War Movies that should be remade

[branch37]

Force 10 From Navarrone should be re done more in line with the book.

[Brooke]

Well. Guess my list of movies were aberrations. 

Current Hollywood, not older Hollywood.

[Arlo]

Current Hollywood, not older Hollywood.

Oh! Ok, then. 

[COndor06]

I have a movie to make request. A Final Countdown remake, but a little different twist.

A squad of A-10s flying into Myrtle Bch fly through a storm over the ocean. They disappear from radar and re-appear on final approach to Da Nang Air Base in 1967. This time, there not coming home.

You can write the rest of the story.

[gyrene81]

I have a movie to make request. A Final Countdown remake, but a little different twist.

A squad of A-10s flying into Myrtle Bch fly through a storm over the ocean. They disappear from radar and re-appear on final approach to Da Nang Air Base in 1967. This time, there not coming home.

You can write the rest of the story.

the v.c. had captured french 40mm anti aircraft guns all around the base and they shoot down all the a-10s...roll credits. 

[COndor06]

the v.c. had captured french 40mm anti aircraft guns all around the base and they shoot down all the a-10s...roll credits. 

That's cold dude.

[gyrene81]

That's cold dude.

i no vc, i no vc!!!

what did you expect? the a-10s with just the ordnance they have on board wipe out the north vietnamese army and everyone goes home singing " when johhny comes marching home"?

[Bear76]

Debbie Does Danzig?

Would that be midget p0rn?

[Fulcrum]

Would that be midget p0rn?

If it isn't, it should be.

[Brooke]

Oh! Ok, then. 

And I might be exaggerating a bit.  (But not by a lot.  )

[RngFndr]

If you like Distant Guns, get Jutland and it's add ons from the same company (Storm Eagle Studios).  It's worth it.  

Speaking of Distant Guns and the The Russo-Japanese War...did you know Toho made a movie out of Battle of Tsushima back in 1969?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uc3IrJwG7o&list=TLzjHgLbKJqsVyxyD2XhfACfpnmhYqGNWW

The Battle of the River Plate (where the German Pocket Battleship Graf von Spee met its end as you correctly pointed out) was made into a movie as well.  Saw it years ago...it was pretty dreadful.  

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048990/

Would love to see a remake. And yes, I always thought it was odd the co-incendence of it meeting its end not terribly far from where von Spee the man died.

Oh Yeah,
I kinda just group it all together in the "Distant Guns" family..
Sure, Jutland and all the modules go without sayin...
Seriously absorbing without question..

I have both of those movies in my collection..

The Tsushima video is Magnificent.. An example of how CG should be
done.. But the Japanese are the masters of Naval CG..
Nobody even disputes that..

LOL a USN Cruiser used as the Graf Spee.. And they didn't even bother
to paint out the bow number.. At least they used real Navy ships in
the film.. Some good scenes in there.. Gun drills etc..

Ya know, Langsdorf was an old Imperial Navy Officer, known to treat his
prisoners as well as his own hands.. Maybe one of the last expressions
of true chivalry in war, seen by mankind..

In the end, he wrapped himself in the old Imperial Battle Flag, and shot
himself.. A good man, forced to serve an evil master..

[SIK1]

How about they don't remake any of them, but instead make something new and original. Yeah ok I've been drinking.

[palef]

Blasphemy!!

Absolutely. Gene Wilder played Willy as darkly as he was written by Dahl. You were never sure of his motives or whether or not he gave a crap about the child protaganists. Depp played Willy as a wussy, whiney Mummy's boy with no Mummy and just wanted someone to love him, oooo, let's say, I know, His Dad!

[Arlo]

How about they don't remake any of them, but instead make something new and original. Yeah ok I've been drinking.

And yet .....

We are on that same page. 

[Fulcrum]

Oh Yeah,
I kinda just group it all together in the "Distant Guns" family..
Sure, Jutland and all the modules go without sayin...
Seriously absorbing without question..

  this.  One of the few games I play outside AH these days.

The Tsushima video is Magnificent.. An example of how CG should be
done.. But the Japanese are the masters of Naval CG..
Nobody even disputes that..

Would love to know where you were able to pick that up if you remember....been thinking of getting a copy. eBay?

Ya know, Langsdorf was an old Imperial Navy Officer, known to treat his
prisoners as well as his own hands.. Maybe one of the last expressions
of true chivalry in war, seen by mankind..

In the end, he wrapped himself in the old Imperial Battle Flag, and shot
himself.. A good man, forced to serve an evil master..

Yup.