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To: curtisgardner

I saw it, and found it to be a muddled mess of a movie (sorry for the alliteration). There were plot holes galore, subplots abandoned, and most of the acting was awful. And I wanted things blown up better at the end; it was nothing special.

However, being a WWII historian, perhaps I'm a bit harsh.


5 posted on 08/13/2005 10:12:34 AM PDT by warchild9
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To: warchild9
Thanks for the alliteration.
9 posted on 08/13/2005 10:27:58 AM PDT by tallhappy (Juntos Podemos!)
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To: warchild9

The movie looks a little hokey in the previews, but Michael Medved gave it 4 stars and I'm inclined to trust his judgement. So I'll probably go see it.

The last war movie I liked was Saving Private Ryan -- an excellent film except for the parts with Matt Damon. That hyper-realistic opening sequence is incredible. It's like being there.

I recently watched We Were Soldiers and Das Boot, both of which were disappointing -- though Das Boot was just a hair away from being good. The second-rate foley work in the overdubbed version killed the vibe. With subtitles and the original sounds, I might give Das Boot a thumbs up.

Sadly, my other favorite war movies are pure leftist agitprop: Full Metal Jacket and Apocalypse Now. But both were so brilliantly done that I can't help but enjoy watching them.


19 posted on 08/14/2005 4:03:17 PM PDT by Yardstick
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