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Vanity: Soliciting Updated You-Tube Movie Recommendations!
12/14/21 | Me

Posted on 12/14/2020 7:34:19 AM PST by Don@VB

Just looking for some of those "Diamonds in the Rough" from the expansive You-Tube lists. I will start the ball rolling. My recommendation is the 1957 film "The One that Got Away" by Roy Ward Baker. The true story of German POW Pilot attempting to escape captivity from North America during World War II. In advance, I thank everyone for there suggestions!


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: documentaries; movies; youtube
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I cover Free Republic pretty extensively, and I have not seen a You-Tube recommendation list in a while. If I missed one please accept my apologies.
1 posted on 12/14/2020 7:34:19 AM PST by Don@VB
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I like the “Forgotten Weapons” videos.


2 posted on 12/14/2020 7:34:55 AM PST by Little Ray (The Left and Right no longer have anything in common. A House divided against itself cannot stand.)
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Ok, sounds promising.


3 posted on 12/14/2020 7:37:21 AM PST by Don@VB (Power Corrupts)
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To: Don@VB

My man Godfrey.


4 posted on 12/14/2020 7:40:47 AM PST by BipolarBob (Money can't buy you happiness but it can buy you ammo. That's pretty much the same thing.)
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To: Don@VB

Dersu Uzala (foreign film with subtitles).


5 posted on 12/14/2020 7:42:37 AM PST by BipolarBob (Money can't buy you happiness but it can buy you ammo. That's pretty much the same thing.)
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Too Young the Hero

Calvin Graham enlisted in the Navy after Pearl Harbor when he was 12 but lied about his age.(Awarded a Purple Heart for saving lives of several sailors from his gun turret-Ed) He would have trouble with some of the officers he served with but his commanding officer thinks he's a good sailor. And when he finds out Graham lied about his age, he chose to keep quiet. But the man was transferred out, the one who succeeded him who doesn't like Graham had it in for him. And when Graham asked for leave so he can attend a funeral he denied it and gave him a pass which didn't give him enough to get back to his ship. When he came he was told to report somewhere which turns out to be a detention center for deserters. He would find himself experiencing all sorts of indignities and no one knows where he is.

6 posted on 12/14/2020 7:43:40 AM PST by spokeshave (White Confederate statue kills black man......Another month of protests.... (HT to seawolf101))
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To: Don@VB

Second Hand Lions


7 posted on 12/14/2020 7:44:43 AM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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This is a pretty good one I just happened upon a while back:

Flight World War II | Full Sci-Fi Adventure Movie

This is another good one:

Fortress true story full movie by,daawofilms

8 posted on 12/14/2020 7:54:12 AM PST by real saxophonist ("Congress Shall Make No Law..." They should have stopped right there.)
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“Comfort And Joy”: offbeat Christmas movie directed by William Forsyth (Gregory’s Girl, Local Hero). No one ever saw this. It was not released in the states and has never been on VHS playable here. It is on Youtube and you can connect it to your TV.


9 posted on 12/14/2020 7:55:42 AM PST by babble-on
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George C. Scott as Ebeneezer Scroooooooge in A Christmas Carol.
10 posted on 12/14/2020 7:59:58 AM PST by Hebrews 11:6 (Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD? Then SEEK HIM!)
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Second Hand Lions was one of the best movies EVER! I would add George C. Scott's classic PATTON and the Jimmy Stewart Christmas classic IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE to that list.

JFYI. Stewart and my late uncle served in the same Air Force unit during World War II and kept in touch until the 1980s.

11 posted on 12/14/2020 8:08:11 AM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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EXCELLENT.

Best speech ever in that small BBQ place where Huck fought those local boys.


12 posted on 12/14/2020 8:08:32 AM PST by Hulka ( )
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To: Hebrews 11:6

Loving all these titles.


13 posted on 12/14/2020 8:08:41 AM PST by Don@VB (Power Corrupts)
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I’m 62 years old. And just this week I finally watched It’s a wonderful life with Jimmy Stewart. And I have to wonder, how is this a Christmas movie? How is this a feel good movie for the holidays?

Alcoholism? Domestic violence? Suicidal themes? It’s a good thing that the talented Jimmy Stewart was in this movie, otherwise I could not imagine it would have been as popular as it was.


14 posted on 12/14/2020 8:09:15 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (I will not rest until the American People have the honest vote count they deserve. DJT 11-07-20)
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To: Hulka

I watch that one again and again. One of the favorite feel good movies. The ending is so ... timely.


15 posted on 12/14/2020 8:12:03 AM PST by MHGinTN (A dispensation perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Well, Die Hard IS a Christmas movie!

8~)

16 posted on 12/14/2020 8:12:35 AM PST by real saxophonist ("Congress Shall Make No Law..." They should have stopped right there.)
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To: Don@VB

We just finished watching “Turn” (American Revolution) and really enjoyed it. Unfortunately it is not on You-Tube (Netflix) but since the topic is movies. I wanted to throw that one in.


17 posted on 12/14/2020 8:13:21 AM PST by Don@VB (Power Corrupts)
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For WWII history buffs, check out "Military History Visualized" YouTuber. He's an English-speaking German who has a lot of 15-20 minute vids discussing "Why France was defeated in 6 Weeks?", "How effective was the Tiger really?", "[Barbarossa] Would an Earlier Date made a Difference?". Also has some myth-busters like "Sherman: Why the bad Reputation?", "Should Hitler have waited?" and "Top 7 Red Army Myths - World War 2"

These are all talks with some/little displays, but I found them peeling back the layers of B/S about a lot of stuff we believe to be "true" (like the bad Sherman tanks).

Here's an index but there's more than what is shown

18 posted on 12/14/2020 8:17:33 AM PST by Oatka
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‘It’s a Wonderful Life ‘ is probably my Favorite Christmas movie. It Is a Christmas movie because it is set at Christmas time and a Christmas miracle.

George Bailey, and the viewers, get to see how much each life effects others lives. Even when we feel like a failure. We are doing God’s work he put into our paths. And it is indeed Glorious. 💖


19 posted on 12/14/2020 8:21:30 AM PST by TianaHighrider (God bless President Trump. Prayers for PDJT and his loyal supporters.)
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To: Don@VB
Here's a good one:

Veteran's Reaction to The Pacific

He's a fellow Marine (and fellow POG), and he has some of the most insightful commentary I've seen about the series.

20 posted on 12/14/2020 8:26:15 AM PST by real saxophonist ("Congress Shall Make No Law..." They should have stopped right there.)
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