To: EdJay
Battlefield. I liked that one. Some bits seemed a bit contrived or Hollywood-ish, but there were a lot of neat scenes that seemed very realistic. There was an old one (made during the war) about Doolittle's air raid, and Pork Chop Hill with Gregory Peck. "The Longest Day" was nothing more than a chain of big name cameos, but I liked "Tora Tora Tora". The best new war films nowadays all require the willingness to read subtitles. Anyone see "Captaine Conan"? Good one, I thought.
10 posted on
10/10/2003 9:10:27 PM PDT by
dr_who_2
To: dr_who_2
I like Von Ryan's Express.
To: dr_who_2
Guadal Canal Diary.
36 posted on
10/10/2003 9:28:41 PM PDT by
knarf
(A place where anyone can learn anything ... especially that which promotes clear thinking.)
To: dr_who_2
"The Longest Day" was nothing more than a chain of big name cameos,Say what you will, it was still a masterpiece. The best parts were the parts displaying the Germans, it's nice to hear Germans actually speaking German in war movies, and the depiction of the battle at Ouistreham is still one of the most amazing cinematic achievements.
66 posted on
10/10/2003 9:49:27 PM PDT by
dfwgator
(All I want for Christmas is Ron Zook's firing.)
To: dr_who_2
"...There was an old one (made during the war) about Doolittle's air raid.."
30 Seconds Over Tokyo-Van Johnson.
173 posted on
10/11/2003 4:11:31 PM PDT by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(Further, the statement assumed)
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