teacher (professor) gone to war:
Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, 20th Maine (Gettysburgh)
“Saving Private Ryan” isn’t a very good movie, period. The ending is telegraphed at the beginning, and the rest of it is just suspense-free faux drama. Spielberg’s artless bashing of US WWII veterans as being continually engaged in atrocities didn’t help either.
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:38:55 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: Saije
150
posted on
11/11/2009 7:42:40 PM PST
by
Skooz
(Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
To: manic4organic
My Uncle who was a the Bulge sat and watched Band of Brothers and cried through most of it. He was awestruck at how closely his experiences had been recreated. He died a few weeks later but told me on his death bed that he was so glad someone finally told the true story so we “kids” could understand.
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posted on
11/11/2009 7:46:51 PM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. V for victory)
To: SJSAMPLE
152
posted on
11/11/2009 7:47:56 PM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. V for victory)
To: BenLurkin
Stunning picture. They just do not get that full look anymore.
153
posted on
11/11/2009 7:51:45 PM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. V for victory)
To: SJSAMPLE
I love that scene.
154
posted on
11/11/2009 7:55:16 PM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. V for victory)
To: mad_as_he$$
So far nobody has mentioned:
From Here to Eternity or
The Bridge On the River Kwai.
155
posted on
11/11/2009 8:15:22 PM PST
by
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
(a wild-eyed, exclusionist, birther religio-beast -- Daily Kos)
To: gigster
I liked “Attack” with Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin as the Colonel, and Buddy Ebsen. A pretty dark story.
156
posted on
11/11/2009 8:21:56 PM PST
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: Servant of the Cross
See my post 15. First thing I thought of.
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posted on
11/11/2009 8:36:28 PM PST
by
ottbmare
(I could agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.)
To: SJSAMPLE
"Great films from other countries that were fighting WWII for a few years more than the US.
Different takes, different action."Yes, but if we hadn't gotten into it, WWII might still be going on.
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posted on
11/11/2009 8:40:27 PM PST
by
Redbob
(W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
To: Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Excellent choices.
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posted on
11/12/2009 4:51:46 AM PST
by
mad_as_he$$
(Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. V for victory)
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