Author Topic: Favorite World War II movie (Read 2029 times)

EagleEyes · « **on:** May 31, 2005, 10:06:58 AM »

Sitting here watching the Longest Day and was woundering what your guys' favorite WWII movie was?? Mines The Logest Day and Windtalkers!

~~Egle31st~~

midnight Target · « **Reply #1 on:** May 31, 2005, 10:10:45 AM »

Either you are a kid, or this will be a mighty fine troll.

EagleEyes · « **Reply #2 on:** May 31, 2005, 10:13:00 AM »

Well considering i just graduated highschool fridaynight, not sure if that counts as a kid. But ok! Just was woundering what peoples favorite WWII movie was.

midnight Target · « **Reply #3 on:** May 31, 2005, 10:19:54 AM »

Well then... The Longest Day is a mighty fine movie, but Windtalkers may be the worst WW2 movie ever made.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 31, 2005, 10:25:24 AM »

Windtalkers was the biggest pile of crap ever made about WW2.

You would think everytime a grenade went off a F4 was dropping napalm on the same spot.

john woo is a hack, and that movie was sooo lame I can not fathom how it got made.

You want good WW2?

The longest day is good. Band of brothers is better. Saving private ryan is a good one mostly.

Nefarious · « **Reply #5 on:** May 31, 2005, 10:38:38 AM »

Here we go again....

Favorite War Flicks

Das Boot
Stalingrad
Band of Brothers
Paths of Glory
Dark Blue World (Love Story is practical, but not needed

)
Battle of Britain

Joc · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2005, 10:40:46 AM »

Der Untergang (Downfall)
Das Boot
Stalingrad

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 31, 2005, 10:42:37 AM »

has the long version of Battle of Brittain come out on DVD yet? The 2 hour version sucks.

Hap · « **Reply #8 on:** May 31, 2005, 10:45:00 AM »

longest day, in harms way, wing and a prayer: i own 'em all. good movies. pearl harbor is good. private ryan good. 12 o'clock high also good. one of those would be my pick.

~~Hap~~

Hangtime · « **Reply #9 on:** May 31, 2005, 11:17:03 AM »

Entertainmant, or Historical Accuracy?

For entertainment, Von Ryans Express; Bridge over the Rive Kwai, The Great Escape, Midway, Tora, Tora, Tora, They Were Expendable, Sands of Iwo & Run Silent, Run Deep.

For Historical accuracy, Band Of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan.

Somewhere in the middle, Enemy at the Gates.

Best flying scenes.. without doubt; Deep Blue Sea.

Slurpee · « **Reply #10 on:** May 31, 2005, 11:17:04 AM »

Private Ryan
Band of Brothers
Enemy At the Gates
Longest Day
Das Boot

oboe · « **Reply #11 on:** May 31, 2005, 11:38:42 AM »

Tora Tora Tora took great pains to be historically accurate. Probably the most accurate listed here?

I'll go with Pvt Ryan or Band of Brothers. 12 o'clock High for air war, on Gregory Peck's performance. Not enough air combat footage for me though.

What about Memphis Belle? That's gotta give Windtalkers a run for its money?

Guppy35 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 31, 2005, 11:45:37 AM »

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Originally posted by oboe
Tora Tora Tora took great pains to be historically accurate. Probably the most accurate listed here?

I'll go with Pvt Ryan or Band of Brothers. 12 o'clock High for air war, on Gregory Peck's performance. Not enough air combat footage for me though.

What about Memphis Belle? That's gotta give Windtalkers a run for its money?

Funny thing about Memphis Belle. Talking to Vets I've gotten different reactions. A 91st BG Pilot vet hated it. A 301st BG Tail gunner who was shot down and litterally rode the seperated tail down and survived, thought it great.

My favorite war movie would probably be "Battleground". Done in 1948 I think, it isn't the show it all movie that SPR is, but it somehow tells a great story without it and doesn't glorify war at all building it's story around a unit from the 101st during the Battle of the Bulge.

Favorite just for entertainment, and NOT historical accuracy is "Air Force" starring John Garfield, about the mythical B17D "Mary Ann". They take off on a peaceful day in December 41, fly into Pearl Harbor during the attack, leave for the Phillipines, stopping in at Wake first. Once in the Phillipines they fly a mission, get shot up, and have to belly land it. The Phillipines are going to be lost and with it the wreck of the Mary Ann, but no! The crew, minus the dying pilot rebuild her and take off at the last minute, only to spot a Japanese task force. While calling for help, they lead the attack and sink it, before finally having to belly it in on the beach afterwards.

Ahh what fun

Great film of early 17s too.

Dan/CorkyJr

Furball · « **Reply #13 on:** May 31, 2005, 12:02:04 PM »

p51 tank busters!

Nilsen · « **Reply #14 on:** May 31, 2005, 12:02:30 PM »

Das Boot