[dfwgator]

The Battle of the Bulge, for example...

Band of Brothers is probably as good as you're going to get.

[OKSooner]

Good point. Band of Brothers was better than anything else that's ever been done before. It was not about The Battle of the Bulge, however; it was about a particular company of the 101st Airborne for the duration of the war, including The Bulge.

I was thinking more along the lines of The Longest Day. Hollywood doesn't (normally) do stuff like that any more in these PC times, though, so I suppose I'll have to settle for some of the history written by Ambrose and others.

My idea for a movie? "To Save Bastogne", based on the book by the same name by Robert Phillips, about the delaying action by the 28th and other divisions that made it possible for the 101st to make it into Bastogne in time to defend it as the krauts were advancing from the east.

That's JMHO, of course.

[rlmorel]

I agree, although I have to admit I have always thought that a grand scale four hour movie that showed the Battle for Guadalcanal, complete with air battles and sea battles would be a great tribute to the men who fought in the Pacific.

That said, I cannot imagine how they could make a movie of the bloodbath of Iwo Jima. I know a large portion (maybe most, for all I know) deals with the guy on the war bond drive, but I am curious.

[napscoordinator]

Band of Brothers is probably as good as you're going to get.




You could be right, but I could not get through the first thirty minutes because that stupid "Friends" guy - David Schwimmer is in it and I can't stand that winny sissy. I loved Friends, but mostly because of the others who were on it.