What can I say I'm infected by the 'instant gratification' culture, unfortunately lol
What War Movie Would You Show Your Son or Daughter?
- Thread starter NevadaK
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I gave up on region restricted a long time ago. Whenever I replace my players I shop for the 'All Region' types.
cvairwerks
Senior Airman
For those that are L-Bird lovers, Mission over Korea has a bit of original Korean War L-5 footage. The movie itself is not that good, but the combat footage is worth sitting thru it.
wingnuts
Airman 1st Class
I really like "Murphy's War" with Peter O'Toole and the Grumman J2F Duck, it has an excellent story and great flying sequences. Murphy's War - Wikipedia
I have seen a number of movies showing seaplanes and flying boats taking off and landing on water; I find the scene of the J2F in 'Murphy's War' when he's trying to take off the most dramatic and visually impressive of all of those.
special ed
1st Sergeant
- 4,847
- May 13, 2018
I still like "Battleground" (1949) for It's portrayal of comradeship, diversity, training and spirit. It shows fear, and overcoming that fear, as well as the cowardice in some. For the younger viewers, there is no graphic blood and guts but death and loss is there. It is however an old B&W film but the equipment is authentic. The theme of the plot is Battle of the Bulge and my favorite line is when a kitchen G.I. is given an M.1 on the way up front says, "How does this work? I ain't fired anything since the 03." The other G.I. says, "This is a clip fed, gas operated, semi automatic. .30 caliber..." "Look, yuh ain't selling it to me, how does it work?" " Oh, you just pull this back, push in the clip and it's ready."
cvairwerks
Senior Airman
Try the opening sequence for Always....big screen and good sound system will make it pop for you....
swampyankee
Chief Master Sergeant
- 3,954
- Jun 25, 2013
There were some great flying sequences in Catch-22, including the massed B-25 takeoff.
In any case, Path of Glory should be on any war movie should-watch list. I'd probably add The Deer Hunter. and Enemy at the Gates
In any case, Path of Glory should be on any war movie should-watch list. I'd probably add The Deer Hunter. and Enemy at the Gates
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
While it's not WWII, the movie "Gettysburg" was well done.
I recall hearing (shortly after it was released) that "if it had been any more detailed, CNN would have covered it".
I recall hearing (shortly after it was released) that "if it had been any more detailed, CNN would have covered it".
Not sure it it's been mentioned but one of the greatest WWII movies was a 1959 West German film called "Die Brücke" (The Bridge) about 7 16 year old boys defending a worthless bridge in their village at the end of WWII. Only one survives in the end. The end credits say: 'This event occurred on April 27, 1945. It was so unimportant that it was never mentioned in any war communique.'
Absolutely devastating picture of war from the romance of children to the reality of meaningless death.
Absolutely devastating picture of war from the romance of children to the reality of meaningless death.
Peter Gunn
Master Sergeant
One of my favorite war movies as well, also if I'm not mistaken they used actual combat recorded either during the real BotB or sometime near that. Distant artillery especially and I think the small arms is all the real MacCoy.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Is that the one where the boys were led by an old man of the volkssturm armed only with Panzerfausts?
Yeah, the old guy wants to buy time till the engineers can blow up the bridge but gets killed and then the Americans show up and most of the kids are killed before the Americans retreat after a tank is destroyed. Then the engineers show up and call the kids idiots which leads to more gun fire and only one surviving traumatized kid.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Ok, I saw it ages ago.
It is certainly worth watching!
There are a number of good scenes in that movie. One of my favorites is when the Sergeant is complaining to the Colonel that as their Commander, he should not be down in the dust leading his horse like an ordinary infantryman.
Peter Gunn
Master Sergeant
Don't know if it's been mentioned but "Cross of Iron" with James Coburn, James Mason and Maximillian Schell is a good one too.
It's all Panthers, a few AD's and a HO3S.
VintageIron
Airman
- 42
- Aug 10, 2020
If you've not seen The Dambusters on Blu-Ray, you might check it out, as many times as I've seen the movie in the past, I enjoyed the sharper visuals, and audio improvements, those Rolls-Royce engines...
The non-censorship of Guy Gibson's Dog's name
ARTESH
Chief Master Sergeant
Anything except Iranian garbage propaganda ones.
I can name a dozen from different countries ...
Minefield (Danish War Movie) could be another great war movie about children soldiers and their fates ...
Katyn (Polish War Movie) about genocides and war crimes ...
So many more to mention ... But I watch these 2 on a regular monthly basis.
I can name a dozen from different countries ...
Minefield (Danish War Movie) could be another great war movie about children soldiers and their fates ...
Katyn (Polish War Movie) about genocides and war crimes ...
So many more to mention ... But I watch these 2 on a regular monthly basis.
